May 4, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Whole Foods (WFM) reports their fiscal Q1 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 9% one day move tomorrow, which is rich to the 4 qtr avg of about …

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December 10, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

This morning COST reported their fiscal Q1 result that beat analyst estimates, showing a 7% same store sales increase  vs WMT and TGT both recently reporting .5 and 1.2% comps in the same period (per …

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December 8, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Costco (COST) reports their fiscal Q1 results this Wednesday prior to the open. The options market is implying less than a 2% one day move in either direction, which is basically inline with the 4 qtr …

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September 10, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

LULU reports fiscal Q2 earnings tomorrow before the open. The options market is implying about an 8.5% one day move, which is shy to the 4 qtr avg of about 10%. As I write, options …

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July 9, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Apple-mania is back…well sort of.  The stock’s 35% gains off of the January lows has been fueled by a combination of very poor sentiment, aggressive stock buybacks and once again the hope for new innovative products.  …

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