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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