NAV strength, July/16/2013

NAV @ $31.85 for upside.
Time frame: 2-5 days or more.

Potential trade below:

NAV Daily

Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV) Sell Vertical weekly: 
Sell 32/30 put vertical
(Credit $0.60)

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Sell AXP now? June/17/2013

Our custom alert has AXP (@ 73.75) for continued downside movement.

Time frame: 1-2 weeks.
Price target range: $72 or lower

AXP daily chart

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP): 

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Sell CRM now? June/10/2013

Our custom alert gave this stall in CRM from last week (post here) . Now I am looking for a continued downside movement.

Time frame: 1-2 weeks.
Price target range: $35-$37

Daily

Salesforce.com, inc.(NYSE:CRM): 

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YUM strength, June/07/2013

YUM @ $73.10 for upside.
Time frame: 1-3 weeks or more.

Potential trade below:

Daily

Weekly

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.(NYSE:YUM) Double Vertical for june expiry: 
Buy 70/72.5 call vertical
Sell 72.5/70 put vertical
(Debit $1.15)

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K correction over? June/06/2013

K @ $61.75 for moderate upside.
Time frame: 2-4 weeks or more.

Potential trade below:

Daily chart

Weekly chart

Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) Double Vertical for june expiry: 
Buy 60/62.5 call vertical
Sell 60/57.5 put vertical
(Debit $1.3)

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COP strength, June/05/2013

COP @ $61.75 has been in our alert for upside potential in the last few days.
Time frame: 2-5 weeks or more.

Potential trade below, a safer trade again (modify as per your risk potential):

COP Weekly

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP): 
June/July $65 Call calender
(Debit $0.29)

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APOL strength, June/05/2013

APOL (@ $20) is in our alert for upside potential.
Time frame: 2-5 weeks or more.

Potential trade below, a safer trade (one can also get more aggressive position):

APOL Weekly

Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL): 
June/July $22 Call calender
(Debit $0.58)

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CRM weekly stall, June/04/2013

Looking for a slowdown in the fall here at these sharply lower levels. This 2-standard deviation level may act as some weekly support and can be a good bet for a stall here. Trade below (max loss of $1.34 if stock closes under $36 for this week):

CRM Daily

Salesforce.com, inc.(NYSE:CRM): 
Sell 38/36 weekly PUT VERTICAL
(Credit $0.66)


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MRK strength, June/04/2013

Looking for continued strength in MRK for a few more weeks. Here are some potential plays to profit from this move:

MRK Daily

MRK Weekly

Merck & Co., Inc.(NYSE:MRK): 

49/50/51 weekly Call butterfly for 20c
(Debit $0.2)

adding . . . .

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Stocks for strong trend, May/07/2013

Stocks to watch for trend and to buy (protected buy, like a calender) at any pullbacks towards the direction of trend. Time-frame to hold is 1-2 weeks from this week.

DOWNSIDE_________________________
MRK 

UPSIDE____________________________
AAPL
AIG
COP
DE
GOOG
IBM
MCO
MMM
SU
V

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Stocks for trend, Apr/25/2013

Stocks to watch for trend and buy at any pullbacks towards the direction of trend.
 
DOWNSIDE_______________________
MU
BAX
FDX
FFIV
VLO
EBAY
BIDU
NAV
HPQ
CSCO
TSO
JOY
PSX
PCLN
IP
EMC

UPSIDE_______________________________
CL
MCP
HD
UNG
UNP
STX
AIG
BA
BBY
WMT
ANF
CMG
GM
M
F
HLF
SBUX
KORS
AXP
LNKD
TIF


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NFLX low volatility, Apr/25/2013

NFLX low IV is hard to pass. There could be a smarter play, but since I think markets may have a decent possibility of downside move, I got 10-20 delta puts. Will wait for a few days to see if it moves, else I modify the position. My possible trade below. Target of atleast a double.

NFLX Daily

NFLX showing low IV on daily chart

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) put naked: 
Buy $170  Jun monthly put
(Debit $2.3)

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JPM downside?, Apr/25/2013

JPM Daily

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) put naked: 
Buy $45  Jun monthly put
(Debit $0.36)

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IWM for downside, Apr/23/2013

Got IWM alert for the downside.  A calender or straight puts can be great. My trade below.

IWM Daily

IWM Weekly

iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (IWM) put naked: 
Buy $90  May monthly put
(Debit $1)

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F to push higher? Apr/17/2013

F Ford Motor Company(NYSE:F) in custom alert for upside. Looking for continued strength in F in coming days. Just like PCLN, I might get something for protected upside right before close.

F Daily chart

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PCLN upside alert, Apr/17/2013

PCLN Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) in custom alert for upside. Looking for continued strength in PCLN in coming days. Just before close, I'm thinking of getting a butterfly weekly 715/725/735, or something more safe that gives me some more time in case this goes against.

