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Thursday’s Runner Recap, 4 Fresh Plays to End the Week

Solid Thursday Outing:

We were very pleased with how things shook out for our daily options trading targets yesterday. We formulated a slate of three possible plays in our premarket report for the day, and all three returned solid figures for us. We’ve perhaps had less of a volume of interesting earnings reporters to go off of this week in comparison to the previous few, but we’ve certainly managed to produce some nice winners in spite of that fact.

Yesterday’s daily runners were the NVDA Weekly $1010 Calls, the ELF Weekly $160-162.50 Calls, and the NTES Weekly $195 Puts. The multibag gains they posted on the day were as follows:

NVDA Weekly $1010 Calls
$1010: 14.62-54.50 (+273%)
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ELF Weekly $160-162.50 Calls
$160: 8.28-30.40 (+267%)
$162.50: 10.34-26.88 (+160%)
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NTES Weekly $195 Puts
$195: .65-1.30 (+100%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
ROST Weekly $140-142 Calls*
DELL Weekly $155-157.50 Calls*
CVNA Weekly $110-111 Calls*
DECK 06/21 $1010-1030 Calls

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

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) – Recap:

We tagged ASTI in yesterday morning’s extended watchlist and the stock made a pretty good intraday move for the session. We saw it run from a low of .19 on up to .34, which represents an upswing of 79%

Extended Watchlist:
HLTH, NCPL, LUCY, AKAN, TIRX, BSFC, SMFL

Midweek Movers, 3 Potential Plays

Wednesday’s Performance:

Things went reasonably well for us on Wednesday. We loaded up with four potential plays in our premarket report for the session, and three of them returned positive results. We get things right such a majority of the time, that we have to simply accept when the rare occasion comes along that we miss on an idea. For yesterday’s report, that was Williams-Sonoma, but thankfully there were plenty of opportunities in our other three selections.

Our tags for the day that did experience intraday upswings were the URBN Weekly $42 Calls, the TJX Weekly $99-100 Calls, and the TGT Weekly $144-142 Puts, and the biggest runs off of those plays were as follows:

URBN Weekly $42 Calls
$42: .05-.10 (+100%)
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TJX Weekly $99-100 Calls
$99: 2.44-6.08 (+149%)
$100: 1.74-5.00 (+187%)
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TGT Weekly $144-142 Puts
$144: .73-1.99 (+173%)
$143: .48-1.50 (+212%)
$142: .30-1.02 (+240%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
NVDA Weekly $1010 Calls
ELF Weekly $160-162.50 Calls
NTES Weekly $195 Puts

Extended Watchlist:
GWAV, ASTI, ZCAR, ONMD, NCPL, PEGY, SVMH, ISPC, SINT, IONI

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: DAL Options Win & More

Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL

Things played out precisely as we expected with Delta yesterday. We specifically mentioned that DAL “has traditionally been one of those companies we can count on to provide good post-earnings opportunities”, and after a solid beat across the board, our ideas definitely paid off instantly.

Our targets, the DAL Weekly $57-58 Calls, went into overdrive as the stock itself executed a textbook dip-and-rip pattern, and provided us with the excellent chances for gains that we were after.

$57 Calls – Range: .24-2.13 – Max Gain: 787%
$57.50 Calls – Range: .14-1.70 – Max Gain: 1114%
$58 Calls – Range: .06-1.25 – Max Gain: 1983%

Eastman Kodak Co. KODK

We also wanted to update the options ideas we had for KODK on Wednesday. The company saw a surge after announcing its own unique crypto-coin, but we weren’t buying it. We signaled the KODK 02/16 $15 & $12.50 Puts.

While the gains weren’t monumental, they were solid enough, as KODK has since posted two consecutive sessions of freefall. The $15 Puts traded from 6.10-7.90 for a 30% rise, while the $12.50 Puts ran from 4.20 to 5.70, a gain of 36%
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Bottom-Bouncer Options Ideas

We have identified a range of options ideas for three stocks which are all exhibiting strong double or multiple-bottom chart setups, and have begun to turn upward.

The Cato Corp. CATO – 01/19 $12.50 & $15 Calls
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ELF – 01/19 $17.50 & $20 Calls
Natus Medical Inc. BABY – 02/16 $30 & $32.50 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
MYSZ, USAU, MVIS, TVPT

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: OCRX Recap, Options & More

Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. OCRX

We noticed OCRX gapping up off of its bottom yesterday in the premarket, relaying that fact along to our readers in our morning report. The stock had a major gap to fill to the upside leading into yesterday’s session which we pointed out with a chart snapshot, and the excellent intraday run that ensued made some good headway in terms of filling a portion of that gap.

The stock traded in a range from .77 to 1.15 yesterday, for an intraday rise amounting to 49% and did so on immense volume to the tune of roughly 15X the 30-day average.

This morning in premarket trading we’re seeing another gap-up, trading as high as 1.37 so far. We’ll need to keep our eyes peeled right from the starting gun this morning as another bullish session could be forthcoming. We’re going to want to see yesterday’s closing value of 1.10 hold as support on any pullbacks in order to sustain our immediate interest.

e.l.f Beauty, Inc. ELF – Options Idea

We caught ELF on the heels of a strong earnings report wherein healthy beats on both earnings and revenues were announced. The stock is gapping up in premarket trading today, having breached the $30-mark with an early high of 30.99.

We always like a good post-earnings options idea so we’re going to formulate one that we can follow for the remainder of this week and into the next. We will be tracking the three sets of contracts in the range of ELF 03/17 $25-35 Calls over the next few sessions for potential quick strike trades.

Northern Dynasty Minerals. Ltd. NAK

We highlighted NAK in yesterday’s watchlist after noticing the stock had been trending steadily downward toward its 200DMA. We banked on the hunch that it would find support around that area, and were essentially spot-on in assuming a reversal was in the cards.

The stock underwent a classic dip-and-rip pattern, trading in a range from 1.08-1.34 for a modest intraday upswing of 24% While it didn’t blow our socks off on the first day, we still believe that serious upside potential exists for NAK from its current standing. All indicators are pointing to the strong possibility of this stock returning to the 2.00-level or better in the near future.

Additionally, a hike in the federal interest rates, which many expect as soon as this month, could have a positive impact on precious metal plays like this one, so it will be interesting to see what lays in store for NAK.

Extended Watchlist:
APRI, EYES, HUSA, SMTC, XTNT, VVUS