MorningWord 4/4/13: This morning Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded their rating on MSFT from Buy to Hold, their first rating change on the shares since September 2008. The re-rating … [Read more...]
MorningWord 4/3/13: Breakdown? Breakthrough! – $SPX
9:19 am EDT - April 3, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 4/3/13: At this stage of the bull market, as the Dow and the SPX make new all time highs on a daily basis, it is gonna take a bit more than dart throwing on the long side of the trade to … [Read more...]
Name That Trade $HPQ – A $20 Billion Market Cap Gain
2:14 pm EDT - April 2, 2013 By Enis
HPQ is another of the many left-for-dead stocks (NFLX and BBY among those that we've most discussed) that has quickly doubled over the past 6 months. But HPQ stands out because it is by far the … [Read more...]
MorningWord 4/2/13: $HPQ’s Management Haven’t Been Properly Incentivized…Till Now
9:18 am EDT - April 2, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 4/2/13: Yesterday I read an interesting post on Barron's Tech Trader Daily Blog detailing a research note from a MS hardware analyst Huberty titled, "HPQ: New Exec Incentives Could Boost … [Read more...]
$HPQ Fiscal Q1 Earnings Preview
3:01 pm EDT - February 20, 2013 By Dan
Event: HPQ reports fiscal 2013 Q1 earnings tomorrow after the close. The options market is implying about a 6.5% move on earnings, which is shy of the 7.5% average over the last 4 … [Read more...]
Trading Diary: Nov 21st – 25th
10:16 pm EDT - November 27, 2011 By Dan
Last week the SPX had a rough three and half days of trading where Monday's opening tick was practically the high and Friday's shortened 1pm close was the the dead low. World debt and equity markets … [Read more...]
HPQ: I Think Meg Will Lay an Egg on Her First Quarterly Call Monday Night
10:36 am EDT - November 18, 2011 By Dan
This is a preview of what I will be discussing on Options Action tonight: HPQ reports their fiscal Q4 on Monday Nov 21st after the close. The options market is implying about a 7% move following … [Read more...]
2ndUpdate: HPQ- Buying the Move Into Earnings Aug 18th. Implied Move Looks Fair to Cheap
3:08 pm EDT - August 8, 2011 By Dan
Update Aug 8, 2011: I am closing The Aug 34/31 Put Spread that was .65 in the money that I essentially legged into for .78 and was in the money. I am selling this at 1.95 with the stock at … [Read more...]
Update: HPQ- Buying the Move Into Earnings Aug 18th. Implied Move Looks Fair to Cheap
10:18 am EDT - August 4, 2011 By Dan
Update Aug 4, 2011: With HPQ now below the Aug 34 Put ($33.35) that I am long And 8% away from the Aug 36 call strike I am long, I am going to sell the Aug 36 call at .26 and look to leg into a Put … [Read more...]
HPQ: Buying the Move Into Earnings Aug 18th. Implied Move Looks Fair to Cheap
11:32 am EDT - August 2, 2011 By Dan
HPQ ($34.80) reports their fiscal Q3 on Aug 18th after the close. -The options market is currently implying about a 5% move following earnings vs the 4 qtr average move of about 5.3%. … [Read more...]
DELL Reports Tonight, Bearish Structure With Little Premium Outlay
3:15 pm EDT - May 17, 2011 By Dan
DELL (16.10) reports after the close tonight. -options market is implying about a 7% move* which is rich to the average ~5% move following the last 4 quarters. … [Read more...]
UPDATED: HPQ Q4 Earnings Feb 22, Make No Mistake About It, LEO Is Following the HURD.
4:51 pm EDT - February 21, 2011 By admin
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MorningWord 4/5/13: Your Guess Is Probably Better Than Mine #NFPGuesses
MorningWord 4/5/13: Since the depths of the financial crisis, long prior to QE 1,2 2.5 & 3, there has been a fun little parlor game taking place on almost every trading floor on the first Friday … [Read more...]