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Thursday’s Activity, 4 New Ideas

Options Recap:

Things went fairly well for us on Thursday as we signaled interest in three potential plays in our premarket report. We got back good results from the two that were bearish, with some help from the markets sharp downturn on the day.

Our big movers turned out to be the MSFT Weekly $420-415 Puts, and the META Weekly $585-580 Puts. Here were the best runs they recorded during Thursday’s session:

MSFT Weekly $420-415 Puts
$420: 6.98-13.73 (+97%)
$417.50: 5.89-11.58 (+97%)
$415: 4.45-9.45 (+112%)
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META Weekly $585-580 Puts
$585: 6.31-21.56 (+242%)
$582.50: 5.51-18.65 (+257%)
$580: 4.48-17.24 (+285%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
AAPL Weekly $225-222.50 Puts*
AMZN Weekly $197.50-200 Calls*
INTC Weekly $23-24 Calls*
XOM Weekly $118-119 Calls*

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

Extended Watchlist:
ELAB, ATHA, PEV, COCH, VSME, LIFW,

Midweek Movers, 3 New Opportunities

Wednesday Recap:

It was another fine day of options trading yesterday, with the back and forth swings of the markets facilitating some nice moves for the mixed bag of ideas in our premarket report. We came up with a slate of four interesting possibilities and saw excellent activity in the lot of them.

We had the GOOG Weekly $180-182.50 Calls, the AMD Weekly $157.50-152.50 Puts, the CAT Weekly $380-375 Puts, and the LLY Weekly $810-800 Puts on watch, and here were their biggest moves of the day:

GOOG Weekly $180-182.50 Calls
$180: 2.10-3.90 (+86%)
$182.50: 1.23-2.32 (+89%)
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AMD Weekly $157.50-152.50 Puts
$157.50: 6.00-9.46 (+58%)
$155: 4.24-7.28 (+71%)
$152.50: 2.67-5.26 (+97%)
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CAT Weekly $380-375 Puts
$380: 1.62-4.35 (+169%)
$377.50: 1.25-3.11 (+149%)
$375: .84-2.26 (+169%)
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LLY Weekly $810-800 Puts
$810: 1.71-6.67 (+290%)
$805: 1.31-5.00 (+282%)
$800: 1.02-3.94 (+286%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
MSFT Weekly $420-415 Puts
META Weekly $585-580 Puts
DASH Weekly $152.50-165 Calls

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

Extended Watchlist:
LUXH, TNON, CPSH, EVGN, IMG, AVTE, PTON

Options Recaps, 4 New Chances

Thursday’s Movers:

We carried on our good fortunes yesterday, with our premarket report. for Thursday including four potential plays, two to the bullish side, and two to the bearish. We saw intraday upswings from all of our targets, but with the way things went for the markets, ultimately it was the bears who posted the more impressive numbers on the day.

Our interests for the session were the META Weekly $512.50-517.50 Calls, the SPY 08/01 $552-553 Calls, the ARM Weekly $130-128 Puts, and the QCOM Weekly $182.50-177.50 Puts. These were the daily performances in each of them:

META Weekly $512.50-517.50 Calls
$512.50: 7.38-16.62 (+125%)
$515: 6.21-14.78 (+138%)
$517.50: 5.29-12.76 (+141%)
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SPY 08/01 $552-553 Calls
$552: 2.26-3.70 (+64%)
$553: 1.68-2.96 (+76%)
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ARM Weekly $130-128 Puts
$130: 1.86-12.00 (+545%)
$129: 1.68-10.00 (+495%)
$128: 1.35-9.35 (+593%)
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QCOM Weekly $182.50-177.50 Puts
$182.50: 7.91-20.95 (+165%)
$180: 4.80-18.76 (+291%)
$177.50: 3.34-15.84 (+374%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
INTC Weekly $23-22 Puts*
SPY 08/02 $536-534 Puts*
AAPL Weekly $220-215 Puts*
AMZN Weekly $170-165 Puts*

*Only experienced traders should attempt to trade contracts on their day of expiration

Extended Watchlist:
XCUR, VSEE, AKAN, MKDW, BJDX, ADAP

Wednesday’s Winners, 4 Fresh Targets

Another Bang-Up Session:

We are cruising right along this week, on yet another excellent run, having not missed on any of our daily options ideas so far as we passed the halfway point. We included a trio of possibilities in yesterday’s premarket report. and the results came in positive across the board on those contract sets. We have just been in the swing of things lately, and were happy to keep it going for another day.

Our three possible targets for Wednesday were the AMD Weekly $149-152.50 Calls, the ANET Weekly $327.50-332.50 Calls, and the SBUX Weekly $78-80 Calls. We witnessed the following results out of those plays:

AMD Weekly $149-152.50 Calls
$149: .95-1.78 (+87%)
$150: .79-1.50 (+90%)
$152.50: 1.81-4.21 (+133%)
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ANET Weekly $327.50-332.50 Calls
$327.50: 9.32-20.82 (+123%)
$330: 7.41-19.50 (+163%)
$332.50: .6.85-16.80 (+145%)
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SBUX Weekly $78-80 Calls
$78: 1.10-1.89 (+72%)
$79: .51-1.20 (+135%)
$80: .33-.67 (+103%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
META Weekly $512.50-517.50 Calls
SPY 08/01 $552-553 Calls*
ARM Weekly $130-128 Puts
QCOM Weekly $182.50-177.50 Puts

*Only experienced traders should attempt to trade contracts on their day of expiration

Extended Watchlist:
RDHL, BBLG, RCM, BFI, KXIN, MDJH

5 Big Ideas to Finish Out the Trading Week

Thursday Review:

It was another good day for us on Thursday, keeping up a solid run we’ve been having this week with a vast majority of the picks issued. In yesterday’s premarket report, we went with three possibilities from the morning’s earnings calendar, and from all three we saw some pretty nice intraday upswings. Things should play similarly today, as we’ve got another big slate of earnings reporters in the calendar.

Yesterday’s runners were the CAT Weekly $350-347.50 Puts, the HON Weekly $195-200 Calls, and the META Weekly $425-417.50 Puts. Here were the best moves we witnessed in those plays for the session::

CAT Weekly $350-347.50 Puts
$350: 11.59-18.30 (+58%)
$347.50: 7.01-9.55 (+36%)
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HON Weekly $195-200 Calls
$195: .25-.83 (+232%)
$197.50: .10-.30 (+200%)
$200: .04-.12 (+200%)
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META Weekly $425-417.50 Puts
$425: 1.33-6.20 (+366%)
$422.50:1.08-5.03 (+366%)
$420: .83-4.14 (+399%)
$417.50: .62-3.30 (+432%)

Fresh Options Ideas:
INTC Weekly $33-32 Puts*
MSFT Weekly $415-420 Calls*
GOOG Weekly $175-180 Calls*
SPY 04/26 $506-508 Calls*
SNAP Weekly $13.50-14 Calls*

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

Extended Watchlist:
FSRN, BLOZF, PTCO, KTRA, FRGT, BDRX, TVGN