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Gavin McMaster

Wed, Dec 11th, 2024

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster has a Masters in Applied Finance and Investment. He specializes in income trading using options, is very conservative in his style and believes patience in waiting for the best setups is the key to successful trading. He has been trading options since 2004 and teaching traders since 2010. Follow him on Twitter at @OptiontradinIQ

Most Recent Stories

Creating a 22% “Dividend” on SHOP Stock Using Options

Shopify stock has long been a favorite of option traders and is up 87% in the last six months. However, one bad thing about SHOP stock is that it doesn't pay a dividend. But what if we could use options...

SHOP : 113.45 (-1.60%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For December 9 - 13

We have a few late reporting companies on the earnings front this week with Broadcom, Gamestop, Oracle, Costco, Adobe, Lennar and Toll Brothers all set to report.

AA : 41.09 (-2.14%)
COST : 993.40 (+0.56%)
ADBE : 547.05 (-0.16%)
HOOD : 37.36 (-5.51%)
TOLL : 33.58 (-0.35%)
AMZN : 225.04 (-0.46%)
PFE : 25.57 (-2.03%)
PLTR : 70.89 (-2.17%)
MCD : 300.71 (-0.22%)
AVGO : 171.81 (-3.98%)
LEN : 161.67 (-2.61%)
ORCL : 177.74 (-6.67%)
CPI, 10-Year Note Auction and Other Key Things to Watch This Week

The market continues to ride a wave of optimism following Donald Trump's election victory. Hey are five key things to watch this week.

AVGO : 171.81 (-3.98%)
TOL : 145.60 (-6.95%)
COST : 993.40 (+0.56%)
LEN : 161.67 (-2.61%)
$SPX : 6,034.91 (-0.30%)
ADBE : 547.05 (-0.16%)
SPY : 602.80 (-0.31%)
Nvidia Option Trade Skewed with a Bullish Bias for Upside Profits

Nvidia (NVDA) has bounced nicely off the 50-day moving average and is not also back above the 21-day moving average.

NVDA : 135.07 (-2.69%)
Options Alert: Iron Condor Screener Results for December 4th

Using the December 20th expiry on COIN stock, the trade would involve selling the $200 put and buying the $150 put. Then on the calls, selling the $400 call and buying the $450 call.

TSLA : 400.99 (+2.87%)
NVDA : 135.07 (-2.69%)
MSTR : 377.32 (+3.28%)
AMZN : 225.04 (-0.46%)
PLTR : 70.89 (-2.17%)
COIN : 302.42 (-2.61%)
2 Bull Call Spread Trade Ideas For MSFT This Tuesday

Microsoft (MSFT) has shown good relative strength over the last few months and is holding nicely above a rising 50-day moving average.

MSFT : 443.33 (-0.60%)
Long-Term Bull Put Spread Provides Opportunities for AMZN Bulls

Amazon (AMZN) recently reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses.

AMZN : 225.04 (-0.46%)
Jobs Data, Manufacturing PMI and Other Can't Miss Items this Week

This week brings several high-impact economic releases that could influence market direction, with Friday's jobs report being the highlight. We also have important manufacturing data and consumer spending...

$SPX : 6,034.91 (-0.30%)
SPY : 602.80 (-0.31%)
LULU Earnings Trade: Diagonal Call Spread

Lululemon (LULU) is set to report earnings on December 5th and the market is pricing in a 10.7% move in either direction.

LULU : 397.10 (-1.90%)
Options Flow Alert: Bulls Making Their Move in TGT Stock

The retail sector has been a challenging landscape in recent months, but today's options activity in Target suggests some traders are betting on a potential turnaround.

TGT : 135.05 (-0.18%)

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U.S. Interest Expense projected to reach 25% of total tax revenue over the next decade - Probably Fine 🚨 https://t.co/EEuwMTq8Mw
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Apple = Unstoppable 🚨📈 $AAPL has now hit a new all-time high in each of the last 8 days and traded green in 10 of the last 12 https://t.co/EyhcihHJhf
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Wall Street Banks have sold $380 Billion worth of complex financial products this year, the most since 2007 during the run-up to the Global Financial Crisis 🚨 Are we doing this again? 🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/EOdcN9fAIQ
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Small Cap Stocks $IWM will outperform Large Cap Stocks for the first time in 8 years in 2025, says Jefferies 🚨 https://t.co/1G406zD3y0
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Fartcoin is now valued at $440 million, making it worth more than Denny's Restaurants, El Pollo Loco, Barnes & Noble Education, Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs, and Bakkt Crypto Exchange 🚨 https://t.co/ht9ScyX7zF
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Tesla now up 59% since Wells Fargo called for $TSLA to plunge to $120 back in July - Nice try Wells Fargo 😂 https://t.co/g1BiM7ttrh https://t.co/2bmXDU0aLN
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The Treasury Yield Curve (10-Year minus 3-Month) has now been inverted since October 2022, the longest inversion in history 🚨 https://t.co/UswaQtax11
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