No one actually knows what is going to happen at the release of an earnings report unless he/she has that report in their hand. We do not. But, we do have the advantage of being able to analyze reward versus risk. Click the video below to see how we do exactly that.
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When traders expect a stock to drop, options give them more than one way to potentially profit from that move. Two of the most common bearish options strategies traders use in these situations are buying puts and selling calls. When presented with both options, some traders might ask: “If they’re both bearish options trades, aren’t […]
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As we start a brand new quarter in 2026, it also resets the earnings cycle for companies to report their quarterly results — and I believe that Q1 Earnings Season could have a lot in store. Q4 earnings season at the start of the year gave traders a lot to process. It also set the […]
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Ever wonder why option premiums rise before binary events in the stock market? It’s not uncommon for option prices to spike ahead of major announcements like: For context, I like to describe option premium as the difference between the contract’s price and intrinsic value. It’s essentially what buyers pay for the “hope” that an option […]
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We’re coming off a big week in earnings that was highlighted by some of the big Mag7 names. This week has a few other major names on deck, like PLTR, SHEL, MCD, and AMD. In this week’s Earnings Prep issue, Short Term Options Coach Mike Shorr, and Crypto / Penny Stocks Coach Howard Greenberg look […]
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Friday, boosted by robust earnings and a dip in crude prices, and turning the page on their biggest monthly percentage gains in years. They both logged their sixth straight weekly advance, their longest run of weekly gains since October 2024. As May begins, the stock […]
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Scott Bauer has had Amazon Inc. (AMZN) on his radar all week, and pulled the trigger on an AMZN earnings trade that paid off big time. On Wednesday, Scott laid out an example trade for AMZN on the Schwab Network — hours before they reported earnings: Amazon smashed earnings expectations, and made some wild moves […]
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