PCLN Daily

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DE TBT SLB closed

Closed DE for  almost 100% profit. .Entry link
Closed TBT for $1, more than 100% profit. Entry link
Closed SLB for almost 100% profit. Entry link

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BBY new trade, upside, Apr/12/2013

Had BBY as one of many custom alerts on our scanner today. Looking for continued strength in BBY in coming days/weeks. My trade below:

BBY Daily

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) call calender:
Sell $26  April monthly call
Buy $26  May monthly call
(Debit $0.53)

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DE for protected downside, Apr/11/2013

Our custom scanner alerted us DE for downside yesterday.The weekly chart also looks good for some potential downside in coming weeks. Some kind of calender can be great in this scenario.
(Trade not disclosed.)

DE Weekly

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TBT new trade, downside, Apr/10/2013

Our custom scanner had TBT and TLT in the alert. Looks like TLT may make all time highs in coming months and will take some position in there too. Does that mean hard times for the markets? We will have to wait and watch!

Was waiting for a good point in TBT to short again. Going with a safer bet using a calender. My trade below:

TBT Daily

ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBT) put calender:
Sell $59  April monthly put
Buy $59  May monthly put
(Debit $0.47)

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GS closed

Closed for $4.30 ($1.65 profit) .
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Entry link: GS momentum to downside? Mar/28/2013

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WYNN new trade, fade the rally, Apr/08/2013

WYNN (@ $122.11) is in our custom radar for the short side today (not for intra day trading, but for the next few days or weeks). I am not interested in shorting it aggressively on the face of this strong rally in the stock. My first trade is to take the use of increased volatility in WYNN and selling a credit spread for higher strikes. My trade below. I will probably get a put butterfly 125/115/105 (or something similar) for the monthly expiry as well. Let's see!

WYNN Daily chart

Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) credit vertical:      
Sell  $125  April monthly call
Buy  $130  April monthly put
(Credit $0.80)  

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OXY new bearish trade, Apr/03/2013

The strong push down that OXY made between 18th to 25th must have made many nervous and willing to adjust their trades to the downside. This signal makes me think that intermediate signal for OXY is bearish. I have been looking to enter OXY to the downside. The IV doesn't seem to go down, so today I decided on a bearish double vertical for April expiry.

OXY Daily

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) bearish spread:     
Buy  $85   April monthly call
Sell  $82.5 April monthly call
Buy  $80   April monthly put
Sell  $77.5 April monthly put
(Credit $0.05)  

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V momentum to upside? Apr/03/2013

With such strong momentum in V, I am interested in the long side going into earnings push in may. I do not want to buy a long position while it's falling, I thought a calender can be handled easily in this scenario. My trade below. But, I am still watching it closely for a turnaround which will make a strong rally in V soon I think.

V Daily

V Weekly

Visa Inc(NYSE:V) 170 call calender:    
Sell $170 April monthly call
Buy $170 May monthly call
(Debit $1.65)  

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SLB half closed, riding half free

Closed half for $1.20 (almost 100% profit) yesterday. Got lucky as it was almost the high of the day for this option. Riding the other half for 9c now and will watch it closely for the next few days and hope to hold it for as long as I can digest if it stays here or keeps sliding.
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Entry link: SLB trend to continue? Mar/27/2013

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FDX closed

Closed for $0.40 ($0.40 profit) .
Got 0.80 credit for the spread on March/21
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Entry link: FDX at support? Mar/21/2013

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GS momentum to downside? Mar/28/2013

April/08/2013: Closed for $4.30 ($1.65 profit) .
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Been waiting for banks to slow down from the last many weeks. GS made some decent push lower and I am looking for continued weakness going towards it's earnings. Earnings is scheduled for May expiry, so this is not a trade for earnings. My trade below:

GS Daily chart

GS Weekly chart

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) butterfly:   
Buy 1X $150 April monthly put
Sell 2X $140 April monthly put
Buy 1X $130 April monthly put
(Debit $2.65)  

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SLB trend to continue? Mar/27/2013

Update April/15: closed all 100% profit link
Update March/28:
Added another half at $0.60 as planned. My average is now $0.69
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Looking for continued weakness in SLB, and increase in Volatility towards it's earnings. Earnings is scheduled for April/19, so April expiry catches the earnings. Added half today and will add remaining tomorrow if it goes higher. My trade below:

SLB Daily showing decreasing Volatility

SLB weekly

Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) buy puts:   
Buy $72.5 monthly put
(Debit $0.78)  

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FDX at support? Mar/21/2013

FDX, FedEx Corporation got hammered after the earnings. This trade below can be tricky to handle trying to go against the momentum. Looking at 2 year chart, we are in the range of previous highs. April two standard deviation move also brings us to the same range. Looking at those two things, I initiated the trade given below.

