Amazon Inc. (AMZN) reported earnings today and beat expectations.
- Q1 2026 EPS: $2.78 (up $1.59 year-over-year)
- Revenue: $181.5 billion (up 17% year-over-year)
Both metrics smashed expectations for $1.63 EPS and $177 billion revenue.
Scott Bauer had Amazon on his radar ahead of today’s report. He highlighted it this week on MarketMinds, and covered the stock on Sunday’s Weekly Earnings Prep.
Today on the Schwab Network, he laid out an example trade that was structured to target rangebound profits — no matter how the stock wound up moving.
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Scott covers:
- The options setup (with a bullish bias) he would consider for Amazon
- How the trade would aim to harvest expensive premium
- Using bullish and bearish option contracts to structure the trade
- The price point that would give Amazon a “bullish tilt”
- How long he’s looking for Amazon to remain rangebound
