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Options Review

In yesterday morning’s premarket report, we signaled our interest in tracking a pair of options ideas following earnings reports from BSX and CAT, going bullish on one and bearish on the other.

We couldn’t have called them any better, as both sets of ideas returned numerous multi-bag runs on the day, with the following potential profits on the table:

BSX Weekly $38.50-40.50 Calls
$38.50 Calls – Range: 1.38-2.21 – Max Gain: 60%
$39 Calls – Range: .99-1.80 – Max Gain: 82%
$39.50 Calls – Range: .57-1.33 – Max Gain: 133%
$40 Calls – Range: .31-.91 – Max Gain: 194%
$40.50 Calls – Range: .18-.46 – Max Gain: 156%
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CAT Weekly $134-131 Puts
$134 Puts – Range: 1.13-3.70 – Max Gain: 227%
$133 Puts – Range: .85-3.10 – Max Gain: 265%
$132 Puts – Range: .60-2.55 – Max Gain: 325%
$131 Puts – Range: .48-2.10 – Max Gain: 338%

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Fresh Options Ideas:
AZN Weekly $46-47 Calls
PYPL Weekly $104-105 Calls
MSFT Weekly $138-139 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
BAS, SDC, WTER, TTNP, OGEN, EROS, HEPA, BLGI

Harley Calls Pop & More

Harley-Davidson, Inc. HOG

Our fresh options trading idea for Harley on the heels of the company’s earnings report yesterday morning, was to track the Harley-Davidson, Inc. HOG Weekly $38.50-40 Calls. Sales fell in the company’s third fiscal quarter, but not by as much as was expected.

The report allowed HOG to buck the overall market downtrend on the day, and the move it made facilitated the following intraday opportunities in our designated contract sets:

$38.50 Calls – Range: .47-2.20 – Max Gain: 368%
$39 Calls – Range: .35-1.80 – Max Gain: 414%
$39.50 Calls – Range: .17-1.30 – Max Gain: 665%
$40 Calls – Range: .12-.99 – Max Gain: 725%

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Fresh Options Ideas

BSX Weekly $38.50-40.50 Calls
CAT Weekly $134-131 Puts

Extended Watchlist:
TTNP, SSI, HEPA,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: SBUX Success & More

Starbucks Corp. SBUX – Recap

We formulated some options ideas for Friday morning’s premarket report, and among them were the SBUX Weekly $66-67.50 Calls. Continuing a trend that we carried throughout the week, we once again struck upon multi-bag gains off of an earnings related play. This type of trade has become one of our go-to moves for this very good reason. We urge any skeptics to rifle through our blog and check our record on this. We believe our success rate is unparalleled.

$66 Calls – Range:.65-1.65 – Max Gain: 154%
$66.50 Calls – Range: .40-1.35 – Max Gain: 238%
$67 Calls – Range: .22-.80 – Max Gain: 264%
$67.50 Calls – Range: .10-.49 – Max Gain: 390%
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We also had the WDC Weekly $43.50-45 Calls in Friday’s report, and despite the fact that only the $43.50’s ended up being in play, the potential gains they afforded traders were exceptional. They traded up from a low of .03 all the way up to .26- a move of 767% on the day.

Caterpillar, Inc. CAT

We’ll once again look to a premarket earnings release to provide us with the impetus for a fresh idea this morning. Caterpillar missed on profits and issued unimpressive guidance, as the company reported disappointingly low demand, specifically in the Chinese market.

We are going to take a bearish view on this for the near-term, and put the CAT Weekly $132-128 Puts on watch to kick off the fresh trading week.

Extended Watchlist:
AVCO, TEUM, SUPN, OGEN, RBZ, BLPH, BW, IAG

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Big Options Success

OPTIONS RECAP

Both of the fresh options ideas we submitted in yesterday morning’s premarket report turned out to be multi-bag winners, with the MCD $170’s turning in the winning card of the day with nearly a three thousand percent pop!

McDonald’s Corp. MCD

We selected thethe MCD Weekly $165-172.50 Calls yesterday, and as we just stated, one of those contracts absolutely exploded for close to a thirty-bagger! All the other contracts in our highlighted range posted big-time gains on the day as well.

$165 Calls – Range: 4.10-12.50 – Max Gain: 205%
$167.50 Calls – Range: 1.24-10.34 – Max Gain: 734%
$170 Calls – Range: .28-8.48 – Max Gain: 2929%
$172.50 Calls – Range: .67-5.85 – Max Gain: 773%
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) – The other plays we had placed on our radar yesterday morning was the SPY 10/31 $275-277 Calls as we awaited a recovery from this week’s early losses. While the markets didn’t gain any ground from the open, there was a big dip-and-rip scenario which allowed for some very solid gains in our designated plays.

$275 Calls – Range: 1.11-3.00 – Max Gain: 170%
$275.50 Calls – Range: 1.02-2.69 – Max Gain: 164%
$276 Calls – Range: .68-1.93 – Max Gain: 184%
$276.50 Calls – Range: .74-2.13 – Max Gain: 188%
$277 Calls – Range: .65-1.93 – Max Gain: 197%
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Fresh Options Idea:
The Boeing Co. BA Weekly $357.50-367.50
Caterpillar, Inc.CAT 11/16 $120-123 Calls

Barrick Gold Corp. ABX

We want to provide a quick update on a recent tag of ours this morning. Exactly 4 weeks ago to the day, we placed ABX on watch, and the stock has enjoyed a continuous uphill climb ever since, even despite the markets at large having a rough couple of weeks.

Subsequent to our alert on the 24th of last month, we witnessed a low of 10.72, and yesterday the stock reached a PPS of 14.10, marking a solid 32% increase, which is nothing to sneeze at with a $10+ stock in just a month. We’ll continue to track its movements going forward.

Extended Watchlist:
ZIXI, ACB, TOPS, NDRA, ACB, ESEA, FRO, AGRX, CPHI

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: SSLJ Recap, Options & More

SSLJ.com Ltd. SSLJ

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It’s been just under a couple of weeks since we slated SSLJ as a play to watch for a bottom; it was the Tuesday before lastthat we mentioned we’d have an eye on the declining stock that appeared to be ready to reverse at any time.

Friday we saw that come to pass, and the rebound that accompanied it was very impressive indeed. The stock saw a low of .64 before running as high as 1.96, carving out a 206% path and streaking up toward the massive gap that still waits to be filled.

We’re going to continue to monitor this play in the event that it fills the gap, which occupies a range of more than a dollar, and would boost our observed gains by even further.

Yum China Holdings, Inc. YUMC

We targeting some options contracts in the YUMC chain on Friday following the company’s Q2 earnings beat, selecting the YUMC 08/17 $37.50-42.50 Calls
for observation. While we didn’t get multi-bag moves, the gains that were available were still noteworthy.

$37.50 Calls – Range: 1.10-1.70 – Max Gain: 126%
$40 Calls – Range: .55-.80 – Max Gain: 1566%
$42.50 Calls – Range: .23-.35– Max Gain: 407%
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Fresh Idea:
Caterpillar, Inc. CAT Weekly $145-149 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
NVRO, TNXP, CDMO, BLMN, FDC