Earnings Season Back in Full Swing

Solid Start to the Week:

We put our best foot forward yesterday to kick the tires on a fresh trading week, and despite a poor session for the markets, four of the five options ideas we included in our morning report ended up presenting respectable swing trade opportunities early in the day.

We cast a rather wide net, and the targets that produced for us were the SPY 07/18 $386-388 Calls, the SYF Weekly $31-33 Calls, the GS Weekly $300-305 Calls, and the BA Weekly $150-152.50 Calls. Here were the intraday swings and total possible gains they recorded:

SPY 07/18 $386-388 Calls
$386:
 1.89-2.66 (+41%)
$387: 1.25-1.85 (+48%)
$388: .76-1.23 (+62%)
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SYF Weekly $31-33 Calls
$31: 1.80-2.41 (+34%)
$32: 1.11-1.70 (+53%)
$33: .43-1.00 (+133%)
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GS Weekly $300-305 Calls
$300: 3.80-5.33 (+40%)
$302.50: 2.81-4.10 (+46%)
$305: 1.95-2.90 (+49%)
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BA Weekly $150-152.50 Calls 
$150: 3.90-5.03 (+29%)
$152.50: 2.74-3.64 (+33%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
HAL Weekly $28.50-29.50 Calls
NVS 8/19 $82.50-87.50 Calls
JNJ Weekly $172.50-177.50 Calls
IBM Weekly $134-131 Puts


OTC Recaps:

Here are a few selections from recent extended watchlists that got off to a good start to the week yesterday. They posted new highs for us, and serve as a reminder to track the plays in our daily watchlists and look out for for hidden gems.

VaporBrands International Inc. VAPR
Range: .054-.0949
Gained: +76%

Cruzani, Inc. CZNI
Range: .0005-.0017
Gained: +240%

Galexxy Holdings, Inc. GXXY
Range: .269-.477
Gained: +77%


Extended Watchlist: 
ETCG, LTCN, AABB, MMMW, IDGC, OWUV, JNSH, XELA, STIM, USEA, APLD, WFG

Recapping Runners, New Ideas

EXLA Resources, Inc. EXLA – Update:

We have been tracking EXLA since putting out an initial report on it on January 20th, and were talking about it once again after relaying the news the company put out the Tuesday before last. Subsequent to that report, EXLA traded for as little as .011.

With a really productive couple of weeks, the stock has risen to new highs, yesterday reaching .0275. That works out to a very impressive upswing of 150% over a rather short time frame. Stay tuned for more updates as they become necessary, and be sure to check out our initial report on EXLA.


Yesterday’s Options Plays: 

We’ve also got recaps of yesterday’s options ideas, which produced modest yet respectable intraday gain opportunities for us. We were looking at the WEBR Weekly $10 Puts, the PBR Weekly $14-14.50 Calls and the GT Weekly $15.50-16.50 Calls, and here are the moves they put on display.

WEBR Weekly $10 Puts
$10: .75-1.45 (+93%)
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PBR Weekly $14-14.50 Calls
$14: .22-.35 (+59%)
$14.50: .09-.14 (+56%)
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GT Weekly $15.50-16.50 Calls 
$15.50: 1.15-1.55 (+35%)
$16: .46-.60 (+30%)
$16.50: .45-.65 (+44%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
CAR Weekly $195-200 Calls
MAR Weekly $172.50-175 Calls


United Communications Partners Inc. UCPA – Recap:

We’re always tracking a number of the stocks via our daily extended watchlists, many of which go on to make some nice moves for us. We tagged UCPA just yesterday morning in our premarket report,  and the stock made a solid move on the day. It ran from a low of .142 and reached .0258, which marked an intraday run of 82%


Extended Watchlist:
PMBY, OWUV, TONR, IPW, TSEM, RESN, MGI

Options Bangers, Trio of Fresh Ideas

Big Options Winners: 

We’re hopping in the saddle for another trading week, after some very nice options success to close out last week on Friday. We offered up four separate ideas for readers of our premarket report, and they all provided us with multibag gain opportunities on the day.

