CAT Puts

Look at it's three month and five day chart. But wait, the only chart that really matters is how Tesla traded on the day. Is there a lesson here to be learned here? Yes, it is in finding the sweet spot in playing short term Tesla options midday, on the day before it's options expire. That is a hypothesis worth exploring. The real winners on the day were traders getting into the Puts just after 1:00 p.m. Now here we are looking at the 350 Calls and Puts that expire tomorrow which is a Wednesday. .. There is an equal open in the Puts and the Calls. The volume of trading yesterday on the Puts was more than double what it was on the calls. Most traders got out of their positions yesterday, not willing to take the risk of hanging onto overnight positions.They also were able to make money riding the stock down in the afternoon. Lets look at Tesla Calls and Puts that expire this Friday and look to see if there are more traders holding Call options that Puts. Yes there are. Now thi...

Look at it's five day chart. It's down $50.00 in the last five trading sessions. It's 11:47 a.m. on a Monday morning and the stock is down $16.76. on the opening. Here is the price of it's $810.00 Calls that expire this Friday. Look at it's chart. $830.00 isn't out of the question. This is why playing Caterpillar options is so dangerous. These are "big boy" options. To be continued. Here is how these Call options closed the day. The time value can hurt you if the stock starts to go sideways. Tuesday delights. $13.10 is now $25.85. Caterpillar option players do live on the edge. Early in the week option trading on Caterpillar does have it's perks. ** The gain disappeared at 10:30 a.m. That's why taking a gain in the first sixty seconds of the opening bell is often the best strategy.

Disney jumps on the opening and it's Put options deserve observation. Monday mornings can be periods of excess exuberance. Now this. Now this. And now this, a higher prices Put. Now this an hour or so later. Now all three Puts at 11:18 a.m. The 111 Puts which were slightly out of the money went from $1.10 to $1.78. Now the 110 puts which were deeper out of the money. They went from $.72 to $1.25. Finally the 112 Puts, the ones that were already "in-the-money". They went from $1.53 to $2.55. Was there any news? Not really. Don't be afraid to play in Monday morning options. Here is how Disney closed the day. Getting out was the thing to do. Tuesday, let's continue. It's a new game. Let's flip to looking at the Calls. The game has slightly changed. Now we are looking at four day to expiring option. Disney is flat on the opening trading. Could it start to rebound back upwards? Are the 110 series of Calls something to be looking at? Here they are. He...

If your a frequent option trader making 25 trades a week you will say that everything I am about to say is totally useless. My five points mentioned below are for the "everyday traders" who who have their favorite stocks to play options on. 1) Placing option tickets on Monday or Tuesday morning that expire at the end of the week. Don't do it. The premiums tend to be expensive. 2) Don't find yourself in a postion of sitting on five contracts on let's say Disney to go down in price before Friday, five contracts on Boeing to go up in price and a couple of option positions on two different oil stocks. Time value will beat you up and you will probably get them all wrong. 3) Avoid in general one week options on stocks priced in the $20.00 and $30.00 range. Options on stocks in the $200.00 or higher price range have a feeling of moving more and for that reason tend to be a better play. 4) Avoid buying options in the last eight seconds of Thursdays close, looking for a ...