The Option Specialist

[...] After Four Months When I wrote that piece on Skechers in August, the company had a market capitalization of $2.78B and its stock was trading around $55.17 per share while the Jan 2015 50 call [...]

[...] the options of Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC). Western Digital Corporation with its market capitalization of $24.74B is a developer d manufacturer of storage solutions, which enables people to [...]

[...] activities this week as we explore the options of Airgas Inc. (NYSE:ARG). Airgas with its market capitalization of $8.74B is a supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, and hard goods, such [...]

[...] as we lay the framework for profitable options trading this year. Alcoa with its market capitalization of $19.06B is engaged in lightweight metals, products and solutions. The Company [...]

[...] 2015 38.000 call (BBY150117C00038000) looks attractive at an asking price of $1.78. — Daily Option Alerts [...]

[...] (BABA150320P00075000) and buy the contract as soon as the $82.80 support is breached. — Daily Option Alerts [...]

[...] to buy the BBRY Mar 2015 8.000 call (BBRY150320C00008000) at an asking price of $2.80. — Daily Option Alerts [...]

[...] call (MELI150320C00115000) because it looks attractive at an asking price of $11.02. — Daily Option Alerts [...]

[...] the company posted last month. UPS reported third quarter revenue of $14.29B to beat the consensus estimate of $14.20B. non-GAAP EPS came in at $1.32 per share to beat the consensus estimate of $1.29 [...]

[...] per share The company reported 2.43 million international net adds to beat the consensus estimate of 2 million subscribers and to beat the management’s guidance of 2.15 million Domestic net [...]

[...] ’s revenue came in at $370M to mark a 7.6% year-over-year improvement and to beat the consensus estimate of $367M. In line with the impressive financials, Check Point reported fourth quarter total [...]

[...] of $224 million to market a 26.3% increase from the year-ago quarter and to beat the consensus estimate of $209 million. Interestingly, the company expects revenue to be delivered in a range of $ [...]

[...] market. In that piece, I recommended that you buy WAG call options and I gave the stock a $70 price target by January 2015. As at 3:13PM EST today, shares of Walgreen have gained 3.10% to $76.57 per [...]

[...] deliver at least a 2:1 risk/reward if the price target is achieved. If the target is small and the stop is tight one can simply buy an at-the-money [...]

[...] gained 11.37% in six months to the current $94.02 trading price. Can Walt Disney Meet the $106 Price Target? The chart above shows how the shares of Walt Disney have traded in the last one year and I [...]

[...] growth markets. I then recommended that you buy CHRW call options and I gave the stock a $69 price target. Impressive Performance in 4 Months From a $67.51 trading price on September 9 when I wrote [...]

[...] are closed today for President’s day; nonetheless, I want to intimate you with a stock whose call options you must buy as soon as markets open tomorrow. Once the trading day starts tomorrow, you [...]

[...] I wrote that post, shares of Southwest Airlines were trading around $34.20 per share and the call options that I recommended was available at a $1.45 asking price. Three months down the road, shares [...]

[...] Shares of this fast food chain have gone full circle since its IPO. Call options look like a good way to make crazy money. Shares of Pollo Loco (LOCO), the quick/casual food [...]

[...] of Kroger and I think that the best way to play the options of the company is to purchase call options. You will do well to purchase the KR Apr 2015 70.000 call (KR150417C00070000) at an asking [...]

[...] consistently making new highs in recent times. In fact, shares of Medtronic made a new 52-week high to $72.54 last Friday to mark a 36.02% improvement over its 52-Week low of $53.33. The [...]

[...] on the stock in the next six months and I won’t be surprised if the stock sets a new 52-week high within this period.  I recommend buying the MSFT Jul 2015 50.000 call ( [...]

[...] today, shares of Medtronic were trading up 3.30% around $77.67 after it has established a new 52-week high of $77.77. The options contract was also sporting a 77.69% gain from an open of $1.63 to an [...]

[...] 52-week low of $57.47 to a 52-Week high of $134.96. In fact, shares of Palo Alto marked the new 52-week high of $134.96 today and the stock is cruising with 0.64% gains to trade around $132.56 per [...]

[...] last three months. For instance, the stock has gained an impressive 23.80% from a $42 trading price in September to the current $52 trading price. Interestingly, the stock has made a new [...]

[...] of outperformance. As at 11:06 AM EST, shares of General Electric were up 1.61% to a $24.67 trading price. Without much ado, the market is happy with General Electric’s earnings release and the [...]

[...] below the support seems to have bottomed out as Intel records a 0.41% gain to a $34.33 trading price around as soon as markets opened today (9:35 AM EST). In addition, an RSI of 34.87 suggests [...]

[...] observe that shares of Citigroup are trading at a 23.59% discount at the current $54.30 trading price to a book value of $67.11 per share. Interestingly, analysts at Merrill Lynch compute [...]

[...] have Thanksgiving tomorrow, Black Friday afterwards and we are in the weekend. Nonetheless, options traders can still add some dry logs to the trading fire as we examine the options of Trina Solar [...]

[...] as the company lays the foundation to deliver impressive earnings and dividends. However, options traders should not be quick to jump on the bullish bandwagon on Nordstrom because the stock appears [...]

[...] as the one-year chart above shows but my annotations provide an interesting insight on how options traders can trade GOGO options profitably. From the chart above, you will observe that the stock has [...]

[...] fourth quarter outperformance will naturally make the stock attractive to investors; hence, options traders stand a good chance of raking in profits by buying call options for the following reason. [...]

Shares of Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (BKW) hit a new 52-week high of $35.00 on Nov 24. In fact, the company’s share price has increased 9% since it [...]

Actavis Plc (NYSE:ACT) with its market capitalization of $73.10B is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distri [...]

We will round up an interesting week of trading stock options today with a little deviation from an exploration of the options of retail stocks that w [...]

On Monday, we started a series on the exploration of the options of companies operating in the cybersecurity sector of the tech industry. On Monday, w [...]

[...] This options strategy can deliver a 177% gain in the next four months. Retail trends, particularly in apparel, [...]

[...] Combining this options strategy with this company’s high dividend yield could deliver 20% gains even if the stock stays [...]

[...] Thursday, January 29th. The Butterfly Effect All of this a big wind up to introducing an options strategy that not only eliminates the negative impact of PEPC but actually uses it to its benefit.   [...]