Lululemon Athletica’s reported earnings in early September which led to a rally to fresh all-time highs. Several analysts are expecting more upside, here are two of them – Is Lululemon (LULU) a Solid Growth Stock? 3 Reasons to Think ” Yes “ and UBS Group Analysts Give Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) a $210.00 Price Target.
After hitting all-time highs, LULU has edged lower to pare gains related to the earnings report. A confluence of support is in sight and considered quite strong. The confluence consists of the 50-Day moving average, a horizontal level, and the lower bound of a long-term bullish trend channel. The horizontal level comes in at $188 and previously acted as resistance on several rallies since June. The trend channel dates back to a low printed in late December and has contained price action since.
If you agree there’s further upside ahead for LULU, consider this trade which is a bet that the stock will continue to advance over the next five weeks, or at least not decline very much.
Buy To Open LULU 01NOV19 187.5 Puts (LULU191101P187.5)
Sell To Open LULU 01NOV19 190 Puts (LULU191101P190) for a credit of $1.10 (selling a vertical)
This price was $0.02 less than the mid-point of the option spread when LULU was trading near $190. Unless the stock rallies quickly from here, you should be able to get close to this amount.
Your commission on this trade will only be $2.50 per spread (the rate charged by thinkorswim for Terry’s Tips’ subscribers). Each contract would then yield $107.50 and your broker would charge a $250 maintenance fee, making your investment $142.50 ($250 – $107.50). If LULU closes at any price above $190 on November 1, both options would expire worthless, and your return on the spread would be 75% (855% annualized).
Changes to Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) Top 50 This Week:
We have found that the Investor’s Business Daily Top 50 List has been a reliable source of stocks that are likely to move higher in the short run. Recent additions to the list might be particularly good choices for this strategy, and deletions might be good indicators for exiting a position that you might already have on that stock.
As with all investments, you should only make option trades with money that you can truly afford to lose.
Happy trading,
Terry
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