I also like 92.5 or 90 put calender (monthlies) in this scenario, where we know the momentum is to the downside but we might chop around this range for a few days/weeks before possibly heading down more in the coming months. This way you give yourself some time to decide what to do with the may put while you eat the April premium. I got the 90 put calender.

FDX Weekly

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) sell put vertical:  
Sell 1X $95 monthy put 
Buy 1X $92.5 monthly put
(Credit $0.8) 


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DWA upswing, Mar/13/2013

DWA, Dreamworks Animation Skg Inc(NASDAQ:DWA), is trying to move out higher of the long term consolidation range. To me it looks more of a long term signal to get long at any dips. I had a 20 call calender from the earnings play I did, which is now almost 4X. I am now ready to buy any dips in the coming days or weeks, and looking for continued strength in DWA.

DWA weekly chart

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VHC new calender, Mar/12/2013

Wanted to take advatage of high volatility in VHC for this expiry. The difference in march and april volatility makes it good for a calender. Here's my trade.

VHC daily chart

VHC daily chart showing a consolidation pattern

VirnetX Holding Corporation (VHC) put calender:  
Sell 1X $34 March month call 
Buy 1X $34 April month call
(Paid $1.6)   

VirnetX Holding Corporation (VHC) call calender:  
Sell 1X $37 March month call 
Buy 1X $37 April month call
(Paid $1.35)  

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SPY new weekly trade, Feb/05/2013

Update: Breakeven on this trade or minimal loss.
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Don't like the correlations for this week and wanted to fade SPY move today. Here's my trade.

TLT weekly

VIX weekly

SPY weekly

SPY double vertical:  
Buy 1X $152 weekly put
Sell 1X $151 weekly put 
Sell 1X $151.5 weekly call
Buy 1X $152.5 weekly call
(Paid 6c)  

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BBRY new weekly trade, Feb/05/2013

Update: Breakeven on this trade at expiry.
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BBRY daily chart shows a slowdown in the speed. I wanted to fade the move and here's my trade:

BBRY daily chart

Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) Sell vertical:  
Sell 1X $16 weekly call
Buy 1X $17.5 weekly call
(Credit 50c)  

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GOOG new weekly trade, Jan/08/2012

Sold double vertical at expiry for $5 (paid $1) for 400% profit
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GOOG bullish.

GOOG daily

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) double vertical:  
Sell 1X $730 weekly put
Buy 1X $725 weekly put
Buy 1X $730 weekly call
Sell 1X $735 weekly call
(Paid $1)  

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SPX trade modified, Jan/08/2012

Expired worthless for 100% profit
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Closed my weekly position on friday for $1.2 (20% loss) as soon as the markets started to break the highs but sill wanted to fade new highs going into next week and sold a credit spread in SPX. just wanted to give a little time to markets to break this new high at these levels.

SPX sell vertical:  
Sell 1X $1480 weekly call
Buy 1X $1485 weekly call
(Got a credit of $1)  

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SPX new weekly trade, Jan/04/2012

Trade closed for $1.2 for 20% loss
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Sold a couple of SPX vertical spreads for intra day. My stop at double the loss. I think it will be hard to break higher today.

SPX sell vertical:  
Sell 1X $1465 weekly call
Buy 1X $1470 weekly call
(Got a credit of $1)  

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TLT new weekly trade, Jan/03/2012

Expired worthless for 100% profit
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TLT made a strong move in the last few days. The fiscal cliff talks made a huge impact in the market and TLT with a downward momentum is now almost 2 standard deviation away for the weekly expiry. It can also be seen at a horizontal support from august . I wanted to play the bounce or a stall in TLT for tomorrow and here's my trade below.

TLT weekly

TLT daily chart with standard deviation extremes

iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (TLT) sell vertical:  
Sell 1X $118 weekly put
Buy 1X $116 weekly put
(Got a credit of 54c)



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WYNN new bullish trade, Jan/03/2012

I like the upside for WYNN but am also skeptical that it can chop in this range for a while so went for a skewed covered call in this case. Trade below.

Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) covered call skewed:  
Buy 100X stock (at $119.7) 
Sell 1X $120 jan12 weekly call (credit $1.6) 
Sell 1X $125 Jan month call (credit $0.6)




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AAPL new Jan month trade, Jan/02/2012

AAPL high vol gives a good chance to sell premium for the month to give us some time. Here's my trade:

AAPL daily

Apple Inc.(AAPL) sell strangle:  
Sell 1X $615 Jan call
Sell 1X $450 Jan put
(Got a credit of $2.05c) 

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