#earnings for you Tatsy Trade viewers, there are a boatload of earnings trades today, most which don’t seem to fit the prevailing style here. many are ironflys, too close for my comfort.
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#earnings #shortstrangle YELP May 19…
#earnings #shortstrangles YELP
May 19 28/40 for 1.15
#earnings REGN should have waited…
#earnings REGN should have waited 1 more day
#shortcallspreads TSLA June 16 340/345…
#shortcallspreads TSLA
June 16 340/345 @.52
#earnings REGN Have an IC,…
#earnings REGN
Have an IC, 430/440 decided to close and take the hit before it gets out of hand
$NUGT
I bought a couple May 12 6 puts at .04 for margin relief on some higher puts. After the the reverse split, TDA has me with a 23,650% gain on them.
#shortcallspreads CMG From TradeWise May…
#shortcallspreads CMG
From TradeWise May 19 500.502.5 for .70
#ironcondor AMZN Sold June 16…
#ironcondor AMZN
Sold June 16 850/860/990/1000 for 2.35
#earnings This week I had…
#earnings This week I had trades on BIDU,EXPE,SRPT, SBUX and CMG, all expiring May 19, I’m successfully out of 4, SBUX gamble has not worked, small loss. Other than SRPT which was a strangle, the others were #ironcondors. We know there is usually more premium going out further but often don’t get the volatility crush, but have more time for adjustment if it’s needed. I essentially followed Jeff’s trades, tweaking them for my margin needs. Tried for a strangle on X, fortunately wasn’t filled, and an IC on FFIV that wasn’t filled, would be a maybe.
#earningstrade BIDU May 19 IC…
#earningstrade BIDU
May 19 IC 165/175/200/210, BIDU is at 187, received 2.44
#earningstrade #rollof the dice SBUX…
#earningstrade #rollof the dice SBUX
Bought a long straddle (hey-Jeff and I and probably others went long on SPX yesterday), May 19 55/66 for .18, will need more than a 10% move over 3 weeks to be profitable.
#earningstraderepair GS April 17, back…
#earningstraderepair GS
April 17, back when the market was going to crash, I sold an iron fly, GS dropped, rolled the puts to May, closed them today, made 1.20 overall on all of the transactions.
#shortputs UVXY Sold May 19…
#shortputs UVXY
Sold May 19 13 put for .56, bought a 10 put for .o3
#options expiration ADBE 110/115 put…
#options expiration
ADBE 110/115 put spread, overall a .16 loser as part of an iron condor
AMGN 175/185 call spread, rolled twice
CHK 6 covered calls
CONN long 8 put loser
DECK 40/50 put spread
ENDP 12 covered call
GILD 70/72.50 loser
GS 220/227.50 earnings call spread, put spread rolled
IBM 170/172.50 earnings call spread, put side rolled
ISRG 690/700 put spread, call side closed before earnings, break even
IWM 128 covered puts
LULU covered 55 call
NFLX earnings trades winner!
VXX 19 calls, partially covered
#earningstraderepair IBM Iron fly on…
#earningstraderepair IBM
Iron fly on IBM didn’t work (neither did GS) was able to roll 167.50/170 put spread to May 19 160/165 for a credit of .40.
#shortputspread LULU Closed May 19…
#shortputspread LULU
Closed May 19 50/45, made about .60 on it, almost in the black on an earnings trade gone wrong
#spxcampaign #ironbutterfly Followed from TT…
#spxcampaign #ironbutterfly
Followed from TT
May 12 SPX 2315/2340/2340/2365 for 22.00, profitable between 2317 and 2362
#earnings #ironbutterfly IBM April 21…
#earnings #ironbutterfly IBM
April 21 167.50/170/170/172.50 for 2.06, risk about 40 for a NFLX style non event
#optionvolume WFM Over 5,000 calls…
#optionvolume WFM
Over 5,000 calls in Nov. at the 34 strike
#shortputspread NFLX Followed from TT…
#shortputspread NFLX
Followed from TT May 19 140/130 for 1.54 with NFLX at 144.
