Blue Horseshoe Stocks

Reviewing Monday’s Wins, 3 Fresh Targets

Monday’s Movers:

We came up against a mixed bag to start off the week yesterday, with just two of our three potential options plays for the day yielding notable positive results. We had hashed out that slate of three in our premarket report and while we would obviously prefer good marks across the board, two out of three isn’t half bad.

Our winning ideas were the MAR Weekly $260-255 Puts, and the ZTS 11/15 $190-195 Calls. Here’s how the activity in those contracts played out on Monday:

MAR Weekly $260-255 Puts
$260: 6.00-10.00 (+67%)
$257.50: 4.00-4.60 (+15%)
$255: 3.00-3.93 (+31%)
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ZTS 11/15 $190-195 Calls
$190: .15-.55 (+267%)
$195: .20-.35 (+75%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
PLTR Weekly $47-49 Calls
NVDA Weekly $136-137 Calls
TSLA Weekly $247.50-250 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
BNOX, SPPL, ALBT, ZVSA, AGFY, DUO

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

Thursday’s Activity, 4 New Ideas

Options Recap:

Things went fairly well for us on Thursday as we signaled interest in three potential plays in our premarket report. We got back good results from the two that were bearish, with some help from the markets sharp downturn on the day.

Our big movers turned out to be the MSFT Weekly $420-415 Puts, and the META Weekly $585-580 Puts. Here were the best runs they recorded during Thursday’s session:

MSFT Weekly $420-415 Puts
$420: 6.98-13.73 (+97%)
$417.50: 5.89-11.58 (+97%)
$415: 4.45-9.45 (+112%)
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META Weekly $585-580 Puts
$585: 6.31-21.56 (+242%)
$582.50: 5.51-18.65 (+257%)
$580: 4.48-17.24 (+285%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
AAPL Weekly $225-222.50 Puts*
AMZN Weekly $197.50-200 Calls*
INTC Weekly $23-24 Calls*
XOM Weekly $118-119 Calls*

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

Extended Watchlist:
ELAB, ATHA, PEV, COCH, VSME, LIFW,

Midweek Movers, 3 New Opportunities

Wednesday Recap:

It was another fine day of options trading yesterday, with the back and forth swings of the markets facilitating some nice moves for the mixed bag of ideas in our premarket report. We came up with a slate of four interesting possibilities and saw excellent activity in the lot of them.

We had the GOOG Weekly $180-182.50 Calls, the AMD Weekly $157.50-152.50 Puts, the CAT Weekly $380-375 Puts, and the LLY Weekly $810-800 Puts on watch, and here were their biggest moves of the day:

GOOG Weekly $180-182.50 Calls
$180: 2.10-3.90 (+86%)
$182.50: 1.23-2.32 (+89%)
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AMD Weekly $157.50-152.50 Puts
$157.50: 6.00-9.46 (+58%)
$155: 4.24-7.28 (+71%)
$152.50: 2.67-5.26 (+97%)
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CAT Weekly $380-375 Puts
$380: 1.62-4.35 (+169%)
$377.50: 1.25-3.11 (+149%)
$375: .84-2.26 (+169%)
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LLY Weekly $810-800 Puts
$810: 1.71-6.67 (+290%)
$805: 1.31-5.00 (+282%)
$800: 1.02-3.94 (+286%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
MSFT Weekly $420-415 Puts
META Weekly $585-580 Puts
DASH Weekly $152.50-165 Calls

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

Extended Watchlist:
LUXH, TNON, CPSH, EVGN, IMG, AVTE, PTON

Top-Notch Tuesday, 4 Fresh Trading Ideas

Tuesday’s Big Bangers:

We made excellent headway with the options ideas we had formulated for our premarket report, yesterday morning. We took a stab at three ranges of possible strikes, and they returned solid intraday upswings, without exception. So we’re riding high as breeze through this midweek, with tons of earners still slated to report.

As for yesterday’s proposed targets, we had the MCD Weekly $295-290 Puts, the CDNS 11/15 $265-270 Calls, and the NVS 11/15 $115-110 Puts, They provided us with the following chances on the day:

MCD Weekly $295-290 Puts
$295: .75-2.41 (+221%)
$292.50: .45-1.39 (+208%)
$290: .18-.77 (+328%)
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CDNS 11/15 $265-270 Calls
$265: 13.61-24.30 (+79%)
$267.50: 11.81-20.30 (+72%)
$270: 8.09-16.20 (+100%)
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NVS 11/15 $115-110 Puts
$115: 3.40-5.40 (+59%)
$110: 1.00-1.90 (+90%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
GOOG Weekly $180-182.50 Calls
AMD Weekly $157.50-152.50 Puts
CAT Weekly $380-375 Puts
LLY Weekly $810-800 Puts

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

Extended Watchlist:
STI, HAO, DBGI, JFBR, STBX, ASPI, THAR