MorningWord 3/31/16: An About Facebook?

March 31, 2016 by Dan • Morning Word

I like to consider myself an early adopter when it comes to technology.  Since the start of the mobile telecom and internet age 2o years ago I have quickly gravitated towards hardware, software and apps …

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$MU Q2 Earnings Preview

by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Micron (MU) reports fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 10% one day post earnings move which is rich to the 4 qtr average move of about …

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What’s the Implied $LULU ?

by CC • Trades and Updates

Yesterday, we previewed LULU earnings and offered a couple of trades. We focused on the implied move  and how it compared to recent moves (particularly on the downside). That implied move and recent history informed …

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$LULU – Downward Dog On Earnings?

March 29, 2016 by CC • Trade Ideas

Earlier Dan previewed Lululemon’s (LULU) earnings due before the bell tomorrow. As we often do with events that we’re not involved in ourselves we still want to detail some options opportunities for those that are …

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$LULU Fiscal Q4 Earnings Preview

by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Lululemmon (LULU) reports their fiscal Q4 results tomorrow before the open. The options markets is implying about a 9% one day post earnings move, which is shy of its 4 quarter average one day …

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MorningWord 3/29/16: Dollar In General

by Dan • Morning Word

This morning in the WSJ’s Streetwise column, James McKintosh succinctly summed up the bi-polar behavior of investors in risk assets over the last last couple months (The Markets Have a Message: Don’t Believe This Rally): Worries …

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Big Printin’ – $CMCSA, $DIS, $TWX

March 28, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

I’m on vacation this week and won’t be in front of my screens for the most part. CC and I will continue to post but some days may be slightly lighter on content. [hr] Here …

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$XOP Oil Strike

by CC • Trades and Updates

In the beginning of March we looked at the oil and gas explorer etf XOP. The XOP has gotten hammered over the past 2 years, from a high of about $85 in 2014 to a …

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