Option Trades


Option trade on a bullish energy company Oil prices have moved up about $10/barrel in the past 45 days or so, and we've found several companies that benefit from higher oil prices that aren't the ma... August 24, 2023 - 12:19 pm
Close the Uber option trade for a 103% Gain We are closing the $45 strike UBER Calls that expire in a few days for $2.40, which we purchased for $1.40 and we're letting the short Puts ride for a few da... July 18, 2023 - 12:33 pm
Close the AMD Calls for a 292.9% Return! We bought the AMD $105 Calls on May 8th for $5.60, and with the shares trading around $121 today, we're closing these Calls for $22.00, for a gain of 292.9% ... June 16, 2023 - 11:40 am
The Uber rally isn't over Uber's shares have exploded recently from $30 to $43/share after earnings, and shares could head even higher. Our last trade on the ridesharing company... June 15, 2023 - 12:05 pm
Trade these options on Apple Shares of Apple (AAPL) trade at 52-week highs right now just shy of $186/share, and the stock is up 42.7% YTD. While the leading cell phone maker is is... June 15, 2023 - 11:49 am
Option trade on AMD AMD reported earnings last Tuesday after the bell, and results were above guidance and analyst forecasts. Despite the beat, shares dropped and just tod... May 08, 2023 - 1:31 pm
Close 5 Option Positions We currently have 5 option positions, and we are closing all of them, 4 for a loss and one for a gain. These trades aren't going in our direction and w... May 02, 2023 - 8:17 am
Get onboard this consumer and luxury brand juggernaut Shares of Coty Inc (COTY) which makes cosmetics and perfume for major retail and luxury brands such as Gucci, Adidas, Burberry and dozens of others is up 46%... April 18, 2023 - 1:16 pm
Income trade on Southwest Airlines Shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV) have dropped along with the airline sector and the market over recent weeks. Shares of LUV had already been weak fro... March 17, 2023 - 10:18 am
Profit from a short term pull back in the market Big week with unemployement and CPI data coming out and testimony from the Fed, the market has not fully digested and reflected the risks that are present in... March 09, 2023 - 9:53 am
Close the Macy's Puts for a Loss We bought the April $19 Puts on Macy's on Feb 21 ahead of earnings, and the company reported a beat which we didn't anticipate based on earnings results from... March 02, 2023 - 7:39 am
Close the Uber trade for a gain of 323% On Jan 27th we bought the Uber May 2023 $32.50 Calls for $2.72, and sold the same expiration $27.50 Puts for $1.99, for a net outlay of $0.73 on the trade.&n... February 27, 2023 - 11:47 am
High probability option trade on WDAY Workday (WDAY) will report earnings later today, and the company has been in a solid uptrend from it's November low of $129, and currently trades at $183/sha... February 27, 2023 - 9:04 am
Buy Puts on this Retailer Now Dillard's reported earnings that beat the street consensus early this morning, but shares are selling off 16% with the stock dropping from $400 to $338. ... February 21, 2023 - 1:41 pm
Bearish on Housing After the Fed meeting yesterday stocks have been in full rally mode, and today's market gains are extending the enthusiasm on Wall St. The optimistic o... February 02, 2023 - 12:59 pm
Bullish Option Trade on Uber Shares of Uber have been in a downtrend since Q1 2020 from its high of $64 to it's current level around $30/share, and the decline may have hit bottom. ... January 27, 2023 - 1:41 pm
Option trade on a chip company for income Since January first the market us up about 4%, and tech stocks are outpacing the safer S&P with the Nasdaq up 7% YTD. Shares of major semiconductor stock... January 23, 2023 - 10:58 am
Short Okta Puts expired for a net gain of 4.8% In November we sold the Okta Jan 2023 $40 Puts for $1.93 and those options expired at $0 today for a 100% gain on that trade, and a net gain of 4.8% against ... January 20, 2023 - 3:05 pm
Close the KO Calls for a gain of 236% We bought the Jan 2023 $60 Calls on KO for $1.25 on Oct 18, 2022 and are selling them today at $4.20 for a gain of 236% since we're getting close to ... December 05, 2022 - 11:41 am
Close the Schlumberger Calls for a 260% Gain We bought the SLB Jan 2023 Calls for $3.55 on Oct 3, 2022, and we're closing them today at $12.80 for a gain of 260.6% in about six weeks. Great retu... November 17, 2022 - 1:11 pm
Option trade on a recent stock trade Exactly one week ago we entered into a stock trade on Okta (OKTA), and bought shares around $48. The stock has moved $6 higher, and we'd like to buy sh... November 15, 2022 - 10:25 am
Close the Boeing Calls for a 174% Gain We purchase the Nov 2022 $140 Calls on BA for $12.65 on May 19th, 2022, and have seen the stock correct significantly over that time. Boeing trading be... November 14, 2022 - 12:38 pm
This beverage company is too cheap Shares of Cola Cola (KO) trade around $56, and there aren't many other companies in the same league with regards to the steady dividend, earnings growth, and... October 18, 2022 - 12:15 pm
Long option trade on this energy company Energy has been one of the better sectors to be in during 2022, and on pullbacks it presents an opportunity to get into a new trade. We've been watching shar... October 03, 2022 - 1:01 pm
Close the Rivian options for a profit Rivian has been in a downward to flat trend for most of 2022, and on this recent rally it hit $40 and pulled back below that level. We have been lookin... September 19, 2022 - 1:16 pm
Option trade on a software leader The market has been punishing to high P/E companies, tech companies that aren't making money, or companies that aren't showing steady earnings growth. One co... September 09, 2022 - 10:49 am
Close the Palantir options for a loss ahead of earnings We have bullish option positions on PLTR that we entered on April 13, 2022, and they report earnings in a few days on Aug 8th. Looking at the last thre... August 03, 2022 - 11:58 am
Close the Coupa Calls for a 99% Gain in less than one month We bought the Dec 2022 $65 strike Calls on Coupa (COUP) for $8.50 on June 30th, and shares have moved higher since that time. We sold these Calls for $... July 22, 2022 - 12:28 pm
Software company trades at a discount Enterprise software companies have had a terrible year so far in 2022, big name companies such as Oracle, Workday, SAP, Salesforce and many others have seem ... June 30, 2022 - 1:49 pm
Close the ETSY Puts for a 385% profit On March 25th we bought the June 2022 $100 Puts on ETSY for $4.80 when the stock was trading around $121, and noted this as a medium risk trade. It has... June 10, 2022 - 12:26 pm
This stock will fly again Shares of Boeing have been in the dog house for the past year and trade around $127 from a high of $258, shedding close to 50% of its value over this period.... May 19, 2022 - 1:56 pm
Close the Uber calls for a loss In May 2021 we bought the Jan 2023 $60 Calls on Uber for $6.65 and that trade has turned out to be a disaster for us. The options currently trade for pennies... May 05, 2022 - 11:47 am
Close the Carvana Puts for a 87% Profit We bought the June 2022 $60 Puts on CVNA for $6.40 last Tuesday, and we sold them today for $12.00 realizing a profit of 87.5% in exactly 1 week. The stock m... May 03, 2022 - 9:22 am
Carvana is skidding hard Carvana has been struggling on all fronts and not much is going the way management would have planned. Car sales at the glitzy used car retailer have b... April 26, 2022 - 12:57 pm
Option trade on Palantir Palantir has not been immune from the market decline year to date, and shares currently trade just under $13 from a 52 week high of $29.29. Even though the s... April 13, 2022 - 12:08 pm
Dead cat bounce trade As the S&P drops and bounces to lower lows and lower higs, we see high risk stocks doing exactly the same. Tech carnage has been a daily headline amidst ... March 25, 2022 - 12:31 pm
Bullish option trade on Rivian Shares of electric truck maker Rivian (RIVN) deputed on the US stock market in November 2021 around $100/share before blasting off to $179 within a week. Sin... March 15, 2022 - 12:32 pm
Close the Zim Integrated Shipping Options for a net gain of 127% in 47 days We put on a bullish synthetic long option trade on ZIM on Jan 26, 2022 by purchasing the Jan 2023 $65 Calls for $7.80, and selling the same expiration $40 Pu... March 14, 2022 - 12:09 pm
Option trade on a luxury retailer Shares of Restoration Hardware (RH) hit a 52-week high of $744 in August 2021, and currently trade at around $400/share well below their 50, 100 and 200 day ... February 28, 2022 - 9:26 am
Income option trade on Crocs Shares of Crocs (CROX) hit a high of $183.88 in November 2021, and currently down 55% from that 52-week high just 3 months ago to $81.20 today. It's been a s... February 23, 2022 - 11:36 am
Take advantage of a terrible trading day for Paypal Paypal beat earnings estimates yesterday delivering $1.11/share vs. an estimated $0.86 cents, and shares are getting hammered today dropping 25% from $172 to... February 02, 2022 - 1:19 pm
Sip on this Coffee Chain Dutch Bros. went public in Sept 2021 around $32, and trades at $48 today. Shares recently hit a high over $81 on Nov 1 and have sold off sharply shedding 41%... January 26, 2022 - 2:07 pm
Bullish trade on a Shipping Company We've been following shares of a global, Israel based shipping company called Zim Integrated Shipping Services recently, and we're very positive on the trend... January 26, 2022 - 1:23 pm
Close the MGM and FCX options for large gains Back in Aug 2020 we purchased Calls and sold Puts on MGM for a bullish trade on the company. That trade has paid off and we're closing it as the option... January 20, 2022 - 12:08 pm
Close the Boeing and GE Calls for a Loss We bought the Boeing (BA) Jan 2023 $240 Calls for $41.00 in Nov 2020, and shares of Boeing have been in a downtrend that doesn't show any sign of abating. We... January 11, 2022 - 11:09 am
Close the Southwest Airlines Options for a 49% Loss We sold the Jan 2022 $27.50 Puts on Southwest Airlines (LUV) back in May 2020, and put on a synthetic long in June 2020 by selling a Jan 2022 $30 Put and buy... January 10, 2022 - 9:36 am
Close the AT&T Puts for a 217% Gain in Two Weeks On November 15th we bought the Jan 2022 $24 Puts on AT&T for $0.71 cents, and today we closed the position at $2.25 for a 217% gain in two weeks. It's no... December 01, 2021 - 11:47 am
Close the PLUG Options for massive gains On October 7, 2020 we sold the Jan 2022 Puts on PLUG for $8.40 and bought the same expiration $20 Calls for $8.40 for a net cost of $0 on the trade. See this... November 23, 2021 - 10:41 am
Exit the Chewy Options for a tiny profit We put on a bullish option trade on CHWY on Sept 17, 2021, and this trade hasn't been moving in our direction since we got into the trade. The stock has also... November 15, 2021 - 12:20 pm
Quick Option Trade on AT&T Shares of AT&T have been pummelled lately falling from a recent high of $33 to under $25, with almost no relenting on the slide. The trend doesn't seem t... November 15, 2021 - 11:49 am
Buy up this Amazon Proof Retailer Now The pandemic over the past 18 months has fueled several industries in unpredictable ways. E-Commerce companies with defendable moats have grown significantly... September 17, 2021 - 12:10 pm
Short Term Income Trade on Tech The Nasdaq and S&P are on a 4-day gain streak and the market seems to have settled down from some of the recent headlines around Fed tapering, uncertaint... August 24, 2021 - 12:41 pm
Tight labor market is great for this company Companies have had a difficult time hiring since Summer of 2020, and the talent shortage isn't getting better anytime soon. Turnover, rising wages, remote jo... August 17, 2021 - 11:53 am
Buy Call Options on this Energy Company Now Crude oil has jumped from $65 last week to $72 today on the sentiment that Covid risks will subside in the short term and countries may not lock down with cl... July 26, 2021 - 11:47 am
Option Trade on a Real Estate Company The real estate market continues to appreciate to dizzying heights at a record pace, and while we don't know how long this may continue, we're seeing cracks ... July 08, 2021 - 11:21 am
Close US Steel Puts for a 149% Profit in less than 2 weeks We purchased the July $28 Puts on US Steel (X) on June 11th for $1.87 and the stock promptly dropped through last week to a low of $22.50 and out Puts shot u... June 23, 2021 - 10:16 am
Option trade on a Leading Design Company Shares of Unity Software (U) are down to around $110 from a high of $175 last December, and off recent lows in May at $76. The company doesn't have a p... June 22, 2021 - 12:56 pm
Short Term Metal Trade Shares of US Steel Corp (X) are trading at $28.69 and have been see-sawing between $21 and $30 in a tight up and down pattern as you can see from the chart b... June 11, 2021 - 12:23 pm
Long Option Trade on Uber The shares of the rideshare pioneer Uber have been trading in a sideways trend between $50-64 for most of the past six months since November 2020. The recent... May 14, 2021 - 12:32 pm
Close the Tesla Calls for a 20% Gain On April 5th we purchased the Dec 2021 $800 Calls on TSLA for $116.65, and we closed that position today at $140.00 for a gain of 20% on the nose. Even if th... April 13, 2021 - 12:03 pm
Bullish setup on Tesla Shares of the electric car maker Tesla (TSLA) have pulled back from a recent all time high of $900 to $550 in the past 30 days, shares currently trade around... April 05, 2021 - 12:49 pm
AMD on Sale Shares of AMD trade around $78 down from a recent high in January of $99.23, the industry has experienced supply shortages which has caused valuation concern... March 19, 2021 - 12:31 pm
New Option Trade on Buckle Today we bought shares of Buckle (BKE) at $39.57, and we are putting on an option trade to potentially add additional shares at a lower price or to collect p... February 24, 2021 - 11:26 am
Keep trading this Solar Stock We've traded the stock and options on Enphase Energy which makes solar panel inverters, and the stock has been on a meteoric rise from $21 to $216 over the p... February 10, 2021 - 11:11 am
Income trade on Cannabis Cannabis stocks are still moving higher, and our recent option Call trade on Tilray returned 470% in 8 days, we certainly left opportunity on the table... February 09, 2021 - 10:57 am
Close the Tootsie-Roll Puts for a Profit of 60% Six days ago on Jan 27th we purchased the Feb $40 Puts on Tootsie-Roll (TR) for $5.30 banking on the fact that Gamestop-mania would end very quickly. Over th... February 02, 2021 - 10:23 am
Short Squeeze Trade that the Market hasn't talked about yet Since mid last week there's been a massive power struggle between retail redditor's and hedge funds to out maneuver the other in the publicly traded markets,... January 27, 2021 - 8:56 am
Sell the Tilray Calls for a 470% Gain in 8 days We bought the Feb 2021 $15 Calls on Tilray (TLRY) on Jan 11 for $0.97 cents and today we sold the calls at $5.53 for a gain of 470%. January 19, 2021 - 12:18 pm
Cannabis may be on fire So called "Pot Stocks" are expected to move higher as more states allow recreational use, and only 3 states are holding out on any form of use as of today. T... January 11, 2021 - 12:41 pm
