Top Shelf Friday, 5 Fresh Plays to Start the Week

Trend of Perfection Continues:  

We finished last week in the best possible fashion, by reporting a clean sweep of all of our options ideas from Thursday’s report. Now this morning, we get to kick off the fresh trading week in the best way possible as well, by reporting a clean sweep of all of the fresh ideas we included in Friday’s premarket report. We strive for perfection as much as possible, and while it cannot always be achieved by anyone, it’s always great fun when we get it right for the day.

Those right-way plays from Friday were the ESTC 09/15 $70-75 Calls, the NTNX 09/15 $35-37.50 Calls, the MDB Weekly $395-400 Calls, the DELL Weekly $61-63 Calls, and the LULU Weekly $387.50-392.50 Calls, and here’s the breakdown of the kinds of intraday runs the made, and the total possible gains they afforded:

ESTC 09/15 $70-75 Calls
$70:
3.90-7.00 (+79%)
$75: 1.05-3.50 (+233%)
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NTNX 09/15 $35-37.50 Calls
$35: .97-2.08 (+114%)
$37.50: .20-.55 (+175%)
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MDB Weekly $395-400 Calls
$395:
3.02-15.00 (+397%)
$397.50: 2.32-10.00 (+331%)
$400: 1.31-10.12 (+672%)
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DELL Weekly $61-63 Calls
$61: 4.50-9.37 (+108%)
$62: 3.64-7.67 (+111%)
$63: 2.60-6.96 (+167%)
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LULU Weekly $387.50-392.50 Calls
$387.50: 4.45-18.25 (+310%)
$390: 3.20-16.27 (+408%)
$392.50: 2.30-12.80 (+456%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
TCOM 09/15 $40-38 Puts
BRC 09/15 $50-55 Calls
CRMT 09/15 $105-100 Puts
TSEM 10/20 $31 Calls
CG 10/20 $35 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
AULT, CRKN, AEAV, GDC, NVOS, HSDT

Tuesday’s 5 Winners, 5 Fresh Plays for Today

A Clean Options Sweep:

With the help of a hugely bullish session for the markets yesterday, we were able to see some really nice gains on the options plays we included in our premarket report. All five of our fresh earnings-related targets produced significant upward movement on the day, and we fully expect more of the same today, with an even more impressive slate of earnings reporters on the calendar this morning.

Yesterday’s runners were the MMM Weekly $105-107 Calls, the SHW Weekly $280 Calls, the VZ Weekly $33.50-35 Calls, the FFIV 08/18 $155-165 Calls, and the LOGI 08/18 $65-67.50 Calls. Here are the breakdowns of the intraday runs and total possible gains they recorded on the day:

MMM Weekly $105-107 Calls
$105: 
2.75-5.90 (+115%)
$106: 2.00-4.99 (+150%)
$107: 1.54-4.05 (+163%)
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SHW Weekly $280 Calls
$280: 3.50-7.83 (+124%)
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VZ Weekly $33.50-35 Calls
$33.50: .64-1.02 (+59%)
$34: .34-.62 (+82%)
$34.50: .18-.35 (+94%)
$35: .09-.18 (+100%)
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FFIV 08/18 $155-165 Calls
$155: 5.10-7.31 (+43%)
$160: 4.10-5.74 (+40%)
$165: 2.08-3.10 (+49%)
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LOGI 08/18 $65-67.50 Calls
$65: 2.05-7.20 (+251%)
$67.50: 2.50-5.00 (+100%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
TXN Weekly $182.50-177.50 Puts
UNP Weekly $225-232.50 Calls
GOOG Weekly $129-131 Calls
MSFT Weekly $340-337.50 Puts
BA Weekly $215-222.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
WRNT, SIMO, AWIN, TLRY, PACW, AULT, TSEM, GRRR, DLOC, TLSS

Tuesday’s Perfect Performance, Fresh Plays

A Perfect Day for Options:

After an admittedly disappointing outing on Monday, we bounced back yesterday morning with a vengeance. We gathered ourselves quickly and issued four new potential trading ideas in our premarket report, and were not displeased with the results. We got right back to our winning ways, as all four of our designated targets recorded nice intraday moves for us.

Our new interests were the SPY 07/11 $439-441 Calls, the INTU Weekly $460-465 Calls, the WDFC 07/21 $200-210 Calls, and the PSMT 07/21 $75 Puts. The gain chances they afforded us ranged from pretty darn good, to astounding, as you can see below:

SPY 07/11 $439-441 Calls
$439: 
1.06-3.83 (+261%)
$440: .56-2.95 (+426%)
$441: .16-1.95 (+1118%)
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INTU Weekly $460-465 Calls
$460: 
4.00-7.10 (+78%)
$462.50: 3.30-6.30 (+91%)
$465: 4.00-4.70 (+18%)
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WDFC 07/21 $200-210 Calls
$200: 8.40-32.46 (+286%)
$210: 3.20-26.10 (+715%)
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PSMT 07/21 $75 Puts
$75: 
.16-.80 (+400%)


Fresh Options Ideas:

After today, the barren earnings landscape will begin to fill in, with big-name reporters beginning to return tomorrow and Friday. By next week we’ll be absolutely swimming in earnings-related ideas. Today, we’ll just signal some SPY Calls, and a few longer-term possibilities based on chart setups and insider trades.

SPY 07/12 $443-445 Calls*
NTGR 08/18 $15 Calls
EDU 08/11 $43 Puts
ATI 08/18 $45 Puts

*Trading options contracts on their day of expiration should only be attempted by experienced traders


Extended Watchlist:
HCTI, AULT, CVKD, RXRX, AVRO, ARDS, ELOX, BNMV, IDXG