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A Random Walk In The Park On A Monday Morning. A Caution. Monday Mornings Are Often Not An Option Players Best Friend

Let's start with this. It's now 10:26 a.m. A bet on Caterpillar rebounding by the end of the week. There are no takers. Why have to watch the screen for the next four days in agony waiting for a rebound which if happens is just a "break even trade"? But Wait. I made a mistake. The market is actually now down 668 points. What else can we look at? Interactive Brokers. These kind of stocks always do poorly on days with the threat of margin calls. Yet there is something interesting about the printout I am about to show. It is that these options are "one-month-out" Calls. These longer term options trade differently than short term options. (these options trade in one month intervals). If the stock we are following stops it's freefall the value of the options will nudge up ten, fifteen or twenty percent. A seven dollar option Call might creep back up to $8.00 or $9.00 at which time it could be sold. In contrast with a five day option a slight reversal in ...

A Six Month Review Of Ten of The Most Frequently Mentioned Stocks On This Site

1) Boeing. Full speed ahead. No recent disasters. Backorders. It's not a darling of Wall Street given it has so many moving parts.
2) Telsa. This stock can go hot and cold. Option players love this stock. Five and ten dollar price swings can sometimes happen on a daily basis. Its about time for someone to come out with a new book on this one.
3) Caterpillar. The world needs their equipment and each new piece of equipment they build costs slightly more than last's years model. Wars are good for business.
4) Ford. Over the years it's stock has disappointed. They do however have enough cash to always be in the game. Poor leadership. It has short term options that expire in two or three days that cost like ten and fifteen dollars a contract. They often double or crash in price in a matter of hours.
5) Nio. It's off 75% in the last few years. It has roller coaster options.
6) Rivian. Too big to fail. Not big enough to make serious money.
7) Nexflix. Barrons recently said the stock should be trading a lot higher.
8) Snowflake. Which way is the wind blowing? Not a fun stock to play options on however the stock moves in price.
9) Moderna. Currently down and out however a sleeping dragon.
10) Toyota. Oh what a ride. Nobody seems to like trading options on this one. More traders should learn to. The company is huge.

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