Thursday’s Perfect Picks, 4 Fresh Ideas for Friday

Closing Out the Week on a High Note:

We’re pleased to be wrapping up this week’s options recaps with a review of another flawless slate from yesterday morning’s premarket report. We’re finally heading into another big name earnings season, so things are going to be getting busy and exciting around here once again.

Yesterday’s most interesting earnings droppers were Pepsi and Delta, and with the help of a bullish session for the markets in general, our targets, the DAL Weekly $49-50 Calls and the PEP Weekly $185-187.50 Calls, saw the following huge intraday runs:

DAL Weekly $49-50 Calls
$49: 
.08-.28 (+250%)
$49.50: .04-.16 (+300%)
$50: .03-.10 (+233%)
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PEP Weekly $185-187.50 Calls
$185: .46-3.05 (+563%)
$187.50: .12-.90 (+650%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
MSFT Weekly $342.50-347.50 Calls*
UNH Weekly $460-465 Calls*
WFC Weekly $44.50-45.50 Calls*
C Weekly $48-49 Calls*

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


Extended Watchlist:
NKLA, ARBB, PRFX, AIMD, FREQ, EDTX, LUNR, EFSH, DRUG, ETHC, BGLC,  DMGGF, MRES

Fresh Earnings Related Options Ideas & More

SPY Rips, INTU Calls Push New highs:

We weathered the final day without big-name earnings reporters in the best way we know how yesterday. By focusing on the overall market trend and playing the SPY. We offered some longer term ideas as well, but the SPY Calls were the main event for our premarket report.

In addition to our quick-strike targets in the , we also saw some incredible new highs from the SPY 07/12 $443-445 Calls, which we had just given an update on the INTU Weekly $460-465 Calls, in yesterday’s report. Those calls recorded some incredible new highs on the day. Here’s how those targets performed during Wednesday’s session:

SPY 07/12 $443-445 Calls
$443: 
2.14-3.75 (+75%)
$444: 1.35-2.76 (+104%)
$445: .73-1.79 (+145%)
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INTU Weekly $460-465 Calls
$460: 
4.00-18.30 (+357%)
$462.50: 3.30-16.00 (+385%)
$465: 4.00-13.60 (+240%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
DAL Weekly $49-50 Calls
PEP Weekly $185-187.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
BGLC, IMHC, JZXN, SNAL, SXTP, VINE, AIGS, QNCX

Yesterday’s Runners, 4 Fresh Ideas

Yesterday’s Movers:

Yesterday did not present a very good trading session for the markets in general, however, despite the fact that we went bullish on all of the options ideas in our premarket report, the overall trend was bucked, and our targets produced some pretty good intraday gain chances for us.  We had settled on an array of four earnings related ideas, and were not disappointed with the results.

We were focused in on the NVS 05/19 $105 Calls, the MCD Weekly $292.50-297.50 Calls, the PEP Weekly $187.50-190 Calls, and the RTX Weekly $104 Calls. With the exception of our single NVS target, all of our tracked strike points produced multi-bag intraday runs.

NVS 05/19 $105 Calls
$105:
 1.60-2.55 (+59%)
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MCD Weekly $292.50-297.50 Calls
$292.50: .64-1.47 (+130%)
$295: .25-.55 (+120%)
$297.50: .07-.20 (+185%)
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PEP Weekly $187.50-190 Calls
$187.50:
 .82-3.10 (+278%)
$190: .20-1.23 (+515%)
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RTX Weekly $104 Calls

$104: .05-.12 (+140%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
BSX 05/19 $52.50-55 Calls
BA Weekly $205-210 Calls
MSFT Weekly $295-300 Calls
SPY 04/26 $406-407 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
PBLA, SAI, AVGR, RIOT, MARA, HNRC, SHMP, ARAT

Big Name Earnings Plays & More

Options Reviews:

Things got off to a pretty lackluster start to the week yesterday. While both of our selected options ideas in our premarket report did record positive intraday movement, the level of the gains they achieved didn’t really rise to our particularly high standards. Today should be a lot more exciting, with a much more interesting crop of earnings reporters.

Yesterday’s targets were the PHG 05/19 $22.50 Calls, and the KO Weekly $65 Calls, and the daily moves they made are as follows. We also have an update on the NTLA 05/19 $35-40 Calls, which we put on our radar back on the 10th, and subsequently made a really nice move.

PHG 05/19 $22.50 Calls
$22.50:
 .35-.45 (+29%)
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KO Weekly $65 Calls
$65:
 .14-.22 (+57%)
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NTLA 05/19 $35-40 Calls
$35:
 3.30-6.10 (+85%)
$40: 1.25-3.80 (+204%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
NVS 05/19 $105 Calls
MCD Weekly $292.50-297.50 Calls
PEP Weekly $187.50-190 Calls
RTX Weekly $104 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
VIRI, ZFOX, CXAI, BXRX, SPPI, MORF, NLST, RDGL, RPMT, 

More Solid Options Gainers, New Ideas

Options Streak Unbroken: 

While the markets took a slight turn for the worse yesterday, we still managed to keep our streak alive with the options ideas we signaled for observation in our premarket report. The gains were a little less pronounced, but there can be no mistake, there were intraday moves of which traders could have taken advantage.

Our interests for the session were the AZN Weekly $67-68 Calls, the PEP Weekly $170-175 Calls, the ABBV Weekly $144-146 Calls, the DIS Weekly $117-119 Calls, and the SPY 02/09 $412-414 Calls, and here were the sorts of moves they recorded on the day:

AZN Weekly $67-68 Calls
$67: 
.80-1.00 (+25%)
$68: .50-.77 (+44%)
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PEP Weekly $170-175 Calls
$170:
 3.37-4.60 (+36%)
$172.50: 1.39-2.55 (+83.%)
$175: .41-.93 (+127%)
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ABBV Weekly $144-146 Calls
$144: 4.71-9.05 (+92%)
$145: 3.30-8.50 (+157%)
$146: 2.70-7.15 (+165%)
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DIS Weekly $117-119 Calls
$117: .33-.69 (+109%)
$118: .21-.47 (+124%)
$119: .14-.30 (+114%)
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SPY 02/09 $412-414 Calls
$412: .63-1.03 (+63%)
$413: .36-.58 (+61%)
$414: .07-.30 (+328%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
NET Weekly $62-64 Calls*
PYPL Weekly $78-80 Calls*

If the SPY breaks yesterday’s support @ 405.81: SPY 02/10 $405-406 Calls*
If it fails to break and hold above 405.81: SPY 02/10 $406-405 Puts*


Extended Watchlist:
GGII, AMIH, GVSI, GEGI, IMII, HILS, SQL, XPON, HEXO, ZEST, AKAN

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