by Ian Harvey
August 11, 2018
A Quick Review of Last
Week’s Market…..
Global trade tensions, tariff threats, and Turkey's lira crash pulled
the rug-out-from-under traders on Friday, sending the major indexes backwards.
For the week, the Dow finished down 0.6% at 25,313.14, ending a five-week win
streak; and the S&P 500 suffered a
similar fate, down 0.3 percent at 2,833.28. However, the Nasdaq Composite managed to remain positive with a gain
of 0.4 percent at 7,839.11.
Moving Ahead…..
The week ahead could continue its volatility with an overhang from cautiousness
surrounding Turkey’s currency collapse and the fallout across global markets.
July retail sales data comes out Wednesday, which could be an important
look at the direction of consumer spending at the start of the second half of
the year.
China also has key data, including retail sales and Industrial
production Tuesday.
Talks toward a new North American Free Trade Agreement will also be a focus point.
Reviewing the Earnings
Predictions from Last Week…..
5 Winners Out Of 5!
“EARNINGS PREDICTIONS for LAST WEEK” – 5 OUT OF 5 WERE WINNERS! | |||||||
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DATE | TRADE | GAIN | |||||
August 06, 2018 | ETSY SEPT 21 2018 45.000 CALL | P.P: 209% | |||||
August 06, 2018 | ANDV SEPT 21 2018 150.000 CALL | P.P: 106% | |||||
August 08, 2018 | CVS SEPT 21 2018 65.000 CALL | P.P: 104% | |||||
August 08, 2018 | ROKU SEPT 21 2018 50.000 CALL | P.P: 323% | |||||
August 09, 2018 | DBX SEPT 21 2018 30.000 CALL | P.P: 48% |
TOTAL potential profit for these 2 trades= P.P: 790%.
A “GREAT WEEK”, particularly more so if taken profits on Dropbox before earnings!
Dropbox Before Earnings | |||||||
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DATE | TRADE | GAIN | |||||
August 09, 2018 | DBX SEPT 21 2018 30.000 CALL | P.P: 144% |
When To Exit A Trade Based On Earnings?.....
It is also worth considering, when options trading earnings reports – “Do we exit on already existing profits or leave the companies to report their earnings and hope for bigger profit?”
As most
traders realize, there is a 50/50 chance that the company stock price could go
either way after reporting earnings – even if the report is good, the stock
price could reverse – and if you hold a call option, means depletion of an
already good profit if it exists. A similar situation can be found if you hold
a put option, and a report is not that sound (and you expect a profit from
this) but the stock price can, at times move upwards due to traders bias or
other external conditions......READ MORE.....
The Decision Is Yours!
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……continue reading this article……An Important Note: That these suggestions for options trade considerations require investors/traders to use their own discretion as to when to enter or exit! As well, it is advisable to do further research and due diligence before executing your trade.
It is sometimes best to exit a trade, if there is already sufficient profit accrued, before an earnings report is presented.
GETTING
OUT WHILST THE GOING IS GOOD!
GREED CAN BE THE UNDOING OF A GOOD PROFIT!
Options Trades to Consider Based on Expected Earnings Reports:
Monday, August 13
Technology infrastructure concern Switch Inc (NYSE: SWCH), will release
earnings for the fourth time since going public in October, after the market closes.
Equities
research analysts forecast that Switch will report earnings per share of $0.03
for the current fiscal quarter. Six analysts have provided estimates for
Switch’s earnings, with the highest EPS estimate coming in at $0.04 and the
lowest estimate coming in at $0.02.
On average, analysts expect that Switch will report full-year earnings
of $0.17 per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging
from $0.14 to $0.20. For the next year, analysts anticipate that the company
will post earnings of $0.26 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $0.22 to
$0.30.
Last quarter, the shares fell 14.9% the day after earnings, and 15.6%
the quarter before that. Going by options data, Wall Street is expecting
another huge move this time, with implied volatility data pricing in a 12.5%
swing for Tuesday's session.
Year-to-date, the equity has shed 24%, guided lower by its descending
120-day moving average since March. SWCH fell to a record low of $11.85 on June
28............
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the rest of the report to see what options trade we are
considering......
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