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5/14/15 Trade Alert: Beer and Oil

Please Note: Five Separate Trades 1. Put Credit Spread on Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) “Buy to Open” July $65 Put and “Sell to Open” July $70 Put Option Symbols: TAP150717P65 and TAP150717P70 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.35 or more ($135 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral […]… Read More

5/13/15 Trade Alert: May Roll Blues

Please Note: Two Separate Trades   1. Vertical Roll on SPDR Utilities ETF (NYSE: XLU) to June “Buy to Close” May $44 Put and “Buy to Open” June $39 Put and “Sell to Open” June $44 Put Option Symbols: XLU150515P44 and XLU150619P39 and XLU150619P44 Limit Order Price for Three-Legged Vertical Roll: Net credit of $0.70 or more […]… Read More

5/7/15 Trade Alert: Taxing Margins

Please Note: Four Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) “Buy to Open” July $90 Put and “Sell to Open” July $95 Put Option Symbols: INTU150717P90 and INTU150717P95 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.05 or more ($105 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral […]… Read More

5/1/15 Trade Alert: Jumping on the Roll Train

Vertical Roll on Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) to June “Buy to Close” May $110 Put and “Sell to Close” May $105 Put and “Buy to Open” June $100 Put and “Sell to Open” June $110 Put Option Symbols: UNP150515P105 and UNP150515P110 and UNP150619P100 and UNP150619P110 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.35 or more ($135 per […]… Read More

4/30/15 Trade Alert: Have Some Heart and Don’t Buy ABC Pants

Please Note: Five Separate Trades 1. Put Credit Spread on Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) “Buy to Open” June $120 Put and “Sell to Open” June $125 Put Option Symbols: EW150619P120 and EW150619P125 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.20 or more ($120 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral […]… Read More

4/23/15 Trade Alert: Act Now or Pay the Cost

Please Note: Four Separate Trades 1. Put Credit Spread on Costco Wholesale (Nasdaq: COST) “Buy to Open” July $140 Put and “Sell to Open” July $145 Put Option Symbols: COST150717P140 and COST150717P145 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.60 or more ($160 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral […]… Read More

4/17/15 Trade Alert: More Expiration Day Rolls

Please Note: Two Separate Trades 1. Vertical Roll on SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DIA) to May “Buy to Close” April $178 Put and “Buy to Open” May $173 Put and “Sell to Open” May $178 Put Option Symbols: DIA150417P178 and DIA150515P173 and DIA150515P178 Limit Order Price for Three-Legged Vertical Roll: Net credit of […]… Read More

4/17/15 Trade Alert: Expiration Day Rolls

Please Note: Two Separate Trades 1. Vertical Roll on Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSE: VNQ) to June “Buy to Close” April $82 Put and “Buy to Open” June $77 Put and “Sell to Open” June $82 Put Option Symbols: VNQ150417P82 and VNQ150619P77 and VNQ150619P82 Limit Order Price for Three-Legged Vertical Roll: Net credit of $1.10 or […]… Read More

4/16/15 Trade Alert: Towering Mobile Windbag

Please Note: Four Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on American Tower (NYSE: AMT) “Buy to Open” July $87.50 Put and “Sell to Open” July $92.50 Put Option Symbols: AMT150717P87.5 and AMT150717P92.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.20 or more ($120 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: […]… Read More

4/15/15 Trade Alert: Blame it on Goldman

Vertical Roll on Teradata (NYSE: TDC) to July “Buy to Close” April $45 Put and “Sell to Close” April $37.50 Put and “Buy to Open” July $40 Put and “Sell to Open” July $45 Put Option Symbols: TDC150417P37.5 and TDC150417P45 and TDC150717P40 and  TDC150717P45 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $0.55 or more ($55 per spread)–good ’til […]… Read More