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Apple Charges Downwards Towards The Close.

What does a downward spike on the closing mean? Does it mean something different than a upward spike on the opening? Spikes upwards on the opening happen on good news. Spikes downwards on the close are not necessarily for company related issues. More often than not it has more to to do with just getting out of the market. Case in point Apple dropped in price rapidly towards the close to then only being off only marginally after the close. A sense of stability was created with that reading . So are Calls on the upside the way to go? Let me show you two different series of Call options with the intentions of pointing out how "in-the-money-Calls" trade differently than only slightly "out-of-the-money" Calls. First the "in-the-money" Calls. Now the only slightly "out-of-the-money" Calls. Let's watch to see the difference.

Ford - Earnings Come Out This Week. The Action on Monday - Thursday - This One Is A Good Read.

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It starts off slowly.... a storm in the brew. Earning reports are coming out for a multitude of companies this week. G.M. is one and a day later Ford. Rising rates means lower vehicle sales. But what's going to happen when the first 25,000 Ford electric truck drivers start to tell their friends about them? It's one of the weeks of the year many odd balls like me look forward to. So much can happen. It will be quite a ride.Here is where the 13 series of Calls and Puts are trading at 9:42 a.m.. Notice the bids and asks are tight which I like so that every ten cent move in the stock's price sets them off in different directions. Here now is what it's five day chart looks like now at 10:05 a.m. going into an earnings release this Wednesday. Ford didn't move all day and here the closing Call and Put readings. Now here is the news going into Tuesday's markets. Now a look at the Ford options twenty minutes after the opening bell. "/> It is interesting to...