Wrapping Up Another Good Week, 5 Fresh Plays

Thursday’s Trio of Winners:  

We got things back on track in terms of options trading ideas yesterday morning. We included a trio of potential plays, and were happy to see a lot of good activity, with winners across the board. It’s a good way to head into the end of the week as we attempt to do it one more time this morning. Another earnings season has come and gone, but as usual we will do our best to generate plenty of ideas based on other factors until we’re back in the thick of things in a few weeks’ time.

Yesterday’s targets were the SMTC Weekly $22-23 Calls, the SPY 09/14 $447-448 Calls, and the BABA Weekly $87-89 Calls, and they produced the following caliber of intraday moves and total potential profits for traders:

SMTC Weekly $22-23 Calls
$22:
 1.55-3.00 (+94%)
$23: .75-2.15 (+187%)
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SPY 09/14 $447-448 Calls
$447: 1.23-4.20 (+241%)
$448: .66-3.06 (+364%)
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BABA Weekly $87-89 Calls
$87:
 1.07-1.76 (+95%)
$88: .60-1.06 (+77%)
$89: .32-.59 (+84%)


Fresh Options Ideas*:
DASH Weekly $82-81 Puts
ADBE Weekly $537.50-530 Puts
MITK Weekly $12.50 Calls
LEN Weekly $117-115 Puts

BIO Weekly $370 Calls

*All of today’s targets expire at the close. Do not attempt to trade options on their day of expiration unless you are an experienced options trader!


Extended Watchlist:
CNXA, AGRI, LIFW, CNXA, ULH, AWIN, DSHK, ZNOG

Tuesday’s 5 Winners, 5 Fresh Plays for Today

A Clean Options Sweep:

With the help of a hugely bullish session for the markets yesterday, we were able to see some really nice gains on the options plays we included in our premarket report. All five of our fresh earnings-related targets produced significant upward movement on the day, and we fully expect more of the same today, with an even more impressive slate of earnings reporters on the calendar this morning.

Yesterday’s runners were the MMM Weekly $105-107 Calls, the SHW Weekly $280 Calls, the VZ Weekly $33.50-35 Calls, the FFIV 08/18 $155-165 Calls, and the LOGI 08/18 $65-67.50 Calls. Here are the breakdowns of the intraday runs and total possible gains they recorded on the day:

MMM Weekly $105-107 Calls
$105: 
2.75-5.90 (+115%)
$106: 2.00-4.99 (+150%)
$107: 1.54-4.05 (+163%)
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SHW Weekly $280 Calls
$280: 3.50-7.83 (+124%)
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VZ Weekly $33.50-35 Calls
$33.50: .64-1.02 (+59%)
$34: .34-.62 (+82%)
$34.50: .18-.35 (+94%)
$35: .09-.18 (+100%)
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FFIV 08/18 $155-165 Calls
$155: 5.10-7.31 (+43%)
$160: 4.10-5.74 (+40%)
$165: 2.08-3.10 (+49%)
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LOGI 08/18 $65-67.50 Calls
$65: 2.05-7.20 (+251%)
$67.50: 2.50-5.00 (+100%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
TXN Weekly $182.50-177.50 Puts
UNP Weekly $225-232.50 Calls
GOOG Weekly $129-131 Calls
MSFT Weekly $340-337.50 Puts
BA Weekly $215-222.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
WRNT, SIMO, AWIN, TLRY, PACW, AULT, TSEM, GRRR, DLOC, TLSS

Friday’s Big Session, 4 New Ideas to Start the Week

A Flawless Friday Finish:

It was a fantastic Friday for us, as we managed to post the third straight session of excellent options ideas, and zero duds in our premarket report! It’s always great to finish off a trading week with a perfect slate of potential plays. We had a pretty good dump of big name earnings, and that was a big help toward some significant intraday gain opportunities.

Our targeted interests for the day were the MSFT Weekly $342.50-347.50 Calls, the UNH Weekly $460-465 Calls, the WFC Weekly $44.50-45.50 Calls, and the C Weekly $48-49 Calls. Their intraday ranges and caliber of possible profits were as follows:

MSFT Weekly $342.50-347.50 Calls
$342.50: 
4.00-8.80 (+120%)
$345: 2.06-6.50 (+216%)
$347.50: .92-4.11 (+346%)
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UNH Weekly $460-465 Calls
$460: 4.00-25.00 (+525%)
$462.50: 2.03-21.45 (+957%)
$465: 1.42-18.29 (+1188%)
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WFC Weekly $44.50-45.50 Calls
$44.50: .05-.21 (+320%)
$45: .02-.08 (+300%)
$45.50: .10-.27 (+270%)
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C Weekly $48-49 Calls
$48: 
.11-.33 (+200%)
$48.50: .06-.16 (+167%)
$49: .02-.07 (+250%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
TSLA Weekly $285-287.50 Calls
NVDA Weekly $455-460 Calls
AEHR Weekly $45-50 Calls
INTC Weekly $32.50-33.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
ABOS, BBIO, HCTI, NVFY, PRFX, GP, AWIN, COYA, ARGX, VENG, KSPN