Monday Morning April 7th
1) Had you bought Puts on the close on Friday on Tesla you would now be up 95% in nine minutes. 2) Had you bought Puts on Eli Lilly on Friday at the close you would now be up 162%. 3) Had you bought Puts on Home Depot on the close last Friday you would be up 85% 4) Had you bought Puts on Caterpillar on the close you would be up 100% 5) Had you bought Puts on Costco on the close, you would be uo 105%. Does it feel like you are always one step behind all the action? Can you now gamble on Eli Lilly to play the upside? If you read my last blog that was one of the few stocks that rebounded a touch interday on last Fridays slide. Maybe if you catch it right. Buy stocks if you like them at these prices but its not a good week to be dancing around trying to play Calls. The action in option trading for retail option players will intensify towards the end of the week when the time value built in premiums on short term options that expire in a day or two subsides. Those will be the days ...