Here is some large siazable options activity that caught my eye in today’s trading: XOP: the S&P Oil & Gas etf was down more than 2% as Crude Oil has one of its worst days in …
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Alphabet 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 readingMicrosoft (MSFT) Earnings Updates
Yesterday we reiterated out thought that with Microsoft so close to its all time high (made in 1999) that it was likely we see a matched or new high soon. We also expected nostalgic ledes …
Continue readingMicrosoft (MSFT) – Small Window?
Three weeks ago we made the case that before this market rally is all said and done, there is a very strong likelihood that shares of Microsoft (MSFT) will make a new all time high: …
Continue readingChart of the Day – MSFT: Party like it’s 1999?
Event: MSFT will report their fiscal Q1 after the close tomorrow. The implied move in the options market is about 5% in either direction, below the 4 qtr average one day post earnings move of …
Continue readingMicrosoft (MSFT) Window of Opportunity?
The biggest news in tech this week was merely rumor, that Qualcomm (QCOM) is in talks to pay $30 billion for NXP Semiconductor (NXPI), a company which just last year spent $12 billion to buy Freescale …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/21/16: Goofy Cash Cows
Last night, Microsoft (MSFT) announced that they will be replacing their existing $40 billion share repurchase agreement (that should be completed this year) by another $40 billion buyback plan. While that is a dazzling headline, …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/19/16: All Aboard the MegaBus?
Thirty years ago, in March 13th, 1986, a little company named Microsoft (MSFT) went public. Split adjusted the IPO price was below 10 cents!. At the time the Nasdaq Composite (CCMP) was trading very near 300. MSFT …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/6/16: Circling Vultures
Smart money is constantly hunting for the next big technological service, standard or platform. To get a sense what that smart money is looking at (to eventually bet on), I follow a bunch of VC …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/1/16: Head in the Clouds
Last night Salesforce.com (CRM) reported fiscal Q2 results that were generally inline. They guided the current quarter down a touch, and left full year guidance intact. The stock was down 8% last night in the …
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