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We are entering into a near-the-money straddle on $CY by longing the July calls and puts with a strike of $22, for a $.60 debit. The breakevens are below 21.40 and above 22.60. As a long straddle, the maximum loss occurs if the stock price S is at the strike k of $22 at maturity. Taking long positions on both of these options was very cheap because the implied...

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GLD, SPYDR Gold Shares ETF backed by the physical commodity, has increased dramatically following the dovish Fed sentiment out of yesterday's June FOMC meeting. Central banks worldwide have begun to indicate that they are willing to begin cutting rates, or to resume Quantitative Easing (QE) and balance sheet expansion. As Chairman Powell shifted away from the...

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With the July contracts, a 90/95 bull call spread can be placed for a debit of 3.97. This places our break-even at 93.97 on the July 20th expiry. The max profit of $102 per contract occurs above the upper strike of the sold call at 95. We are bullish on both the technicals and fundamentals of SMG. The multinational corporation, known for its consumer fertilizers...

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TGT has clearly shown the first five parts of an elliot wave pattern, which indicate a peak and an ensued downtrend. This leads to a price target of $80 by June 27th. Max profit of $114/contract is reached at 84.72 and the breakeven is at 86.16. The maximum loss is $86/contract. This spread is 20 deltas negative, indicating our bearish sentiment. Technically, the...

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There is a clear channel that adheres to the peaks and troughs of the sideways trend on the price movement on the daily charts, starting from February 28th, 2019. Both the upper and lower boundaries of the channel have been tested multiple times during this period -- the more times the limits are tested, the stronger the both support and resistance become. The...

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Lululemon reported earnings yesterday that were strong and further buttressed our bullish outlook on the apparel maker’s fundamentals. Despite increasing trade war tensions, LULU has notably low exposure to China, with a mere 6% of inventory sourced from China. Nonetheless, the company has established a clear plan for dealing with the sourcing issues that could...

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This trade is 43 deltas negative and can be done for a credit of 9.01. Best case profit of 901 is achieved below the stake of the sold call of 72.5 and the worst case loss is a loss of 349 per contract above the strike of the bought call, 85. There is technical support at 75 -- this is why the written call strike is below 75. SBUX has a whopping high PE of 30;...

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There is a double bottom with a neckline resistance around $8020. This aligns with the long term support bounced off on May 26th and May 30th. We are placing a limit order to buy to open on penetration of the $8020 resistance. The height of the double bottom is $430, so our price target is a projection up of equal magnitude. This gives us a price target of roughy...

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This technically-driven call debit spread on Boeing entails buying a 355 call and selling the 370 call, both with standard july expiry. The cost of taking this position is a debit of 6.35, making the break even 361.33. This is slightly below the long term support levels, and the resistance of the upper boundary of the horizontal channel, which will become a...

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BYND reported earnings with a wider loss in the first quarter of 2019 due to higher costs and expenses, but outstanding guidance for next year. Even bullish analysts have set price targets below the current market price of $135. JPMorgan is overweight with a $120 price target, Bernstein rates outperform with a $107 price target, Credit Suisse sets a price target...

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There is a solid long-term support at 156 on Visa. This is buttressed by the .236 Fib retracement near 155 as well. The 155/156 area is strong support in case of a bearish move. Also, the recent up-days have had lower volume than the recent down-days, indicating stronger bearish sentiment. The stock is also trading near its ATH (all time high). Today's...

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SPY futures are trading within a clear down channel. As the current trading price nears the support, a short-term buying opportunity presents itself. There should be a slight bounce back as the resistance is approached, but as selling has been done on higher volume than buying, we maintain a bearish outlook. There is an opportunity for very short term profits when...