Ending the 4-Day Week with 4 Fresh Options Ideas

Good Environment for Options: 

We’re wrapping up another solid trading week today, and it certainly was an uncharacteristically bullish one when compared to the typical holiday-shortened week. The markets ripped into the close again yesterday, and that provided an extra boost for some of the options plays we’ve been tracking.

From yesterday morning’s report, the DRI 07/15 $120-125 Calls and the KBH 07/15 $27-28 Calls made instant moves for us despite still having an additional three weeks before expiring, while the WGO 07/15 $45-50 Calls from Wednesday’s premarket newsletter continued their run and tacked on some new highs as well. Here are the overall moves and total possible gains on those targets:

DRI 07/15 $120-125 Calls
$120: 1.85-2.40 (+30%)
$125: .80-1.10 (+38%)
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KBH 07/15 $27-28 Calls
$27: 
1.75-2.70 (+54%)
$28: 1.25-2.01 (+61%)
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WGO 07/15 $45-50 Calls
$45: 
3.00-7.00 (+143%)
$50: .95-3.40 (+258%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
FDX Weekly $232.50-237.50 Calls*
SPY 06/24 $379-381 Calls*
BZ 07/15 $25-30 Calls
MO 07/15 $45-46 Calls

*Trading options on their day of expiration can carry a heightened level of risk and should only be attempted by seasoned traders.


Sysorex, Inc. SYSX – Recap:

SYSX is a stock we last mentioned last Friday, the 17th which exhibited a rather nice move this week. Over the past couple of sessions, SYSX has posted a move of.0128-.0445, which works out to an upswing of 248%


Extended Watchlist: 
RMRK, ILIM, IPIX, TOBAF, ETEK, TBLT, BHAT, ZEN, MITQ, CANF

Options Review, Bearish on New Plays

BAC, SYF Options Review: 

We made good on both of the short-term options trading ideas we issued in yesterday morning’s premarket report. with our long -term play needing some more time to mature. We typically steer clear of banks, but occasionally we will take a shot following an earnings drop and we did so successfully with Bank of America.

We were zeroed in on the BAC Weekly $36.50-37.50 Calls, as well as the SYF Weekly $37-39 Calls, which also produced significant intraday gain opportunities for us on the day. The daily ranges and total possible profits off of those ideas were as follows:

BAC Weekly $36.50-37.50 Calls 

$36.50: 1.18-2.86 (+142%)
$37: .84-2.35 (+179%)
$37.50: .56-1.90 (+239%)
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SYF Weekly $37-39 Calls
$37:
2.20-3.46 (+57%)
$38: .85-2.45 (+188%)
$39: .39-1.75 (+348%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
HAL Weekly $41.50-40.50 Puts
LMT Weekly $460-465 Puts


Casa Systems Inc. CASA – Recap:

Another winner from yesterday morning’s report was CASA, which we tagged for the first time in our extended watchlist. The stock would go on to place as the top gainer on the NASDAQ for the day. From an early low of 5.63, CASA ran to a high of 7.18, marking down a respectable intraday run of 28%


Extended Watchlist:
LCLP, RVVTF, LRTNF, SEII, STSS, AYTU, TBLT, AXSM, NAVB

Solid Options Plays, Fresh Ideas & More

WD-40 Company WDFC – Options Update:  

As we close out this holiday-shortened week, we’ll start off by giving an update on the options idea we put forth in yesterday morning’s premarket report. We were looking at the WDFC 07/16 $250-270 Calls on the heels of the company’s earnings drop from the day prior.

The stock itself ran to nearly $280 before tapering back and that provided some very nice intraday gain opportunities for anyone who had caught our alert. Here are the intraday trading ranges and total possible gains on those targets:

WDFC 07/16 $250-270 Calls
$250: 20.32-26.15 (+29%)
$260: 7.81-16.67 (+113%)
$270: 4.31-8.18 (+90%)
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Fresh Options Ideas:
GBX 07/16 $40 Calls
LEVI 07/16 $29-30 Calls  


Carver Bancorp Inc. CARV – Recap:

Additionally, we want to go over the performance of CARV following its inclusion in yesterday’s extended watchlist. A short-squeeze provided an excellent intraday move for a stock in this price range.

CARV ran from 16.61 to a new high of 38.87 on the day marking an upswing of 134% on volume of over 82X the 30-day moving average!


Extended Watchlist:
GALT, AGRI, TBLT, AABB, KRFG, ASTI, AMLH, HMNU, BICB, ELRA, VOIS, INTK