Two easy option trades It's almost the end of 2020, and we've got two simple trades to pocket some shopping money as they'll most likely expire worthless. By now you obviousl... December 11, 2020 - 12:03 pm
Have you heard of Arlo? Many people are not as familiar with Arlo, the make of wireless security cameras, as they may be with Ring - the smart doorbell and security accessories comp... December 02, 2020 - 11:02 am
Palantir is building momentum Palantir the somewhat secretive tech company has been rising from $11 to $23, and the stock will likely continue to rise since it's trading on heavier volume... November 24, 2020 - 1:28 pm
Option trades on Nordstrom and General Electric Good old General Electric is alive again and back from being left for dead as a had-been household name company like Kodak or Sears. Turnaround efforts... November 23, 2020 - 12:40 pm
Boeing will be flying soon It's been a very tough year for Boeing with the worldwide grounding of the 737-Max and the massive drop in travel from the Coronavirus prompting airlines to ... November 10, 2020 - 11:55 am
Uber has it's bojo back Ahead of earnings Uber is up $4 today from $36 to $40 and this stock should have a lot more room to run higher. However, we're not buying ahead of earnings a... November 04, 2020 - 9:22 am
Option trade for Income Share of Paypal (PYPL) trade for $180 per share and the stock has been rising until a recent sideways trend since September. This is a company that we have b... November 03, 2020 - 10:41 am
Close the Market Hedge Puts for a combined 70% Profit Four days ago on 10/26 we positioned for a market pull back, by purchasing Put options on XLK and SPY. We sold the SPY Dec 2020 $330 Puts for $16.08,... October 30, 2020 - 11:18 am
Close the Uber Calls for a 79% Profit Today we sold the Jan 2022 $30 Calls on Uber for $11.20. We had purchased these on March 24th for $6.30. We've lost some value on these options as Ub... October 26, 2020 - 11:01 am
Hedge against a market pull back Next week will be dramatic with the election and we don't see much good news pushing the market higher in the short-term. Markets will be uncertain about the... October 26, 2020 - 8:48 am
Sell the Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Calls for a 24% Profit The January 2023 $17 Calls on Virgin Galactic (SPCE) carry more risk than we'd like to take on this position right now, so we sold them at $11.90 for a profi... October 21, 2020 - 9:49 am
Free trade on Plug Power Yesterday we sold Puts on PLUG to enter at a lower price so we could own the stock, however the stock continues to move up and we don't want to miss out on c... October 07, 2020 - 12:09 pm
Plug Power Trade Plug Power (PLUG) trades at $17 per share and the stock has been moving up in a slow and consistent pattern since June where it was under $5, and we wish we ... October 06, 2020 - 10:30 am
Sell the Microsoft Calls for a 330% Profit Sell the Janunary 2022 $170 Calls on MSFT for $63.90, which we bought for $14.85 back on March 24th. This is a profit of 330%. ... September 30, 2020 - 11:35 am
We're going to Space Virgin Galactic has been on the move despite not having executed a commercial flight yet. They've taken reservations at $250,000 per passenger to fly to the ... September 14, 2020 - 11:20 am
Safe way to pocket premium Shares of Walmart trade at $143 today, and it remains in an intact uptrend. At this price or even at a slight discount we don't want to be owners of the stoc... September 01, 2020 - 12:14 pm
Close the WKHS Calls for a 22% Profit Just a few weeks ago we bought the Workhorse (WKHS) October 2020 $20 Calls for $3.35 and we sold them today at $4.10 for a profit of 22.4%. ... September 01, 2020 - 10:47 am
Bet on Gambling The major casino companies such as Las Vegas Sands, MGM, Wynn, Caesar's and Penn Gaming have all recovered significantly from their March 2020 lows, althogh ... August 28, 2020 - 11:31 am
Electric Truck Maker on the Rise Shares of electric truck maker Workhose have made a major move up to a high of $22.90 from under $3 in about 1 month of trading, and shares currently trade j... August 07, 2020 - 1:02 pm
Income trade on a Telecom Shares of AT&T trade at $29.71 and the company has consistently paid a healthy dividend, even though shares are well off of their highs from the past few... June 24, 2020 - 9:04 am
Close two option trade for a 75% and a 39% Profit! Were booking profits on our FCX Calls and the MGM Calls, and we purchased both of them on March 24th. Sell the FCX Jan 2022 $10 Calls for $3.15... June 11, 2020 - 11:58 am
Take off the MGM Calls and bank a 57% Profit Two months ago on April 9 we purchased the Jan 2022 $30 Calls on MGM for $1.75. We sold those Calls today for $2.75 which is a profit of 57.1%. ... June 11, 2020 - 10:26 am
Close the US Steel Calls for a 128% Gain Today we sold the US Steel (X) Jan 2021 $8 Calls for $4.00 which we purchased for $1.75, this represents a profit of 128.6% in just over 2 months. ... June 10, 2020 - 12:17 pm
Another trade on Enphase Energy In mid-April we put on a quick trade for income potential on a short-term trade on Enphase Energy (ENPH), and we are going to do the same thing again. We've ... June 10, 2020 - 10:58 am
Three Airline Option Trades Airline stocks have stabilitized from the spring and early summer selloffs, and it seems like there will be some government stimulus to help them get through... June 04, 2020 - 1:25 pm
Long-term trade on Southwest Airlines In March 2020 we sold Puts on Southwest that expired worthless in April for a small premium that we collected, and we see a fantastic long-term trade on the ... May 26, 2020 - 11:38 am
Option trade on Livongo Health Shares of Livongo Health are up almost 200% in 2 months, and currently trade at $53/share. This stock has been flashing in our recent scans and while we miss... May 12, 2020 - 3:19 pm
This Restaurant Chain is Ripping Higher Shares of fast food and predominantly carry out restaurants have recovered sharply since the March lows in the market, and some of these stocks are at 52 wee... April 23, 2020 - 9:55 am
Opportunistic trade on Enphase We bought shares in Enphase Energy (ENPH) back on Feb 6th at $38.19, and since the stock has rallied to $59 and now pulled back to $38 again. We'd like... April 17, 2020 - 12:53 pm
Short Term Trade on Boeing Boeing shares currently trade at just under $150/share and the option are paying good premiums right now. The recent low was $89 and we've bounced off ... April 14, 2020 - 11:50 am
Close the AutoNation Trade On March 27th we bought the May $27 Puts on AutoNation (AN) for $2.15, this trade has been going the wrong direction for us despite being up on it early. The... April 14, 2020 - 10:18 am
The rebound you don't want to miss Shares of travel and leisure stocks have rallied off of recent lows in volatile sessions, and seem to be indicating that a near-term low could be in for thes... April 09, 2020 - 1:03 pm
Bet on Infrastructure The US economy will continue to stall as unemployment rises, small businesses remain closed and the world waits for the Coronavirus threat to recede. We expe... April 02, 2020 - 4:11 pm
Profit from this short-term bounce This week has given investors who are net long the market a 20% relief rally which we don't believe will last long. The $2T government stimulus package is fu... March 27, 2020 - 4:31 pm
Short term Airline Trade Travel stocks have rebounded sharply the last 2 days after a sharp selloff since mid-February, and we don't know yet if we've hit the near-term lows. We'd li... March 26, 2020 - 1:21 pm
568% Profit Booked Today on Dave & Busters On Feb 28th we bought the April $30 Puts on PLAY for $2.35 and today we sold them for $15.70! This has to rank up there with one of our best few single legge... March 24, 2020 - 1:06 pm
Lock in a 344% Profit on Six Flags We bought the June $20 Puts on SIX for $1.80 on March 3rd, and we sold them today for $8.00 which is a profit of 344.4%. It's been a good week ... March 24, 2020 - 12:50 pm
Sell the Marriott Puts for a 344% Profit On Feb 28th we purchased the April $115 Puts on MAR for $7.00 and we sold them today for $37.03 for a profit of 429%. While we celebrate the trade an... March 24, 2020 - 12:42 pm
Four long-term option trades US Markets have dropped 34% since February and we don't know if we will continue lower as the Covid-19 Virus continues to spread around the world. While we'v... March 24, 2020 - 12:29 pm
Close the Cheesecake Puts for a 36% Profit There's no better way to say it than we're just not feeling this trade. Five days ago we bought the April $30 Puts on CAKE for $2.13 and we sold them today f... March 10, 2020 - 10:37 am
Restaurants may not be the same for a long time As states across the country discuss and implement restrictions on various activities such as dining, indoor dining will face a tough period before returning... March 05, 2020 - 1:41 pm
Book a 304% Profit on United Airlines in 8 days On Feb 24 we purchased the April $70 Puts for $2.50, and today we closed the position for $10.10. Airlines caught a bid today and we're probably leavin... March 03, 2020 - 1:30 pm
Leisure is heading even lower Over the past two weeks we've entered into 4 long Put positions on companies that are ultra-sensitive to the effects of the ongoing global pandemic. We hope ... March 03, 2020 - 10:39 am
Close the XLE Puts for a 450% Gain On January 31st we advised putting on a hedge for portfolios against risk from the Coronavirus spooking markets in the US, this was almost 3 weeks prior to t... March 02, 2020 - 4:56 pm
Close down the Carnival Cruise Puts for a 300% Profit On Feb 24th we bought the Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) $37.50 Puts for $1.70, and today we sold them for $6.80 to book a profit of 300%. ... February 28, 2020 - 12:10 pm
Two more Covid-19 Trades Four days ago we bought Puts on United Airlines and Carnival Cruise Lines, and today while there are many companies facing adversity from a decline in busine... February 28, 2020 - 11:09 am
Short Term trade on Zoom & Teledoc As travel stocks are declining shares of Zoom (ZM) and Teledoc (TDOC) are rising. Businesses and medical professionals are using these platforms to keep busi... February 26, 2020 - 12:37 pm
Close the SDC Options for a 2.4% loss Our bullish option trade on SDC hasn't moved in our favor enough to hold onto the position and we closed it today as follows: Sold the July 2... February 24, 2020 - 2:02 pm
Two option trades for the Covid pandemic Shares of travel, entertainment, leisure, restaurants and retail companies have been hit hard by the spread of Covid-19 around the world as countries and cit... February 24, 2020 - 1:42 pm
Income Trade on Teledoc (TDOC) Tele-medicine is flying high since doctors and patients are using it to minimize the spread of Covid and shares of Teledoc (TDOC) have been surging since Oct... February 11, 2020 - 2:24 pm
Here's how you can hedge against the Coronaviru US Stocks are off only 3% from the recent high on January 22, 2020, considering that Coronavirus cases are still growing each day we believe there will be co... January 31, 2020 - 12:49 pm
Generate a little income on AMD Nothing super exiciting on this trade, shares of AMD currently trade at $51.25 and it looks to be in a slow and steady uptrend. We'd like to buy shares on a ... January 23, 2020 - 3:04 pm
This Networking Company is a Money Maker For the year ended 2019 the Networking industry as we track it returned about 15%, and shares of Ubiquiti (UI) returned over 70%, besting it's peers and beat... January 22, 2020 - 10:03 am
Bullish on an Orthodonic Supplier Invisalign and Smile Direct Club (SDC) both make clear teeth aligners that help people adjust their teeth and bites. Shares of SDC have risen from $8 to over... January 15, 2020 - 1:51 pm
Short Term Trade on Bloom Energy Shares of Bloom Energy trade currently just under $10/share, and we've been watching this company with a bullish view since it was below $5 in Q4 2019. ... January 15, 2020 - 12:07 pm
A Renewable Energy Company that's Killing It The energy sector has been lagging the S&P for the past year and the overall composite gain for the sector has been around 22% since 1/1/2019, however th... January 07, 2020 - 4:02 pm
Close the American Airlines Options for a 922% Gain On October 4th we sold the Feb $24 Puts for $1.77 and bought the same expiration $27 Calls for $2.00 for a net cost of $0.23, today these options have a net ... November 14, 2019 - 8:57 am
Count on Adobe for Gains Adobe hit a recent low of $260 with the pullback in the market and has rebounded to over $290 and gives us a little room for a safe option trade. Operational... November 08, 2019 - 11:37 am
Option Trade on Nike Nike reported strong earnings last month and the stock at $89 now is below where it traded after their earnings results were announced. It recently hit a hig... October 31, 2019 - 11:54 am
Airlines are ripe for picking Major US airline carriers are off of their 2019 highs from the recent September rout in the market. A perfect storm and quadruple whammy from the pullback in... October 04, 2019 - 10:30 am
Drop in AMD Presents Opportunity Shares of AMD (AMD) have dropped from $35.55 five weeks ago to $20.48 today, and this stock has been on our watch list for the past few quarters as it had tr... September 24, 2019 - 10:44 am
Pocket some option premium from Costco Costco opened their first store in China and they made headlines for having to close early due to overwhelming crowds and security concerns. The Washington S... August 30, 2019 - 12:29 pm
Rare opportunity for a cheap trade on Pfizer We've been watching Pfizer from the sidelines as the stock slid the past two months from $44.50 to a bottom of $34. Currently trading at $35.50 Pfizer repres... August 30, 2019 - 11:09 am
Bearish trade on Zillow So far in 2019 Zillow (Z) has increased almost 35% outpacing the S&P and major US indexes, but the stock is showing signs of hitting a wall on the upside... May 24, 2019 - 11:29 am
Close the Axon Options for a 232% Gain in 3 months On February 19th we initiated a bullish option trade on Axon (AAXN) by purchasing 2 June $60 Calls, 3 June $65 Calls and selling 5 June $50 Puts short for a ... May 21, 2019 - 8:21 am
Close the EA Options for a 188% Gain in 13 days Our EA trade that we put on less than two weeks ago has been choppy since we got into it, and our earnings call was spot on. Trade headlines between the US a... May 15, 2019 - 7:01 am
Trade this Game Maker ahead of earnings The console video game maker's stocks have taken a recent tumble as Fortnite has captured the attention of teenagers and adults around the world. There's one... May 02, 2019 - 8:24 am
Close the Disney Options for a 269% Gain Shares in Disney have increased $5 in the past 5 days and we're closing our positions on this trade. Shares spiked to $142 today and are currently trading ar... April 29, 2019 - 9:03 am
Intuit looks attractive for a quick trade Intuit shares dropped today by $17 to $246 on relatively benign news of them confirming revenue guidance in line or at the upper end of their forecasted grow... April 26, 2019 - 8:25 am
