Thursday’s Big Runners, 4 Fresh Plays

Huge Performers on Thursday:

Things couldn’t have gone much better on Thursday, with every possible play that we targeted turning in an impressive card on the day. It’s always nice to sweep the board, and yesterday’s premarket report really delivered on that front, with some excellent multi-bag runners. It was a great way to close out things out this morning with our final report of what has been a rewarding week..

Yesterday’s big movers were the SPY 04/11 $514-515 Calls, the KMX Weekly $74-72 Puts, the STZ Weekly $265-267.50 Calls, and the FAST 04/19 $72.50-70 Puts. As you can see below, they booked some really nice intraday upswings for the session:

SPY 04/11 $514-515 Calls
$514
: .88-5.47 (+522%)
$515: .56-4.51 (+805%)
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KMX Weekly $74-72 Puts
$74
: 1.35-5.30 (+293%)
$73: .90-4.40 (+389%)
$72: .55-3.45 (+527%)
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STZ Weekly $265-267.50 Calls
$265
: 1.10-7.00 (+536%)
$267.50: .82-4.00 (+388%)
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FAST 04/19 $72.50-70 Puts
$72.50
: 1.15-3.10 (+170%)
$70: .40-1.35 (+237%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
STT 04/19 $77.50 Calls
JPM Weekly $195-190 Puts*
C Weekly $61-62 Calls*
SPY 04/12 $513-514 Calls*

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


Extended Watchlist:
PXMD, NXPL, TPET, ZPTA, AKAN, ALLR, HUBC, ILST, RDGL,

Ending the Week on a High Note, 3 New Ideas

Recapping Wednesday’s Winners:

We’re closing out this short trading week in our favorite way, by reporting another clean sweep of our options trading board from yesterday morning’s premarket report. We had formed five potential plays for our readers’ consideration, and we saw some really nice multibag intraday runs posted. It’s the best way to finish up with the final report of the week, and we hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend!

Yesterday’s runners were the DNUT 04/19 $17.50 Calls, the MRK Weekly $131-132 Calls, the GME Weekly $13-12 Puts, the CTAS 04/19 $660-680 Calls and the NCNO 04/19 $35-40 Calls. Here are the intraday moves they recorded, only a couple of which fell short of the double-bag mark, and with one target actually a exceeding one thousand percent rip on the day:

DNUT 04/19 $17.50 Calls
$17.50
: .40-.91 (+127%)
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MRK Weekly $131-132 Calls
$131
: .36-1.25 (+247%)
$132: .14-.67 (+379%)
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GME Weekly $13-12 Puts
$13: .16-.30 (+87%)
$12.50: .06-.12 (+100%)
$12: .03-.05 (+67%)
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CTAS 04/19 $660-680 Calls
$660: 12.13-45.60 (+276%)
$670: 7.80-36.00 (+361%)
$680: 2.39-27.15 (+1036%)
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NCNO 04/19 $35-40 Calls
$35
: 1.00-2.45 (+145%)
$40: .10-.70 (+600%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 03/28 $522-523 Calls*
MLKN 04/19 $25 Puts
RH Weekly $325-330 Calls*

*Due to tomorrow’s holiday, ‘weekly’ contracts will expire at market close today. Don’t trade options on their day of expiration unless you are an experienced trader. 


Extended Watchlist:
NKLA, KTRA, AKAN, XLO, IBIO, PIK, AVTX, BDRX, ARGNF, ENZC, BLIS, PPCB, EVFM

Top Marks Tuesday, Fresh Earnings Plays

Yesterday’s Options Movers:  

We made some good picks for yesterday morning’s premarket report, coming up with four options trading ideas based off of the day’s earnings calendar. It was a mixed bag of calls and puts, and we fared pretty well with the whole lot of them. We’re still in the position of being right in the thick of an active quarterly earnings season, and attempting to take full advantage.

Yesterday’s four plays that turned out to be solid intraday runners were the DDOG Weekly $88-85 Puts, the UPS Weekly $172.50-175 Calls, the LLY Weekly $490-500 Calls, and the IFF 08/18 $65-60 Puts. The gains we observed, which ranged from reasonably strong to very good, on those ideas were as follows:

DDOG Weekly $88-85 Puts
$88: 
2.32-4.00 (+72%)
$87: 1.73-3.35 (+94%)
$86: 1.45-2.86 (+97%)
$85: 1.08-2.30 (+113%)
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UPS Weekly $172.50-175 Calls
$172.50: 
5.40-9.15 (+69%)
$175: 3.10-6.41 (+107%)
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LLY Weekly $490-500 Calls
$490: 18.55-47.80 (+158%)
$495: 13.65-44.45 (+226%)
$500: 12.65-39.35 (+211%)
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IFF 08/18 $65-60 Puts
$65: 1.45-2.25 (+55%)
$60: .34-.60 (+76%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
CRL 08/18 $210 Calls
RBLX Weekly $35-34 Puts
SMCI Weekly $297.50-292.50 Puts


Extended Watchlist:
EBET, VTGN, ATNF, TNGX, AKAN, DBTX, GRRR, HOTH