Examining a Healthy Trend – Part 2 | Black Room Lessons (24 Minutes)
Sami Abusaad | Black RoomRyan Tonking (24 Minutes)Today’s video we follow up to last week’s healthy trend video. Last week we talked about trends to watch out for as we come into earning season, and this week we got them. We’ll also look at some familiar trends from this week and what to continue to watch for.
Continue Reading -->Weighing the Risk in CELG | Options in Play Review
Options in PlayOptions Trades with Kurt Capra & Daniel DarrowWeighing the Risk in CELGThis video is going to talk about an open trade in CELG. We have been sitting in a butterfly call spread on the stock and with earnings coming up this week, we need to weigh our risk to reward.
Continue Reading -->WBA Ready to Rebound | Options in Play Review
Options in PlayOptions Trades with Kurt Capra & Daniel DarrowWBA Ready to ReboundToday Kurt Capra talks about the longer dated swing on WBA. Stocks that have cratered off AMZN headlines have had a history of strong rebounds and WBA is starting to follow that pattern.
Continue Reading -->AXP Options Trade | Options in Play Review
Options in PlayOptions Trades with Kurt Capra & Daniel DarrowThey Don’t All Work OutToday Kurt Capra talks about the AXP trade into earnings. It didn’t play out the way we were hoping but the setup was a solid one and worth the risk.
Continue Reading -->GE – General Electric Options Straddle | Options in Play (8 Minutes)
Options in PlayOptions Trades with Kurt CapraGE – General Electric Options Straddle | Options in Play (8 Minutes) In today’s video Kurt Capra discusses an options trade going out in tonight’s Options in Play newsletter. We think GE is set up well for a straddle and we will walk through our rationale for the idea.
Continue Reading -->Examining a Healthy Trend | Black Room Lessons (18 Minutes)
Ryan Tonking | Black RoomExamining a Healthy Trend (18 Minutes)Today’s video we break down what a healthy trend looks like, and if I’m in one, how I manage the position. We’ll look at a couple recent examples as we get prepared for earnings season. These trends are most prolific as we enter earnings.(see the follow-up to this video here)
Continue Reading -->Sympathy for the Semis: Potential Options Plays This Earning Season
Options in PlayOptions Trades with Kurt CapraThis video is going to talk about soon to be released earnings from ASML and sympathy options trades off of it. Similar names within a sector will often move in tandem on earnings, so expect action in AMAT and LRCX over the next couple days.
Continue Reading -->How You Can Avoid Most Breakout Failures
Sami Abusaad | Black RoomToday’s video is about how to avoid most breakout failures, how to spot the end of a move, and how to successfully initiate a counter-trend trade.
Continue Reading -->Netflix in Pain: Why I Don’t Take Stock Into Earnings
SPX futures are -4 as we see many F.A.N.G.-type names and other tech stocks getting hit on NFLX’ revenue and subscriber miss. The analysts had it right last week when they started talking down the sub estimates. Super high P/E stocks can’t go up 100%+ and then miss earnings. This situation is exactly why I don’t take stock into earnings. I use options since the risk is premium paid. I have no position and I’m proceeding carefully. It might be best to wait until tomorrow to see today’s candle to make a fresh plan. Let’s see if it puts in a 5-15-30-60 minute low. $343-$345 is an area to watch, and there is a big level to watch at $338ish.Since we’re talking F.A.N.G. names, yesterday I said this about AMZN: “If I was long it, I’d consider trimming because it’s a little extended here.” AMZN closed on the lows and it’s down with NFLX today. See if it holds $1795. If not, the 8 day is all the way down at $1763.Now let’s turn to the SPX. Futures are -5 as tech is under pressure from NFLX. Today, let’s see if we hold 2791. That could be difficult. If we break and say below, we have the 8 day at 2780ish, and then 2761 is a huge level. If NFLX can rally off a low, that may help things. Also, see if some flows go to banks or energy to help mute the weakness.
Continue Reading -->When a Risk-Reward Profile Changes an Options Trade
Options in PlayOptions Trades with Kurt CapraThis video will talk about the recently closed out VFC trade. Risk to reward profiles played a big role in determining when to sell, and we will go over why.
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