SPY Puts Explode, Other Updates, & Fresh Ideas

Options Review: 

We’re ready to kick off yet another trading week, and we’re going to start off by going over our winning ideas from Friday’s premarket report. Which is to say, all three of the ideas we put forth for our readers.

We were bearish on everything for the day and fared very well with the help of the markets tanking throughout the afternoon and into the close. Our specific targets were the NFLX Weekly $420-400 Puts, the ISRG Weekly $278.33-276.67 Puts, and the SPY 01/21 $446-444 Puts. Here are the total runs and possible gains on the day:

NFLX Weekly $420-400 Puts
$420: 
18.68-40.04 (+114%)
$415: 14.19-33.74 (+138%)
$410: 11.83-31.45 (+166%)
$405: 10.10-25.50 (+152%)
$400: 1.19-11.15 (+836%)
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ISRG Weekly $278.33-276.67 Puts
$278.33: 
3.30-7.80 (+136%)
$276.67: 2.98-6.30 (+111%)
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SPY 01/21 $446-444 Puts
$446: 1.14-8.81 (+673%)
$445: .88-7.39 (+739%)
$444: .67-6.45 (+863%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
KSS Weekly $60-62 Calls
SPY 01/24 $435-432 Puts*

*Please use extreme caution when trading options on their day of expiration. It should only be attempted by experienced traders with access to disposable funds. 


Extended Watchlist:
EXTN, BTBD, ABML, OSKA, IWAL, NXMR, SMME, MWWC, KRFG, KBLB, 

Options Update, Fresh Earnings Plays

Options Review: 

As promised yesterday, we’re swinging back around to the fresh options plays that we formulated in Wednesday morning’s premarket report. If you didn’t catch our special focus report on an exciting up-and-comer in the junior gold mining space, click here and check it out!

On Wednesday, we offered up a trio of options trading targets, those being the UNH Weekly $455-465 Calls, the BAC Weekly $46.50-48 Calls, and the SPY 01/19 $458 Calls. We ended up seeing some nice movement in those plays that day, which amounted to the following ranges and total potential profits for anyone who got involved.

UNH Weekly $455-465 Calls
$455:
11.30-17.00 (+50%)
$460: 6.40-16.50 (+158%)
$465: 3.69-12.01 (+225%)
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BAC Weekly $46.50-48 Calls
$46.50:
.43-.95 (+121%)
$47: .23-.62 (+170%)
$47.50: .12-.34 (+183%)
$48: .05-.17(+240%)
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SPY 01/19 $458 Calls
$458: .39-1.32 (+238%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
NFLX Weekly $420-400 Puts*
ISRG Weekly $278.33-276.67 Puts*
SPY 01/21 $446-444 Puts*

*Please use extreme caution when trading options on their day of expiration. It should only be attempted by experienced traders with access to disposable funds. 


Vortex Brands, Co. VTXB – Recap:

We’ve also got an update on VTXB, a stock that we tagged for observation last Thursday morning, and over the course of a week, it has performed exceptionally well for us.

From Thursday’s low of .0125, VTXB ran up as high as.0494 during yesterday’s session. With this type of momentum going, we’ll be sure to continue to monitor its activity in upcoming sessions.


Extended Watchlist:
ILUS, PHIL, AIAD, WDLF, BRBL, UNQL, BSFC, SVFD

DASH Calls Bear Fruit, Fresh Ideas

More Options Updates:

We’re on our normal routine today, highlighting the winners we’ve come across with our many options ideas. For yesterday’s morning’s premarket report, we hashed out three sets of fresh plays for tracking, and two of them turned in very nice performances.

We were after the ACCD Weekly $20 Calls and the KBH 02/18 $40-42 Calls, and they both produced positive intraday movement for us, with the ACCD calls posting the top performance and registering a big multibag run on the day.

Additionally, we flagged the DASH 01/21 $160-165 Calls as a longer-term idea on New Year’s Eve, and those have started to put up big moves as well. Below you’ll find the total range and possible gains so far.

