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5/12/16 Trade Alert: Stocks Beginning with A

Please Note: Two Separate Trades   1. Call Credit Spread on Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK) “Buy to Open” July $67.50 Call and “Sell to Open” July $62.50 Call Option Symbols: ADSK160715C67.50 and ADSK160715C62.50 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.25 or more ($125 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to bearish […]… Read More

DE, DIS, IYR: May Doldrums Part 2

Please Note: Three Separate Trades   1. Put Debit Spread on Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) “Buy to Open” May (2nd week) $81.50 Put and “Sell to Open” May (2nd week) $80.50 Put Option Symbols: DE160513P80.5 and DE160513P81.5 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $0.50 or less ($50 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying […]… Read More

5/9/16 Trade Alert: Takeover Confusion Roll

Vertical Roll on Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) to June “Buy to Close” May $42 Put and “Buy to Open” June $34 Put and “Sell to Open” June $39 Put Option Symbols: ABT160520P42 and ABT160617P34 and ABT160617P39 Limit Order Price for three-legged vertical roll: Net debit of $2.55 per share or less ($255 per spread)–Good til canceled (GTC) For those using thinkorswim, use the “butterfly” order […]… Read More

INTC: Max Pain Roll

  Vertical Roll on Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) to May (2nd week) “Buy to Open” May (2nd week) $28 Put and “Sell to Open” May (2nd week) $30 Put Option Symbols: INTC160513P28 and INTC160513P30 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $0.45 or more ($45 per spread)–day order Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to Bullish Trade Style: Time Value Decay – Moderate Risk Margin […]… Read More

5/5/16 Trade Alert: Riding the Big Mo

Please Note: Five Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Altria Group (NYSE: MO) “Buy to Open” July $57.50 Put and “Sell to Open” July $62.50 Put Option Symbols: MO160715P57.5 and MO160715P62.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.20 or more ($120 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: […]… Read More

LVS, DAL, SPX: May Doldrums

Please Note: Three Separate Trades [jwplatform SosRLmpJ]   1. Put Debit Spread on Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) “Buy to Open” May (1st week) $47.50 Put and “Sell to Open” May (1st week) $46.50 Put Option Symbols: LVS160506P47.5 and LVS160506P46.5 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $0.50 or less ($50 per spread) – good ’til […]… Read More

IBM, PEP: Blue Soda Rolls

Please Note: Two Separate Trades    1. Vertical Roll on Pepsico (NYSE: PEP) to May (2nd week) “Buy to Close” April (5th week) $103 Call and “Sell to Close” April (5th week) $102 Call and “Buy to Open” May (2nd week) $102 Call and “Sell to Open” May (2nd week) $103 Call Option Symbols: PEP160429C102 and PEP160429C103 and PEP160513C102 and PEP160513C103 Limit […]… Read More

4/29/16 Trade Alert: Samurai Adjustment

 Vertical Roll on CurrencyShares Japan (NYSE: FXY) to June (1st week) “Buy to Close” May (1st week) $86.50 Call and “Sell to Close” May (1st week) $91.50 Call and “Buy to Open” June (1st week) $95.50 Call and “Sell to Open” June (1st week) $90 Call Option Symbols: FXY160506C86.5 and FXY160506C91.5 and FXY160603C90 and FXY160603C95.5 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $2.15 or less […]… Read More

4/29/16 Trade Alert: Amazon Two-Part Adjustment

Please Note: Two Separate Trades    1. Vertical Roll on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) to May “Buy to Close” May $635 Call and “Sell to Close” May $650 Call and “Buy to Open” May $710 Call and “Sell to Open” May $695 Call Option Symbols: AMZN160520C635 and AMZN160520C650 and AMZN160520C695 and AMZN160520C710 Limit Order Price for Four-Legged Vertical Roll: Net debit of $8.00 or less ($800 per […]… Read More

4/28/16 Trade Alert: Whipsaw Rolls

Please Note: Three Separate Trades    1. Vertical Roll on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to July “Buy to Close” April (5th week) $110 Call and “Sell to Close” April (5th week) $100 Call and “Buy to Open” July $90 Put and “Sell to Open” July $100 Put Option Symbols: AAPL160429C100 and AAPL160429C110 and AAPL160715P90 and AAPL160715P100 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $4.20 or […]… Read More