Monday, July 6, 2009

The "COMMON" option ~ RULE #87

BOTD loves options trading. the rewards are plentiful and the risk is defined. but, ... when in doubt, GO! to the COMMON!!


Rule #87 ... when unsure of market direction, go to CASH or hold ONLY common stock.

The DIP LOGIC: being long "just" the common during this downturn has resulted in "just" a 4-figure loss versus what would have been a 5-figure loss "had" we been long via call options.

COMMON = down 8% (not that bad)
OPTIONS = WORTHLESS (very bad)

p.s. attempting random "big buy" options DAY TRADES is permitted within reason. who caught the "liquid" calls of courage in $XOM!?! (20%+ winner) .. GO TEAM!

5 comments:

BUY ON THE DIP said...

early today we took decent losses in the BOTD engery 'fund of funds':

WNR, HK, UNG, ERX, ENER, BUCY, etc ... all common, all losers, all sold but not worthless.

with our newly "found" CASH we bought the AM dip, with "big buy" XOM calls as a day trade!

... in the afternoon we added HK back at $19.

OPTIONS TRADERS confused? ... go to CASH or the common!

BUY ON THE DIP said...

p.p.s.

also closed the LONE short. $ACI

covered $ACI short. +11.62%

BUY ON THE DIP said...

HOLDINGS:

AAPL common ... +2.39%

EBAY common ... -3.24%

RIMM common ... -0.92%

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LCC common ... +7.24%

UAUA common ... +1.21%
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HK common ... +1.53%
(after taking an 8% loss)

BUY ON THE DIP said...

BuyOnTheDip Jul. 06 at 11:46 AM #

back in the floyd. $HK !! (big call buyer in AUG 21s)
Ticker: HK

not watching TV , but word on the street is DR J just pumped our HK on Fast Money. (will watch on DVR later)

BUY ON THE DIP said...

AAPL holding that 135ish level.

__ break of 133 = sell ___

Sell-side analysts are taking a fresh look at its estimates for Apple (AAPL) ahead of the upcoming announcement of financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended June. And the pundits like what they see.

BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman this morning asserted in a research note that Apple should be able to maintain gross margin in the 34%-35% in the September quarter despite recent price cuts, thanks in part to a richer mix of iPhones. He thinks the company will guide lower, likely in the 32% range, reflecting its typical caution; and he expects EPS guidance as usual to come in below the consensus. He figures they will forecast $1.05 to $1.15, below the Street at $1.28. That said, Bachman today lifted his EPS estimates for FY 2010 to $6.10 from $6 on a GAAP basis, and to $7 from $6.75 on a non-GAAP basis. His new target is $152, up from $150.
Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross today lifted her EPS estimate for the September 2009 fiscal year to $5.63, from $5.46; for FY 2010 she goes to $6.13, from $5.73. For the June quarter, she sees sales of 2.5 million Macs, 4.9 million iPhones and 10.8 million iPods. Cross sees sales in the quarter of 1.4 million Mac notebooks, down 4%, less than an estimated 8% for notebooks overall, with desktops down 4%, versus an estimated 14% drop for the overall PC desktop sector. For the June quarter, she now forecasts $8.4 billion and $1.20 a share, up from $8.24 billion and $1.16.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster today writes that he is “increasingly confident” in his June quarter forecast of 2.2 million Macs and 5 million iPhones. He reports that there is a 7-10 day lead time for the new lower-priced 13-inch MacBook Pros on the company’s online store, the longest wait in over two years.
Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes today repeated his Overweight rating and $173 price target on the stock. He notes that Apple retail store availability for the 16 GB version of the iPhone 3GS remains low; he also noted that MacBook Pro lead times lengthened this week, and that “demand for these models is quite strong.”
Apple will report June quarter results on July 21.