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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July 26, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Twitter will report their Q2 results tonight after the close.  The options market is implying about an 11% one day post earnings move, which is a tad rich to the 4 qtr one day average move …

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June 15, 2016 by Dan • Big Printin'

U.S. stocks large cap stocks are the best performing in the developed world, with the S&P 500 (SPX) up nearly 1.5% in 2016, and down about 2% from its year ago all time highs, vs …

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June 15, 2016 by CC • Trade Updates

On more than one occasion over the last few days since Microsoft’s (MSFT) announcement that they are buying LinkedIn (LNKD) for $26 billion, Dan has offered some skeptical thoughts on the reasoning for such an acquisition (read here). …

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April 26, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Twitter will report their Q1 results tonight after the close.  The options market is implying about an 12% one day post earnings move, which is a tad rich to the 4 qtr one day average move …

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February 24, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Last night, on CNBC’s Fast Money program we discussed the JP Morgan’s (JPM) investor day that had the stock down 4% yesterday.  JPM CEO Jamie Dimon portrayed a calming tone, despite acknowledging headwinds to his business, having …

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January 12, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

You know the drill, just as risk assets overshoot fundamentals on the upside, they can do so on the downside.  In instances like 2000 in tech stocks, in 2008/2009 in financial stocks and with crude oil and …

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October 29, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Shortly after 1pm shares of Whole Foods (WFM) spiked 4.5% in a straight line as there were rumors on the Twitter (here) of a Walmart bid for WFM: Traders quickly came to their senses, and …

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August 5, 2015 by CC • Commentary

Earlier, Dan gave an earnings preview with his own thoughts on Tesla (TSLA). Here were Dan’s views on possible stock scenarios depending on the news: MY VIEW:  Throw valuation discussions out the window, there are …

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August 5, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Tesla (TSLA) reports Q2 results after the close.  The options market is implying about an 8% one day move (or about $21 in either direction), which is very rich to the 4 qtr average …

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