$RHT Fiscal Q4 Earnings Preview

March 22, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Infrastructure Software vendor RedHat (RHT) reports their fiscal Q4 results after the close. The options market is implying about an 8% one day move which is very rich to the 4 qtr average of …

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$ADBE Fiscal Q1 Earnings Preview

March 17, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Adobe Systems (ADBE) reports their fiscal Q1 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day earnings move, which is rich to the 4 qtr avg one day …

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MorningWord 3/14/16: VW Bugs

March 14, 2016 by Dan • Morning Word

QE induced V & W bottoms in the U.S. stock market have been a hallmark of the bull market rally since the financial crisis.  You know the drill, stocks lagged without the tailwind between bouts …

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$WMT – Earnings Preview / Update

February 17, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Walmart (WMT) reports their Q4 results tomorrow before the open. The options market is implying about a 3.25% one day move, which is just shy of the average one day move following the last four …

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LinkedIn (LNKD) Q4 Earnings Preview

February 4, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: LinkedIn (LNKD) reports Q4 results tonight after the close.  The options market is implying about a 12% one day move which is essentially in line with the average one day move over the last 4 …

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FB: Fly on Your Wall

January 22, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

It was a pretty volatile week for most risk assets the world over. At one point here in the U.S. and Europe on Wednesday it felt as though we were nearing a crash.  Things have …

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SBUX Caffeine High

January 21, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Starbucks reports fiscal Q1 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% one day move, which is rich to the 4 qtr one day avg move of 3.25% and …

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GE Money

by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: General Electric (GE) reports Q4 results tomorrow before the open. The options market is implying about a 3.5% one day move, which is essentially in line with its one day rally post Q3 results on …

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MorningWord 1/12/16: Down on the Pharma

January 12, 2016 by Dan • Morning Word

Last night on CNBC’s Fast Money Meg Tirrell interviewed Merck CEO Ken Frazier. As usual, Meg ran a great interview. Since healthcare related stocks are not my forte I found myself looking down at my Bloomberg …

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