Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Fresh Options Plays

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. MCFT – Fresh Idea

We’ve picked up on a very interesting chart shape in Mastercraft this morning. The stock was well on its way to a solid recovery after bouncing off of its bottom at the end of last month. Despite the company’s earnings beat yesterday, the stock saw a gap-down followed by another bottom bounce.

We are interested in tracking the MCFT 10/18 $15-17.50 Calls in the weeks ahead, which will work out quite nicely if the stock manages another rebound similar to the one it exhibited in recent weeks.


Overstock.com Inc OSTK – Recap

The last time we tagged OSTK was a couple of weeks ago, on the morning of August 27th. We had scored some solid opportunities with short-term options in its chain the week before, but that report was a simple tag on the stock itself.

Subsequent to that highlight of OSTK, the stock saw a low of 14.72. That was followed by seven consecutive bull sessions by the stock, including yesterday’s which sent OSTK to a new high 27.38. That works out to an upswing of 86% in the month of September alone.


Fresh Options Idea:
SPY Weekly $301-302.50 Calls*

*Never trade weekly options on a Friday unless you are an advanced level trader with access to disposable funds!


Extended Watchlist:
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Blue Horseshoe Stocks: SPY Explodes

SPDR S&P500 (ETF) SPY – Options Update

We have got a very brief update for today’s newsletter concerning our fresh options trading idea from yesterday morning in the SPY Chain. We cautioned readers that after Friday’s market sell-off, we looked to be in line for a  ‘dead-cat bounce’ for stocks, and that is exactly what occurred.

Our idea was to track the SPY Weekly $287-288.50 Calls as the markets reversed, and not only did we get the rebound we were after, but the gains persisted throughout the entirety of the session.

That made for some truly spectacular profit possibilities, especially the $288 Calls, which produced an epic intraday upswing: 

SPY Weekly $287-288.50 Calls
$287 Calls – Range: .17-1.35 – Max Gain: 694%
$287.50 Calls – Range: .05-.91 – Max Gain: 1720%
$288 Calls – Range: .01-.43 – Max Gain: 4200%
$288.50 Calls – Range: .01-.07 – Max Gain: 600%
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Updated Idea: 
We would like to update this SPY idea to stay close to the action, and will be tracking the
SPY 08/28 $288.50-290.50 Calls through today and into tomorrow.


Extended Watchlist:
USLV, PZZA, TNXP, JNJ, PIR, OSTK

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Plenty of Options

Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS – Options Recap

We kept the options train rolling yesterday morning, with a fresh quick-strike idea for the DKS chain. Our targets of interest were the DKS Weekly $34.50-36 Calls and we got some very respectable moves out of each of those four sets of contracts.

The company posted solid quarterly figures, even as the sports superstores continued to curtail hunting/gun departments in more than 120 of its stores. That allowed for 3 out of the four contracts to post multi-bag gains, with the fourth not far behind.

Here are your total possible intraday profits which could have been realized during yesterday’s session: 

DKS Weekly $34.50-36 Calls
$107 Calls – Range: .65-1.15 – Max Gain: 77%
$108 Calls – Range: .43-.94 – Max Gain: 119%
$109 Calls – Range: .28-.95 – Max Gain: 239%
$110 Calls – Range: .20-.45 – Max Gain: 125%
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Fresh Ideas:
Foot Locker FL Weekly $38-36.50 Puts
The Buckle, Inc. BKE 09/20 $17.50-20 Calls
Salesforce.com, Inc. CRM Weekly $155-157.50 Calls
Overstock.com, Inc. OSTK Weekly $20-20.50 Calls

**Please DO NOT attempt to trade weekly options on a Friday unless you are an advanced-level trader with access to disposable funds!


Pier 1 Imports, Inc. PIR – Bottom Bouncer

We are catching PIR as it has just begun to come up off of its recently registered annual lows. We want to radar the stock here as it builds some momentum.

From current pricing, it would not be crazy to think that this retail stock may be capable of doubling as we approach retail season.