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2015-05-13 Options Report (KMI) (TLT)
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2015-05-13 Unusual Options Activity (APD) (GDXJ)
Unusual Options Activity
Air Products & Chemicals (APD)- 1,500+ May $145 calls have traded with the majority being bought for $0.75-$1.00. Large open interest remains in the June and Sep calls (from a call rollout and bull call spread risk reversal). Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square owns more than 20M shares, making it their 2nd largest holding.
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)- 2,000 Aug $30 calls were purchased for $1.10-$1.15. Precious metals are moving up on weak U.S. data and a continued decline in the dollar. Call buying has been across several gold and silver miners in recent days.
Immunomedics (IMMU)- 2,500 Aug $5 calls were purchased for $0.66-$0.75, against open interest of 9,438 contracts. They have Phase 3 data due this quarter and Phase 3 data for another drug in 2016.
Kinder Morgan (KMI)- 10,000 June $42.50 puts were purchased for $0.89-$0.95. … Read More »
The Pullback In U.S. Treasuries Is A Buying Opportunity
The Pullback In U.S. Treasuries Is A Buying Opportunity
My commentary on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) for TraderPlanet.com
Throughout 2014, trading U.S. bonds via the ETF, iShares Barclays 20+ Year Bond Fund (TLT), has been my go-to trade of the year. Following the breakout above the $105 level in the first quarter, the TLT has gone on to outperform the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) by 7.73% year to date, even after the end of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program this fall and the various Wall Street forecasts calling for the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to rise to 3.40%+ (currently 2.29%)…Click here to read the rest of the commentary.
2014-05-10 Free Trade Of The Day Featuring iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Free Trade Of The Day Featuring iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Notes: We bought the (TLT) July $110 calls for $2.00 on 4/29 and sold them for $3.30 on 5/2. On Friday, we bought the (TLT) July $111 calls for $1.94 each.
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) Options Trade Idea
Buy the (TLT) July $111 call for $2.00 or better
Stop loss- $0.95
Upside target- $4.00
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2014-04-14 Smart Money Report (JNJ) (KO)
Smart Money Report
JNJ- Johnson & Johnson is set to announce Q1 earnings before the bell tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $1.48 in EPS and revenue of $18 billion. The options market is implying a $1.90 move, or 1.96%, in either direction through Friday’s close. Call to put ratio in (JNJ) options is currently 1.26, led by activity in the Apr. 19 $97.50 calls. The stock has only declined after earnings on one out of the last four reports.
KO- Another notable report due out tomorrow morning will come from Coca-Cola. Analysts are looking for $0.44 in EPS and revenue of $10.6 billion. Option traders are pricing in a $0.81 move, or 2.10%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio in (KO) options is currently 1.89, led by a buyer of 2,200 June $39 calls and 2,000 Aug. $41 calls. … Read More »
2014-04-14 Unusual Options Activity (CCL) (TLT)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight a call rollout in Carnival (CCL) and call buying in the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Bond Fund (TLT).
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2014-03-26 Stock Watchlist Update (Stocks vs. Bonds)
Stock Watchlist Update
Stocks vs. Bonds
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2013-11-02 Weekend Stock Watchlist Update (Trading The Bond Market)
Weekend Stock Watchlist Update
Trading The Bond Market
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2013-09-06 Smart Money Report (RMTI) (STJ)
Smart Money Report
RMTI- The Feb. 2014 $7/$8 put spread was put on 10k times for a $0.60 debit. Volume was above the open interest in both options. Shares of Rockwell Medical Technologies are up 3.88% today. He/she is looking for a move down to $7 by February 2014 options expiration.
STJ- 1,200 Oct. $55 calls were purchased for $0.70-$0.80 each, against open interest of 806 contracts. St. Jude Medical shares are higher by 3.65%.
TLT- 2k Oct. 4 weekly $105 calls were bought for $0.99-$1.01 each, against open interest of 318 contracts. Shares of the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund are at the lows of the day, but are up 0.63%.
AAPL- Apple shares have added 0.36% today, following a test of the $490 level this morning. The call to put ratio in the Sep. 13 weekly options is 1.49, led … Read More »