#shortcallspreads TSLA Rolled April 21…
#shortcallspreads TSLA
Rolled April 21 300/310 to May 19 310/320 for a credit of .34, TSLA hovering around 300.
#earnings NFLX followed Jeff with…
#earnings NFLX
followed Jeff with 130/125 put spreads for .47 each
followed Mike at TT put butterfly 129/135/135/138 for .20, profitable above 131, risk of 276 to make 324
bought a 128 put for some blow out protection
#earnings NFLX Anybody roll the…
#earnings NFLX
Anybody roll the dice on NFLX?
according to stocktwits-The VIX is…
according to stocktwits-The VIX is now up 12% year-to-date. That’s the second biggest YTD move since 2008: https://stocktwits.com/schaeffers/message/80027913?utm_medium=community-twitter&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=outboundteam …
#shortcalls UVXY Sold June 16,…
#shortcalls UVXY
Sold June 16, 60 call for .54. Could have gotten more earlier-top-o-the chain, over 1000 traded today.
#earnings BBBY-anybody considering a trade?…
#earnings BBBY-anybody considering a trade? Over at TT there are a couple bearish trades, but they don’t have any special insight.
#ironcondor RUT From my TradeWise…
#ironcondor RUT
From my TradeWise e-mail a May 19 RUT IC 1310/1315/1420/1425 for 2.05
#shortcalls UVXY sold may 5…
#shortcalls UVXY sold may 5 30 call for .68
#earnings LULU I sold a…
#earnings LULU
I sold a 66 straddle for earnings and the bottom fell out of the pants. Right before closing the day before earnings I bought a 60 put and a 68/75 BuCS for some protection. I received 5.10 for the straddle and after selling the put and accounting for the protection, I’ll be assigned with a cost basis just under 54. There may be life in LULU!
#ironcondor REGN Closed the call…
#ironcondor REGN
Closed the put side of an REGN IC, following the perpetual strangle guys, successfully so far. Will reestablsih after May earnings. Thanks
LULU-NONO
LULU-NONO
#earnings #shortstraddle LULU Followed from…
#earnings #shortstraddle LULU
Followed from TT March 31 66 straddle for 5.10, profitable between 60 and a little over 71. LULU has been quiet the last 3 earnings releases, double digits the previous 4 according to busystock.com. LULU is at 65.65 give or take a few.
#coveredcalls FEYE Rolled March 31…
#coveredcalls FEYE
Rolled March 31 12.50 calls to April 21 13 calls, .11 credit. It would be great if I had to roll these up regularly for the next year-right Fuzzball?
#shortcallspreads #ironcondor TSLA Sold April…
#shortcallspreads #ironcondor TSLA
Sold April 21 300/310 call spread for 1.18 to go with a 220/230 put spread. TSLA is at 277, up another $7 so far today.
#earningstrade CONN is a specialty…
#earningstrade
CONN is a specialty retailer of appliances and such I have never heard of in NW Illinois. It’s an $8 stock. 4 of it’s last 10 earnings have resulted in -24, -26, -30, -40, the last 2 however have been +11 and +8. On Jan. 4 of this year it was almost to 14.
After all of that, I bought an April 21 (only monthlys available) 8 put for .65, strictly a roll of the dice, I had Kentucky going all the way.
#longcalls FXE bought Cramer-influenced April…
#longcalls
FXE bought Cramer-influenced April 21 104 call for 1.31, lightly hedged by a 102 put for .12, FXE is at 104.78. There is a somewhat bearish trade at TT on FXE.
#ironcondor followed from TT a…
#ironcondor followed from TT a big Lizard/iron fly as they say, May 19 13/24/24/27 for 3.25, break even at 20.25, SNAP is at 23.
