5 Big Ideas to Finish Out the Trading Week

Thursday Review:

It was another good day for us on Thursday, keeping up a solid run we’ve been having this week with a vast majority of the picks issued. In yesterday’s premarket report, we went with three possibilities from the morning’s earnings calendar, and from all three we saw some pretty nice intraday upswings. Things should play similarly today, as we’ve got another big slate of earnings reporters in the calendar.

Yesterday’s runners were the CAT Weekly $350-347.50 Puts, the HON Weekly $195-200 Calls, and the META Weekly $425-417.50 Puts. Here were the best moves we witnessed in those plays for the session::

CAT Weekly $350-347.50 Puts
$350
: 11.59-18.30 (+58%)
$347.50: 7.01-9.55 (+36%)
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HON Weekly $195-200 Calls
$195: .25-.83 (+232%)
$197.50: .10-.30 (+200%)
$200: .04-.12 (+200%)
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META Weekly $425-417.50 Puts
$425
: 1.33-6.20 (+366%)
$422.50:1.08-5.03 (+366%)
$420: .83-4.14 (+399%)
$417.50: .62-3.30 (+432%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
INTC Weekly $33-32 Puts*
MSFT Weekly $415-420 Calls*
GOOG Weekly $175-180 Calls*
SPY 04/26 $506-508 Calls*
SNAP Weekly $13.50-14 Calls*

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


Extended Watchlist:
FSRN, BLOZF, PTCO, KTRA, FRGT, BDRX, TVGN

A Winning Wednesday, 3 New Opportunities

Wednesday’s Recap:

Wednesday turned out to be another really good day for our options ideas. Four out of the five potential targets from our premarket report for the day were based off of untraded-upon earnings reports, and all four of those yielded some good intraday opportunities. The fifth was a swing-trade idea based of of some insider buying records, and we may yet come back for that one at a later date.

For today, we have the numbers yesterday’s earnings plays recorded for the session. Those were the TSLA Weekly $157.50-162.50 Calls, the BA Weekly $172.50-177.50 Calls, the BSX 05/17 $72.50-75 Calls, and the TXN Weekly $175-177.50 Calls, and their performances were as follows:

TSLA Weekly $157.50-162.50 Calls
$157.50
: 3.57-11.20 (+214%)
$160: 3.05-9.25 (+203%)
$162.50: 2.06-7.37 (+258%)
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BA Weekly $172.50-177.50 Calls
$172.50
: 1.39-3.39 (+144%)
$175: .73-2.00 (+174%)
$177.50: .37-1.10 (+197%)
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BSX 05/17 $72.50-75 Calls
$72.50: 1.70-2.72 (+60%)
$75: .65-1.60 (+146%)
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TXN Weekly $175-177.50 Calls
$175: 1.09-2.20 (+102%)
$177.50: .38-.96 (+153%)



Fresh Options Ideas:

CAT Weekly $350-347.50 Puts
HON Weekly $195-200 Calls
META Weekly $425-417.50 Puts


Extended Watchlist:
SPCB, AIRE, ILAG, PCSA, OPTN, PTCO, IGPK, LTNC, NSAV, BLQC

Market Surge Leads to More SPY Opportunities

Options Movers: 

Our options ideas for yesterday’s session included a range of SPY calls which expire at the end of trading today, and thanks to a huge surge in the markets, not only did those turn out excellent chances for gain yesterday, but given the tenor of things here in the premarket, all the figures you see below for the SPY will make a huge jump today, especially if the Fed’s rate decision comes back as expected this afternoon. Continue reading down the page to find our rolled-up targets for the SPY today.

In addition to the SPY 03/16 $418-420 Calls, we were also tracking the GTLB Weekly $30-40 Calls, and while the $30’s didn’t bear fruit, we did get some nice moves out of the $35’s and $40’s. The moves in those plays were as follows below:

SPY 03/16 $418-420 Calls
$418: 4.61-9.46 (+105%)
$419: 4.06-8.60 (+112%)
$420: 3.55-7.78 (+119%)
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GTLB Weekly $35-40 Calls
$35:
 1.65-3.60 (+118%)
$40: .44-1.15 (+161%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
YY Weekly $29-32 Calls
BABA Weekly $85-90 Calls
CAL Weekly $20 Calls
DKNG 06/17 $20 Calls
SPY 03/16 $427-430 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
GMGI, PTCO, ICNM, SONN, BEKE, FUTU, PDD, BILI, DUO,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Rehash & More

Kate Spade & Co. KATE – Recap

We began tracking a set of options ideas for Kate Spade in Thursday morning’s premarket report, targeting the KATE Weekly $20 and $21 Calls in the wake of earnings, despite the retail market as a whole being a bit shaky of late. We observed them at lows of 1.41 and .65, respectively.

We then updated our readers as to the excellent gains made by those contracts on Friday, but the party wasn’t over yet. New highs were reached in both cases, with the $20 Calls shooting as high as 3.65 marking a two-session swing of 159% and the $21 Calls topping out at 2.37, a two-day rip of 264%


Unilever PLC (UL)

New for Friday’s morning report was our idea on Unilever following its own earning  report. We caught the stock exhibiting some bullish premarket activity, and came forward to highlight the UL Weekly $42.50-47.50 Calls for potential daytrades.

We were spot on in targeting that range of contracts, as they all provided ample opportunities for intraday profits, including a chance at a massive windfall with the $47.50’s:

$42.50 Calls – Range: 3.80-6.18 – Max Gain: 63%
$45 Calls – Range: 1.40-3.60 – Max Gain: 157%
$47.50 Calls – Range: .05-1.33 – Max Gain: 2560%



Other Updates From Friday

VNUE, Inc. VNUE – We tagged VNUE in Friday morning’s extended watchlist, and it ultimately ended up being our top pick of the day on the stock side of things.

Starting out from a low of .0015, this subpenny streaker broke out to a subsequent high of .0033, marking a 120% rip on roughly three times the monthly average volume. We’ll want to keep an eye skinned for the possibility of further action, as VNUE ended up closing at its high of day.
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Franchise Holding International, Inc. FNHI – Also performing notably was FNHI, which made more modest, yet still solid intraday moves. It started out with an early pop from .017-.0269, a 58% uptick, before pulling back to .019 and returning to .025. That added a 32% gain to the daily cumulative total.


Petrogas Co. PTCO – Potential Bottom-Play

We’ve pointed out on the chart below why we think that PTCO could be primed for a bottom-bounce breakout at any minute. The stock is currently looking oversold, with the price rebounding off of a previous support area, over just the last two trading days.

We’re going to want to watch this one like a hawk, as the technical seem to indicate a major run could occur in the very near future.


Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT – Options Update

Lastly, we want to rehash a longer-term options idea we formulated for WMT back on January 31st. We noticed the stock rebounding off recent lows at the time, and signaled the WMT 03/03 $68-$69.50 Calls. It has been almost nothing but bullish activity on the chart since then, and those ideas have panned out quite nicely.

$68 Calls
– Range: .86-2.29 – Max Gain: 166%
$68.50 Calls – Range: .57-2.02 – Max Gain: 254%
$69 Calls – Range: .48-1.80 – Max Gain: 275%
$69.50 Calls – Range: .41-1.42 – Max Gain: 246%

Additionally, WMT is gapping up hard this morning in premarket trading, so we want to stay laser focused on these ideas, as our observed ranges are almost certain to see increases as a result. In fact, the WMT PPS is so high at this point, we’ll be looking to roll up to the range of $72-73 Calls if the bonanza on the WMT chart continues.


Extended Watchlist:
CYH, ADHC, AFPW, OWCP, GNBT,

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