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Monday’s Movers, 3 New Possibilities

Solid Start to the Week:

We were in pretty good shape for the start of a fresh trading week yesterday morning. We formulated a trio of potential options plays, and they all experienced some positive intraday movement. Our SPY Puts were the multibag showstoppers for the session, but the gains were respectable all the way across the board, and put us on a good track for the week.

We were looking at the NVDA Weekly $133-132 Puts, the SPY 01/13 $579-577 Puts, and the TSLA Weekly $390-385 Puts, and these were the figures they registered on the day:

NVDA Weekly $133-132 Puts
$133: 2.93-3.98 (+36%)
$132: 2.49-3.44 (+38%)
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SPY 01/13 $579-577 Puts
$579: 1.46-3.52 (+141%)
$578: 1.09-2.81 (+158%)
$577: .75-2.10 (+180%)
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TSLA Weekly $390-385 Puts
$390: 8.68-12.06 (+39%)
$387.50: 7.59-10.72 (+41%)
$385: 6.66-9.48 (+42%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
DELL Weekly $111-112 Calls
APLD Weekly $9.50-10.50 Calls
KBH Weekly $70 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
PII, NMHI, AIFF, ADD, APLD, OST, STAF, SNGX

Big Moves on Friday, 3 Fresh Ideas

Friday’s Options Recap:

We had a good week last week, and were hoping to close it out with a slate of good ideas in our premarket report. We went with four possibilities on the day, and each of them exhibited some level of intraday upswings for us. It was a great way to close out a strong performance for the week, as all of our ideas panned out.

We were zeroed in on the AAPL Weekly $225-222.50 Puts, the AMZN Weekly $197.50-200 Calls, the INTC Weekly $23-24 Calls, and the XOM Weekly $118-119 Calls. Here were their biggest runs of the session, some of which were exceedingly impressive:

AAPL Weekly $225-222.50 Puts
$225: .80-3.44 (+330%)
$222.50: .17-1.43 (+741%)
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AMZN Weekly $197.50-200 Calls
$197.50: 1.31-3.20 (+144%)
$200: .41-1.34 (+227%)
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INTC Weekly $23-24 Calls
$23: .06-.59 (+883%)
$24: .01-.11 (+1000%)
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XOM Weekly $118-119 Calls
$118: .26-.63 (+142%)
$119: .10-.30 (+200%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
CEG Weekly $242.50-237.50 Puts
MAR Weekly $260-255 Puts
ZTS 11/15 $190-195 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
STAF, NUWE, VSTE, NLSP, ADN, TNXP, EPIX

Midweek Runners, 4 New Chances

Wednesday’s Clean Sweep:

We turned in another excellent card with respect to the possible options plays we signaled for observation in our premarket report yesterday. It was comprised of three sets of targets, all of which had released their quarterly earnings either in the premarket or Tuesday’s post-market. The markets themselves had another ripper of a session as well, and the activity we saw in our tracked ideas was very strong.

We were focused on the MS Weekly $115-116 Calls, the USB Weekly $48-48.50 Calls, and the ASML Weekly $705-695 Puts, and they logged the following intraday upswings for us:

MS Weekly $115-116 Calls
$115: 2.25-6.50 (+189%)
$116: 1.81-5.48 (+203%)
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USB Weekly $48-48.50 Calls
$48: .99-2.03 (+105%)
$48.50: .76-1.50 (+98%)
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ASML Weekly $705-695 Puts
$705: 6.51-28.00 (+330%)
$700: 5.55-26.00 (+368%)
$695: 4.40-22.00 (+400%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
TSM Weekly $200-205 Calls
BX Weekly $160-165 Calls
NVDA Weekly $139-140 Calls
SPY 10/17 $584-585 Calls*

*Only experienced traders should attempt to trade contracts on their day of expiration

Extended Watchlist:
NIXX, NTBL, BREA, VSME, STAF, MTEM, RIME, PIXY, KLTO

Win Streak Review, 3 New Chances

A Winning Wednesday:

We were in pretty good shape on all of our potential targets from our premarket report yesterday. We were hoping to keep our massive streak going for another day, and managed that feat with no issues. Nobody can be perfect all the time, so it makes the fact that we’re closing in on 20 trading days without a miss all the more special to us. We will try our very best to come through these next two days clean, so we can wear that one month crown!

Yesterday’s suggestions were the TGT Weekly $162.50-165 Calls, the TJX Weekly $117-119 Calls, and the KEYS 09/20 $155-160 Calls. Here were the largest intraday upswings from each of those targets:

TGT Weekly $162.50-165 Calls
$162.50: .95-1.96 (+106%)
$165: .48-1.11 (+131%)
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TJX Weekly $117-119 Calls
$117: 1.92-3.90 (+103%)
$118: 1.31-2.86 (+118%)
$119: .84-2.25 (+168%)
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KEYS 09/20 $155-160 Calls
$155: 3.51-6.79 (+93%)
$160: 1.16-3.80 (+228%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
WSM 09/20 $130-125 Puts
URBN Weekly $37-35 Puts
SNOW Weekly $124-122 Puts

Extended Watchlist:
CSIO, STAF, SVMH, GDC, MOBX, PTON, BENF

Extended-Term Options Plays Paying Off

Reviewing Winning Ideas:

We typically focus more on options expiring at the end of a given week, there are certainly occasions when we target those with expiration dates weeks, or sometimes even months into the future. Which way it falls is often determined by the setup and conditions in which we find a play.

Today, we’re going to go over the recent moves made by a few of the longer-term options ideas to grace our watchlist recently. We signaled the DRI 07/16 $140-145 Calls in our report last Thursday morning, June 24th, and just a few sessions prior on the morning of the 21st we alerted the TBIO 08/20 $17.50-20 Calls and the MRNA 08/20 $195-210 Calls.

Take a look at the fantastic multi-bag upswings that we’ve witnessed in the short time we’ve been tracking these options:

DRI 07/16 $140-145 Calls
$140: 2.71-8.65 (+219%)
145: 1.10-4.60 (+318%)
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TBIO 08/20 $17.50-20 Calls
$17.50: 2.88-10.15 (+252%)
$20: 1.65-8.40 (+409%)
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MRNA 08/20 $195-210 Calls
$195: 23.29-48.35 (+108%)
$200: 18.07-51.00 (+182%)
$210: 13.58-41.00 (+202%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY Weekly $430-432 Calls
SPCE Weekly $51-53 Calls

Marin Software, Inc. MRIN – Recap:

Like a couple of the above-mentioned plays, we signaled MRIN in our report on the morning of June 24th on the basis of the stock alone. We didn’t even need options to leverage with this play as it has continued to soar to new highs.

Yesterday MRIN hit 21.68, which from our observed low of 2.56 registers as an increase 747% of in just a week’s time for this NASDAQ-listed stock!

Extended Watchlist:
STAF, WAVE, TATT, ELRA, EEGI, PSWW, EXDI, GGII, APTY, DPLS, SDEC