Blue Horseshoe Stocks: MCD Options & More

McDonald’s Corp. MCD

As we were looking for stocks that appear to be in position to buck the  bearish market trend we’ve experienced this week, we’ve settled on McDonald’s.

The hamburger giant posted some beefy Q3 numbers this morning. including a solid beat on earnings and worldwide same store sales, even as US same store sales missed expectations.

We’re going to signal a range of weekly calls to try to take advantage of the situation, and those are going to be the MCD Weekly $165-172.50 Calls.



PetMed Express, Inc. PETS – Update

We also want to rehash yesterday morning’s fresh options idea, which focused upon the PETS 12/21 $30 & 35 Calls. This pair of contracts recorded a solid first day for us, despite the tumultuous market conditions.

Both plays exceeded single-session gains of at least a hundred percent, and will retain their spot on our watchlist for the remainder of the week.

The $30 Calls traded up from a low of 1.55 up to 3.70 for a gain of 139% while the $35’s ran from .51-1.21, marking a 137% move on the day.


SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

With such a sharp and rapid downturn in the markets, a rebound is certain to be headed our way at some point soon, so we’re going to signal a range of calls in the SPY. We’ve generally posted a very good track record in terms of utilizing the SPY’s options chain to our advantage in the past.

Our targets for the next week will be the SPY 10/31 $275-277 Calls as we await a recovery from this week’s early losses.


Extended Watchlist: 
HMNY, ESES, OHGI, GFI, SBGL, AU

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Roundup & More

Morgan Stanley MS – Recap

Morgan Stanley had a solid beat on profits yesterday in its premarket Q3 earnings report, which led us to signal interest for the MS Weekly $43.50 & $44 Calls in our report.

It turned out to be an excellent set of ideas, which each contract making a hundred percent move or better. With the market on the rebound, it was like taking candy from a baby, and we may see more similar activity if we get another strong session as a whole.

The 43.50 Calls ran from a low of 1.32 and reached 2.65 for an intraday gain of 101% while the range on the $44’s was .85-2.20, going down as a single session move of 159%
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Fresh Options Ideas

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) – Should the markets be in for another day of recovery after last week’s backslide, we’re going to also be interested in tracking the activity of the SPY Weekly $279-280.50 Calls.

Netflix, Inc. NFLX – We’ll also take advantage of the market resurgence with an idea pertaining to the NFLX chain. We’ll have our eyes on the NFLX Weekly $377.50-385 Calls as well.

Moody’s Co. MCO – Lastly, we like the technical setup of the Moody’s chart, along with its volatility. It may produce some good chances in the  MCO 11/16 $170-180 Calls, so we’re going to throw those on our track list as well.


Extended Watchlist: 
OHGI, ISR, MNGA, SLS,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Fresh Options Three-Pack!

Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. GALT

About a week ago, we signaled GALT for observation, a stock we’ve had quite a bit of experience tracking in the past. It had been in a bearish downslide for the better part of two months, and had just begun to rebound.

We wanted to come back around for an update on the move GALT has made since that time. After seeing a low of 4.06, the stock has traversed its way back to a high of 6.53. That marks a respectable upswing of 61% and puts us on alert for the possibility of more moves.


SPDRA S&P 500 ETF (SPY) – Options Idea

Our fresh options idea for yesterday morning was the SPY Weekly $290-291.50 Calls to watch into the end of the week. With a solid midday performance for the SPY, some significant intraday gains were made in our designated targets.

$290 Calls – Range: .98-1.54 – Max Gain: 57%
$290.50 Calls – Range: .67-1.13 – Max Gain: 69%
$291  Calls – Range: .43-.79 – Max Gain: 84%
$291.50 Calls – Range: .25-.50 – Max Gain: 100%

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 Fresh Ideas:
LULU Weekly $149-152.50 Calls
BIG 09/21 $42.50-45 Calls
DLTR 09/21 $82.50-85 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
SAEX, OHGI, CMCM, BIOAF, MTSL, SSC

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: CGC Bull Run Continues

Canopy Growth Corp. CGC

Ever since Constellation Brands’ (STZ) added a multi-billion dollar block to its stake in CGC, the corresponding options idea we put out on Wednesday morning  continues to pile on new highs.

Our designated targets were the CGC 09/21 $30-40 Calls, which as of yesterday morning had already produced chances at gains ranging from 150-350% Those ranges were extended by a wide margin thanks to yesterday’s activities.

$30 Calls – Range: 1.76-7.70 – Max Gain: 338%
$35 Calls – Range: .56-3.90 – Max Gain: 596%
$40 Calls – Range: .16-1.75 – Max Gain: 994%

(Note: The 32.50 and 37.50 calls didn’t trade much volume until yesterday session, where they too produced sizable gains)
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Fresh Ideas:
TJX 09/21 $105 & 110 Calls 

GDX 09/21 $18.50-19.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
GALT, AMDA, ATIS, OHGI, JMU, NVDA, NFLX

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Review & More

SPDRA S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

After following up a string of successful SPY calls from last week, we added a fresh quick-strike idea yesterday morning. With the markets looking ready to pop after positive jobs numbers were released, we signaled our interest in tracking the SPY 07/09 $275.50-277 Calls.

Trading options with same-day expiry always carries a high risk, but in this case, it was well worth it, with each of our designated contracts producing gains of a significant nature on the day.

$275.50 Calls – Range: 1.18-2.74 – Max Gain: 132%
$276 Calls – Range: .80-2.01 – Max Gain: 151%
$276.50 Calls – Range: .48-1.42 – Max Gain: 196%
$277 Calls – Range: .23-.93 – Max Gain: 304%
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Tesla, Inc. TSLA

An idea that we formulated on Friday was with some extended term TSLA Calls. We wanted to remind readers of these contracts this morning, as the stock is behaving like we might now see the move that we predicted at the end of last week.

The TSLA 08/02 $300-315 Calls should be in line to see some nice gains with the stock itself gapping up hard here in the premarket.
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Fresh Idea:
For another fresh options trading idea on the heels of PEP’s earning beat, we’re going to be tracking the activity in the PepsiCo, Inc. PEP $109-112 Calls.


RiceBran Technology RIBT

We have included RIBT in our reports on each of the past two Mondays, and the stock has made appreciable moves to the upside in that time span.

Between our initial alert last Monday, after a low of 2.21 from which the stock hasn’t looked back, yesterday’s new high reached 3.09, marking a one week upswing of 40% We’ll be interested to see how far the stock can continue to streak into blue skies.


Extended Watchlist:
TNTR, AYTU, CLNE, CRMD, OHGI

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