A few weeks back I made a short term bearish bet on JNJ (below) when I thought the stock had run to far too fast in the month of Sept, and appeared to be forming …
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2nd Trade Update Oct 10th, 2013: With IBM bouncing 2.5% from Tuesday’s 20 month lows, the calls that I own (below) in next week expiration have appreciated by almost 50% in that same time period. …
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We have received a lot of questions on our BA Name That Trade post from a few weeks back, when we laid out a short term bearish trade when the stock was ~$119 due to …
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About a month ago I took a look at MSFT into their Analyst Day and put on a slightly short delta put calendar taking advantage of the high implied vol into the event in the …
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With IBM down almost 1.5% since opening an Oct weekly/regular call calendar (below) yesterday, I am going to cover the short leg of the spread that expires Friday and look to turn into a vertical …
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About a month ago we took a look at IBM and determined that the technical set up, the current fundamentals, the commentary from peers and most importantly the sentiment might have been so bad that …
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Earlier today we previewed NKE’s fiscal Q1 due out after the close, my conclusion very simply is that the company is executing very well in a difficult environment, but per their conservative fiscal 2014 guidance …
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Since initiating this position on Friday afternoon, JNJ has declined or about 2.5%, and about 3.5% from the highs on Friday morning. I am now going to lock in the profit for a little more …
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Since initiating this Oct/Oct call calendar, IBM went straight to my strike, then up another $5 and now back at the strike. With a little more to Oct 4th weekly expiration, the 190 strike that …
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With the SPX making new all time highs and near euphoria that the Fed not pullback on asset purchases I think this will ultimately be perceived as negative, as the Fed does not feel the …
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