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NKE, UNH, XLY: Olympics Spurs Consumer Spending

Please Note: Three Separate Trades  [jwplatform 7AR0SL3f]   1. Call Debit Spread on SPDR Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSE: XLY) “Buy to Open” April $77 Call and “Sell to Open” April $78 Call Option Symbols: XLY160415C77 and XLY160415C78 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $0.50 or less ($50 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View […]… Read More

4/11/16 Trade Alert: Yummy Closeout

  Closing OutYum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) “Buy to Close” April $75 Call and “Sell to Close” April $65 Call Option Symbols: YUM160415C65 and YUM160415C75 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $9.95 or more ($995 per spread) — good-til-canceled (GTC) order Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Tell your broker: I’d like to enter an option spread order on Yum! Brands (YUM). Specifically, I […]… Read More

BIDU, INTC, VLO: April Rolls

Please Note: Three Separate Trades   1. Vertical Roll on Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) to April (4th week) Buy to Open” April (4th week) $182.50 Call and “Sell to Open” April (4th week) $187.50 Call Option Symbols: BIDU160422C182.5 and BIDU160422C187.5 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $2.95 or less ($295 per spread)–day order Directional View for Underlying Stock: Bullish Trade Style: […]… Read More

4/7/16 Trade Alert: Shorting Bonds

Please Note: Two Separate Trades    1. Put Debit Spread on iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSE: TLT) “Buy to Open” June $137 Put and “Sell to Open” June $132 Put Option Symbols: TLT160617P132 and TLT160617P137 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $3.60 or less ($360 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: […]… Read More

BIDU, GOOGL, INTC, VLO: 2 on 2

Please Note: Four Separate Trades  [jwplatform uS3ZvafP]   1. Call Debit Spread on Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) “Buy to Open” April (2nd week) $187.50 Call and “Sell to Open” April (2nd week) $190 Call Option Symbols: BIDU160408C187.50 and BIDU160408C190 Limit Order Price: Net debit of $1.25 or less ($125 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for […]… Read More

4/5/16 Trade Alert: Samurai Roll

Please Note: Two Separate Trades     1. Vertical Roll on CurrencyShares Japan (NYSE: FXY) to May (1st week)  “Buy to Close” April (2nd week) $85.50 Call and “Buy to Open” May (1st week) $91.50 Call and “Sell to Open” May (1st week) $86.50 Call Option Symbols: FXY160408C85.5 and FXY160506C86.5 and FXY160506C91.5 Limit Order Price for three-legged vertical roll: Net debit of $0.35 per share or less ($35 […]… Read More

DECK, PCLN, SWKS: April Fools Rolls

Please Note: Three Separate Trades    1. Closeout The Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN) “Buy to Close” April (1st week) $1295 Call and “Sell to Close” April (1st week) $1285 Call Option Symbols: PCLN160401C1285 and PCLN160401C1295 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $8.25 per share or more ($825 per spread)–day order Tell your broker: I’d like to enter an option spread […]… Read More

3/31/16 Trade Alert: Amazonian Adjustment

 Vertical Roll on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) to April (3rd week) “Buy to Close” April (1st week) $595 Call and “Sell to Close” April (1st week) $600 Call and “Buy to Open” April (3rd week) $620 Call and “Sell to Open” April (3rd week) $610 Call Option Symbols: AMZN160401C595 and AMZN160401C600 and AMZN160415C610 and AMZN160415C620 Limit Order Price for Four-Legged Vertical Roll: Net […]… Read More

DIS, XLV: Comeback Kids Need Another Roll

Please Note: Two Separate Trades    1. Vertical Roll on Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) to May (2nd week) “Buy to Close” April (1st week) $100 Call and “Sell to Close” April (1st week) $90 Call and “Buy to Open” May (2nd week) $91 Put and “Sell to Open” May (2nd week) $99 Put Option Symbols: DIS160401C90 and DIS160401C100 and DIS160513P91 and […]… Read More

3/31/16 Trade Alert: Shocking Snacks

Please Note: Two Separate Trades    1. Put Credit Spread on Mondelez International (Nasdaq: MDLZ) “Buy to Open” May $35 Put and “Sell to Open” May $40 Put Option Symbols: MDLZ160520P35 and MDLZ160520P40 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.00 or more ($100 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: […]… Read More