As goes the U.S. consumer, so goes the U.S. economy. Bur trying to decipher the strength of the U.S. consumer by merely looking at some of the top performers in the retail space (what we …
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Event: Target (TGT) reports Q1 results tomorrow before the opening, the options market is implying about a 3.5% one day move, which is well above the 4 qtr avg of about 2.5%, which includes a …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Friday’s trading: 1. ORCL – options volume ran nearly 10x average daily volume, with much of the activity coming in one large …
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As a company, Target has had a tough year dealing with the aftermath of the largest corporate data breach in history. They suffered millions in related costs and lost sales causing the company to halt their share …
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As I mentioned in yesterday’s COO on the XRT trade, this structure is working well and we would probably roll the short put part out. Today seems like as good a day as any considering …
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I wanted to circle back to a trade we have on in the XRT (retail ETF) from Nov 21st (here) as it’s working well but we’ll likely make a move on it in the next …
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Two weeks ago Dan initiated a trade in XRT, the retail etf, with the thought that recent strength was probably too far too fast and the retail stocks were close to taking a breather. The …
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On a few occasions of late I have described my aversion to stepping in front of what appeared to be an impending breakout in retail stocks heading into the holiday season (reprinted below). But with the …
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GameStop (GME) reports their Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying a whopping two day move (using Nov 22nd expiration options) of about 10%. The Nov 44 straddle (the put and …
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I am fairly certain that whatever type of market participant you are (active, passive, or have merely a viewer of financial TV) then you have heard the statement “the stock market is a discount mechanism”. …
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