Options Gains, Fresh Ideas & More

Options Review:

As we cruise right past the halfway point of this holiday shortened week, we’re heading into another period of an exceptionally meager earnings calendar. It will be more than a month before we begin to see a plethora of daily reporters, but as always we will strive our hardest to bring you quality ideas on a daily basis.

Yesterday we managed to hit on three of our four sets of new ideas, with the fourth being longer-term October calls that will need some time to realize their potential. Our successful targets were the PATH 09/17 $65-55 Puts, the COUP Weekly $265-275 Calls, and the KFY 09/17 $70-80 Calls. We got some really nice intraday activity out of each of those plays.

Here were the total moves and possible gains for traders who were on top of our alerts:

PATH 09/17 $65-55 Puts
$65:
 7.50-9.55 (+27%)
$60: 3.32-5.20 (+57%)
$55: .90-1.75 (+94%)
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COUP Weekly $265-275 Calls
$265: 2.07-4.21 (+103%)
$270: 1.27-2.74 (+116%)
$275: .78-1.75 (+124%)
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KFY 09/17 $70-80 Calls
$70:
 4.03-4.70 (+17%)
$75: .80-1.70 (+112%)
$80: .10-.35 (+250%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
LOVE 09/17 $55-60 Calls
RH Weekly $685-695 Calls
LULU Weekly $420-435 Calls 


Extended Watchlist:
AAGC, FFZY, HEMP, ISWH, PJET, BVAXF, BSTK, PMCB, SNGX, CRDF, ENVB, GRNH

4-Pack of Fresh Options Ideas

Options Updates

Despite a one day disruption on Tuesday to our near-perfect trading day attendance record over the last ten years, we got right back in the saddle yesterday, and back to full strength. We highlighted some possible options opportunities in yesterday morning’s newsletter, and among those were the UNH Weekly $270-277.50 Calls & the SPY Weekly $280-276 Puts.

UNH Weekly $270-277.50 Calls
$270: 6.00-13.11 (+119%)
$272.50: 4.21-11.15 (+167%)
$275: 3.30-8.99 (+172%)
$277.50: 2.39-7.50 (+214%)
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SPY Weekly $280-276 Puts
$280: 4.76-6.51 (+37%)
$279: 4.26-5.83 (+37%)
$278: 3.82-5.30 (+39%)
$277: 3.36-4.78 (+42%)
$276: 3.01-4.29 (+43%)
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We’ve also been tracking a longer-term set of ideas in the Johnson & Johnson chain, the JNJ 09/18 $150-155 Calls. The stock has been on a steady incline since we flagged this play last Tuesday morning, leading to the following moves:

  JNJ 09/18 $150-155 Calls
$150: 2.90-9.00 (+210%)
$155: 2.27-6.70 (+195%)


Fresh Options Ideas

ABT Weekly $90-92.50 Calls
BBBY Weekly $4.50-5.50 Calls
TSM Weekly $50-52 Calls
SMPL 08/21 $20-22.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
SPXA, OZSC, GCAN, TLSS, GRNF, EDNT, SNGX, DYNT, XNET, VGTL

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Success Continues

OPTIONS REVIEW

First thing’s first today, we’re going to highlight the total possible gains which have resulted from options ideas we’ve posted in our morning reports over the past three trading days.

On Friday morning, we slated the GlaxoSmithKline plc GSK 05/17 $41 Calls for observation, and have seen a very solid increase since then. The $41 Calls were trading as low as .32 the morning of our alert, and yesterday, reached a high of .65. That marks a three-day swing of 103% The company posted an earnings beat this morning, so we’ll continue to monitor for any further potential progress here.
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Yesterday morning, we flagged the Seagate Technology plc STX Weekly $46.50-47.50 Calls, and were met with instant good fortune with those ideas. The single-session gains on this set of ideas was excellent:

$46.50 Calls – Range: 1.02-2.25 – Max Gain: 121%
$47 Calls – Range: .75-1.65 – Max Gain: 120%
$47.50 Calls – Range: .75-1.35 – Max Gain: 80%
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Lastly, also in yesterday’s report, we had the GE Weekly $10 Calls, and those fared reasonably well also, trading in a daily range from .19-.35 (+84%).
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POST-EARNINGS OPTIONS IDEAS:
Apple, Inc. AAPL Weekly $207.50-210 Calls

CVS Corp. CVS Weekly $56-58 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
HEB, OCUL, MTOR, GRPN, SNGX, CRSP. IPHI