Fed Rate Hike Sends Yesterday’s Options Plays Soaring

Massive Options Gainers Across the Board: 

Thanks to the response to yesterday afternoon’s Fed meeting and rate hike, we came down on the right side of the fence with regard to our daily options ideas. Not only did all four of our fresh targets produce multi-bag intraday gains, but the SPY calls we had signaled on Tuesday also posted impressive new highs before their expiration at the end of the day. So we’ll start off by updating those figures, and continue on to our 4-pack of fresh winners.

Those were the AMD Weekly $95-97 Calls, the ABNB Weekly $149-152.50 Calls, the SBUX Weekly $77-79 Calls, and the MRNA Weekly $150-155 Calls. The SPY targets from Tuesday morning’s report were the SPY 05/04 $414-416 Calls. The ranges on the SPY represent a two-day swing, while the gains made by the remaining four were of course for yesterday’s session alone:

SPY 05/04 $414-416 Calls
$414: 4.22-16.00 (+279%)
$415: 3.72-15.04 (+304%)
$416: 3.25-14.08 (+333%)
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AMD Weekly $95-97 Calls
$95: 
1.23-5.22 (+324%)
$96: .96-4.40 (+358%)
$97: .73-3.60 (+393%)
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ABNB Weekly $149-152.50 Calls
$149: 
2.63-7.80 (+197%)
$150: 2.27-7.29 (+221%)
$152.50: 1.59-5.41 (+240%)
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SBUX Weekly $77-79 Calls
$77: 
1.95-5.84 (+479%)
$78: 1.35-4.79 (+254%)
$79: .95-3.79 (+299%)
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MRNA Weekly $150-155 Calls
$150: 
2.01-7.06 (+251%)
$152.50: 1.47-5.35 (+263%)
$155: 1.01-3.94 (+290%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
SHOP Weekly $420-435 Calls
BKNG Weekly $2300-2350 Calls
FTNT 05/20 $290-310 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
NWBO, FERN, UNQL, PUGE, DVLP, AUST, HYMC, ICPT, SONM, BTTX

Back on Track with Options Plays & More

Back in the Swing on Options Plays: 

After a somewhat lackluster day on Monday as we mentioned yesterday morning, our slate of options for Tuesday made a full turnaround. We set up four earnings related options targets, and are pleased to report that all four produced notable intraday moves for us.

In all honesty, it was a far more typical day than the previous session, and we’ve got another big earnings day on the calendar in store for today, so be sure to read ahead and check out this morning’s fresh ideas as well.

Yesterday’s plays that we were focused in on were the BP Weekly $28.50-30 Calls, the EL 05/20 $250-230 Puts, the DVN Weekly $58-60 Calls, and the SPY 05/04 $414-416 Calls, and here were the runs and total possible gains they recorded during yesterday’s session:

BP Weekly $28.50-30 Calls
$28.50: 
1.95-2.75 (+41%)
$29: 1.54-2.40 (+56%)
$29.50: 1.08-1.86 (+72%)
$30: .88-1.49 (+69%)
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EL 05/20 $250-230 Puts
$250: 
10.00-13.00 (+30%)
$240: 6.00-8.70 (+45%)
$230: 3.60-5.70 (+58%)
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DVN Weekly $58-60 Calls
$58: 
2.82-6.50 (+130%)
$59: 1.99-5.55 (+179%)
$60: 1.54-4.66 (+202%)
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SPY 05/04 $414-416 Calls
$414: 4.22-7.26 (+72%)
$415: 3.72-6.56 (+76%)
$416: 3.25-5.89 (+81%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
AMD Weekly $95-97 Calls
ABNB Weekly $149-152.50 Calls
SBUX Weekly $77-79 Calls
MRNA Weekly $150-155 Calls 


Extended Watchlist:
RVSN, SATL, BBI, LTHM, BOIL, MAPT, ZNOG, FERN, IGEX, HDUP, KLDO, GTII, 

Earnings Related Options Plays & More

More Options Runners: 

The bulls won the day yesterday, pushing the markets to new highs into the close, but that didn’t prevent our mixed bag of long and short option ideas from yielding intraday moves across the board. Our premarket report contained three fresh ideas for the session.