Option trade on Disney Disney has announced high level plans, pricing and a timeline for entering into the video streaming business to compete with Netflix and Amazon. The stock ha... April 24, 2019 - 10:11 am
Close the Harley Davidson Options for a 186% Gain On April 5 we put on a bullish option trade on HOG with the purchase of Calls and selling puts for expiration in August, and those options have been in the m... April 17, 2019 - 12:11 pm
Betting on a Trade Resolution Yesterday the Chinese Vice Premier Liu He announced that a "New consensus" had been reached in trade negotiations with the US. The ongoing trade disputes sin... April 05, 2019 - 9:58 am
Option trade on Boeing Boeing (BA) has been in the news more than they would like since the two high profile 737 Max 8 incidents which point to potential flaws in their MCAS system... March 28, 2019 - 10:57 am
Trade on Axon ahead of earnings Axon (AXXN), the maker of Taser non-lethal weapons and body cameras for law enforcement will report earnings on Feb 26 one week from today. The stock has tra... February 19, 2019 - 9:33 am
Take advantage of the volatililty We've seen the market make large moves down yesterday and today, and the VIX has spiked to almost 23, which is elevated considering where it's been for the p... November 20, 2018 - 10:51 am
Opportunity in GE It's the day after Halloween and GE has provided plenty of scary moments over the past few months. When you look at the recent events of the once largest glo... November 01, 2018 - 8:04 am
Bullish call on Walmart Shares of Walmart (WMT) peaked at a multi-year high of $110/share on 1/29/18, and since have pulled back to as low as $87.50. The pull back is overdone in ou... March 06, 2018 - 6:59 am
Close the INDA and MGM Option positions On May 2nd we put a bull spread on INDA for a net credit of $0.20 cents are we are selling it today by buying back the Sept $32 Puts for $0.20 cents and sell... August 16, 2017 - 8:19 am
Organic LED screens are the future Organic LED, aka OLED technology is already in wide spread use today in flat panel televisions, computer monitors, and various military applications. The nex... July 07, 2017 - 9:35 am
Casino stocks are rising Gaming stocks have far outpaced the S&P for 2017, and over the past year have returned mid to high double digit profits. The risks of China experiencing ... June 27, 2017 - 11:57 am
Bullish on a Recreation Company The winter 2016/2017 ski season was strong in the Pacific northwest, Utah, and British Columbia, while Colorado experienced more tempered conditions. Ticket ... June 01, 2017 - 12:49 pm
New trade on Autodesk Shares of Autodesk gapped up last week from $97.50 to over $110/share on the news of a positive earnings report. The company has been losing money and going ... May 22, 2017 - 12:09 pm
Emerging Market Option Trade Investors have had a great run in so far in 2017, in just four months the S&P has posted a 6% gain and sentiment on Wall St. continues to remain strong. ... May 02, 2017 - 10:43 am
Close the Netflix trade for a 463% gain On January 18, 2017 we put on a synthetic long trade on Netflix, and we are closing the trade today. We bought back the short June $100 Puts ... April 04, 2017 - 12:18 pm
Tesla (TSLA) option trade Tesla recently announced that production on the Model III would begin in June with full production ramping up around August. That provided relief to investor... February 24, 2017 - 10:50 am
Close the Facebook (FB) trade for a 787% return over 8 months In June 2016 we entered into a synthetic long position on Facebook, and the title of that post was "Long Term Trade on Facebook". The net cost of the synthet... February 24, 2017 - 10:20 am
FB Option trade Facebook (FB) reported strong earnings last week and the stock is breaking out about it's $133 resistance area. Long term we believe that FB will be a great ... February 08, 2017 - 9:45 am
Netflix Option Trade Netflix will report earnings today after the market closes and the stock is trading around $131. Analysts have been upgrading the stock and they have beat in... January 18, 2017 - 9:50 am
Option trade on Deckers Outdoor (DECK) Deckers Outdoor Corp is trading at $58.15 and reports earnings the first week of February. The stock has traded in a wide range from $51-$70 over the past 6 ... January 09, 2017 - 10:28 am
Close the BKS Put Options for a small loss On Nov 28th we bought the January 2017 $12 Puts on Barnes and Noble (BKS) for $.49 cents and we are closing these Puts for $0.35 cents today for a 29% loss. ... December 21, 2016 - 10:46 am
Barnes & Noble option trade Shares of Barnes & Noble (BKS) have risen 33% this month, and the company reported an earnings beat last week by losing $.05 cents per share less than an... November 28, 2016 - 11:51 am
Close the Nvidia trade for a 18x return! Nvidia reported strong Q3 earnings and the stock has popped over $15 this morning. On 10/26 we entered into this trade: November 11, 2016 - 7:36 am
New trade on Edwards Lifesciences Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has had a great 1 year performance with the stock rising from $78 to a high of $122 until their Q3 earnings report on 10/25/16 knoc... November 08, 2016 - 11:47 am
Close the Chipotle options for a 60% Gain We sold the CMG November $325 Puts for $2.50 on September 20th, and the stock has gotten hammered since then from $400 to $360. There's no telling how much m... October 31, 2016 - 10:02 am
Another trade on nvidia (NVDA) On Sept 13 we sold Puts on nvidia and we are up 90% on those options which should expire worthless in just over 3 weeks where we'll pocket 100%. Since we put... October 26, 2016 - 12:33 pm
Another trade on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) On August 4th we sold August $350 Puts on Chipotle (CMG) and those options expired worthless and we kept all of our premium, which was $55 per contract. This... September 20, 2016 - 9:31 am
Option trade on nvidia Most widely known for graphics processing and building card for PCs, nvidia's stock (NVDA) has recently been on a tear going from $22-63 in the past 52 weeks... September 13, 2016 - 12:14 pm
Costco looks appealing but not a buy yet, trade the options instead Costco (COST) shares have dropped recently from a high around $170 to $164, despite a strong general market in the US. Macro trends at Costco remain strong w... August 29, 2016 - 12:33 pm
Close the GM and XLF Options In January of 2016 we purchased a Jan 2017 $35 Call and sold the $25 Put on GM for a net credit of $0.05. GM has fluctuated between $26 and $33 over the past... August 29, 2016 - 12:17 pm
Close the Microsoft trade for a 202% gain in under 4 months On April 22nd we put on a bull spread position on Microsoft by entering three option positions which all expire in January 2017 as follows: Long $52.... August 10, 2016 - 9:49 am
Quick trade on Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has been trading near their 52 week lows around $385, and recently they announced a strong quarter and the stock spiked from $41... August 04, 2016 - 12:30 pm
A Cheap Hedge in a Frothy Market The S&P 500 has roared from from the February lows of 1810 to 2110 in late April, then traded in a range from 2030 to 2110 through late June when the Bre... July 22, 2016 - 12:07 pm
Long term trade on Facebook The massive volatility and drop in equity markets today presents another opportunity to position into Facebook for a longer term trade. Shares have been trad... June 24, 2016 - 9:54 am
New trade on Amazon.com With news of the UK existing the Eurozone, aka Brexit, global markets, currencies and US markets have dropped precipitously since last night. The US market h... June 24, 2016 - 8:43 am
Close the Best Buy trade for a 40% Gain On June 6th we bought the August $30 Puts on BBY for $1.32. While we think this stock has more room to go down we are going to take advantage of the drop tod... June 13, 2016 - 10:58 am
Short on Best Buy It was announced earlier today that the CEO of Best Buy (BBY) sold his 44% of his personal stake in his company, which doesn't inspire confidence in the comp... June 06, 2016 - 10:12 am
Close the Deere & Co Puts for a gain Five days ago we bought the July $80 strike Puts on Deere & Co ahead of earnings for $2.62 on the premise that global headwinds and a slowing China would... May 24, 2016 - 7:14 am
Close the AT&T Option trade On March 30th we put on a 2-legged trade on AT&T where we bought the June $40 calls for .60 cents and sold 2x the number of June $36 Puts for a .25 cent ... May 19, 2016 - 11:01 am
Ahead of earnings on Deere Deere & Company (DE) reports earnings tomorrow and the stock has been trading in a rang from $75-85 over the past 3 months, currently at $82.25. The cons... May 19, 2016 - 10:49 am
Short term trade on American Airlines American Airlines (AAL) trades at a P/E multiple of 2.96 right now, for a company that pays a 1.27% dividend and has been growing revenue and managing expens... May 18, 2016 - 8:45 am
Close the AAPL and WDAY option positions We are closing two option trades this morning, one on Workday and the other on Apple. On Feb 9th we bought Jan 2018 $67.50 Calls on WDAY for $7.00, and we ar... May 02, 2016 - 8:57 am
Take advantage of the steep drop in Microsoft today Microsoft announced earnings this morning of $0.62 cents per share vs. expectations of $0.64, and missed on revenue by only $10M. The $10M revenue miss on ov... April 22, 2016 - 7:31 am
Option trade on Apple ahead of earnings Apple (AAPL) will report earnings on April 25th in ten days after the market closes, and option premiums present an attractive opportunity that traders can t... April 15, 2016 - 9:06 am
Close the Avis Budget Group trade for a 27% gain On 3/8 we put on a bearish trade on CAR by buying the April $25 Puts and selling the April $22 Puts for a net cost of $0.75 cents. Today we are ... April 07, 2016 - 6:54 am
Bullish trade on AT&T Since December 2012 AT&T (T) has managed to grow revenue from $127B to almost $147B at the end of 2015, which is an increase of 15.7%. This puts AT&T... March 30, 2016 - 12:03 pm
Close the Hanesbrand Options for a Loss On March 6th we bought the April $30 Calls on HBI for $0.90 cents, and we just couldn't get this trade to make money so we are closing it today for a loss. W... March 28, 2016 - 11:25 am
Avis Budget Group likely to head lower Avis Budget Group (CAR) is known for renting cars and trucks as well as for its more recent acquisition of Zipcar in early 2013. The stock for CAR has been i... March 08, 2016 - 9:00 pm
New option trade on Hanesbrands Hanesbrands (HBI) has a 52 week trading range from $23,25 to $34.80, and recently hit the low on February 8th as the rest of the market sold off at the same ... March 06, 2016 - 9:01 pm
Opportunity in a hot software company back to its IPO Price Friday's major sell off was downright brutal, and no sector was hurt more than cloud software and internet companies due to Linked In's earnings report which... February 09, 2016 - 12:02 pm
Option trade on the bloody Energy sector Oil saw some life last Friday as it rallied from the $29 level to $32, and today it's back to $30. In the short term, oil seems to want to go back into the $... January 25, 2016 - 12:34 pm
We're pounding the table on this Auto Maker The first two weeks of 2016 have been bumpy and firmly in the red with the S&P shedding close to 100 points from 2040 to 2033 in 8 trading sessions. We h... January 13, 2016 - 8:39 am
Close the Facebook option trade for a 32% Gain in 4 days On 12/14 we bought the January $105 Calls on Facebook for $3.00, and we are closing these today for $3.95 for a gain of $0.95 or 32%. V... December 18, 2015 - 6:53 am
Option Trade on Facebook ahead of the Fed The S&P has had a quiet day so far today while over the past 2 weeks it has given up almost 100 points. We've broken below a support level of 2020 on the... December 14, 2015 - 10:09 am
Option trade on Microsoft Microsoft is firing on all cylinders and the stock is reflecting a solid strategy for the future. Their recent announcements on developer tools, success with... December 01, 2015 - 8:54 am
84% Gain on on the Gap trade Gap is down a dollar today to around $25.50, and our put options are up 84% in value to 1.60, from our purchase price of .87 cents. If there isn't any bad ne... November 13, 2015 - 10:00 am
Option trade on Gap, Inc Gap Inc (GPS) has been trending lower for the past 6 months, and they report earnings in 9 days on November 19th. GPS recently reported weak sales in October... November 10, 2015 - 9:22 am
Close the Pfizer Option Trade for 195% Gain In April 2014 we entered into a long-term option trade on Pfizer (PFE): http... October 28, 2015 - 10:05 am
Close the Nov VIX Call for a Loss We bought Nov $19 Calls on VIX for $1.75 as a way to profit if the market pulled back over the past 3 weeks, and we've seen a consistent rally since that tim... October 28, 2015 - 8:22 am
Small trade on Twitter ahead of earnings Twitter (TWTR) reports Q3 earnings tomorrow, and the consensus estimate is that they will report a $.05 cent profit. Recently the company announced that Jack... October 26, 2015 - 10:53 am
Close the Microsoft option trade for a 728% gain in less than 2 months On Aug 26th, 2015 we put on a synthetic long position on MSFT (... October 23, 2015 - 12:32 pm
Short term volatility trade During the past few days we've seen the S&P and Dow go through major intraday swings, mostly starting lower and ending near highs. One thing is certain, ... October 08, 2015 - 12:24 pm
Bullish long-term option trade on Microsoft The past 4 sessions have been nothing less than a roller coaster ride of massive gains and losses on the US markets, mostly losses. The current market presen... August 26, 2015 - 10:28 am
Close the short China position for a 143% Gain The markets opened this morning across the world with massive volatility and selling. In the short term, we believe that a bounce is likely and we are closin... August 24, 2015 - 9:24 am
Close the VIX Calls for a 17% Gain On July 20th we bought the Sept $14 Calls on the VIX at $2.00 even, and today they are trading at $2.35. During this time the S&P dropped from 2130 to 20... July 28, 2015 - 9:09 am
Complacency in the Markets isn't good Today's trading session is very quiet with the Dow in a narrow trading range from flat to up 30 points, and last week we had great earnings from Google which... July 20, 2015 - 11:10 am
How to Profit on the Chinese Bubble Popping The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index hit a recent high of 5,166 on June 12th, which represented a 150% 12 month return in the Chinese market. During t... July 08, 2015 - 11:44 am
Long term Energy play with great upside potential Crude oil has been range bound from $50 to $62 over the past 2 months, and prices have seemed to stabilize in the short term. Longer term, we believe that th... June 30, 2015 - 9:36 am
Close the ServiceNow options for a 65% Gain On April 17th we bought the ServiceNow (NOW) November 2015 $75 Calls for $6.30, and sold the November 2015 $65 Puts for $5.40. Today the stock trades around ... May 18, 2015 - 7:35 am
Adding a Long Option Position in Service Now Yesterday after the market close ServiceNow (NOW) announced updated Q2 guidance of $237-242M which is lower than the expectation of analysts of $241.9M. The ... April 17, 2015 - 10:22 am
