Terry's Tips Stock Options Trading Blog
June 16th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
Terry
Has The Tide Turned in Paycom Software (PAYC)?
Investor’s Business Daily, the website belonging to the creators of the IBD Top 50 list, named PAYC their IBD Stock of the Day on Friday. Take a look at the article here for the reason behind the choice. As well, an article published on The Motley Fool explains why Paycom Software is one of three stocks the analyst just added to his retirement portfolio.
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bullish Options strategies, Calls, Credit Spreads, Earnings Announcement, Earnings Option Strategy, Earnings Play, Monthly Options, PAYC, Portfolio, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, Stocks vs. Stock Options, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
June 11th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
The actual Terry’s Tips portfolio that trades these weekly suggestions has now gained 106% for the first six months of 2018. We have declared a 2-for-1 split so new followers can get in for about $5000 where it started out the year instead of the $10,311 it is worth today after paying all commissions. Paying Terry’s Tips subscribers can follow these trades on their own or have positions automatically put into their account through the Auto-Trade service offered by thinkorswim.
Terry
Kemet Corporation (KEM) Poised to Retest 52-Week High
Kemet stock has rallied since its earnings report in late May and these two articles suggest the stock price could continue higher – Keep eye on 52-week high price – Kemet Corporation and Is the options market predicting a spike in Kemet stock?
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bull Put Credit Spread, Bullish Options strategies, Credit Spreads, KEM, Monthly Options, Portfolio, Profit, Puts, Risk, Stocks vs. Stock Options, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
June 4th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
The actual Terry’s Tips portfolio that places trades that you read about here has gained 99.7% so far in 2018. That’s pretty close to doubling our money in less than six months, and all the paying Terry’s Tips subscribers who are following that portfolio, either on their own or through the free Auto-Trade service offered by thinkorswim are happy campers right now.
Terry
Grubhub (GRUB) Offers An Attractive Entry Point
Grubhub’s stock price recently broke higher and several analysts expect the upside momentum to continue. This article published on Benzinga includes a target that suggests about a 20% upside. A detailed article outlining why there could be more upside in GRUB was also published on InvestorPlace. While the second article has a bit more of a conservative target, it still points to a potential 10% gain in the stock price.
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bull Put Credit Spread, Bullish Options strategies, Calls, Credit Spreads, GRUB, Monthly Options, Portfolio, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, Stocks vs. Stock Options, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in 10K Strategies, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
May 28th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
The real-life Terry’s Tips portfolio that trades these spreads has gained 97% so far in 2018, and has 4 spreads in place that will increase the gain to 123% in 3 weeks if the underlying stock prices hold their current prices or go up by any amount. And the year will not be half over by then. Clearly, we have some happy campers who subscribe to our newsletter service, especially those who are having trades placed in their account through the Auto-Trade service offered by thinkorswim.
Terry
Can Nvidia (NVDA) Continue Its Earnings-driven momentum?
Several analysts have renewed their bullish NVDA outlook following their recent earnings report. Here are two of them – Why Nvidia (NVDA) Is a Strong Buy and Nvidia Seen Soaring to Record on Explosive Growth.
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bullish Options strategies, Credit Spreads, Earnings Option Strategy, Earnings Play, Investors Business Daily, Monthly Options, NVDA, Portfolio, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in 10K Strategies, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
May 20th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
Terry
Bauzun (BZUN) Breaks To Fresh Highs Following Earnings Report
Bauzun stock rose sharply late last week following their earnings figures. Investor Business Daily has provided a narrative and an article on Seeking Alpha argues why BZUN is a stock worth holding.
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bauzun, Bull Put Credit Spread, Bullish Options strategies, BZUN, Calls, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Portfolio, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios |
May 14th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
Terry
Consider IPG Photonics (IPGP) Following the Technical Breakout
In addition to being listed as one of the IBD Top 50 companies, Investor’s Business Daily recently wrote about IPGP, outlining the reasons why the growth stock is setting up for another advance. Also take a look at this publication which discusses why IPGP is trending.
