Earlier this morning I previewed NFLX's Q1 earnings report due out after the close tonight (below). To reiterate, as usual the set up into the print is quite treacherous for those looking to … [Read more...]
Name That Trade: $NFLX, One Volatile Stock, Two Defined Risk Ways To Play
12:34 pm EDT - April 22, 2013 By Dan
$NFLX Q1 Earnings Preview
11:19 am EDT - April 22, 2013 By Dan
Reminder: Enis and I will be Hosting a Free Webinar Tonight at 4:15pm EST previewing AAPL’s Q2 earnings report and we will debate options trade structures that we are considering to play the … [Read more...]
Chart of the Day – Whither $NFLX ?
1:02 pm EDT - March 18, 2013 By Enis
Netflix is not a stock for the faint of heart. Lest you needed any evidence, here is the 3 year weekly chart: So a move from 75 to 300 in less than 18 months, and then a fall from 300 to 75 … [Read more...]
Too Many Options: Tech Dominates, $AAPL, $BBRY, $CSCO
6:30 pm EDT - March 13, 2013 By Enis
BBRY - Call activity was rampant on the afternoon rally after the announcement of the 1m unit Z10 sale to a partner. The weekly 15 and 14 calls traded 26k and 21k, respectively. CSCO … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/13/13: $BA Flying High, Stock Replacement Could Be In Order
9:30 am EDT - March 13, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/13/13: Last night, the FAA set the course for BA to commence limited tests flights of their Dreamliners with their newly designed battery systems. This is obviously great news … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/12/13: $AAPL Gets Twitter-Bombed, Again
9:19 am EDT - March 12, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/12/13: AAPL is most certainly trying to put in a bottom after its almost 40% peak to trough draw-down from the Sept highs. For most of yesterday's trading AAPL, continued its … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/11/13: #Twitter, The First Real Productivity Tool Of the Social Web
9:13 am EDT - March 11, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/11/13: Most traders of my age, the ones who sit in front of screens all day, have one eye trained on the scrolling news ticker on their quote system. Prior to the Great Recession, … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/8/13: As Good As It Gets? $SPX, $NDX
9:27 am EDT - March 8, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/8/13: In case you missed it, The February NonFarm Payrolls number came in this morning adding 71k more jobs than forecasts predicted, with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.7. … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/7/13: Could $INTC Be The Classic Second Half Story? But Second Half Of What?
9:24 am EDT - March 7, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/7/13: Tuesday night on Fast Money two of the panelists were engaged in a bull/bear debate on the merits of owning INTC at current levels. When asked for my opinion on the matter I … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/6/13: High as a Kite
9:26 am EDT - March 6, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/6/13: IN case you missed it the financial world is rejoicing in its own splendor as the the most mathematically dubious index the world over, the Dow Jones Industrial … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/5/13: Internet Stocks Partying Like Its 1999 – $LNKD, $NFLX
9:02 am EDT - March 5, 2013 By Dan
MorningWord 3/4/13: Its fairly hard to miss as the market continues its march onward and upward, AAPL's slow leak is causing the stock to make fresh 13 month lows. This has be a fairly interesting … [Read more...]
Quick Look at $CSTR Options Into Tonight’s Q4 Print
3:21 pm EDT - February 7, 2013 By Kristen
We have gotten a few questions on CSTR into their Q4 earnings tonight after the close so we thought we would give you a sense of how the options market is viewing the event. The implied move … [Read more...]
New Trade – $NFLX: Taking a Cheap Shot On Earnings
3:37 pm EDT - January 23, 2013 By Enis
With weekly volatility in the stratosphere, and NFLX up almost 80% since its last earnings report, the setup in NFLX is interesting to say the least. This is a crazy name, so I put this trade on in … [Read more...]
$NFLX Q4 Earnings Preview
12:50 pm EDT - January 23, 2013 By Dan
Event: NFLX reports Q4 earnings tonight after the close, the options market is implying about a 12.15% move which is light to the 4 qtr avg move of ~18% and the 8 qtr avg move of ~17%. With the … [Read more...]
Too Many Options: Big $YHOO Call Volume
5:17 pm EDT - December 4, 2012 By Kristen
YHOO was very active today in Jan13 and Jan14. The strength in the VIX (up 3 straight days now) on an otherwise quiet day was also notable. YHOO - Some big YHOO prints went up around 1:45-2pm. … [Read more...]
MorningWord 3/14/13: $BBRY Resurrection?
MorningWord 3/14/13: Tuesday on Fast Money I was asked to respond to a viewer Tweet about BBRY, whether to Buy Sell or Hold with the stock around $14.50? If I recall correctly, my answer was a bit … [Read more...]