PNC – SMB Radar Trade

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Without much going on with earnings plays lately, I have been using the Radar a lot more on the open than usual. Typically I wait until my ideas for the open have played out, then I’ll scan through the Radar around 10:45 – 11:00 am. Recently a lot of my ideas don’t really move on the open, so if I … Read More

Expiration Friday: Unveiling the Dramatic Conclusion of Pinning Trades in GOOG and AAPL

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On Friday we followed Options Tribe member Craig Wasserman’s thought processes and analysis as expiration Friday proceeded.  Craig had been watching AAPL and had become convinced that it was going to pin to 320. He reached this conclusion around 12:30 PM EDT. Craig entered an AAPL 320  iron butterfly trade shortly after making his call on the pinning strike of … Read More

Expiration Friday Pinning Trades in GOOG and AAPL

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The great thing about options is that they can be played in so many different interesting and creative ways. A case in point:  There is a cult of options traders who focus on the last two days of the monthly options expiration cycle.  These traders focus, separately, on  expiration Thursday trades and expiration Friday “pinning” trades.  The premise for each … Read More

SMB Radar Update for June 17, 2011

Joe PalauGeneral Comments3 Comments

The Strong/Weak Today column ranks stocks based on the price change relative to the stock’s opening price. These stocks tend to have strong/weak opening drives and continuation moves. The idea here is to find opportunity in the strongest/weakest stocks in the market. When looking through the column, we always take note at how In Play the stock is to gauge … Read More