Incredible Options Trading Week!

Another Big Options Trading Week

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. UNH – We were just reporting on the solid gains made by our UNH idea yesterday, the UNH Weekly $270-277.50 Calls. It was a see-saw kind of a day for the markets at large, but there was still plenty of opportunity for us to increase our observed ranges on these plays since we began tracking them Wednesday morning:

UNH Weekly $270-277.50 Calls

$270: 6.00-26.50 (+342%)
$272.50: 4.21-26.00 (+518%)
$275: 3.30-20.00 (+506%)
$277.50: 2.39-21.40 (+795%)

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Johnson & Johnson JNJ –  We’ve also been following the JNJ 09/18 $150-155 Calls since last Tuesday morning, and like the play above, are returning for the second straight day to highlight the impressive gains we’ve witnessed thus far:

  JNJ 09/18 $150-155 Calls
$150: 2.90-10.17 (+251%)
$155: 2.27-7.50 (+230%)
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The success with our options calls just kept coming this week, and that includes a pair of our ideas that were fresh for yesterday morning. We signaled interest in calls in the ABT and TSM chains, and saw some really nice moves there as well.

ABT Weekly $90-92.50 Calls
$90: 2.00-7.10 (+255%)
$92.50: .85-5.00 (+488%)
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TSM Weekly $50-52 Calls
$50: 1.86-3.16 (+70%)
$50.50:1.55-2.50 (+61%)
$51: 1.30-2.15 (+65%)
$51.50: .57-1.70 (+198%)
$52: .65-1.26 (+94%)

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More Fresh Ideas: 
STT Weekly $60-65 Calls*
KSU Weekly $136-140 Calls*

*Never trade options with a weekly expiration on Friday unless you’re an expert level trader with access to disposable funds!


Moderna Inc. MRNA

We began tracking MRNA at the end of February, initially tagging the stock on February 27th and then again on March 16th. After seeing a low of 19.31 following that report, MRNA has been making steady headway in its run up the chart which has persisted for more than a month now.

Yesterday we saw a new recorded high of 41.55, which represents an overall increase of 115% since we began following the activity in MRNA.


Extended Watchlist:
CBDL, TURV, CNBX, DECN, GLGI, PWRMF, SBES, PCTL

4-Pack of Fresh Options Ideas

Options Updates

Despite a one day disruption on Tuesday to our near-perfect trading day attendance record over the last ten years, we got right back in the saddle yesterday, and back to full strength. We highlighted some possible options opportunities in yesterday morning’s newsletter, and among those were the UNH Weekly $270-277.50 Calls & the SPY Weekly $280-276 Puts.

UNH Weekly $270-277.50 Calls
$270: 6.00-13.11 (+119%)
$272.50: 4.21-11.15 (+167%)
$275: 3.30-8.99 (+172%)
$277.50: 2.39-7.50 (+214%)
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SPY Weekly $280-276 Puts
$280: 4.76-6.51 (+37%)
$279: 4.26-5.83 (+37%)
$278: 3.82-5.30 (+39%)
$277: 3.36-4.78 (+42%)
$276: 3.01-4.29 (+43%)
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We’ve also been tracking a longer-term set of ideas in the Johnson & Johnson chain, the JNJ 09/18 $150-155 Calls. The stock has been on a steady incline since we flagged this play last Tuesday morning, leading to the following moves:

  JNJ 09/18 $150-155 Calls
$150: 2.90-9.00 (+210%)
$155: 2.27-6.70 (+195%)


Fresh Options Ideas

ABT Weekly $90-92.50 Calls
BBBY Weekly $4.50-5.50 Calls
TSM Weekly $50-52 Calls
SMPL 08/21 $20-22.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
SPXA, OZSC, GCAN, TLSS, GRNF, EDNT, SNGX, DYNT, XNET, VGTL

HUGE Options Success on Short Week


Johnson & Johnson JNJ 

Our coverage of JNJ options continues today as we close out this short trading week. We have been hot on the trail of this chain since last Monday, adjusting our ideas as we go, and have landed on the JNJ Weekly $140-142 Calls. Those contract sets have set new highs for us multiple times already, and yesterday’s session was no exception.

The markets went on another tear, going majorly green across the board, and that produced the following ranges and potential intraday mega-gains: 

JNJ Weekly $140-142 Calls
$140: .55-4.40 (+700%)
$141: .37-3.35 (+805%)
$142: .25-2.68 (+972%)
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SPDR S&P500 (ETF) SPY –
 We would also like to update on the SPY calls we made this Monday morning.  We signaled the Weekly $258-260 Calls, and those have made some really nice headway as well, providing for the following gain opportunities:

Weekly $258-260 Calls 
$258: 4.07-16.85 (+314%)
$259: 3.61-15.86 (+339%)
$260: 3.11-15.13 (+386%)

We will go ahead and roll up to track the SPY Weekly $274-275 Calls into the close today. 


More Options Updates 

We also generated a pair of fresh ideas for yesterday’s morning report based off of earnings, and both of those played fairly well on the day.

LEVI 04/17 $12-13 Calls
$12:.80-2.00 (+150%)
$13: .30-1.15 (+283%)

SGH 04/17 $22.50-25 Calls 
$22.50: 2.05-3.21 (+52%)
$25: .65-1.85 (+185%)


Extended  Watchlist:
USWS, TLSA, TBLT, NLS, ZSAN, RIG, MFSO


Added Note: 

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