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Four Stocks That Looked Hopeful Going Into Last Fridays Opening

Yet I didn't do anything because of a phenomenon called "Triple Witching". Triple Witching Day is a quarterly event on the third Friday of March, June, September and December, when stock options, stock index options, and stock index futures all expire, causing heavy trading volume and increased market volatitity as traders close or roll or roll over positions. Why try and trade in that environment? Now this. Sometimes options going into their last day of trading gap to the upside on the opening, This can create instant profits. Tesla, Boeing as of late, Caterpillar in the last six weeks and Eli Lilly when it is hot can spike on Friday mornings. There are others. This time around, meaning last Friday morning Telsa didn't do anything but the other three stocks did. Look at their Friday morning jumps. Now this, two option positions that looks hopeful for next week. *** I don't really want to go this route and suggest future trades... it's outside of my comfor...
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"Ford" and an Extreme Opportunity Missed

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If you were out cruising in your Mustang convertable on Friday you probably missed this action. It's a shame because had you purchased $1,000 of a certain "Ford" series of "Call" options on the opening and sold out just after lunch you would have made enough money to turn your ride into something a lot nicer, something like $47,000 nicer. Honestly, this did happen and it wasn't all that complicated trade. This blog from this point on is going to write itself. Try and follow this action. Look at the high and low on these options. .01 and .47 . One thousand dollars actually turned into $47,000 if you caught it right. I have talked about how options on stocks in the ten and fifteen dollar range can often be darlings to play and "Ford" and "U.S." Steel are two of these darlings with options series that are the most splendid to play because their liquidity is excellent, bid and ask prices tight and price movements swings on only five and te...
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