Since reporting calendar Q3 results in the last week or so, Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Facebook (FB), the stocks have lost between 5 and 10%. That is equal to nearly $200 billion in …
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Update – Facebook (FB) Earnings Ideas
Last Friday and then again yesterday we previewed Facebook’s (FB) Q3 results. We also detailed some trade ideas for those long the stock or those inclined to initiate a new long position into the print, but with …
Continue readingFacebook (FB) Q3 Earnings Ideas
Event: Facebook (FB) reports Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 6% one day post earnings move tomorrow, which is shy of the average over the last 4 quarters …
Continue readingNovember Spawned a Monster (Election Volatility)
The VIX (CBOE Volatility index) recently touched the fairly low level of 13 on October 24th. Since that day, it has seen seven straight up days and is now above 20 on today’s nearly 20% …
Continue readingRussell, Your Looks Have Become A Problem – IWM
The S&P 500 (SPX) took a brief hit this afternoon after the FBI announced to Congress they are reviewing new emails recovered from then Secretary Clinton’s private email server. After the quick 1% drop, the …
Continue readingFacebook (FB) Pokes
Event: Facebook (FB) reports Q3 results on Wednesday November 2nd after the close. The options market is implying a little less than 6% one day move, which is equivalent to about $23 billion in market capitalization. The stock …
Continue readingAT&T (T) – Yield Sign
AT&T (T) had a newsy week, starting off with their $85.4 billion bid for Time Warner (TWX) followed by their Q3 earnings report which might have highlighted their reason for attempting such a transformative acquisition. …
Continue readingAlphabet Soup – GOOGL
Earlier we highlighted the implied move in the options market (along with a few other fun facts) for Alpabet’s (GOOGL) Q3 results due out after the close. The options market is predicting about a 5% …
Continue readingAmazon.com (AMZN) Earnings Trade Ideas
Earlier we highlighted the implied move in the options market (along with a few other fun facts) for Amazon.com’s (AMZN) Q3 results due out after the close: The options market is predicting about a 7% …
Continue readingApple Turnover
Yesterday we previewed Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal 4Q earnings and offered some trade ideas for those with existing positioning or a directional inclination into the print. We now want to recap those ideas and discuss how they fared and how …
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