The current Netflix trend appears to be a repeat of the 2011 bubble burst. In fact the two curves are almost identical so far. If we assume that the 2011 trend holds, and project the expected 'bottom' after the bubble bursts, one can infer some near term price targets that could be used as some type of options play.
After watching the Japanese Yen trend lower for more than 77 weeks it appears we are now starting to see the smatterings of a bottom coming in on the currency. While it may be a bit early to 'pound-the-table' I do see an interesting opportunity presenting itself within the options space. According to my very strict WCTS model, I can only consider a long position...
This week's options expiry suggests institutions will end the week net short about 600 contracts or about 60,000 shares. They had a vested interest (net 1500 contracts) in ensuring price did not move below $36 and I see they have basically done exactly that. Considering seasonality issues, one shouldn't be surprise to see their net short exposure. The question...
Potential Bat Pattern Short @ $37.40s. This may setup directly before earnings on May 6th which could lead to a very decisive move down. Due to earnings date, obviously one would want to focus on an options play with this one.
Harmonic Patterns setting up days leading up to earnings are always intriguing.
Looking at these two charts, it's hard to dispute that there's a relationship between the micro-trends of $FSLR and $SCTY. They're in the same sector, so similar macro-trends are visible; within that sector, they are competitors in several ways so if one goes up it makes sense that the other would go down on a micro level.
The yellow lines are the most recently...
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of properties for the production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) from underground reservoirs in the United States. Biggies Guide to Writing Good Articles:
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The gold sector has been rather sanguine of late and considering the lack luster performance of the underlying, that sector under performance is understandable. I believe there are areas within the gold space that are starting to offer 'value' investors some very interesting propositions. The great part of 'value' investing is we are often presented ideas when...
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides power and hand tools, mechanical access solutions, and electronic security and monitoring systems for various industrial applications. . SWK is currently trading around $82.20 in a 52 week range of $73.77-$92.76. The company’s stock has been over performing the market this year with shares rallying year to date. Options...
Move, Inc. operates an online network of Websites for real estate search, finance, and moving and home enthusiasts in North America. MOVE is currently trading around $12.10 in a 52 week range of $9.91-$18.0036. The company’s stock has been underperforming the market this year with shares falling year to date. Options traders seem to think that this trend will...
Today was another options expiration day and with it comes some interesting information about current market structure and where the smart money might be leaning going forward. While there was no 'freebie' Euro close rally into options expiration setup today (because Russian news keeps bidding price up) it was very interesting to see how 'they' closed USO out at...
Every Friday we have weekly options expiry and with it comes some interesting price action. If one looks at option open interest data one can glean an idea of where 'the smart money' wants the market to finish at expiration (11AM pst). Interesting here, we see the institutions have a lot of incentive (in terms of net exposure considering they write most options)...