#spxcampaign Followed an SPX IC…
#spxcampaign
Followed an SPX IC from the Tradewise guys, 2250/2260/2410/2415 for 2.15
Followed Iceman UVXY March 31, 30.5s, April 28, 35
#earningstrade Closed FDX April 21 IC, made about 1.50 on the BuCS and IC together.
#earnings FDX closes March 24…
#earnings
FDX closes March 24 195/200 Bucs for a plus .34, have an April 21 IC that I’ll let ride a little.
#earnings FDX complete theft from…
#earnings
FDX complete theft from Fauzia at TT, March 24 BuCS (bull call spread if I remember right) 195/200 for 169 financed with April 21 IC 170/180/205/215 for 2.29.
Last 10 earnings have been -3,+6,-4,+11,+2,-2,-2,-1,-3,+3 according to busystock.com
Tesla-down big today
Tesla-down big today
#shortputs UVXY sold April 21…
#vxxgame
UVXY sold April 21 31 call for .61
#ironcondor NVDA Sold April 21…
#ironcondor
NVDA Sold April 21 95/100/120/125 for .93
#optionsexpiration AZO 670/680/780/790 earnings IC…
#optionsexpiration
AZO 670/680/780/790 earnings IC
AMZN 740/750 BuPS
DDD 19 covered call
FEYE 10 put
FEYE 13 covered calls
FL 62.50/77.50 earnings strangle, call closed earlier
GDXJ 39.50/41 call portion of a butterfly, puts closed earlier
Dog GPRO 10 covered call
KITE earnings IC 35/40/60/65 loser Kite is flying high
LNG 47.50 covered call
REGN 355/60 put spread
TRIP 46 call
UVXY 40 call
VXX 22 call
#bullputspreads REGN sold an April…
#bullputspreads
REGN sold an April 21 345/350 spread for .95, making an IC with a 420/425 call spread. I have an April 21 355/360/405/410 as well.
#earningstrade ADBE went to April…
#earningstrade
ADBE went to April for some premium 110/115/130/135 for 1.25
#bullputspreads TSLA sold April 21…
#bullputspreads
TSLA sold April 21 220/230 for 1.17 TSLA is at 256, down 1.64 today after a big jump yesterday
#ironcondor REGN Fuzzball influenced repeat…
#ironcondor
REGN Fuzzball influenced repeat trade. I have a March 17 REGN 355/360/400/405 that appears safe. Sold April 21 355/360/420/425 for 185. Earnings May 3. REGN currently at 388.
#contangoetfs SVXY rolled March 17,…
#contangoetfs
SVXY rolled March 17, 135/140 to April 21, 140/145 for a credit of .26
#postearnings ULTA modified a trade…
#postearnings
ULTA modified a trade from TT, a little safer
April 21 245/255/300/310 for 1.55. ULTA is currently at 283, up almost 3% from earnings
#shortputs TRIP-I think a few…
#shortputs TRIP-I think a few of sold falling knife TRIP puts, finally it appears to have reversed course. Yay
CAT-to be charged with tax…
CAT-to be charged with tax and accounting fraud
#fallingknife DKS, Dick’s Sporting Goods-maybe…
#fallingknife
DKS, Dick’s Sporting Goods-maybe a candidate-negative earnings report, down 9% so far, $44 stock
#shortputs NUGT Rolled March 24…
#shortputs
NUGT Rolled March 24 9 put to April 21, 9 put for a credit of .43
#ironcondor DECK-Followed Fauzia(my fav) over…
#ironcondor
DECK-Followed Fauzia(my fav) over at TT. April 21, 40/50/57.50/67.50 for 2.20.
#earnings PANW Had a March…
#earnings
PANW Had a March 3, 129/135/170/180 earnings IC, PANW down around 115 after earnings, I decided to take the loss, turned out to be $550. I’m not opposed to nursing losing trades, sometimes they turn out better than the original trade. I decided, right or wrong of course, I’d rather sell other spreads and maybe surpass the $550 in the time I could have made up the loss. For those of you who took the shares, I’m hoping for a big bounce for you!
