WHR – RiskReversal

Whirlpool (WHR) Down the Drain?

July 21, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Whirlpool (WHR) reports Q2 results tomorrow morning before the open. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move. The average one day post earnings move has been about 5.3% over the …

Name That Trade – $WHR: Laundry Day

June 24, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Back on April 28th shares of Whirlpool (WHR) declined 7% after the home appliance maker cut its full year earnings guidance to $9 to $10 a share vs $10.75 consensus, representing an 11% haircut. WHR gets …

MorningWord 4/28/15: $WHR – Down The Drain?

April 28, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Shares of Whirlpool (WHR) are down 7% in the pre-market, The home appliance maker cut its full year earnings guidance to $9 to $10 a share vs $10.75 consensus, representing an 11% haircut. WHR gets …

Considering Our Options – $MAS Oct 20 Puts

October 15, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Back on July 28th we looked to finance a bearish trade on Masco, selling shorter dated puts to buy longer dated ones to express a view that housing suppliers would follow many of the builders …

Considering Our Options – $MAS Put Calendar

August 7, 2014 by CC • Commentary

At the end of July we bought a put calendar in MAS with the idea that we could fade the earnings move (earnings were the evening of the trade) and play for the consolidation that would occur …

New Trade – $MAS: Construction Delays

July 28, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Tonight after the close, Masco (MAS) reports their Q2 results. The options market is implying about a 6% one day move, which is a bit higher than the 4 qtr avg of a little …

Chart of the Day – $XHB

October 15, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

Citigroup’s earnings report this morning once again mentioned the weakness in the mortgage business. That follows the weak results in that division from WFC and JPM on Friday. So it’s as clear as can be …

New Trade $WHR – Back to the Well, Take 3

February 22, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

I’ve traded in and out of WHR 2 times (here and here) in the past month. My original thesis was related to stretched valuation, poor technicals, and my view that the market had become too …

Trade Update $WHR – Taking off for Quick Win Again

February 20, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

The market is finally selling off today, and since I have some bearish bets on, I want to at least monetize one winner today on this move, just to give myself some dry powder going …

New Trade $WHR – Back to the Well

February 15, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

I laid out a long-term thesis on WHR back on Feb 1st, after WHR had reported strong earnings and moved to near all-time highs. In that post, I laid out several reasons to be concerned: …

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