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AMAT, PYPL: Cashing in the Chips

Please Note: Two Separate Trades Valid Through Tuesday December 26th   1. Put Credit Spread on Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) “Buy to Open” February $145 Put and “Sell to Open” February $150 Put Option Symbols: AMAT240216P145 and AMAT240216P150 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.50 or more ($150 per spread) — good ’til canceled (GTC) […]… Read More

CAH, EA, DECK, PANW: Troublemakers

Please Note: Four Separate Rolls   1(a). Closeout on Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) as Part of Vertical Roll “Buy to Close” December $97.50 Call and “Sell to Close” December $105 Call Option Symbols: CAH231215C97.5 and CAH231215C105 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $7.25 or less ($725 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Tell your […]… Read More

COST, KMX: Fading the Win Streak

  Please Note: Two Separate Trades   1. Put Debit Spread on Costco Wholesale (Nasdaq: COST) “Buy to Open” December (3rd week) $625 Put and “Sell to Open” December (3rd week) $620 Put Option Symbols: COST231215P620 and COST231215P625 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $2.30 or less ($230 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) […]… Read More

CAT, MCK: Foundations of Health

Please Note: Two New Trades Valid Through Monday, December 18th.   1. Double Diagonal on Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) “Buy to Open” February $230 Put and “Sell to Open” January $240 Put and “Buy to Open” February $290 Call and “Sell to Open” January $280 Call Option Symbols: CAT240216P230 and CAT240119P240 and CAT240216C290 and CAT240119C280 Limit […]… Read More

CME, CZR, JNJ, NSC: Hot Rolls to Go

Please Note: Four Separate Rolls Please Note: The following recommended opening trade only applies to those VT members who already have positions in the CME Group December (2nd week) put credit spread. Do NOT do this trade as an initial position. 1. Vertical Roll on CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) to January (4th week) “Buy to […]… Read More

AWK, CHTR, DE: Scrooge Rolls

Please Note: Three Separate Rolls   1. Vertical Roll on American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) to January “Buy to Close” December $135 Put and “Sell to Close” December $130 Put and “Buy to Open” January $125 Put and “Sell to Open” January $135 Put Option Symbols: AWK231215P130 and AWK231215P135 and AWK240119P125 and AWK240119P135 Limit Order […]… Read More

COST: Earnings Drop, Spread Swap

  1(a). Closeout on Costco Wholesale (Nasdaq: COST) as Part of Vertical Roll “Buy to Close” December (2nd week) $535 Put and “Sell to Close” December (4th week) $525 Put and “Buy to Close” December (2nd week) $590 Call and “Sell to Close” December (4th week) $600 Call Option Symbols: COST231208P535 and COST231222P525 and COST231208C590 […]… Read More

BDX, FTNT, RTX: Holiday Spirit

Please Note: Three Separate Trades Valid Through Monday December 18th   1. Put Credit Spread on Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX) “Buy to Open” January $225 Put and “Sell to Open” January $230 Put Option Symbols: BDX240119P225 and BDX240119P230 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.45 or more ($145 per spread) — good ’til canceled (GTC) […]… Read More

AVGO, NEE: Chips of Utility

  Please Note: Two Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) “Buy to Open” December (4th week) $920 Put and “Sell to Open” December (4th week) $925 Put Option Symbols: AVGO231222P920 and AVGO231222P925 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $2.50 or more ($250 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) order […]… Read More

UNP, ETN: Conductive Connections

Please Note: Two New Trades Valid Through Monday, December 11th.   1. Double Diagonal on Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) “Buy to Open” February $205 Put and “Sell to Open” January $215 Put and “Buy to Open” February $255 Call and “Sell to Open” January $245 Call Option Symbols: UNP240216P205 and UNP240119P215 and UNP240216C255 and UNP240119C245 […]… Read More