#earnings PANW Have an IC,…
#earnings
PANW Have an IC, puts are 129/135, expires tomorrow, trying to decide to take the $600 loss or the stock with a cost basis of 123(right now anyway), currently at 117, up almost 2 from yesterday’s close
#earnings AZO followed Jeff with…
#earnings
AZO followed Jeff with an IC March 17 670/680/780/790 for 1.35
#earnings LNG LNG barely moves,…
#earnings
LNG LNG barely moves, a couple 3% moves, everything else is minimal
Sold March 3 iron fly 47/49/49/50.5 for 1.24, risking 176. Profitable between 47.75 and 50.24.
#earnings WDAY-pretty good premium, pretty…
#earnings
WDAY-pretty good premium, pretty volatile after earnings, down 12% last December, up 18% a year ago, a minus 11, plus 7, all in the last 7 reports. No position-yet
#bullputspreads TSLA Sold March 10…
#bullputspreads
TSLA Sold March 10 240/230 for 1.02. TSLA dropped to 252 before recovering to 257 now today, still some premium left over from earnings.
#earnings FIT was unfit for…
#earnings
FIT was unfit for a long put play, bought for 38, sold for 14.
#earnings FIT I know that…
#earnings
FIT
I know that again I am going against the basic tenets here but…
FIT announces earnings after the close today. I bought a Feb. 26 6 put for .38, the stock is just under 6. FIT has done nothing but go down, and go down after earnings, except once. The smallest negative earnings move has been -8%. The average negative move is 19%. The only positive move was 8%. The wearable device field is crowded and the big boys are involved, like Apple. All of this means nothing and it could rocket higher. A directional, long, sacrilegious roll of the dice…
#longputspread XLP Following TradeWise bought…
#longputspread
XLP Following TradeWise bought March 17 55/52.50 put spreads
#earnings #ironbutterfly NEM From busystock.com(free)…
#earnings #ironbutterfly
NEM From busystock.com(free) biggest ONE day moves over the last 12 reports -7.7% and +5.7, average move is 4.18%.
March 17 34/37/37/40 for 2.00, risk 1.00.
#earnings HD had a pretty…
#earnings
HD had a pretty good earnings report, announced a share buy-back, only up 1% at this time.
#coveredcalls TLT Sold March 3…
#coveredcalls
TLT Sold March 3 122 call for .46, replacing 124 call expiring today. I was assigned TLT in November and have the cost basis down to 120.
#spxcampaign From Tradewise April 7…
#spxcampaign
From Tradewise April 7 SPX IC 2270/2275/2395/2400 for 2.10. Their theory is we will be range bound for a little while
AGN #postearnings I sold a…
AGN
#postearnings
I sold a Feb. 17 217.50/227.50/245/255 IC. Like many things, it just kept going up. I closed the call spread portion today with the pullback to keep my loss at .68, AGN is at 246.
PEP #postearnings Sold March 17…
PEP
#postearnings
Sold March 17 105/100 put spread for .74, PEP just above 107
#shortputs USO April 21, 11…
#shortputs USO April 21, 11 put at .37
#coveredcalls FEYE March 17, 13 calls at .18
#shortcallspread AMZN March 17 STO…
#shortcallspread
AMZN March 17 STO 860/870 for 1.12 goes with 740/750 put spread.
#postearnings #tastytradefollow AGN FEB 17…
#postearnings #tastytradefollow
AGN FEB 17 IC 217.50/227.50/245/255 for 1.94
#no fills-couldn’t get filled on…
#no fills-couldn’t get filled on DIS, AKAM and ALK, even re-did them a couple times-oh well
AMZN
#bullputspreads
March 17 750/740 for 1.27, inspired by Ramie
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