January 6, 2017 by CC • Trade Ideas

Back in November we considered the sector rotations happening in the stock market into and out of the election results. In particular we looked at healthcare stocks, which had sold off fairly dramatically into the election …

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December 27, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

CC and I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our readers for their continued commitment to Risk Reversal.  We hope that we have delivered on our promise to help investors understand the uses of …

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December 15, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Earlier, we previewed Oracle’s (ORCL) Fiscal 2Q earnings due after the bell. Here’s what we had to say in conclusion: The most likely outcome in my opinion is that the stock is up or down …

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November 14, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Updates

Shares of Twitter got a boost this morning when it was revealed that activist investor Jana Partners took a small stake.  I am not sure this news should be viewed too positively as it could …

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November 11, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

In case you missed it, U.S. Treasury yields have been on the rise, with the 10 year at 2.15%, above the dividend yield on the S&P 500 (SPX) for the first time in a long …

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October 7, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

For the purposes of this post I am not going to debate the merits of a Twitter (TWTR) takeover, or the validity of the frenzy of reporting over the last couple weeks that first caused a …

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June 9, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

On May 20th we laid out out bullish view for U.S. Treasury bonds, expressing it with a Risk Reversal in September expiration (Must Yield to Fedestrians). Here was the trade an rationale: TLT ($130) Buy …

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February 22, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Shares of Twitter hit a new all time low on February 11th, after reporting Q4 results that for the most part disappointed investors. Since then, shares have rallied roughly 30%. Despite the recent gains, the …

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