Close the AT&T Puts for a 20% Gain in 1 month On Feb 4 we bought Puts on AT&T at the April $34 strike, and today there was an annoucement that Apple will replace AT&T in the Dow Jones index of 30... March 06, 2015 - 7:48 am
Bearish on AT&T after Net Neutrality Proposal Today the FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the internet would remain neutral and ISP's and telecom providers couldn't discriminate users based on band... February 04, 2015 - 8:48 pm
Discounted Trade into Alibaba Alibaba has been publicly traded for about 41 days now and debuted on the US market above $90/share due to high demand from investors and institutional buyer... October 30, 2014 - 10:24 am
Close the EBAY puts Two weeks ago we sold the November $50 Puts on EBAY planning on a pull back on the stock due to Apple's entry into the electronic payment market. Over ... October 01, 2014 - 9:27 am
How to play Apple Pay eating into Paypal's Market Share Apple announced last week that they will release a payment solution that is integrated into the new Apple iPhone 6 called Apple Pay. This solution will... September 15, 2014 - 12:44 pm
Close the Hewlett Packard Options for a 18% Gain On April 11 we opened up a synthetic long position on HPQ by selling the Jan 2016 $30 strike Puts for $4.11, and buying the Jan 2016 $30 strike Calls for $5.... July 17, 2014 - 11:03 am
Profit from today's drop in Sandisk Sandisk (SNDK) released earnings that were positive on the top and bottom line, however investors are pounding the stock today because margins are lower than... July 17, 2014 - 10:49 am
Close the Orbitz Calls for a 75% Gain On May 2nd we purchased August $7.50 Call options on Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) for $1.00, and at the time the stock looked undervalued relative to its peers con... July 01, 2014 - 10:09 am
Option trade on ICICI Bank On May 22 we closed a short term option trade on ICICI Bank (IBN) where the stock was trading around $52 for a solid profit. Since then the stock has r... June 27, 2014 - 11:21 am
Close the ICICI Bank Options for a Gain Six days ago we put on a synthetic long position on ICICI Bank (IBN) by buying the Sept $50 Calls for $3.80 and selling the Sept $50 Puts for $3.95. Th... May 22, 2014 - 12:03 pm
Gain on Short Term Upside in India Narendra Modi will be the new Prime Minister in India, and he is viewed as a globally friendly leader as it related to opening India up to foreign investment... May 16, 2014 - 12:01 pm
Close the Autodesk Options for a 57% Gain We sold the May $44 strike Puts on Autodesk (ADSK) on March 31, 2014 at $0.67 cents, and today they are trading at $0.29 cents. We are closing th... May 15, 2014 - 9:48 am
Closing 3 option positions and a market outlook We are closing our option positions on Blackberry, Toll Brothers and Akamai. We sold the May $52.50 Puts short on Akamai on Feb 26th a... May 08, 2014 - 9:47 am
Bullish Trade on Orbitz Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) is currently trading at $7.40, and has a 52 week range of $5.86 - $13.26, and has a low P/E of 5.16. Orbitz is an online travel ... May 02, 2014 - 10:54 am
Bearish Home Builder Trade Home builders and related stocks have had a rough start to 2014, with the iShares Home Construction ETF down 5% YTD, and some home builders faring much worse... April 23, 2014 - 12:40 pm
Close the long $VIX Calls for a loss We had purchased long June $16 Calls on the $VIX just over one month ago anticipating volatility, and to act as a hedge. This trade worked for a ... April 22, 2014 - 12:22 pm
Closing SodaStream and $VIX Options We sold the SodaStream (SODA) July $40 Puts short in Feb for $6.30, and they are currently trading at $4.30, with the underlying stock at $40.45. SODA ... April 22, 2014 - 12:09 pm
Long-term Trade on Hewlett Packard (HPQ) Just like the Pfizer trade we executed today, we are looking to enter low PE positions that are in clear uptrends and the potential for future gains. H... April 11, 2014 - 12:32 pm
Long-term Trade on Pfizer All major US indices have been volatile are are in the negative YTD due to the pull back over the past 2 weeks. While this correction has impacted high... April 11, 2014 - 12:08 pm
Sell the Barnes and Noble Puts for a 33% Gain We bought the Barnes and Noble May $18 strike Puts yesterday for $0.75 cents, and we are closing the now at $1.00 for a 33% gain in 1 day. If you choos... April 04, 2014 - 12:31 pm
Sell the SodaStream Calls for a 23% Profit We are closing the July 2014 $42.50 Calls on SodaStream by selling them at $5.90 today, for a 23% profit. We purchased these call... March 31, 2014 - 12:25 pm
Sell Premium on the Recent Autodesk Sell-Off Autodesk is known for making software for modeling, designing and creating everything from products, buildings, complex objects and machinery to civil struct... March 31, 2014 - 12:17 pm
Option trade on a Volatile Market Over the past 3 trading sessions we have seen the S&P go from 1874 down to 1840 and back up to 1860 today. That's a 54 point move on the S&P in... March 17, 2014 - 12:01 pm
Close Bank of American options for a 9% loss Our Bank of America (BAC) options have been lagging recently, and even though we have 2 months to expiration we are going to cut our losses and close these p... February 28, 2014 - 12:11 pm
Get paid for a pull back on Akamai Technologies We like the future prospects of Akamai (AKAM) as a company since they provide a vital service to any large scale internet website that needs to run at scale ... February 26, 2014 - 10:29 am
Is it possible to Profit on Blackberry? Blackberry shares hit their all time high at $148 in June 2008, and since then shares have dropped to a recent low of $5.44 in December 2013. Shares ar... February 18, 2014 - 7:53 am
Sodastream likely to move higher The big news today in the market is that Coke is making an investment in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), and that leaves many analysts thinking that P... February 06, 2014 - 10:38 am
Close the Starbucks Puts for a 37% Gain in 2 weeks On January 21st we went long the SBUX March $70 Puts at $1.42. We are closing them today at $1.95 for a gain of 37.3%. Thes... February 04, 2014 - 12:45 pm
Option trade on Bank of America Over the past week the S&P has dropped from 1850 to 1800, and the market is showing some signs of pulling back and correcting. It is still unclear ... January 24, 2014 - 10:12 am
Close the American Airlines Options for a 213% Gain We entered into a synthetic long position on American Airlines (formerly US Airways) on November 4, 2013. We bought the June 2014 $22 Calls for $3.65, ... January 24, 2014 - 8:51 am
Trading Starbucks Ahead of Earnings Starbucks (SBUX) has been a powerhouse growth story over the last several years since the return of founder/CEO Howard Schultz. Over the past 12 months... January 21, 2014 - 10:33 am
Close Sandisk Options for a combined 41% return in 6 weeks Sandisk reports earnings tomorrow, and there were several research notes today citing concerns over possible revenue guidance and analyst downgrades ( January 21, 2014 - 9:41 am
No-Brainer Option trade on Under Armour Under Armour (UA) has had a good year with the stock moving from $47.50 to currently $84.88. January 14, 2014 - 8:08 am
Close KORS Puts and BAC Calls for total gain of 142% Michael Kors isn't performing well and we are going to lock in profits on the short puts. We are buying back the Feb $70 Puts for $1.35 to... January 08, 2014 - 11:01 am
Close KORS Calls for a gain We've seen some volatility in Michael Kors over the past few weeks, and we are closing the calls to lock in small gains. Today we are ... January 03, 2014 - 9:47 am
Close Family Dollar trade for a loss We are closing the FDO Short Put trade, and buying it back at $1.70 for a loss. We entered this position on October 28th, and sold Puts at $1.05. ... December 17, 2013 - 10:22 am
Option trade for upside in Sandisk Sandisk provides flash storage products, flash drives and wireless memory devices that are used in various consumer devices such as cameras, cell phones, lap... December 09, 2013 - 8:38 am
New option trade on Bank of America Bank of America (BAC) has traded up over 25% YTD in 2013, and has a 52 week high of $15.97 which was in the last month. The US banking sector has been ... December 07, 2013 - 10:11 am
ServiceNow Option Trade Shares of ServiceNow (NOW) have been stadily moving higher over the past year as the company grows, signs on new customers and increases its annual recurring... December 02, 2013 - 11:53 am
Bullish Option Trade on Michael Kors We've been watching Michael Kors (KORS) and it has recently dipped from over $83 to just over $80, not a large dip but it is setting up for a good entry poin... November 20, 2013 - 9:51 am
Closing the December VIX Calls Before you decide to close the December VIX Calls, it's important to note that they are still a very cheap way to hedge the market over the next month. ... November 20, 2013 - 9:12 am
Close the Yahoo Puts Yahoo just announced a large stock buyback and it's sending the shares higher. Our thesis of the stock moving down to the $33 range before December exp... November 20, 2013 - 8:50 am
Fly with Boeing Shares of Boeing have been on a tear for the past year, going from $72 to $134, and showing no sign of slowing down. Orders for new Dreamliners, and 77... November 14, 2013 - 10:58 am
Short term trade on Yahoo Yahoo has been rangebound between $32 and $35 for the past few weeks, and the S&P overall looks like it's topping out again at the 1765 level (worth look... November 12, 2013 - 11:50 am
Close the DDD Options Three days ago we issued an alert to close the short Feb 2014 $65 strike Calls on 3D Systems at $9.00, for a loss of (181%). This was an intentional lo... November 08, 2013 - 8:03 am
Option Trade to Capture Upside at US Airways We had a bullish option position on US Airways (LCC) earlier this year and made roughly 32% on that position in 4 months. We exited that position becau... November 04, 2013 - 11:35 am
Close the FIO options and take the loss The story at FIO has too much risk even though we really believe there is upside potential in this company. With the recent management turnover of the ... October 31, 2013 - 9:07 am
Close the Facebook Options for a 88% gain Our short Facebook November $43 Puts are worth .17 cents today, and we sold them for $1.44 on 9/24. We are buying them back at .17 cents to clo... October 31, 2013 - 8:54 am
Option trade on Family Dollar Right now the VIX is at $13.30 and option premiums are low, which makes it tougher to find good premiums without going out too far on expiration. Right... October 28, 2013 - 10:23 am
One certainty in this market that you can trade The current market conditions are becoming more risky and overvalued as each day closes up on the S&P. Who knows if AAPL will stay above $500... October 22, 2013 - 9:57 am
Collect Premium in this Market The market has been going through big up and down swings over the past week or so with the uncertainty coming out of Washington, and until the debt ceiling i... October 14, 2013 - 7:50 am
Close the Blackstone Calls and Puts for a 333% Gain The US markets are getting very volatile due to the gridlock in Washington DC over the debt ceiling and budget, this can be a good thing since we are seeing ... October 08, 2013 - 9:33 am
Capitalize on Fusion IO Trending Well Yes, another FIO trade -- we know. This stock has recovered from an August low around $10.50, to current levels around $14.00, based on a few factors. ... October 02, 2013 - 8:30 am
Close GLD Puts for a 30% Gain We mentioned several times that if we saw gold make a major move down we would exit our short put position, and we saw it today with spot gold down $38 on th... October 01, 2013 - 11:18 am
A Safer Way to Buy Facebook Facebook (FB) has had quite a run lately from the mid $20's in July to over $48 today, and it's not showing much in the way of letting up the momentum. ... September 24, 2013 - 10:37 am
Close the Calls on FIO for a 27% Gain We just closed the March 2014 $12 Calls on FIO at $3.50, for a gain of .75 from our entry price. That is a 27% return in 6 calendar days. <... September 16, 2013 - 12:09 pm
Rich Option Premiums at Lululemon 8/27/13 - The market has been trading down over the past few weeks, and we're being cautious not to take a long view just yet on the ov... September 13, 2013 - 10:31 am
Flash Storage Trade with Fusion IO A few months ago we talked about Fusion IO (FIO) here, ... September 10, 2013 - 9:21 am
Another 3D Printing Trade Our two previous trades on 3D Systems (DDD) were successful at 100% and 88% returns, and they were both short put strategies. The stock has taken off a... September 09, 2013 - 11:45 am
Blackstone Option Trade for Bulls If you believe that the economy is recovering, housing is rebounding and the market will not melt down in the next few months; then this is a trade that make... September 04, 2013 - 12:50 pm
Close the calls on GLD Over the past few days the dollar has been strengthening, and the rally in gold has faded for the short term. We're closing the October $150 Calls on G... August 30, 2013 - 7:37 am
How to play the uncertainty in India The market in India has dropped 10% in the past few weeks from 20,300 to ~18,250 due to concerns from a weakening Indian Rupee, domestic inflation and impact... August 21, 2013 - 11:58 am
Get paid to be long Gold Gold has put in a near term bottom, and is slowly making higher highs and higher lows since the June 28th bottom at approximately $1140/ounce. The easi... August 18, 2013 - 12:48 pm
Take some profits today! We are closing one of our positions today, the market isn't acting well despite all of the good news you are hearing about an economic recovery. Consid... August 15, 2013 - 8:36 am
A Cheap Call Option Strategy on US Airways - updated 8/14/13 4/13/13: As you know US Airways (LCC) is in the process of closing the acquisiti... August 14, 2013 - 11:25 am
How to play Tesla for a profit right now Tesla could be the new Apple, it has earned a following amongst car fans, equity analysts, day traders and long-term investors. The outlook on the comp... July 26, 2013 - 12:26 pm
3D Systems - Another Option Trade Premiums are still paying well on DDD, so we are going to execute the same trade we made for July expiration in August. On June 18th, we sold July $41 ... July 09, 2013 - 12:20 pm
3 Trades to pocket premium The market is bouncing back form the selloff over the past 2 weeks, and there continues to be positive news in the economy, housing, consumer sentiment, PMI ... July 01, 2013 - 11:42 am
Profit on the rise of 3D printing at home 3D Systems makes content-to-print solutions that allow production of almost anything that you can imagine. Through the use of CAD software a user... June 18, 2013 - 9:15 am
Apple ahead of WWDC Apple is trading in the $438-440 range right now, and bouncing right above the 50 DMA. AAPL got down to $420 in mid-May, and next week is the much talk... June 07, 2013 - 12:51 pm
Close the DDD Options for a 88% gain We just bought back the Augist $41 DDD Puts for .15 cents. We sold these back on July 9 for $1.25 each, and this June 07, 2013 - 12:48 pm

