iBankCoin
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Walk-Off Winship

My attention over the last few days has been focused on winning this youth basketball tournament. We accomplished our goal. It wasn’t until my cell phone started blowing up with missed calls and text messages while coaching through the semi-final yesterday that I had seen that both TWTR and X beat, and provided massive wins for our short dated call option positions.

Looking back, this was a much easier prediction than I should take credit for. We took two stocks that were ripe for surprises, comparing them to our APOL earnings trade last year. Beaten down stocks, no expectations, good technical structure overhead. When options offer defined risk, I find it hard to pass on such opportunities. Sentiment is such a great application to stock selection. If you are unfamiliar with this method, you need to come learn this from me immediately in After Hours with Option Addict.

These are the type of trades that can set you up for months. I hope you all made out on the opportunity.

I’ll be live blogging from a desolate freeway in the middle of nowhere. I got out of Vegas late last night, had to pull off and stay at a relatives summer home, only to find out they don’t pay their internet bill.

You can catch me on my hot-spot for the next few hours, til I get home and set-up shop. Give me a few hours.

OA

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54 comments

  1. Noni Kavuri

    OA, I’m just starting to learn options, and have never even made an options trade. I assume you would not have done this by buying the actual stock? I’ve just learned earnings are so risky and so unpredictable.

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    • Old Trader San

      If you haven’t traded options before, I strongly suggest you virtual trade them for several months, trying different strikes and expirations. Buy stock (virtually) alongside the options so that you can observe what happens. Options are very alluring because of the leverage they provide. But you have to understand they are a decaying asset with an expiration.

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  2. Flyboy

    nice picks Jeff

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  3. Option Addict

    Noni, you can only lose what you bet in options. In that sense, you control risk.

    Same with earnings. Find a stock that’s been quiet, beaten down, and sitting right in front of one of our “volume pockets.” Our earnings trades have done well with this set-up.

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  4. Tom

    Great job, OA ! What is your view for lest of the year as over all market, bull or bear ? Thanks.

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  5. Dr. Fly

    Jeff is a gentleman. If I had these gains I’d be executing all of the people who were giving me shit a few months ago with them.

    You folks are lucky. He gave you a rare gift

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  6. k_melancon

    Congrats on the tourney win as well! Way to balance work and family and apparently do both very well!

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  7. Fried Grasshopper
    Fried Grasshopper

    Great calls OA, I don’t care what Fly says.

    What’s your strategy/target for X?

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  8. Raul3

    humbly tips his steel brimmed top hat

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  9. k_melancon

    One good bit of news on today’s FOMC statement – “Chair Janet Yellen isn’t scheduled to give a post-meeting press conference.”

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  10. hesitation

    OA, wonderful calls while OOO. I don’t think X is done here yet correct? plus that volume hole above.

    thoughts on CLVS as it has been highlighted acouple times around the site

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  11. halloweenpleb

    Thank You OA for the great Wins. i am at 700% on that X calls and sold my tweety calls at 350% — you freeloaders in here, go subscribe to his services. worth every effing penny and more.

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  12. Thankful Trader
    Thankful Trader

    My account balances runneth over. Great job, Jeff!

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  13. yoshii11

    XONE – let’s make it rainnnn!!! how about a buyout from DDD. haha, wishful thinking (for now).

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  14. Dr Fly

    Flyboy has been issued a full site ban– due to crimes against humanity

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    • Flyboy

      you cannot ban one of your own

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    • J Livermore

      It had to be done. Jeff is a force in his own right, but Le Fly got him here. If not for that, we would all be poorer.

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  15. Flyboy

    SLV flat and GDX is down 1%. Someone is lying….

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  16. Flyboy

    I see a BONER!

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  17. Trent

    GUYS I HAVE A PICK FOR YOU!!!!! $BRLI

    Anyone anyone?

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  18. twinkies

    my CRM Aug $26’s are starting to get going. my entry was at $0.75.

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  19. lasttrainhome

    SPWR fat pitch? Earnings tomorrow.

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  20. Billy Cutting

    aug 40s, jan 45.25 WFM calls going into earnings..any thoughts?

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  21. Dr. Fly

    GREETINGS (yet again)

    I am happy to report that FLYBOY has accomplished to be banned entirely from the site. From now on, when he attempts to access these chambers, he will be redirected to this page.
    http://ibankcoin.com/banned.html

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    • Trent

      LOL! “Not so fast fuckface”

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    • J Livermore

      hahahahahaahahahahaha Not only that, he will become very poor.

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      • UncleBuccs

        It’s awful lonely being on the outside looking in….

        Dr. Fly – not sure if it was you or RW, but thank you.

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  22. owg144

    Any update on KING ? I plan on getting a subscription. Thanks

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  23. chiefton15

    There is something about some of these retail names that are pulling me in.
    I’m already in ANF and LULU and just added GES August 28 calls.
    I also added some TVIX as a hedge

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  24. hesitation

    NFLX yolos going nuts. i bot some FEYE yolos too.

    having faith, time to swing big

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