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Fresh Ideas for Big Name Earnings & More

Weekly Options Pop Off:

The back and forth choppiness of the markets recently has really been something to see, and after a rough start to the week on Monday, yesterday’s session flipped and went very bullish. Of the three quick-strike options trading ideas that we formulated in our premarket report, all three produced some very nice gain opportunities. We’ll hold off on the set of August calls we hashed out for NVS, and just focus on the short term plays.

Those contract sets targeted were the HAL Weekly $28.50-29.50 Calls, the JNJ Weekly $172.50-177.50 Calls, and the IBM Weekly $134-131 Puts. They all turned in good cards for the day, and provided ourselves and our readers with the following intraday gain chances:

HAL Weekly $28.50-29.50 Calls
$28.50: .80-1.29 (+61%)
$29: .53-.99 (+87%)
$29.50: .40-.70 (+75%)
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JNJ Weekly $172.50-177.50 Calls
$172.50: .58-1.24 (+114%)
$175: .20-.45 (+125%)
$177.50: .46-1.06 (+130%)
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IBM Weekly $134-131 Puts
$134: 3.74-6.50 (+74%)
$133: 1.91-5.40 (+183%)
$132: 1.60-4.60 (+187%)
$131: 1.53-3.80 (+148%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
NFLX Weekly 207.50-215 Calls
BKR 08/19 $26-25 Puts
STZ 07/29 $250-245 Puts

Extended Watchlist:
BLQS, NSAV, ZAAG, GWSO, MAXD, EVIO, ELRA, XSNX, SDIG, APLD, SNTI, SLNO, AIM, GNLN

Earnings Season Back in Full Swing

Solid Start to the Week:

We put our best foot forward yesterday to kick the tires on a fresh trading week, and despite a poor session for the markets, four of the five options ideas we included in our morning report ended up presenting respectable swing trade opportunities early in the day.

We cast a rather wide net, and the targets that produced for us were the SPY 07/18 $386-388 Calls, the SYF Weekly $31-33 Calls, the GS Weekly $300-305 Calls, and the BA Weekly $150-152.50 Calls. Here were the intraday swings and total possible gains they recorded:

SPY 07/18 $386-388 Calls
$386: 1.89-2.66 (+41%)
$387: 1.25-1.85 (+48%)
$388: .76-1.23 (+62%)
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SYF Weekly $31-33 Calls
$31: 1.80-2.41 (+34%)
$32: 1.11-1.70 (+53%)
$33: .43-1.00 (+133%)
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GS Weekly $300-305 Calls
$300: 3.80-5.33 (+40%)
$302.50: 2.81-4.10 (+46%)
$305: 1.95-2.90 (+49%)
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BA Weekly $150-152.50 Calls
$150: 3.90-5.03 (+29%)
$152.50: 2.74-3.64 (+33%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
HAL Weekly $28.50-29.50 Calls
NVS 8/19 $82.50-87.50 Calls
JNJ Weekly $172.50-177.50 Calls
IBM Weekly $134-131 Puts

OTC Recaps:

Here are a few selections from recent extended watchlists that got off to a good start to the week yesterday. They posted new highs for us, and serve as a reminder to track the plays in our daily watchlists and look out for for hidden gems.

VaporBrands International Inc. VAPR
Range: .054-.0949
Gained: +76%

Cruzani, Inc. CZNI
Range: .0005-.0017
Gained: +240%

Galexxy Holdings, Inc. GXXY
Range: .269-.477
Gained: +77%

Extended Watchlist:
ETCG, LTCN, AABB, MMMW, IDGC, OWUV, JNSH, XELA, STIM, USEA, APLD, WFG

A 4-Pack of Fresh Options Plays

Options Puts Buck the Market Trend:

We decided to go bearish on a couple of options ideas for yesterday morning’s premarket report, flying in the face of the market sentiment of the day. HAL and LMT were both coming off their earnings reports, and a short felt like the way to go.

Despite the markets roaring up, both of our ideas bucked the overall trend and recorded excellent moves on the day, providing ourselves and our readers with multibag intraday gain opportunities. Our specific targets were the HAL Weekly $41.50-40.50 Puts, and the LMT Weekly $465-460 Puts, and here were the excellent moves they put forth for the session:

HAL Weekly $41.50-40.50 Puts
$41.50: .45-1.10 (+144%)
$41: .33-.80 (+142%)
$40.50: .22-.53 (+141%)

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LMT Weekly $465-460 Puts
$465: 2.90-8.60 (+203%)
$460: 1.90-5.50 (+189%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
NFLX Weekly $$260-252.50 Puts
PG Weekly $160-162.50 Calls
IBM Weekly $131-133 Calls
ASML Weekly $640-650 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
SNPW, PNGR, RVVTF, LBCMF, WINT, CRXT, IO, ALVR, WWR, BRQS,

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

Unfettered Options Success & More

Huge Options Winners:

We have really been cooking on the options trading front as we cruise back into another earnings season. Both our fresh ideas from yesterday morning’s premarket report, and the longer-term plays that we’ve been tracking have posted premium moves which of course provided us with some elite gain opportunities.

If you’ve been keeping up with our daily reports, you’re already aware that our running targets are the MRNA 08/20 $195-210 Calls and the AN 08/20 $100-105 Calls. Our fresh ideas from yesterday morning were the HAL Weekly $19-20 Calls and the IBM Weekly $140-142 Calls.

We’ve got the daily ranges on those weeklies as well as the new highs posted in our August plays for you right here:

HAL Weekly $19-20 Calls
$19: .71-1.51 (+113%)
$19.50: .37-1.10 (+197%)
$20: .22-.70 (+218%)

IBM Weekly $140-142 Calls
$140: .69-1.51 (+119%)
$141: .43-.99 (+130%)
$142: .29-.64 (+121%)
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AN 08/20 $100-105 Calls
$100: 3.30-16.10 (+387%)
$105: 2.05-11.90 (+480%)

MRNA 08/20 $195-210 Calls
$195: 23.50-143.95 (+512%)
$200: 18.00-141.80 (+688%)
$210: 13.55-130.35 (+862%)
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There’s plenty of runway left in the trading week for these quick-strike plays, and of course a whole month left on the August Calls. We won’t rule out the furtherance of these already impressive uptrends, especially if the markets manage to tack on a second straight day of gains.

Fresh Options Ideas:
JNJ Weekly $167.50-170 Calls
KO Weekly $56.50-57.50 Calls
VZ Weekly $55-57 Calls

Extended Watchlist:
CEMI, NURO, XTNT, MEDS, GLCO, RETC, AITX, IGEX, ICBU, VGLS, CUBV