Option trade on a bullish energy company

Oil prices have moved up about $10/barrel in the past 45 days or so, and we've found several companies that benefit from higher oil prices that aren't the ma...

August 24, 2023 - 12:19 pm

Close the Uber option trade for a 103% Gain

We are closing the $45 strike UBER Calls that expire in a few days for $2.40, which we purchased for $1.40 and we're letting the short Puts ride for a few da...

July 18, 2023 - 12:33 pm

Close the AMD Calls for a 292.9% Return!

We bought the AMD $105 Calls on May 8th for $5.60, and with the shares trading around $121 today, we're closing these Calls for $22.00, for a gain of 292.9% ...

June 16, 2023 - 11:40 am

The Uber rally isn't over

Uber's shares have exploded recently from $30 to $43/share after earnings, and shares could head even higher. Our last trade on the ridesharing company...

June 15, 2023 - 12:05 pm

Trade these options on Apple

Shares of Apple (AAPL) trade at 52-week highs right now just shy of $186/share, and the stock is up 42.7% YTD. While the leading cell phone maker is is...

June 15, 2023 - 11:49 am

Option trade on AMD

AMD reported earnings last Tuesday after the bell, and results were above guidance and analyst forecasts. Despite the beat, shares dropped and just tod...

May 08, 2023 - 1:31 pm

Close 5 Option Positions

We currently have 5 option positions, and we are closing all of them, 4 for a loss and one for a gain. These trades aren't going in our direction and w...

May 02, 2023 - 8:17 am

Get onboard this consumer and luxury brand juggernaut

Shares of Coty Inc (COTY) which makes cosmetics and perfume for major retail and luxury brands such as Gucci, Adidas, Burberry and dozens of others is up 46%...

April 18, 2023 - 1:16 pm

Income trade on Southwest Airlines

Shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV) have dropped along with the airline sector and the market over recent weeks. Shares of LUV had already been weak fro...

March 17, 2023 - 10:18 am

Profit from a short term pull back in the market

Big week with unemployement and CPI data coming out and testimony from the Fed, the market has not fully digested and reflected the risks that are present in...

March 09, 2023 - 9:53 am

Close the Macy's Puts for a Loss

We bought the April $19 Puts on Macy's on Feb 21 ahead of earnings, and the company reported a beat which we didn't anticipate based on earnings results from...

March 02, 2023 - 7:39 am

Close the Uber trade for a gain of 323%

On Jan 27th we bought the Uber May 2023 $32.50 Calls for $2.72, and sold the same expiration $27.50 Puts for $1.99, for a net outlay of $0.73 on the trade.&n...

February 27, 2023 - 11:47 am

High probability option trade on WDAY

Workday (WDAY) will report earnings later today, and the company has been in a solid uptrend from it's November low of $129, and currently trades at $183/sha...

February 27, 2023 - 9:04 am

Buy Puts on this Retailer Now

Dillard's reported earnings that beat the street consensus early this morning, but shares are selling off 16% with the stock dropping from $400 to $338. ...

February 21, 2023 - 1:41 pm

Bearish on Housing

After the Fed meeting yesterday stocks have been in full rally mode, and today's market gains are extending the enthusiasm on Wall St. The optimistic o...

February 02, 2023 - 12:59 pm

Bullish Option Trade on Uber

Shares of Uber have been in a downtrend since Q1 2020 from its high of $64 to it's current level around $30/share, and the decline may have hit bottom. ...

January 27, 2023 - 1:41 pm

Option trade on a chip company for income

Since January first the market us up about 4%, and tech stocks are outpacing the safer S&P with the Nasdaq up 7% YTD. Shares of major semiconductor stock...

January 23, 2023 - 10:58 am

Short Okta Puts expired for a net gain of 4.8%

In November we sold the Okta Jan 2023 $40 Puts for $1.93 and those options expired at $0 today for a 100% gain on that trade, and a net gain of 4.8% against ...

January 20, 2023 - 3:05 pm

Close the KO Calls for a gain of 236%

We bought the Jan 2023 $60 Calls on KO for $1.25 on Oct 18, 2022 and are selling them today at $4.20 for a gain of 236% since we're getting close to ...

December 05, 2022 - 11:41 am

Close the Schlumberger Calls for a 260% Gain

We bought the SLB Jan 2023 Calls for $3.55 on Oct 3, 2022, and we're closing them today at $12.80 for a gain of 260.6% in about six weeks.

Great retu...

November 17, 2022 - 1:11 pm

Option trade on a recent stock trade

Exactly one week ago we entered into a stock trade on Okta (OKTA), and bought shares around $48. The stock has moved $6 higher, and we'd like to buy sh...

November 15, 2022 - 10:25 am

Close the Boeing Calls for a 174% Gain

We purchase the Nov 2022 $140 Calls on BA for $12.65 on May 19th, 2022, and have seen the stock correct significantly over that time. Boeing trading be...

November 14, 2022 - 12:38 pm

This beverage company is too cheap

Shares of Cola Cola (KO) trade around $56, and there aren't many other companies in the same league with regards to the steady dividend, earnings growth, and...

October 18, 2022 - 12:15 pm

Long option trade on this energy company

Energy has been one of the better sectors to be in during 2022, and on pullbacks it presents an opportunity to get into a new trade. We've been watching shar...

October 03, 2022 - 1:01 pm

Close the Rivian options for a profit

Rivian has been in a downward to flat trend for most of 2022, and on this recent rally it hit $40 and pulled back below that level. We have been lookin...

September 19, 2022 - 1:16 pm

Option trade on a software leader

The market has been punishing to high P/E companies, tech companies that aren't making money, or companies that aren't showing steady earnings growth. One co...

September 09, 2022 - 10:49 am

Close the Palantir options for a loss ahead of earnings

We have bullish option positions on PLTR that we entered on April 13, 2022, and they report earnings in a few days on Aug 8th. Looking at the last thre...

August 03, 2022 - 11:58 am

Close the Coupa Calls for a 99% Gain in less than one month

We bought the Dec 2022 $65 strike Calls on Coupa (COUP) for $8.50 on June 30th, and shares have moved higher since that time. We sold these Calls for $...

July 22, 2022 - 12:28 pm

Software company trades at a discount

Enterprise software companies have had a terrible year so far in 2022, big name companies such as Oracle, Workday, SAP, Salesforce and many others have seem ...

June 30, 2022 - 1:49 pm

Close the ETSY Puts for a 385% profit

On March 25th we bought the June 2022 $100 Puts on ETSY for $4.80 when the stock was trading around $121, and noted this as a medium risk trade. It has...

June 10, 2022 - 12:26 pm

This stock will fly again

Shares of Boeing have been in the dog house for the past year and trade around $127 from a high of $258, shedding close to 50% of its value over this period....

May 19, 2022 - 1:56 pm

Close the Uber calls for a loss

In May 2021 we bought the Jan 2023 $60 Calls on Uber for $6.65 and that trade has turned out to be a disaster for us. The options currently trade for pennies...

May 05, 2022 - 11:47 am

Close the Carvana Puts for a 87% Profit

We bought the June 2022 $60 Puts on CVNA for $6.40 last Tuesday, and we sold them today for $12.00 realizing a profit of 87.5% in exactly 1 week. The stock m...

May 03, 2022 - 9:22 am

Carvana is skidding hard

Carvana has been struggling on all fronts and not much is going the way management would have planned. Car sales at the glitzy used car retailer have b...

April 26, 2022 - 12:57 pm

Option trade on Palantir

Palantir has not been immune from the market decline year to date, and shares currently trade just under $13 from a 52 week high of $29.29. Even though the s...

April 13, 2022 - 12:08 pm

Dead cat bounce trade

As the S&P drops and bounces to lower lows and lower higs, we see high risk stocks doing exactly the same. Tech carnage has been a daily headline amidst ...

March 25, 2022 - 12:31 pm

Bullish option trade on Rivian

Shares of electric truck maker Rivian (RIVN) deputed on the US stock market in November 2021 around $100/share before blasting off to $179 within a week. Sin...

March 15, 2022 - 12:32 pm

Close the Zim Integrated Shipping Options for a net gain of 127% in 47 days

We put on a bullish synthetic long option trade on ZIM on Jan 26, 2022 by purchasing the Jan 2023 $65 Calls for $7.80, and selling the same expiration $40 Pu...

March 14, 2022 - 12:09 pm

Option trade on a luxury retailer

Shares of Restoration Hardware (RH) hit a 52-week high of $744 in August 2021, and currently trade at around $400/share well below their 50, 100 and 200 day ...

February 28, 2022 - 9:26 am

Income option trade on Crocs

Shares of Crocs (CROX) hit a high of $183.88 in November 2021, and currently down 55% from that 52-week high just 3 months ago to $81.20 today. It's been a s...

February 23, 2022 - 11:36 am

Take advantage of a terrible trading day for Paypal

Paypal beat earnings estimates yesterday delivering $1.11/share vs. an estimated $0.86 cents, and shares are getting hammered today dropping 25% from $172 to...

February 02, 2022 - 1:19 pm

Sip on this Coffee Chain

Dutch Bros. went public in Sept 2021 around $32, and trades at $48 today. Shares recently hit a high over $81 on Nov 1 and have sold off sharply shedding 41%...

January 26, 2022 - 2:07 pm

Bullish trade on a Shipping Company

We've been following shares of a global, Israel based shipping company called Zim Integrated Shipping Services recently, and we're very positive on the trend...

January 26, 2022 - 1:23 pm

Close the MGM and FCX options for large gains

Back in Aug 2020 we purchased Calls and sold Puts on MGM for a bullish trade on the company. That trade has paid off and we're closing it as the option...

January 20, 2022 - 12:08 pm

Close the Boeing and GE Calls for a Loss

We bought the Boeing (BA) Jan 2023 $240 Calls for $41.00 in Nov 2020, and shares of Boeing have been in a downtrend that doesn't show any sign of abating. We...

January 11, 2022 - 11:09 am

Close the Southwest Airlines Options for a 49% Loss

We sold the Jan 2022 $27.50 Puts on Southwest Airlines (LUV) back in May 2020, and put on a synthetic long in June 2020 by selling a Jan 2022 $30 Put and buy...

January 10, 2022 - 9:36 am

Close the AT&T Puts for a 217% Gain in Two Weeks

On November 15th we bought the Jan 2022 $24 Puts on AT&T for $0.71 cents, and today we closed the position at $2.25 for a 217% gain in two weeks. It's no...

December 01, 2021 - 11:47 am

Close the PLUG Options for massive gains

On October 7, 2020 we sold the Jan 2022 Puts on PLUG for $8.40 and bought the same expiration $20 Calls for $8.40 for a net cost of $0 on the trade. See this...

November 23, 2021 - 10:41 am

Exit the Chewy Options for a tiny profit

We put on a bullish option trade on CHWY on Sept 17, 2021, and this trade hasn't been moving in our direction since we got into the trade. The stock has also...

November 15, 2021 - 12:20 pm

Quick Option Trade on AT&T

Shares of AT&T have been pummelled lately falling from a recent high of $33 to under $25, with almost no relenting on the slide. The trend doesn't seem t...

November 15, 2021 - 11:49 am

Buy up this Amazon Proof Retailer Now

The pandemic over the past 18 months has fueled several industries in unpredictable ways. E-Commerce companies with defendable moats have grown significantly...

September 17, 2021 - 12:10 pm

Short Term Income Trade on Tech

The Nasdaq and S&P are on a 4-day gain streak and the market seems to have settled down from some of the recent headlines around Fed tapering, uncertaint...

August 24, 2021 - 12:41 pm

Tight labor market is great for this company

Companies have had a difficult time hiring since Summer of 2020, and the talent shortage isn't getting better anytime soon. Turnover, rising wages, remote jo...

August 17, 2021 - 11:53 am

Buy Call Options on this Energy Company Now

Crude oil has jumped from $65 last week to $72 today on the sentiment that Covid risks will subside in the short term and countries may not lock down with cl...

July 26, 2021 - 11:47 am

Option Trade on a Real Estate Company

The real estate market continues to appreciate to dizzying heights at a record pace, and while we don't know how long this may continue, we're seeing cracks ...

July 08, 2021 - 11:21 am

Close US Steel Puts for a 149% Profit in less than 2 weeks

We purchased the July $28 Puts on US Steel (X) on June 11th for $1.87 and the stock promptly dropped through last week to a low of $22.50 and out Puts shot u...

June 23, 2021 - 10:16 am

Option trade on a Leading Design Company

Shares of Unity Software (U) are down to around $110 from a high of $175 last December, and off recent lows in May at $76. The company doesn't have a p...

June 22, 2021 - 12:56 pm

Short Term Metal Trade

Shares of US Steel Corp (X) are trading at $28.69 and have been see-sawing between $21 and $30 in a tight up and down pattern as you can see from the chart b...

June 11, 2021 - 12:23 pm

Long Option Trade on Uber

The shares of the rideshare pioneer Uber have been trading in a sideways trend between $50-64 for most of the past six months since November 2020. The recent...

May 14, 2021 - 12:32 pm

Close the Tesla Calls for a 20% Gain

On April 5th we purchased the Dec 2021 $800 Calls on TSLA for $116.65, and we closed that position today at $140.00 for a gain of 20% on the nose. Even if th...

April 13, 2021 - 12:03 pm

Bullish setup on Tesla

Shares of the electric car maker Tesla (TSLA) have pulled back from a recent all time high of $900 to $550 in the past 30 days, shares currently trade around...

April 05, 2021 - 12:49 pm

AMD on Sale

Shares of AMD trade around $78 down from a recent high in January of $99.23, the industry has experienced supply shortages which has caused valuation concern...