We were looking at the BABA Weekly $108-105 Puts, the MRNA Weekly $127-131 Calls, and the SPY 02/24 $416-414 Puts, and in the case of the bearish plays those gain opportunities came early in the day. Here were the positive intraday moves in those targets, as well as the new highs set by our Overstock ideas from Wednesday’s report:

BABA Weekly $108-105 Puts
$108: 2.72-5.27 (+94%)
$107: 2.18-4.50 (+106%)
$106: 1.90-3.77 (+98%)
$105: 1.50-3.20 (+113%)
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MRNA Weekly $127-131 Calls
$127:
 17.02-26.11 (+53%)
$128: 17.90-25.97 (+45%)
$129: 16.07-21.77 (+35%)
$130: 12.23-24.57 (+101%)
$131: 14.65-21.00 (+43%)
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SPY 02/24 $416-414 Puts

$416: 2.68-4.32 (+61%)
$415: 2.40-3.83 (+60%)
$414: 2.12-3.43 (+62%)
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OSTK Weekly $41-44 Calls 

$41: 5.22-10.55 (+102%)
$42: 4.35-11.20 (+157%)
$43: 3.70-10.80 (+192%)
$44: 3.34-9.13 (+173%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
SQ Weekly $110-115 Calls*
COIN Weekly $177.50-182.50 Calls*
SPY 02/25 $428-431 Calls* 

*Please use caution when trading options on their day of expiration. It should only be attempted by experienced traders with access to disposable funds!


Imperial Petroleum, Inc. IMPP – Recap:

We’ve also got a brief update on an OTC stock we tagged for observation when we kicked off this short week in our report on Tuesday morning. We’ve also kept it in the extended watchlist for the week. The stock saw a subsequent low of .631 following our initial alert, and broke out to 1.75 yesterday, which marks a three-day upswing of 177%


Extended Watchlist:
CYRN, UUU, KAR, PKKFF, JPEX, NWTT, BOPO, 

Bucking the Trend with Options

Big Time Options Success: 

Despite the markets sliding over the Russia-Ukraine conflict anxieties, we managed to round up a fair few options winners in our premarket report yesterday morning. Only one longer term idea failed to instantly materialize, with all of our quick strike options plays posting solid gains on the day.

Not only do we have updates on those targets, but we also have a recap of our idea on PBR in Tuesday’s report, so the figures we have to present here are from the TJX Weekly $65-63 Puts, the PANW Weekly $495-505 Calls, the LOW Weekly $217.50-222.50 Calls, the OSTK Weekly $41-44 Calls, and the PBR Weekly $14-15 Calls.

Here are the moves posted and the total possible gains for traders who were in the mix:

TJX Weekly $65-63 Puts
$65: 1.00-3.21 (+221%)
$64: .70-2.74 (+291%)
$63: .50-1.90 (+280%)
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PANW Weekly $495-505 Calls
$495: 1.60-4.51 (+182%)
$497.50: 1.95-3.55 (+82%)
$500: 1.16-3.31 (+185%)
$505: .90-2.20 (+144%)
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LOW Weekly $217.50-222.50 Calls
$217.50: 6.22-10.90 (+75%)
$220: 4.45-8.80 (+98%)
$222.50: 3.30-7.00 (+112%)
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OSTK Weekly $41-44 Calls 
$41: 5.22-9.20 (+76%)
$42: 4.35-8.83 (+102%)
$43: 3.70-8.50 (+130%)
$44: 3.34-6.51 (+95%)
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PBR Weekly $14-15 Calls
$14: .43-.82 (+91%)
$14.50: .22-.45 (+105%)
$15: .11-.23 (+109%)


Fresh Options:
BABA Weekly $108-105 Puts
MRNA Weekly $127-131 Calls
SPY 02/24 $416-414 Puts*

*Please use caution when trading options on their day of expiration. It should only be attempted by experienced traders with access to disposable funds!


Extended Watchlist:
INDO, CEI, IMPP, USWS, ENSV, BOIL, PHIL, ICOA, VYST, CGSI, 

Starting 2022 Off the Right Way

Ringing in the New Year with Options Updates

We’ve been tracking several longer-term options plays in recent sessions, and today for the first report of the new calendar year, we’ve got some updates on the moves we’ve observed.

Starting off with BBIO, we were on top of that one from Tuesday of last week, watching as it gradually pressed to new highs each day. The stock itself has run from 12.06-17.34 during that span (+44%). We were targeting the BBIO 02/18 $12.50-15 Calls and thus far here are the total increases we’ve observed in those plays:

BBIO 02/18 $12.50-15 Calls 
$12.50: 1.85-5.11 (+176%)
$15: 1.50-3.60 (+140%)

On the same day last Tuesday, we signaled interest in some MRNA targets as well, highlighting the MRNA 01/21 $250-260 Calls and they too produced some nice increases on the week when all was said and done.

MRNA 01/21 $250-260 Calls
$250: 11.45-22.04 (+92%)
$252.50: 11.17-20.00 (+79%)
$255: 10.21-19.04 (+86%)
$257.50: 10.55-17.90 (+70%)
$260: 9.10-17.00 (+87%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
SPY 01/03 $476-478 Calls*
FB Weekly $337.50-340 Calls 

*Please don’t attempt to trade options on the day of their expiration unless you are an experienced trader with access to disposable funds!


Extended Watchlist:
IMMX, CELZ, BLCT, AFI, PTE, HMBL, IQST, PRMK, RGBP, BLFE, NSAV, AMLH

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