Publications

EMN, NXST, PG, UTHR: Long and Winding Road

Please Note: Four Separate Rolls 1(a). Closeout on Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN) as Part of Vertical Roll “Buy to Close” November $105 Call and “Sell to Close” November $90 Call and “Buy to Close” November $115 Call and “Sell to Close” November $130 Call Option Symbols: EMN221118C90 and EMN221118C105 and EMN221118C115 and EMN221118C130 Limit Order […]… Read More

XOM: Dividend Roll

Vertical Roll to Put Credit Spread on Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) “Buy to Close” December $100 Call and “Sell to Close” December $95 Call and “Buy to Open” January $95 Put and “Sell to Open” January $100 Put Option Symbols: XOM221216C100 and XOM221216C95 and XOM230120P95 and XOM230120P100 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $5.45 or […]… Read More

AEP, AVB: Safety Stocks

Please Note: Two Separate Trades Valid Through Monday November 21st   1. Put Credit Spread on American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) “Buy to Open” January $80 Put and “Sell to Open” January $85 Put Option Symbols: AEP230120P80 and AEP230120P85 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.25 or more ($125 per spread) – good ’til canceled […]… Read More

SBUX: Dividend Roll

Vertical Roll on Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) to December (2nd week) “Buy to Close” November $85 Call and “Sell to Close” November $70 Call and “Buy to Open” December (2nd week) $75 Put and “Sell to Open” December (2nd week) $90 Put Option Symbols: SBUX221118C70 and SBUX221118C85 and SBUX221209P75 and SBUX221209P90 Limit Order Price: Net credit […]… Read More

CF, MCK: Inflation Resistant

  Please Note: Two Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) “Buy to Open” November (2nd week) $104 Put and “Sell to Open” November (2nd week) $105 Put Option Symbols: CF221111P104 and CF221111P105 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $0.52 or more ($52 per spread) – good ’til canceled […]… Read More

TTWO, MUSA: On Empty

Please Note: Two New Trades, TTWO Valid Through Monday, November 7th, and MUSA Valid Through Monday, November 14th.   1. Iron Condor on Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO) “Buy to Open” November (2nd week) $92 Put and “Sell to Open” November (2nd week) $97 Put and “Buy to Open” November (2nd week) $126 Call and […]… Read More

AAPL, DKS, EA, SRPT: Four Downers

Please Note: Four Separate Rolls   Please Note: The following recommended opening trade only applies to those VT members who already have positions in the Dick’s Sporting Goods November (1st week) put credit spread. Do NOT do this trade as an initial position. 1. Vertical Roll on Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) to November (3rd […]… Read More

SYK: Can’t Win ‘Em All

  Vertical Roll to Put Credit Spread on Stryker (NYSE: SYK) “Buy to Close” November (1st week) $217.50 Put and “Sell to Close” November (1st week) $212.50 Put and “Buy to Open” January (3rd week) $200 Put and “Sell to Open” January (3rd week) $210 Put Option Symbols: SYK221104P217.5 and SYK221104P212.5 and SYK230120P200 and SYK230120P210 […]… Read More

MPWR, QCOM, SNPS: November Rain

Please Note: Three Separate Rolls   1. Vertical Roll on Monolithic Power Systems (Nasdaq: MPWR) to December “Buy to Close” November $370 Put and “Sell to Close” November $360 Put and “Buy to Open” December $330 Put and “Sell to Open” December $350 Put Option Symbols: MPWR221118P360 and MPWR221118P370 and MPWR221216P330 and MPWR221216P350 Limit Order […]… Read More

MCK, MMM: Growth and Value

Please Note: Two Separate Trades Valid Through Monday November 14th   1. Put Credit Spread on 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) “Buy to Open” January $110 Put and “Sell to Open” January $115 Put Option Symbols: MMM230120P110 and MMM230120P115 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.25 or more ($125 per spread) – good ’til canceled (GTC) […]… Read More