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3:30 P.M. On A Day the DJIA Is Down Like 700 Points.

So here are four solid companies.Let's see how buying two day ( Friday ) Calls are the way to go. 1) .. 38.000 contracts have traded. 2) Is Boeing. .... 3) Is Tesla. . . Now Apple. This time with a 4:00 p.m. chart. . Here now is how the indexes closed on the day. The markets remained largely unchanged in the last twenty minutes of trading. These options are down 28%,63%, 53% and 62%. Let's see what tomorrows opening trading will bring.
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Disappointment on The Opening - Caterpillar Earnings Report

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Caterpillar's earnings report. What I see is 4th quarter sales up 23%. Strong 4th quarter earnings of $3.71 per share.That's a solid number. Just think, the supply chain issue isn't being used as a mistake. Now look at the the opening options market. The stock is down on the news. Management made a few remarks about near term headwinds. They do that sometimes to temper growth expectations. These two quotes are the 205 Call series which expire today. One is at 9:44 a.m. and one is at 10:03 a.m.. They would be very dangerous to consider purchasing since its very unlikely that they could ever shake off this downward spike so early in the morning. So now what? It's at this time in the morning when the decision to reacte to this bad news gets tricky. The stock is down like ten dollars and the DJI is having a good day. There is a strong tempation to jump in on the upside hoping for a quick reversal. That's one of the things that makes option trading so difficult. One...
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