Our specific targets were the CAT Weekly $210-207.50 Puts, the V Weekly $212.50-217.50 Calls, the SPY 01/28 $430 Puts, and the AAPL Weekly $165 Puts, with each and every contract set contained within those ranges registering a big move for us. Here’s the rundown of the profits that traders could have secured during the session:

CAT Weekly $210-207.50 Puts
$210: 
3.25-12.70 (+291%)
$207.50: 2.00-10.55 (+428%)
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V Weekly $212.50-217.50 Calls

$212.50: 5.20-15.30 (+194%)
$210: 3.75-12.99 (+246%)
$207.50: 2.14-10.30 (+3913%)
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SPY 01/28 $430 Puts
$430: 
1.60-4.07 (+154%)
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AAPL Weekly $165 Puts
$165: 
.99-3.02 (+205%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
BABA Weekly $116-117 Calls
ATKR 02/18 $105-110 Calls
SPY 01/31 $439-440 Calls*

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


Extended Watchlist:
FGI, KSCP, WKEY, IQST, ASTI, GODYF, GOFF, KYNC, OWUV, ADXS, HPIL, MDCE

Perfect on Options Plays, 5-Pack of Fresh Ideas

Clean Sweep on Options Plays: 

We are always very pleased when we can formulate multiple sets of options trading ideas for our readers, and have them all turn in winning cards on the day. Yesterday’s offering included three separate sets of ideas, and we saw considerable movement in everything across the board.

We were targeting the LOGI 02/18 $75-80 Calls, the BRO 02/18 $65-70 Calls, and the AXP Weekly $160-165 Calls in our premarket report, which all recorded very nice moves- particularly the BRO $65’s, which ran extremely hard right from the opening bell and rattled off a gain of more than 1500%

The rest of our ideas also performed quite well, with the following moves and total possible gains on the day: 

LOGI 02/18 $75-80 Calls
$75: 
3.80-6.00 (+58%)
$80: 1.70-3.10 (+82%)
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BRO 02/18 $65-70 Calls
$65: .20-3.30 (+1550%)
$70: .25-.40 (+60%)
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AXP Weekly $160-165 Calls 

$160: 3.70-14.55 (+293%)
$162.50: 2.50-11.43 (+357%)
$165: 1.54-10.00 (+549%)


Fresh Options Plays:

Not only do we have more fresh options ideas for four big name earnings reporters, we’re going to flip back to the bullish side of things on the SPY and signal some calls, with the markets once again heating up.

FCX Weekly $39-41 Calls
BA Weekly $202.50-207.50 Calls
TXN Weekly $180-182.50 Calls
MSFT Weekly $300-307.50 Calls
SPY 01/26 $440-442 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
ILUS, ENZC, AIAD, RMSL, PHIL, OWUV, XELA, BBIG, XCUR, VCNX

First Week of 2022 Proves Fruitful

Options Round-Up:

We finally got some earnings reporters yesterday morning for the first time in weeks, and we lofted three ideas our readers’ way pertaining to some big names- Bed Bath & Beyond, Lamb Weston, and Walgreens. In every case, we got very positive results despite each stock posting a red candle on the day.

We were specifically targeting the BBBY Weekly $14-15 Calls, the LW 01/21 $65 Calls, and the WBA Weekly $54-56 Calls and we’re pleased to report that those targets provided some excellent intraday movement and, in most cases, plenty of chance for big single session gains.

BBBY Weekly $14-15 Calls
$14:
 .36-1.00 (+178%)
$14.50: .22-.69 (+214%)
$15: .13-.42 (+223%)
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LW 01/21 $65 Calls
$65: 3.50-5.11 (+46%)
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WBA Weekly $54-56 Calls
$54: .14-.46 (+229%)
$55: .07-.25 (+257%)
$56: .02-.12 (+500%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 01/07 $467-466 Puts*
NVDA 01/14 $280-285 Calls
GBX 01/14 $50 Calls

*Please exercise great caution when trading options on their day of expiration. It should only be attempted by experienced traders. 


Extended Watchlist:
CPMD, OWUV, FBCD, INTK, INKW, VPER, CVSI, ABSI, HGSH, MRIN, GME, ONE

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