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Microsoft Has Upside To $50 By The End Of The Year
Microsoft Has Upside To $50 By The End Of The Year
My commentary on Microsoft (MSFT) for TraderPlanet.com
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) have fallen about $2 in the last two weeks in a fairly orderly manner. This brought the stock back to major support at the 50-day exponential moving average, an area where it has marked bottoms for most of 2014. Despite Microsoft being up about 28% year to date, the uptrend remains intact and will at a minimum take the stock back to the September high of $47.57 and likely up to $50 by the end of the year…Click here to read the rest of the commentary on Microsoft.
2014-08-13 Smart Money Report (CLNY) (GNRC)
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CLNY- 2,000 Dec $22.50 calls were purchased for $0.50-$0.60 each, against open interest of 87 contracts. Typically trades 52 calls per day. The total call open interest is 2,354 contracts. Colony Financial trades at a P/E ratio of 11.63x (2015 estimates) with 20% EPS growth (6.2% this year), 37.3% revenue growth (61.6% this year), P/S ratio of 11.91x, P/B ratio of 0.96x, 6.66% dividend yield, and has an average analyst price target of $22.53. On 8/5, they reported Q2 EPS of $0.43 vs the $0.39 estimate.
GFI- 5,000 Oct $4 puts were sold for $0.22 each, against open interest of 1,575 contracts. Earnings are due out on 8/21. Options activity in the gold miners has been bullish in recent weeks.
GNRC- 9,337 Nov $52.50 calls were purchased for $1.35 each, against open interest of 121 contracts. This was tied to … Read More »
2014-08-13 Unusual Options Activity (MPC) (MSFT)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight call buying in Marathon Petroleum (MPC) and Microsoft (MSFT).
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2014-07-22 Smart Money Report (AAPL) (FCX)
AAPL- Apple will release Q3 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $1.23 in EPS, revenue 0f $37.98B, and iPhone sales of 35.9M. The options market is implying a $4.38 move, or 4.64%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio is currently 2.02. The whisper number for tonight is for a $0.10 beat on EPS according to earningswhispers.com. The stock has dropped after earnings on five out of the last seven reports. View recent Apple options activity in Smart Money Reports from the last two months.
FCX- Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold will release Q2 earnings before the bell tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $0.53 in EPS and revenue of $5.2B. The options market is implying a $0.96 move, or 2.46%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio is currently … Read More »
2014-07-11 Smart Money Report (BBG) (GSAT)
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BBG- 4,000 Aug. $25 puts were bought for $0.95 each, against open interest of 62 contracts. Earnings are due out on 7/31. Typically trades 218 put per day. Prior to this trade total put open interest in Bill Barrett was 7,008 contracts vs. total call open interest of 3,055 contracts.
GSAT- 5,000 Oct. $2.50 puts were sold for $0.30 each, against open interest of 216 contracts. Typically trades 83 puts per day. The uptrend on the daily an weekly charts remains intact. Globalstar is expected to narrow EPS losses from -$0.38 this year to -$0.14 in 2015. Revenue is expected to grow 20.1% next year. On 2/3, Chardan Capital reiterated a buy rating with a $6 price target.
INVN- 2,500 Aug. $27 calls were purchased for $0.80 each, against open interest of 129 contracts. Earnings are due out on 7/29. … Read More »
2014-07-11 Unusual Options Activity (MSFT) (PETM)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight a call rollout in Microsoft (MSFT) and put selling in PetSmart (PETM).
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2014-05-27 Smart Money Report (AMKR) (MSFT)
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AMKR- A rollout from 2,000 June $9 calls (credit) into 4,000 Sep. $11 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Sep. $11 calls. Typically trades 600 calls per day.
EXC- 5,000 Jan. 2016 $35 calls were bought for $2.90-$2.95 each, against open interest of 971 contracts. Net call premium +$775K vs. net put premium of -$9K.
MSFT- 17,502 June 27 weekly $39 puts were sold for $0.35 each, against open interest of 345 contracts. This is the largest Microsoft option trade of the day.
MU- More than 8,000 Oct. $21 calls were bought for $7.35 each, against open interest of 252 contracts. Earnings are due out on 6/18. Implied volatility rose 7.2%. This trade is roughly a $6M bet.
P- Another 7,500 Sep. $18 puts were purchased for $0.66 each, against open interest of 15,800 contracts. This is likely … Read More »
Play Microsoft Through A Call Spread
Play Microsoft Through A Call Spread
My commentary on Microsoft (MSFT) for TraderPlanet.com.
http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/166414-play-microsoft-through-a-call-spread/
2014-03-19 Smart Money Report (LEN) (XONE)
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LEN- Lennar is set to announce Q1 earnings before the bell tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $0.28 in EPS and revenue of $1.3 billion. The options market is implying a $1.80 move, or 4.29%, in either direction through Friday’s close. Call to put ratio in (LEN) options is currently 3.42. The stock has moved higher after earnings on the previous four reports.