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bull Put Credit Spread, Bullish Options strategies, Calendar Spreads, Calls, Credit Spreads, IPGP, Monthly Options, Portfolio, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, Stocks vs. Stock Options, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in 10K Strategies, Credit Spreads, Earnings Announcement Options Strategy, Monthly Options, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
May 6th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
Terry
Align Technologies Consolidates In a Range, Is It Ready To Break Higher?
Align Technology posted a strong performance last year. Not only did it outperform its sector, it was also ranked the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 for 2017. The following articles outline the details – 3 Growth Stocks I’m Holding Onto No Matter How Bumpy the Market Gets and Is Align Technology (ALGN) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?
From a technical perspective, ALGN has been mostly consolidating within a range over the last few months. Ahead of the recent earning’s call, the stock briefly dipped below range support at $243 but it managed to regain it following the earnings report. Current prices offer an opportunity to buy the stock near the lower bound of the consolidation. There is some potential for an upside break, in line with the broader trend. The rationale being that a quite few of the stocks listed in the IBD Top 50 list have shown strength in the past week and some have even broken to fresh highs. This signals some potential that the bullish trend may have resumed in the markets.
Tags: ALGN, Auto-Trade, Bullish Options strategies, Calls, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Portfolio, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in 10K Strategies, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
April 30th, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
Terry
Netflix(NFLX) Pulls Back After Earnings, Is It a Buy?
Recent hikes in the price target for Netflix stock among analysts suggest there is further upside. Stifel Nicolaus has raised their target from $345 from $325 and Raymond James increased targets from $290 to $330.
Tags: Auto-Trade, Bull Put Credit Spread, Bullish Options strategies, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Netflix, NFLX, Portfolio, Profit, Puts, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
April 24th, 2018
When using the Diagonal Condor Earnings Strategy, one of the things we like to find is a stock about to announce earnings where the options have priced in a post-announcement price fluctuation which is greater than the historical average of the post-announcement changes for that company.
Our goal is to create two diagonal spreads at a credit (or slight debit) which allow for a profit to be made if the post-announcement fluctuation is within the historical average amount. In the past few weeks, we have placed spreads that met these criteria on several companies, including Carmax (KMX), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), and Red Hat (RHT), and these plays were all profitable, with returns from 30% to over 70% including commissions in a single week.
This week, we are looking forward to taking a position in Mastercard (MA) which announces earnings before the market opens on May 2. The 4May18 options have priced a 3.8% post-announcement price change while the average change for the last eight quarters has been only 1.1% (about $2 when the stock is trading about $175).
Here are the trades we made this week using . . .
Tags: autotrade, Calls, Diagonal Condor Earnings Strategy, diagonal spreads, earnings, Earnings Announcement, Earnings Option Strategy, MA, MasterCard, portfolios, Profit, profits, Puts, Risk, TastyWorks, Terry's Tips, terrystips, thinkorswim, Weekly Options
Posted in Credit Spreads, Earnings Announcement Options Strategy, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
April 23rd, 2018
This week we are looking at another of the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 List companies. We use this list in one of our options portfolios to spot outperforming stocks and place option spreads that take advantage of the momentum.
Terry
Micron Technology (MU) Retreats – Can it Hold Above the Psychological $50 Handle?
Micron Technology has posted an impressive gain in the early year and several analysts are expecting more upside. The following two articles provide the details behind this view – 3 Stocks That Could Double Your Money and Bull of the Day: Micron (MU).
Tags: Bull Put Credit Spread, Calls, Credit Spreads, galloping turltle, Micron, MU, Portfolio, profits, Puts, Risk, TastyWorks, terrystips, thinkorswim autotrade, Weekly Options
Posted in 10K Strategies, Credit Spreads, Monthly Options, Stock Option Trading Idea Of The Week, Stock Options Strategies, Terry's Tips Portfolios, Weekly Options |
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