March 19, 2021 - 12:31 pm

New Option Trade on Buckle

Today we bought shares of Buckle (BKE) at $39.57, and we are putting on an option trade to potentially add additional shares at a lower price or to collect p...

February 24, 2021 - 11:26 am

Keep trading this Solar Stock

We've traded the stock and options on Enphase Energy which makes solar panel inverters, and the stock has been on a meteoric rise from $21 to $216 over the p...

February 10, 2021 - 11:11 am

Income trade on Cannabis

Cannabis stocks are still moving higher, and our recent option Call trade on Tilray returned 470% in 8 days, we certainly left opportunity on the table...

February 09, 2021 - 10:57 am

Close the Tootsie-Roll Puts for a Profit of 60%

Six days ago on Jan 27th we purchased the Feb $40 Puts on Tootsie-Roll (TR) for $5.30 banking on the fact that Gamestop-mania would end very quickly. Over th...

February 02, 2021 - 10:23 am

Short Squeeze Trade that the Market hasn't talked about yet

Since mid last week there's been a massive power struggle between retail redditor's and hedge funds to out maneuver the other in the publicly traded markets,...

January 27, 2021 - 8:56 am

Sell the Tilray Calls for a 470% Gain in 8 days

We bought the Feb 2021 $15 Calls on Tilray (TLRY) on Jan 11 for $0.97 cents and today we sold the calls at $5.53 for a gain of 470%.

January 19, 2021 - 12:18 pm

Cannabis may be on fire

So called "Pot Stocks" are expected to move higher as more states allow recreational use, and only 3 states are holding out on any form of use as of today. T...

January 11, 2021 - 12:41 pm

Two easy option trades

It's almost the end of 2020, and we've got two simple trades to pocket some shopping money as they'll most likely expire worthless. By now you obviousl...

December 11, 2020 - 12:03 pm

Have you heard of Arlo?

Many people are not as familiar with Arlo, the make of wireless security cameras, as they may be with Ring - the smart doorbell and security accessories comp...

December 02, 2020 - 11:02 am

Palantir is building momentum

Palantir the somewhat secretive tech company has been rising from $11 to $23, and the stock will likely continue to rise since it's trading on heavier volume...

November 24, 2020 - 1:28 pm

Option trades on Nordstrom and General Electric

Good old General Electric is alive again and back from being left for dead as a had-been household name company like Kodak or Sears. Turnaround efforts...

November 23, 2020 - 12:40 pm

Boeing will be flying soon

It's been a very tough year for Boeing with the worldwide grounding of the 737-Max and the massive drop in travel from the Coronavirus prompting airlines to ...

November 10, 2020 - 11:55 am

Uber has it's bojo back

Ahead of earnings Uber is up $4 today from $36 to $40 and this stock should have a lot more room to run higher. However, we're not buying ahead of earnings a...

November 04, 2020 - 9:22 am

Option trade for Income

Share of Paypal (PYPL) trade for $180 per share and the stock has been rising until a recent sideways trend since September. This is a company that we have b...

November 03, 2020 - 10:41 am

Close the Market Hedge Puts for a combined 70% Profit

Four days ago on 10/26 we positioned for a market pull back, by purchasing Put options on XLK and SPY.

We sold the SPY Dec 2020 $330 Puts for $16.08,...

October 30, 2020 - 11:18 am

Close the Uber Calls for a 79% Profit

Today we sold the Jan 2022 $30 Calls on Uber for $11.20. We had purchased these on March 24th for $6.30.

We've lost some value on these options as Ub...

October 26, 2020 - 11:01 am

Hedge against a market pull back

Next week will be dramatic with the election and we don't see much good news pushing the market higher in the short-term. Markets will be uncertain about the...

October 26, 2020 - 8:48 am

Sell the Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Calls for a 24% Profit

The January 2023 $17 Calls on Virgin Galactic (SPCE) carry more risk than we'd like to take on this position right now, so we sold them at $11.90 for a profi...

October 21, 2020 - 9:49 am

Free trade on Plug Power

Yesterday we sold Puts on PLUG to enter at a lower price so we could own the stock, however the stock continues to move up and we don't want to miss out on c...

October 07, 2020 - 12:09 pm

Plug Power Trade

Plug Power (PLUG) trades at $17 per share and the stock has been moving up in a slow and consistent pattern since June where it was under $5, and we wish we ...

October 06, 2020 - 10:30 am

Sell the Microsoft Calls for a 330% Profit

Sell the Janunary 2022 $170 Calls on MSFT for $63.90, which we bought for $14.85 back on March 24th. This is a profit of 330%.

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September 30, 2020 - 11:35 am

We're going to Space

Virgin Galactic has been on the move despite not having executed a commercial flight yet. They've taken reservations at $250,000 per passenger to fly to the ...

September 14, 2020 - 11:20 am

Safe way to pocket premium

Shares of Walmart trade at $143 today, and it remains in an intact uptrend. At this price or even at a slight discount we don't want to be owners of the stoc...

September 01, 2020 - 12:14 pm

Close the WKHS Calls for a 22% Profit

Just a few weeks ago we bought the Workhorse (WKHS) October 2020 $20 Calls for $3.35 and we sold them today at $4.10 for a profit of 22.4%.

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September 01, 2020 - 10:47 am

Bet on Gambling

The major casino companies such as Las Vegas Sands, MGM, Wynn, Caesar's and Penn Gaming have all recovered significantly from their March 2020 lows, althogh ...

August 28, 2020 - 11:31 am

Electric Truck Maker on the Rise

Shares of electric truck maker Workhose have made a major move up to a high of $22.90 from under $3 in about 1 month of trading, and shares currently trade j...

August 07, 2020 - 1:02 pm

Income trade on a Telecom

Shares of AT&T trade at $29.71 and the company has consistently paid a healthy dividend, even though shares are well off of their highs from the past few...

June 24, 2020 - 9:04 am

Close two option trade for a 75% and a 39% Profit!

Were booking profits on our FCX Calls and the MGM Calls, and we purchased both of them on March 24th.

Sell the FCX Jan 2022 $10 Calls for $3.15...

June 11, 2020 - 11:58 am

Take off the MGM Calls and bank a 57% Profit

Two months ago on April 9 we purchased the Jan 2022 $30 Calls on MGM for $1.75. We sold those Calls today for $2.75 which is a profit of 57.1%.

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June 11, 2020 - 10:26 am

Close the US Steel Calls for a 128% Gain

Today we sold the US Steel (X) Jan 2021 $8 Calls for $4.00 which we purchased for $1.75, this represents a profit of 128.6% in just over 2 months.

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June 10, 2020 - 12:17 pm

Another trade on Enphase Energy

In mid-April we put on a quick trade for income potential on a short-term trade on Enphase Energy (ENPH), and we are going to do the same thing again. We've ...

June 10, 2020 - 10:58 am

Three Airline Option Trades

Airline stocks have stabilitized from the spring and early summer selloffs, and it seems like there will be some government stimulus to help them get through...

June 04, 2020 - 1:25 pm

Long-term trade on Southwest Airlines

In March 2020 we sold Puts on Southwest that expired worthless in April for a small premium that we collected, and we see a fantastic long-term trade on the ...

May 26, 2020 - 11:38 am

Option trade on Livongo Health

Shares of Livongo Health are up almost 200% in 2 months, and currently trade at $53/share. This stock has been flashing in our recent scans and while we miss...

May 12, 2020 - 3:19 pm

This Restaurant Chain is Ripping Higher

Shares of fast food and predominantly carry out restaurants have recovered sharply since the March lows in the market, and some of these stocks are at 52 wee...

April 23, 2020 - 9:55 am

Opportunistic trade on Enphase

We bought shares in Enphase Energy (ENPH) back on Feb 6th at $38.19, and since the stock has rallied to $59 and now pulled back to $38 again. We'd like...

April 17, 2020 - 12:53 pm

Short Term Trade on Boeing

Boeing shares currently trade at just under $150/share and the option are paying good premiums right now. The recent low was $89 and we've bounced off ...

April 14, 2020 - 11:50 am

Close the AutoNation Trade

On March 27th we bought the May $27 Puts on AutoNation (AN) for $2.15, this trade has been going the wrong direction for us despite being up on it early. The...

April 14, 2020 - 10:18 am

The rebound you don't want to miss

Shares of travel and leisure stocks have rallied off of recent lows in volatile sessions, and seem to be indicating that a near-term low could be in for thes...

April 09, 2020 - 1:03 pm

Bet on Infrastructure

The US economy will continue to stall as unemployment rises, small businesses remain closed and the world waits for the Coronavirus threat to recede. We expe...

April 02, 2020 - 4:11 pm

Profit from this short-term bounce

This week has given investors who are net long the market a 20% relief rally which we don't believe will last long. The $2T government stimulus package is fu...

March 27, 2020 - 4:31 pm

Short term Airline Trade

Travel stocks have rebounded sharply the last 2 days after a sharp selloff since mid-February, and we don't know yet if we've hit the near-term lows. We'd li...

March 26, 2020 - 1:21 pm

568% Profit Booked Today on Dave & Busters

On Feb 28th we bought the April $30 Puts on PLAY for $2.35 and today we sold them for $15.70! This has to rank up there with one of our best few single legge...

March 24, 2020 - 1:06 pm

Lock in a 344% Profit on Six Flags

We bought the June $20 Puts on SIX for $1.80 on March 3rd, and we sold them today for $8.00 which is a profit of 344.4%.

It's been a good week ...

March 24, 2020 - 12:50 pm

Sell the Marriott Puts for a 344% Profit

On Feb 28th we purchased the April $115 Puts on MAR for $7.00 and we sold them today for $37.03 for a profit of 429%.

While we celebrate the trade an...

March 24, 2020 - 12:42 pm

Four long-term option trades

US Markets have dropped 34% since February and we don't know if we will continue lower as the Covid-19 Virus continues to spread around the world. While we'v...

March 24, 2020 - 12:29 pm

Close the Cheesecake Puts for a 36% Profit

There's no better way to say it than we're just not feeling this trade. Five days ago we bought the April $30 Puts on CAKE for $2.13 and we sold them today f...

March 10, 2020 - 10:37 am

Restaurants may not be the same for a long time

As states across the country discuss and implement restrictions on various activities such as dining, indoor dining will face a tough period before returning...

March 05, 2020 - 1:41 pm

Book a 304% Profit on United Airlines in 8 days

On Feb 24 we purchased the April $70 Puts for $2.50, and today we closed the position for $10.10. Airlines caught a bid today and we're probably leavin...

March 03, 2020 - 1:30 pm

Leisure is heading even lower

Over the past two weeks we've entered into 4 long Put positions on companies that are ultra-sensitive to the effects of the ongoing global pandemic. We hope ...

March 03, 2020 - 10:39 am

Close the XLE Puts for a 450% Gain

On January 31st we advised putting on a hedge for portfolios against risk from the Coronavirus spooking markets in the US, this was almost 3 weeks prior to t...

March 02, 2020 - 4:56 pm

Close down the Carnival Cruise Puts for a 300% Profit

On Feb 24th we bought the Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) $37.50 Puts for $1.70, and today we sold them for $6.80 to book a profit of 300%.

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February 28, 2020 - 12:10 pm

Two more Covid-19 Trades

Four days ago we bought Puts on United Airlines and Carnival Cruise Lines, and today while there are many companies facing adversity from a decline in busine...

February 28, 2020 - 11:09 am

Short Term trade on Zoom & Teledoc

As travel stocks are declining shares of Zoom (ZM) and Teledoc (TDOC) are rising. Businesses and medical professionals are using these platforms to keep busi...

February 26, 2020 - 12:37 pm

Close the SDC Options for a 2.4% loss

Our bullish option trade on SDC hasn't moved in our favor enough to hold onto the position and we closed it today as follows:

Sold the July 2...

February 24, 2020 - 2:02 pm

Two option trades for the Covid pandemic

Shares of travel, entertainment, leisure, restaurants and retail companies have been hit hard by the spread of Covid-19 around the world as countries and cit...

February 24, 2020 - 1:42 pm

Income Trade on Teledoc (TDOC)

Tele-medicine is flying high since doctors and patients are using it to minimize the spread of Covid and shares of Teledoc (TDOC) have been surging since Oct...

February 11, 2020 - 2:24 pm

Here's how you can hedge against the Coronaviru

US Stocks are off only 3% from the recent high on January 22, 2020, considering that Coronavirus cases are still growing each day we believe there will be co...

January 31, 2020 - 12:49 pm

Generate a little income on AMD

Nothing super exiciting on this trade, shares of AMD currently trade at $51.25 and it looks to be in a slow and steady uptrend. We'd like to buy shares on a ...

January 23, 2020 - 3:04 pm

This Networking Company is a Money Maker

For the year ended 2019 the Networking industry as we track it returned about 15%, and shares of Ubiquiti (UI) returned over 70%, besting it's peers and beat...

January 22, 2020 - 10:03 am

Bullish on an Orthodonic Supplier

Invisalign and Smile Direct Club (SDC) both make clear teeth aligners that help people adjust their teeth and bites. Shares of SDC have risen from $8 to over...

January 15, 2020 - 1:51 pm

Short Term Trade on Bloom Energy

Shares of Bloom Energy trade currently just under $10/share, and we've been watching this company with a bullish view since it was below $5 in Q4 2019. ...

January 15, 2020 - 12:07 pm

A Renewable Energy Company that's Killing It

The energy sector has been lagging the S&P for the past year and the overall composite gain for the sector has been around 22% since 1/1/2019, however th...

January 07, 2020 - 4:02 pm

Close the American Airlines Options for a 922% Gain

On October 4th we sold the Feb $24 Puts for $1.77 and bought the same expiration $27 Calls for $2.00 for a net cost of $0.23, today these options have a net ...

November 14, 2019 - 8:57 am

Count on Adobe for Gains

Adobe hit a recent low of $260 with the pullback in the market and has rebounded to over $290 and gives us a little room for a safe option trade. Operational...

November 08, 2019 - 11:37 am

Option Trade on Nike

Nike reported strong earnings last month and the stock at $89 now is below where it traded after their earnings results were announced. It recently hit a hig...

October 31, 2019 - 11:54 am

Airlines are ripe for picking

Major US airline carriers are off of their 2019 highs from the recent September rout in the market. A perfect storm and quadruple whammy from the pullback in...