XONE- ExOne will report Q4 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.01 in EPS and revenue of $12.1 million. Option traders are pricing in a $4.40 move, or 10.19%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio in (XONE) options is 2.92, led by buying in the Apr. 2014 $50 calls. ExOne has missed EPS estimates on three of its four earnings reports as a publicly traded company.
FCN- 1,000 June … Read More »
2014-03-19 Unusual Options Activity (KSU) (MSFT)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight a call rollout in Kansas City Southern (KSU) and call buying in Microsoft (MSFT).
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2014-01-23 Smart Money Report (MSFT) (SBUX)
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MSFT- Microsoft will report Q2 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.68 in EPS and revenue of $23.7 billion. The options market is implying a $1.56 move, or 4.38%, in either direction through Friday’s close. Call to put ratio in (MSFT) options is currently 1.14, led by a seller of 5,000 July $32 puts for $1.06 each.
SBUX- Starbucks is also set to announce Q1 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.69 in EPS and revenue of $4.3 billion. Option traders are pricing in a $3.62 move, or 4.96%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio in (SBUX) options is 2.02, led by a buyer of 400 Feb. 2014 $72.50 calls for $2.38 each.
ARMH- 8,300 Feb. $48 puts were sold for $1.75 each, against open interest of 817 contracts. … Read More »
2013-11-27 Smart Money Report (RENN) (TSO)
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REN- Renren will report Q3 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for -$0.10 in EPS and revenue of $48.3 million. Options traders are pricing in a $0.55 move, or 16.67%, in either direction through December options expiration. The call to put ratio in (RENN) options is currently 3.60, led by a buyer of 250 Dec. $4 calls for $0.10 each.
AUXL- 2,900 Jan. 2014 $22.50 calls were bought for $1.10 each, against open interest of 118 contracts.
MSFT- The Jan. 2016/Jan. 2015 $30/$40 bull risk reversal was put on 16,500 times for a $0.36 credit. Volume was above the open interest in the Jan. 2016 $30 puts.
TSO- 4k May 2014 $65 calls were purchased for $3.60 each, against open interest of 419 contracts.
AAPL- Apple shares are continuing where they left off yesterday, 2.05% today. This is name you … Read More »
2013-11-27 Unusual Options Activity (AUXL) (MSFT)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight a bull risk reversal in Microsoft (MSFT) and call buying in Auxillium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL).
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2013-10-02 Smart Money Report (MSFT) (VIX)
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DAR- The Jan. 2014 $17.50/$20 1×2 ratio put spread was put on 10,000 times for a $0.35 debit. Volume was below the open interest in both options. He/she thinks Darling International shares will move below $20 by January 2014 options expiration, but not go below the $17.50 level.
MSFT- 8k Jan. 2014 $35 calls were bought for up to $0.90 each, against open interest of 132,137 contracts. Shares of Microsoft are at a one month high, up 1.25% today.
VIX- 15,000 Oct. $17 calls were purchased for $0.80-$0.85 each, against open interest of 200,640 contracts. The spot Volatility Index is up over 30% from the September lows.
AAPL- Apple shares are up 0.28% today, despite the overall weakness in the broader market. The call to put ratio in the Oct. 4 weekly options is 1.60, led by activity in the $490, $495, and … Read More »
2013-08-21-Smart Money Report (ANF) (HPQ)
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ANF- Abercrombie & Fitch will report Q2 earnings before the bell tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $0.29 in EPS and revenue of $1.0 billion. The options market is implying a $4.55 move, or 9.74%, in either direction. Call to put ratio in the Aug. 23 weekly options is currently 1.29.
HPQ- One of tonight’s biggest earnings reports will come from Hewlett-Packard. Analysts are looking for $0.87 in EPS and revenue of $27.3 billion. Options traders are pricing in a $2.26 move, or 8.88%, in either direction. The put to call ratio in the Aug. 23 weekly options is in favor of the bears at 1.33.
AVP- Someone rolled out 5k Oct. $21 puts (credit) into 7,500 Jan. 2014 $20 puts (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Jan. 2014 $20 puts. Avon Products shares are coming in for … Read More »
2013-08-21-Unusual Options Activity (AVP) (MSFT)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight bullish options order flow in Microsoft (MSFT) and a large put roll down in Avon Products (AVP).
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