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"Nio". So Much At Stake.

One day option trading. Look at "Nio's" one day chart. What a waste of time it is you might say to look at junky options on junky $5.00 stocks. I know, "Nio" has kind of a checkered past. Monthly sales numbers however have just increased significantly. If that's the case why did the stock dip on the opening? That's a missing link in this puzzle and something we have to discount based on the opportunity that this quick price drop created. ... A thirty cent price drop happened on this stock on the opening and this week's Call options took a major hit. Obviously catching this morning's sell off using Call options as a trading vehicle was the way to go. Where these Call options are going to go from here is something I will track. Last week I talked about another stock in a rebounding mode called Hertz. When I pull up it's trading pattern today we can see the same thing happening again. $.19 cent Call options now trading at $.60 in one day. I do...

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...