October 04, 2019 - 10:30 am

Drop in AMD Presents Opportunity

Shares of AMD (AMD) have dropped from $35.55 five weeks ago to $20.48 today, and this stock has been on our watch list for the past few quarters as it had tr...

September 24, 2019 - 10:44 am

Pocket some option premium from Costco

Costco opened their first store in China and they made headlines for having to close early due to overwhelming crowds and security concerns. The Washington S...

August 30, 2019 - 12:29 pm

Rare opportunity for a cheap trade on Pfizer

We've been watching Pfizer from the sidelines as the stock slid the past two months from $44.50 to a bottom of $34. Currently trading at $35.50 Pfizer repres...

August 30, 2019 - 11:09 am

Bearish trade on Zillow

So far in 2019 Zillow (Z) has increased almost 35% outpacing the S&P and major US indexes, but the stock is showing signs of hitting a wall on the upside...

May 24, 2019 - 11:29 am

Close the Axon Options for a 232% Gain in 3 months

On February 19th we initiated a bullish option trade on Axon (AAXN) by purchasing 2 June $60 Calls, 3 June $65 Calls and selling 5 June $50 Puts short for a ...

May 21, 2019 - 8:21 am

Close the EA Options for a 188% Gain in 13 days

Our EA trade that we put on less than two weeks ago has been choppy since we got into it, and our earnings call was spot on. Trade headlines between the US a...

May 15, 2019 - 7:01 am

Trade this Game Maker ahead of earnings

The console video game maker's stocks have taken a recent tumble as Fortnite has captured the attention of teenagers and adults around the world. There's one...

May 02, 2019 - 8:24 am

Close the Disney Options for a 269% Gain

Shares in Disney have increased $5 in the past 5 days and we're closing our positions on this trade. Shares spiked to $142 today and are currently trading ar...

April 29, 2019 - 9:03 am

Intuit looks attractive for a quick trade

Intuit shares dropped today by $17 to $246 on relatively benign news of them confirming revenue guidance in line or at the upper end of their forecasted grow...

April 26, 2019 - 8:25 am

Option trade on Disney

Disney has announced high level plans, pricing and a timeline for entering into the video streaming business to compete with Netflix and Amazon. The stock ha...

April 24, 2019 - 10:11 am

Close the Harley Davidson Options for a 186% Gain

On April 5 we put on a bullish option trade on HOG with the purchase of Calls and selling puts for expiration in August, and those options have been in the m...

April 17, 2019 - 12:11 pm

Betting on a Trade Resolution

Yesterday the Chinese Vice Premier Liu He announced that a "New consensus" had been reached in trade negotiations with the US. The ongoing trade disputes sin...

April 05, 2019 - 9:58 am

Option trade on Boeing

Boeing (BA) has been in the news more than they would like since the two high profile 737 Max 8 incidents which point to potential flaws in their MCAS system...

March 28, 2019 - 10:57 am

Trade on Axon ahead of earnings

Axon (AXXN), the maker of Taser non-lethal weapons and body cameras for law enforcement will report earnings on Feb 26 one week from today. The stock has tra...

February 19, 2019 - 9:33 am

Take advantage of the volatililty

We've seen the market make large moves down yesterday and today, and the VIX has spiked to almost 23, which is elevated considering where it's been for the p...

November 20, 2018 - 10:51 am

Opportunity in GE

It's the day after Halloween and GE has provided plenty of scary moments over the past few months. When you look at the recent events of the once largest glo...

November 01, 2018 - 8:04 am

Bullish call on Walmart

Shares of Walmart (WMT) peaked at a multi-year high of $110/share on 1/29/18, and since have pulled back to as low as $87.50. The pull back is overdone in ou...

March 06, 2018 - 6:59 am

Close the INDA and MGM Option positions

On May 2nd we put a bull spread on INDA for a net credit of $0.20 cents are we are selling it today by buying back the Sept $32 Puts for $0.20 cents and sell...

August 16, 2017 - 8:19 am

Organic LED screens are the future

Organic LED, aka OLED technology is already in wide spread use today in flat panel televisions, computer monitors, and various military applications. The nex...

July 07, 2017 - 9:35 am

Casino stocks are rising

Gaming stocks have far outpaced the S&P for 2017, and over the past year have returned mid to high double digit profits. The risks of China experiencing ...

June 27, 2017 - 11:57 am

Bullish on a Recreation Company

The winter 2016/2017 ski season was strong in the Pacific northwest, Utah, and British Columbia, while Colorado experienced more tempered conditions. Ticket ...

June 01, 2017 - 12:49 pm

New trade on Autodesk

Shares of Autodesk gapped up last week from $97.50 to over $110/share on the news of a positive earnings report. The company has been losing money and going ...

May 22, 2017 - 12:09 pm

Emerging Market Option Trade

Investors have had a great run in so far in 2017, in just four months the S&P has posted a 6% gain and sentiment on Wall St. continues to remain strong. ...

May 02, 2017 - 10:43 am

Close the Netflix trade for a 463% gain

On January 18, 2017 we put on a synthetic long trade on Netflix, and we are closing the trade today.

We bought back the short June $100 Puts ...

April 04, 2017 - 12:18 pm

Tesla (TSLA) option trade

Tesla recently announced that production on the Model III would begin in June with full production ramping up around August. That provided relief to investor...

February 24, 2017 - 10:50 am

Close the Facebook (FB) trade for a 787% return over 8 months

In June 2016 we entered into a synthetic long position on Facebook, and the title of that post was "Long Term Trade on Facebook". The net cost of the synthet...

February 24, 2017 - 10:20 am

FB Option trade

Facebook (FB) reported strong earnings last week and the stock is breaking out about it's $133 resistance area. Long term we believe that FB will be a great ...

February 08, 2017 - 9:45 am

Netflix Option Trade

Netflix will report earnings today after the market closes and the stock is trading around $131. Analysts have been upgrading the stock and they have beat in...

January 18, 2017 - 9:50 am

Option trade on Deckers Outdoor (DECK)

Deckers Outdoor Corp is trading at $58.15 and reports earnings the first week of February. The stock has traded in a wide range from $51-$70 over the past 6 ...

January 09, 2017 - 10:28 am

Close the BKS Put Options for a small loss

On Nov 28th we bought the January 2017 $12 Puts on Barnes and Noble (BKS) for $.49 cents and we are closing these Puts for $0.35 cents today for a 29% loss. ...

December 21, 2016 - 10:46 am

Barnes & Noble option trade

Shares of Barnes & Noble (BKS) have risen 33% this month, and the company reported an earnings beat last week by losing $.05 cents per share less than an...

November 28, 2016 - 11:51 am

Close the Nvidia trade for a 18x return!

Nvidia reported strong Q3 earnings and the stock has popped over $15 this morning. On 10/26 we entered into this trade: November 11, 2016 - 7:36 am

New trade on Edwards Lifesciences

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has had a great 1 year performance with the stock rising from $78 to a high of $122 until their Q3 earnings report on 10/25/16 knoc...

November 08, 2016 - 11:47 am

Close the Chipotle options for a 60% Gain

We sold the CMG November $325 Puts for $2.50 on September 20th, and the stock has gotten hammered since then from $400 to $360. There's no telling how much m...

October 31, 2016 - 10:02 am

Another trade on nvidia (NVDA)

On Sept 13 we sold Puts on nvidia and we are up 90% on those options which should expire worthless in just over 3 weeks where we'll pocket 100%. Since we put...

October 26, 2016 - 12:33 pm

Another trade on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)

On August 4th we sold August $350 Puts on Chipotle (CMG) and those options expired worthless and we kept all of our premium, which was $55 per contract. This...

September 20, 2016 - 9:31 am

Option trade on nvidia

Most widely known for graphics processing and building card for PCs, nvidia's stock (NVDA) has recently been on a tear going from $22-63 in the past 52 weeks...

September 13, 2016 - 12:14 pm

Costco looks appealing but not a buy yet, trade the options instead

Costco (COST) shares have dropped recently from a high around $170 to $164, despite a strong general market in the US. Macro trends at Costco remain strong w...

August 29, 2016 - 12:33 pm

Close the GM and XLF Options

In January of 2016 we purchased a Jan 2017 $35 Call and sold the $25 Put on GM for a net credit of $0.05. GM has fluctuated between $26 and $33 over the past...

August 29, 2016 - 12:17 pm

Close the Microsoft trade for a 202% gain in under 4 months

On April 22nd we put on a bull spread position on Microsoft by entering three option positions which all expire in January 2017 as follows:

Long $52....

August 10, 2016 - 9:49 am

Quick trade on Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has been trading near their 52 week lows around $385, and recently they announced a strong quarter and the stock spiked from $41...

August 04, 2016 - 12:30 pm

A Cheap Hedge in a Frothy Market

The S&P 500 has roared from from the February lows of 1810 to 2110 in late April, then traded in a range from 2030 to 2110 through late June when the Bre...

July 22, 2016 - 12:07 pm

Long term trade on Facebook

The massive volatility and drop in equity markets today presents another opportunity to position into Facebook for a longer term trade. Shares have been trad...

June 24, 2016 - 9:54 am

New trade on Amazon.com

With news of the UK existing the Eurozone, aka Brexit, global markets, currencies and US markets have dropped precipitously since last night. The US market h...

June 24, 2016 - 8:43 am

Close the Best Buy trade for a 40% Gain

On June 6th we bought the August $30 Puts on BBY for $1.32. While we think this stock has more room to go down we are going to take advantage of the drop tod...

June 13, 2016 - 10:58 am

Short on Best Buy

It was announced earlier today that the CEO of Best Buy (BBY) sold his 44% of his personal stake in his company, which doesn't inspire confidence in the comp...

June 06, 2016 - 10:12 am

Close the Deere & Co Puts for a gain

Five days ago we bought the July $80 strike Puts on Deere & Co ahead of earnings for $2.62 on the premise that global headwinds and a slowing China would...

May 24, 2016 - 7:14 am

Close the AT&T Option trade

On March 30th we put on a 2-legged trade on AT&T where we bought the June $40 calls for .60 cents and sold 2x the number of June $36 Puts for a .25 cent ...

May 19, 2016 - 11:01 am

Ahead of earnings on Deere

Deere & Company (DE) reports earnings tomorrow and the stock has been trading in a rang from $75-85 over the past 3 months, currently at $82.25. The cons...

May 19, 2016 - 10:49 am

Short term trade on American Airlines

American Airlines (AAL) trades at a P/E multiple of 2.96 right now, for a company that pays a 1.27% dividend and has been growing revenue and managing expens...

May 18, 2016 - 8:45 am

Close the AAPL and WDAY option positions

We are closing two option trades this morning, one on Workday and the other on Apple. On Feb 9th we bought Jan 2018 $67.50 Calls on WDAY for $7.00, and we ar...

May 02, 2016 - 8:57 am

Take advantage of the steep drop in Microsoft today

Microsoft announced earnings this morning of $0.62 cents per share vs. expectations of $0.64, and missed on revenue by only $10M. The $10M revenue miss on ov...

April 22, 2016 - 7:31 am

Option trade on Apple ahead of earnings

Apple (AAPL) will report earnings on April 25th in ten days after the market closes, and option premiums present an attractive opportunity that traders can t...

April 15, 2016 - 9:06 am

Close the Avis Budget Group trade for a 27% gain

On 3/8 we put on a bearish trade on CAR by buying the April $25 Puts and selling the April $22 Puts for a net cost of $0.75 cents. Today we are ...

April 07, 2016 - 6:54 am

Bullish trade on AT&T

Since December 2012 AT&T (T) has managed to grow revenue from $127B to almost $147B at the end of 2015, which is an increase of 15.7%. This puts AT&T...

March 30, 2016 - 12:03 pm

Close the Hanesbrand Options for a Loss

On March 6th we bought the April $30 Calls on HBI for $0.90 cents, and we just couldn't get this trade to make money so we are closing it today for a loss. W...

March 28, 2016 - 11:25 am

Avis Budget Group likely to head lower

Avis Budget Group (CAR) is known for renting cars and trucks as well as for its more recent acquisition of Zipcar in early 2013. The stock for CAR has been i...

March 08, 2016 - 9:00 pm

New option trade on Hanesbrands

Hanesbrands (HBI) has a 52 week trading range from $23,25 to $34.80, and recently hit the low on February 8th as the rest of the market sold off at the same ...

March 06, 2016 - 9:01 pm

Opportunity in a hot software company back to its IPO Price

Friday's major sell off was downright brutal, and no sector was hurt more than cloud software and internet companies due to Linked In's earnings report which...

February 09, 2016 - 12:02 pm

Option trade on the bloody Energy sector

Oil saw some life last Friday as it rallied from the $29 level to $32, and today it's back to $30. In the short term, oil seems to want to go back into the $...

January 25, 2016 - 12:34 pm

We're pounding the table on this Auto Maker

The first two weeks of 2016 have been bumpy and firmly in the red with the S&P shedding close to 100 points from 2040 to 2033 in 8 trading sessions. We h...

January 13, 2016 - 8:39 am

Close the Facebook option trade for a 32% Gain in 4 days

On 12/14 we bought the January $105 Calls on Facebook for $3.00, and we are closing these today for $3.95 for a gain of $0.95 or 32%. V...

December 18, 2015 - 6:53 am

Option Trade on Facebook ahead of the Fed

The S&P has had a quiet day so far today while over the past 2 weeks it has given up almost 100 points. We've broken below a support level of 2020 on the...

December 14, 2015 - 10:09 am

Option trade on Microsoft

Microsoft is firing on all cylinders and the stock is reflecting a solid strategy for the future. Their recent announcements on developer tools, success with...

December 01, 2015 - 8:54 am

84% Gain on on the Gap trade

Gap is down a dollar today to around $25.50, and our put options are up 84% in value to 1.60, from our purchase price of .87 cents. If there isn't any bad ne...

November 13, 2015 - 10:00 am

Option trade on Gap, Inc

Gap Inc (GPS) has been trending lower for the past 6 months, and they report earnings in 9 days on November 19th. GPS recently reported weak sales in October...

November 10, 2015 - 9:22 am

Close the Pfizer Option Trade for 195% Gain

In April 2014 we entered into a long-term option trade on Pfizer (PFE): http...

