Thursday’s Activity, 4 Potential Plays for Friday

Thursday in Review:

We cast a pretty wide net yesterday, with five possible plays included in our premarket report for the day. Out of those five, we saw some good chances in four of them, which is quite a good success rate despite not being perfect.

Our runners for the day were the SPY 04/16 SPY $700 Calls, the JBHT Weekly $220-230 Calls, the PLD Weekly $140 Calls, and the TSLA Weekly 392.50-395 Calls. These were the best upswings they put on Thursday’s books:

SPY 04/16 SPY $700 Calls
$700:
 .80-2.96 (+270%)
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JBHT Weekly $220-230 Calls
$220:
 14.36-22.99 (+60%)
$230: 5.62-15.00 (+167%)
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PLD Weekly $140 Calls
$140:
 3.40-5.02 (+48%)
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TSLA Weekly 392.50-395 Calls
$392.50: 1.87-4.11 (+120%)
$395: 1.42-3.15 (+122%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 04/17 $704-705 Calls*
NFLX Weekly $100-98 Puts*
AA Weekly $70 Puts*
BMI Weekly $135-130 Puts*

*Do not attempt to trade options contracts on the day of expiration unless you are an experienced trader


Extended Watchlist:
PBM, ISPC, YXT, RPAY, WSHP, UCAR, MYSE, BZAI, LZM, ABLV

Wednesday’s Winners, 4 Fresh Ideas

Options Review:

Wednesday shaped up to be another fantastic day for the options plays we were looking at in our premarket report for the session. We had a trio of potential targets lined up, and all three of them produced some nice intraday movement.

Our list consisted of the NFLX Weekly $82-81 Puts, the UAL Weekly $110-112 Calls, and the JNJ Weekly $215-212.50 Puts, and here were their best swings of the day:

NFLX Weekly $82-81 Puts
$82:
 .28-.74 (+164%)
$81: .17-.44 (+159%)
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UAL Weekly $110-112 Calls
$110:
 1.75-2.72 (+55%)
$111: 1.08-2.70 (+150%)
$112: .90-2.19 (+143%)
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JNJ Weekly $215-212.50 Puts
$215: 1.06-2.80 (+164%)
$212.50: .66-1.45 (+120%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 01/22 $687-689 Calls*
GE Weekly $312.50-310 Puts
PG Weekly $145 Puts
ABT Weekly $115-113 Puts

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


Extended Watchlist:
SXTP, IOTR, HCTI, NITO, GLSI, PSQH, ANPA, ROLR

Tuesday’s Runners, 3 New Possibilities

Tuesday in Review:

Things started off very well for this holiday-shortened trading week yesterday. We formulated four potential targets for our premarket report. for Tuesday’s session, and were not disappointed in the results. Everything worked out, to varying degrees, with our 3M Puts being the most impressive runners on the day.

On the whole, we had put the MMM Weekly $160 Puts, the USB Weekly $55 Calls, the FAST Weekly $42.50 Puts, and the UMC 02/20 $11 Calls on our radar, and the best upswings from each target was as follows:

MMM Weekly $160 Puts
$160:
 1.32-7.00 (+430%)
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USB Weekly $55 Calls
$55: .29-.80 (+176%)
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FAST Weekly $42.50 Puts
$42.50: 1.35-2.05 (+52%)
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UMC 02/20 $11 Calls

$11: .35-1.00 (+186%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
NFLX Weekly $82-81 Puts
UAL Weekly $110-112 Calls
JNJ Weekly $215-212.50 Puts


Extended Watchlist:
SLJB, PAVM, LSTA, BOXL, PAPL, IMTE, BNAI, MLEC, GORO, ADTX, NAMM

Tuesday’s Big Plays, 4 Fresh Targets

Tuesday’s Runners:

We continued this short holiday week yesterday in proper fashion, signaling four possible targets in our premarket report, all of which turned out to contain some pretty good intraday movers. We’ll gear down early for the 1PM close today, enjoy the holiday tomorrow, and be right back in the saddle on Friday morning to hopefully close things out strong for the week.

Yesterday’s targets were the NFLX 01/16 $94-95 Calls, the PSKY Weekly $13.50-14 Calls, the NVO Weekly $51-53 Calls, and the ZIM Weekly $21-21.50 Calls. Here were the biggest intraday runs they recorded:

NFLX 01/16 $94-95 Calls
$94:
.74-1.08 (+46%)
$94.50: .53-.81 (+53%)
$95: .38-.57 (+50%)
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PSKY Weekly $13.50-14 Calls
$13.50: .23-.36 (+56%)
$14: .05-.07 (+40%)
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NVO Weekly $51-53 Calls
$51: .62-1.15 (+85%)
$52: .26-.53 (+104%)
$53: .11-.23 (+109%)
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ZIM Weekly $21-21.50 Calls 
$21: .48-.80 (+67%)
$21.50: .25-.45 (+80%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
SPY 12/24 $688 Calls*
TSM Weekly $297.50 Calls
PLD Weekly 01/16 $130 Calls
AGIO 01/16 $25 Calls

*Today’s SPY Calls will be expiring at the early close of 1PM


Extended Watchlist:
MWG, ELOG, INDP, DVAX, NCL, DRMA, XTKG, RPTX, SIDU, XTKG

Monday’s Runners, 4 New Potential Plays

Monday’s Options Activity:

We got things off to a good start for the week on Monday, with our premarket report containing three possible options targets, and we weren’t disappointed with the resulting activity. It was a solid way to start off what is likely to be a characteristically laid-back holiday trading season. We don’t expect to see many earnings plays until the second week of January, so we’ll be going off premarket volume and chart set-up plays until then.

Yesterday’s interests were the ABVX 01/16 $130-135 Calls, the TSLA Weekly $485-490 Calls, and the UNF Weekly $220 Weekly, and here were the best intraday runs made by each one:

ABVX 01/16 $130-135 Calls
$130:
20.65-23.05 (+12%)
$135: 16.31-21.20 (+30%)
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TSLA Weekly $485-490 Calls
$485: 9.00-15.25 (+69%)
$487.50: 7.80-13.37 (+71%)
$490: 6.65-11.78 (+77%)
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UNF Weekly $220 Weekly
$220: 5.80-10.70 (+84%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
NFLX 01/16 $94-95 Calls
PSKY Weekly $13.50-14 Calls
NVO Weekly $51-53 Calls
ZIM Weekly $21-21.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
HIHO, TRIB, OPTX, VIVK, TIVC, AIRE, SOC, SLGB, CNET

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