On August 21st, when the volatility in almost every other risk asset class the world over, finally visited U.S. equities, we wrote a post identifying levels we felt were safe near term long entries in two beloved stocks, Apple (AAPL) and …
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Starbucks is a poster child of the amazing returns that have been possible for those investors who have held throughout the bull market of the past 6 years. SBUX has gone up more than tenfold …
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Event: SBUX reports fiscal Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.25% one day move tomorrow which is basically inline with the 4 qtr avg of about the same. …
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In case you missed it, global equities have been volatile over the last month: the German Dax trading in 9% range from prior peak to trough last week, and now back within 1.5% from the …
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I am probably a lot like you when it comes to the financial markets, I find single stock stories more interesting than the rest of the stuff. Often, I gravitate towards companies whose products or …
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So far in this earnings season I am hard pressed to find a group of stocks that have displayed more volatility as a result of corporate announcements than the restaurant stocks. Last Thursday Panera (PNRA) rose …
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Under Armour (UA) reports their Q4 results after the close, the options market is implying about a 7% one day move in either direction vs the 4 qtr avg of about 12%. The implied move …
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Event: XOM reports its Q3 earnings tomorrow morning before the open. The options market is implying about a 2% one day move, which is above both the 4 qtr avg of about 1.75%, and the …
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Event: SBUX reports their fiscal Q4 earnings tomorrow after the close. The options market is implying about a 3% one day move, which is above the 4 qtr avg of about 1.25%, but in line …
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Over the last few years, there have been no sustained broad market sell offs that offered investors the opportunity to buy high quality stocks at a meaningful discount. If the current correction, (currently 9% in …
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