October 28, 2015 - 10:05 am

Close the Nov VIX Call for a Loss

We bought Nov $19 Calls on VIX for $1.75 as a way to profit if the market pulled back over the past 3 weeks, and we've seen a consistent rally since that tim...

October 28, 2015 - 8:22 am

Small trade on Twitter ahead of earnings

Twitter (TWTR) reports Q3 earnings tomorrow, and the consensus estimate is that they will report a $.05 cent profit. Recently the company announced that Jack...

October 26, 2015 - 10:53 am

Close the Microsoft option trade for a 728% gain in less than 2 months

On Aug 26th, 2015 we put on a synthetic long position on MSFT (...

October 23, 2015 - 12:32 pm

Short term volatility trade

During the past few days we've seen the S&P and Dow go through major intraday swings, mostly starting lower and ending near highs. One thing is certain, ...

October 08, 2015 - 12:24 pm

Bullish long-term option trade on Microsoft

The past 4 sessions have been nothing less than a roller coaster ride of massive gains and losses on the US markets, mostly losses. The current market presen...

August 26, 2015 - 10:28 am

Close the short China position for a 143% Gain

The markets opened this morning across the world with massive volatility and selling. In the short term, we believe that a bounce is likely and we are closin...

August 24, 2015 - 9:24 am

Close the VIX Calls for a 17% Gain

On July 20th we bought the Sept $14 Calls on the VIX at $2.00 even, and today they are trading at $2.35. During this time the S&P dropped from 2130 to 20...

July 28, 2015 - 9:09 am

Complacency in the Markets isn't good

Today's trading session is very quiet with the Dow in a narrow trading range from flat to up 30 points, and last week we had great earnings from Google which...

July 20, 2015 - 11:10 am

How to Profit on the Chinese Bubble Popping

The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index hit a recent high of 5,166 on June 12th, which represented a 150% 12 month return in the Chinese market. During t...

July 08, 2015 - 11:44 am

Long term Energy play with great upside potential

Crude oil has been range bound from $50 to $62 over the past 2 months, and prices have seemed to stabilize in the short term. Longer term, we believe that th...

June 30, 2015 - 9:36 am

Close the ServiceNow options for a 65% Gain

On April 17th we bought the ServiceNow (NOW) November 2015 $75 Calls for $6.30, and sold the November 2015 $65 Puts for $5.40. Today the stock trades around ...

May 18, 2015 - 7:35 am

Adding a Long Option Position in Service Now

Yesterday after the market close ServiceNow (NOW) announced updated Q2 guidance of $237-242M which is lower than the expectation of analysts of $241.9M. The ...

April 17, 2015 - 10:22 am

Close the AT&T Puts for a 20% Gain in 1 month

On Feb 4 we bought Puts on AT&T at the April $34 strike, and today there was an annoucement that Apple will replace AT&T in the Dow Jones index of 30...

March 06, 2015 - 7:48 am

Bearish on AT&T after Net Neutrality Proposal

Today the FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the internet would remain neutral and ISP's and telecom providers couldn't discriminate users based on band...

February 04, 2015 - 8:48 pm

Discounted Trade into Alibaba

Alibaba has been publicly traded for about 41 days now and debuted on the US market above $90/share due to high demand from investors and institutional buyer...

October 30, 2014 - 10:24 am

Close the EBAY puts

Two weeks ago we sold the November $50 Puts on EBAY planning on a pull back on the stock due to Apple's entry into the electronic payment market. Over ...

October 01, 2014 - 9:27 am

How to play Apple Pay eating into Paypal's Market Share

Apple announced last week that they will release a payment solution that is integrated into the new Apple iPhone 6 called Apple Pay. This solution will...

September 15, 2014 - 12:44 pm

Close the Hewlett Packard Options for a 18% Gain

On April 11 we opened up a synthetic long position on HPQ by selling the Jan 2016 $30 strike Puts for $4.11, and buying the Jan 2016 $30 strike Calls for $5....

July 17, 2014 - 11:03 am

Profit from today's drop in Sandisk

Sandisk (SNDK) released earnings that were positive on the top and bottom line, however investors are pounding the stock today because margins are lower than...

July 17, 2014 - 10:49 am

Close the Orbitz Calls for a 75% Gain

On May 2nd we purchased August $7.50 Call options on Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) for $1.00, and at the time the stock looked undervalued relative to its peers con...

July 01, 2014 - 10:09 am

Option trade on ICICI Bank

On May 22 we closed a short term option trade on ICICI Bank (IBN) where the stock was trading around $52 for a solid profit. Since then the stock has r...

June 27, 2014 - 11:21 am

Close the ICICI Bank Options for a Gain

Six days ago we put on a synthetic long position on ICICI Bank (IBN) by buying the Sept $50 Calls for $3.80 and selling the Sept $50 Puts for $3.95. Th...

May 22, 2014 - 12:03 pm

Gain on Short Term Upside in India

Narendra Modi will be the new Prime Minister in India, and he is viewed as a globally friendly leader as it related to opening India up to foreign investment...

May 16, 2014 - 12:01 pm

Close the Autodesk Options for a 57% Gain

We sold the May $44 strike Puts on Autodesk (ADSK) on March 31, 2014 at $0.67 cents, and today they are trading at $0.29 cents. We are closing th...

May 15, 2014 - 9:48 am

Closing 3 option positions and a market outlook

We are closing our option positions on Blackberry, Toll Brothers and Akamai.

We sold the May $52.50 Puts short on Akamai on Feb 26th a...

May 08, 2014 - 9:47 am

Bullish Trade on Orbitz

Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) is currently trading at $7.40, and has a 52 week range of $5.86 - $13.26, and has a low P/E of 5.16. Orbitz is an online travel ...

May 02, 2014 - 10:54 am

Bearish Home Builder Trade

Home builders and related stocks have had a rough start to 2014, with the iShares Home Construction ETF down 5% YTD, and some home builders faring much worse...

April 23, 2014 - 12:40 pm

Close the long $VIX Calls for a loss

We had purchased long June $16 Calls on the $VIX just over one month ago anticipating volatility, and to act as a hedge. This trade worked for a ...

April 22, 2014 - 12:22 pm

Closing SodaStream and $VIX Options

We sold the SodaStream (SODA) July $40 Puts short in Feb for $6.30, and they are currently trading at $4.30, with the underlying stock at $40.45. SODA ...

April 22, 2014 - 12:09 pm

Long-term Trade on Hewlett Packard (HPQ)

Just like the Pfizer trade we executed today, we are looking to enter low PE positions that are in clear uptrends and the potential for future gains. H...

April 11, 2014 - 12:32 pm

Long-term Trade on Pfizer

All major US indices have been volatile are are in the negative YTD due to the pull back over the past 2 weeks. While this correction has impacted high...

April 11, 2014 - 12:08 pm

Sell the Barnes and Noble Puts for a 33% Gain

We bought the Barnes and Noble May $18 strike Puts yesterday for $0.75 cents, and we are closing the now at $1.00 for a 33% gain in 1 day. If you choos...

April 04, 2014 - 12:31 pm

Sell the SodaStream Calls for a 23% Profit

We are closing the July 2014 $42.50 Calls on SodaStream by selling them at $5.90 today, for a 23% profit. We purchased these call...

March 31, 2014 - 12:25 pm

Sell Premium on the Recent Autodesk Sell-Off

Autodesk is known for making software for modeling, designing and creating everything from products, buildings, complex objects and machinery to civil struct...

March 31, 2014 - 12:17 pm

Option trade on a Volatile Market

Over the past 3 trading sessions we have seen the S&P go from 1874 down to 1840 and back up to 1860 today. That's a 54 point move on the S&P in...

March 17, 2014 - 12:01 pm

Close Bank of American options for a 9% loss

Our Bank of America (BAC) options have been lagging recently, and even though we have 2 months to expiration we are going to cut our losses and close these p...

February 28, 2014 - 12:11 pm

Get paid for a pull back on Akamai Technologies

We like the future prospects of Akamai (AKAM) as a company since they provide a vital service to any large scale internet website that needs to run at scale ...

February 26, 2014 - 10:29 am

Is it possible to Profit on Blackberry?

Blackberry shares hit their all time high at $148 in June 2008, and since then shares have dropped to a recent low of $5.44 in December 2013. Shares ar...

February 18, 2014 - 7:53 am

Sodastream likely to move higher

The big news today in the market is that Coke is making an investment in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), and that leaves many analysts thinking that P...

February 06, 2014 - 10:38 am

Close the Starbucks Puts for a 37% Gain in 2 weeks

On January 21st we went long the SBUX March $70 Puts at $1.42. We are closing them today at $1.95 for a gain of 37.3%. Thes...

February 04, 2014 - 12:45 pm

Option trade on Bank of America

Over the past week the S&P has dropped from 1850 to 1800, and the market is showing some signs of pulling back and correcting. It is still unclear ...

January 24, 2014 - 10:12 am

Close the American Airlines Options for a 213% Gain

We entered into a synthetic long position on American Airlines (formerly US Airways) on November 4, 2013. We bought the June 2014 $22 Calls for $3.65, ...

January 24, 2014 - 8:51 am

Trading Starbucks Ahead of Earnings

Starbucks (SBUX) has been a powerhouse growth story over the last several years since the return of founder/CEO Howard Schultz. Over the past 12 months...

January 21, 2014 - 10:33 am

Close Sandisk Options for a combined 41% return in 6 weeks

Sandisk reports earnings tomorrow, and there were several research notes today citing concerns over possible revenue guidance and analyst downgrades (

January 21, 2014 - 9:41 am

No-Brainer Option trade on Under Armour

Under Armour (UA) has had a good year with the stock moving from $47.50 to currently $84.88.

January 14, 2014 - 8:08 am

Close KORS Puts and BAC Calls for total gain of 142%

Michael Kors isn't performing well and we are going to lock in profits on the short puts. We are buying back the Feb $70 Puts for $1.35 to...

January 08, 2014 - 11:01 am

Close KORS Calls for a gain

We've seen some volatility in Michael Kors over the past few weeks, and we are closing the calls to lock in small gains.

Today we are ...

January 03, 2014 - 9:47 am

Close Family Dollar trade for a loss

We are closing the FDO Short Put trade, and buying it back at $1.70 for a loss. We entered this position on October 28th, and sold Puts at $1.05. ...

December 17, 2013 - 10:22 am

Option trade for upside in Sandisk

Sandisk provides flash storage products, flash drives and wireless memory devices that are used in various consumer devices such as cameras, cell phones, lap...

December 09, 2013 - 8:38 am

New option trade on Bank of America

Bank of America (BAC) has traded up over 25% YTD in 2013, and has a 52 week high of $15.97 which was in the last month. The US banking sector has been ...

December 07, 2013 - 10:11 am

ServiceNow Option Trade

Shares of ServiceNow (NOW) have been stadily moving higher over the past year as the company grows, signs on new customers and increases its annual recurring...

December 02, 2013 - 11:53 am

Bullish Option Trade on Michael Kors

We've been watching Michael Kors (KORS) and it has recently dipped from over $83 to just over $80, not a large dip but it is setting up for a good entry poin...

November 20, 2013 - 9:51 am

Closing the December VIX Calls

Before you decide to close the December VIX Calls, it's important to note that they are still a very cheap way to hedge the market over the next month. ...

November 20, 2013 - 9:12 am

Close the Yahoo Puts

Yahoo just announced a large stock buyback and it's sending the shares higher. Our thesis of the stock moving down to the $33 range before December exp...

November 20, 2013 - 8:50 am

Fly with Boeing

Shares of Boeing have been on a tear for the past year, going from $72 to $134, and showing no sign of slowing down. Orders for new Dreamliners, and 77...

November 14, 2013 - 10:58 am

Short term trade on Yahoo

Yahoo has been rangebound between $32 and $35 for the past few weeks, and the S&P overall looks like it's topping out again at the 1765 level (worth look...

November 12, 2013 - 11:50 am

Close the DDD Options

Three days ago we issued an alert to close the short Feb 2014 $65 strike Calls on 3D Systems at $9.00, for a loss of (181%). This was an intentional lo...

November 08, 2013 - 8:03 am

Option Trade to Capture Upside at US Airways

We had a bullish option position on US Airways (LCC) earlier this year and made roughly 32% on that position in 4 months. We exited that position becau...

November 04, 2013 - 11:35 am

Close the FIO options and take the loss

The story at FIO has too much risk even though we really believe there is upside potential in this company. With the recent management turnover of the ...

October 31, 2013 - 9:07 am

Close the Facebook Options for a 88% gain

Our short Facebook November $43 Puts are worth .17 cents today, and we sold them for $1.44 on 9/24. We are buying them back at .17 cents to clo...

October 31, 2013 - 8:54 am

Option trade on Family Dollar

Right now the VIX is at $13.30 and option premiums are low, which makes it tougher to find good premiums without going out too far on expiration. Right...

October 28, 2013 - 10:23 am

One certainty in this market that you can trade

The current market conditions are becoming more risky and overvalued as each day closes up on the S&P. Who knows if AAPL will stay above $500...

October 22, 2013 - 9:57 am

Collect Premium in this Market

The market has been going through big up and down swings over the past week or so with the uncertainty coming out of Washington, and until the debt ceiling i...

October 14, 2013 - 7:50 am

Close the Blackstone Calls and Puts for a 333% Gain

The US markets are getting very volatile due to the gridlock in Washington DC over the debt ceiling and budget, this can be a good thing since we are seeing ...

October 08, 2013 - 9:33 am

Capitalize on Fusion IO Trending Well

Yes, another FIO trade -- we know. This stock has recovered from an August low around $10.50, to current levels around $14.00, based on a few factors. ...

October 02, 2013 - 8:30 am

Close GLD Puts for a 30% Gain

We mentioned several times that if we saw gold make a major move down we would exit our short put position, and we saw it today with spot gold down $38 on th...

October 01, 2013 - 11:18 am

A Safer Way to Buy Facebook

Facebook (FB) has had quite a run lately from the mid $20's in July to over $48 today, and it's not showing much in the way of letting up the momentum. ...

September 24, 2013 - 10:37 am

Close the Calls on FIO for a 27% Gain

We just closed the March 2014 $12 Calls on FIO at $3.50, for a gain of .75 from our entry price. That is a 27% return in 6 calendar days.

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September 16, 2013 - 12:09 pm

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