Tuesday’s 5 Winners, 5 Fresh Plays for Today

A Clean Options Sweep:

With the help of a hugely bullish session for the markets yesterday, we were able to see some really nice gains on the options plays we included in our premarket report. All five of our fresh earnings-related targets produced significant upward movement on the day, and we fully expect more of the same today, with an even more impressive slate of earnings reporters on the calendar this morning.

Yesterday’s runners were the MMM Weekly $105-107 Calls, the SHW Weekly $280 Calls, the VZ Weekly $33.50-35 Calls, the FFIV 08/18 $155-165 Calls, and the LOGI 08/18 $65-67.50 Calls. Here are the breakdowns of the intraday runs and total possible gains they recorded on the day:

MMM Weekly $105-107 Calls
$105: 
2.75-5.90 (+115%)
$106: 2.00-4.99 (+150%)
$107: 1.54-4.05 (+163%)
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SHW Weekly $280 Calls
$280: 3.50-7.83 (+124%)
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VZ Weekly $33.50-35 Calls
$33.50: .64-1.02 (+59%)
$34: .34-.62 (+82%)
$34.50: .18-.35 (+94%)
$35: .09-.18 (+100%)
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FFIV 08/18 $155-165 Calls
$155: 5.10-7.31 (+43%)
$160: 4.10-5.74 (+40%)
$165: 2.08-3.10 (+49%)
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LOGI 08/18 $65-67.50 Calls
$65: 2.05-7.20 (+251%)
$67.50: 2.50-5.00 (+100%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
TXN Weekly $182.50-177.50 Puts
UNP Weekly $225-232.50 Calls
GOOG Weekly $129-131 Calls
MSFT Weekly $340-337.50 Puts
BA Weekly $215-222.50 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
WRNT, SIMO, AWIN, TLRY, PACW, AULT, TSEM, GRRR, DLOC, TLSS

No Shortage of Good Options Plays

A Successful Tuesday Slate: 

We kept things trending in a good direction with the options ideas we signaled in our premarket report yesterday morning, offering up our best shots with a slate of four potential targets for our readers. With the exception of one single contract set in one of those designated ranges, we saw appreciable intraday movement and gain chances in every case.

Those targets were the BABA 01/20 $111-113 Calls, the FRO 01/20 $13-14 Calls, the ACI 01/20 $20-21 Calls, and the PSMT 01/20 $60-65 Calls. The potential profits on those ranged from nominal with the ACI targets, to extremely impressive, in the case of FRO. Here’s how all of those ideas came through for us:

BABA 01/20 $111-113 Calls
$111: 
2.97-5.45 (+84%)
$112: 2.49-4.80 (+93%)
$113: 2.05-4.15 (+102%)
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FRO 01/20 $13-14 Calls
$13: 
.63-1.75 (+178%)
$14: .20-.97 (+385%)
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ACI 01/20 $20-21 Calls
$20: 
1.00-1.30 (+30%)
$21: .24-.40 (+75%)
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PSMT 01/20 $60-65 Calls
$65: 
1.00-3.61 (+261%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
KBH 01/20 $34-35 Calls
SPY 01/11 $391-392 Calls*

TSLA Weekly $120-122 Calls
BBBY Weekly $2.50 Calls 

*Trading options on their day of expiration is typically a higher risk/reward situation, and should only be attempted by experienced traders


Extended Watchlist:
CLGCF, CLVSQ, TUEM, KNOS, FRFR, STRY, KGKG, TLSS, NEWH, BIOR, BWEN, LIPO, BBBY, HEPA, LASE

1800% Options Runner & More

Recap of Tuesday’s Plays:

With yesterday morning’s premarket report, it marked at least the third straight session where targets in the SPY chain have been our primary focus. We have been inclined to take the bearish path over this span, and have been rewarded for our efforts each and every day.

Yesterday we had zeroed in on the SPY 09/21 $386-385 Puts, and another of our potential plays, the APOG 10/21 $40-45 Calls also recorded some really good activity for us, including an absolutely mind-bending 1800% runner! Congratulations are most definitely in order for anyone who able to identify and take advantage of that massive mover.

SPY 09/21 $386-385 Puts
$386:
 3.68-6.22 (+69%)
$385: 3.23-5.98 (+85%)
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APOG 10/21 $40-45 Calls
$40:
 1.80-2.50 (+39%)
$45: .05-.95 (+1800%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
GIS 10/21 $77.50-80 Calls
MEDP 10/21 $155-165 Calls


Extended Watchlist:
HKD, RMED, BOIL, SHC, TELL, TSOI, TXTM, VNTH, BRLL, GMER, TLSS