ACCD Weekly $20 Calls
$20:
 1.90-5.00 (+163%)
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KBH 02/18 $40-42 Calls
$40: 2.05-2.93 (+43%)
$41: 1.45-2.25 (+55%)
$42: 1.05-1.65 (+57%)
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DASH 01/21 $160-165 Calls 
$160: .07-.52 (+643%)
$162.50: .05-.31 (+520%)
$165: .04-.29  (+625%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 01/12 $470-472 Calls*
INFY 01/21 $25-26 Calls
NFLX 02/04 $560-570 Calls
AMBA Weekly $157.50-162.50 Calls

*Please exercise great caution when trading options on their day of expiration. It should only be attempted by experienced traders. 


Extended Watchlist:
TCRI, PLYN, DUTV, TLOFF, KYNC, IMRN, IMMX, PIK, EVFM

Torrent of Earnings Reporters Continues

Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT – Options Recap:

ABT was among our targeted options plays in yesterday morning’s premarket report, and the company’s daily activity allowed for some solid options runs.

We were after the ABT Weekly $122-124 Calls in the wake of Abbott’s Q2 earnings drop, and thanks to a solid beat on both profits and and sales along with a lofty outlook for the remainder of the year, we saw the following multibag intraday moves from our selected target contract sets.

ABT Weekly $122-124 Calls

$122: 1.12-2.08 (+86%)
$123: .62-1.45 (+134%)
$124: .34-.85 (+150%)

We also had some NFLX Calls from Tuesday that underwent a massive dip and rip and posted the following numbers yesterday:

NFLX Weekly $635-640 Calls
$635:
 3.17-9.50 (+227%)
$640: 2.20-7.20 (+200%)
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Fresh Options Ideas: 

CSX Weekly $34-36 Calls
BX Weekly $130-133 Calls
T Weekly $25.50-26.50 Calls 


OTC Reviews:

We’ve also caught a couple of runners on the OTC Markets this week that we wanted to report on. We tagged initially BTZI on Monday, and LIGA yesterday morning, and they both yielded rapid results for us.

Bots Inc. BTZI

Initial Alert: Oct 18th
Range: .0795-.1749
Gained: +120%
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LIG Assets, Inc. LIGA

Initial Alert: Oct 20th
Range: .0069-.013
Gained: +88%


Extended Watchlist:
CBTC, GDET, BBBT, MWWC, WWDH, DWAC, HX, SESN, NXTP, JRJC, INND, BLDV, MGTI

Across-the-Board Options Sweep & More

A Solid Options Sweep:

We went all out in yesterday morning ‘s report with options ideas in four chains. We’re finally back into the swing of another earnings season and it feels great! We selected three off of the daily earnings calendar, and went with some SPY calls as well, and we were not disappointed in any regard.

All four of our designated targets saw appreciable intraday runs. Those were the SPY 10/20 $448-450 Calls, the NFLX Weekly $635-640 Calls, the TRV Weekly $155 Calls, and the STLD 11/19 $60-65 Calls. Some of the gains were rather modest, but they all went green for us, and here were their intraday ranges and total possible gains:

SPY 10/20 $448-450 Calls
$448: 
1.59-3.28 (+106%)
$449: 1.07-2.40 (+124%)
$450: .68-1.60 (+135%)
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NFLX Weekly $635-640 Calls
$635: 16.55-21.00 (+27%)
$640: 14.70-18.75 (+28%)
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TRV Weekly $155 Calls
$155: 4.15-5.50 (+33%)
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STLD 11/19 $60-65 Calls
$60: 3.20-5.70 (+78%)
$65: 1.15-2.62 (+95%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
BIIB Weekly $270-275 Calls
ABT Weekly $122-124 Calls


Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AVIR – Recap:

Also in yesterday morning’s report was a tag of AVIR, which gapped down hard in the the premarket and immediately set about filling that gap.

The stock traded in a daily range from a low of 10.76, cruised back to as high as 16.63 (+55%) and did so on massive volume to the tune of more than 34X the daily average. We will continue to track its activity under these interesting circumstances in upcoming sessions.


Extended Watchlist:
AITX, OZSC, SHMP, TONR, SEGI, MTRT, LIGA, RDUS, TRKA, CEI, LMDX

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