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Gavin McMaster

Tue, May 14th, 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

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3 Options Strategies for Snowflake Earnings Next Week

Snowflake (SNOW) is due to report earnings next Wednesday after the closing bell. The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 48% Sell with a weakest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction....

SNOW : 160.37 (+0.36%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For May 13- 17

Earnings season is slowing down, but we still have a few big names reporting. This week, we have Alibaba, Home Depot, Walmart, Cisco and Deere & Company all reporting.

BABA : 78.79 (-6.87%)
HD : 339.23 (-0.51%)
WMT : 59.82 (-0.98%)
CSCO : 48.66 (-0.04%)
DE : 411.71 (+0.91%)
COIN : 201.45 (+0.97%)
RIOT : 9.78 (+2.95%)
GSK : 45.51 (+0.75%)
ZM : 63.29 (+0.29%)
CCJ : 49.96 (+2.00%)
TSLA : 176.49 (+2.68%)
CHWY : 16.84 (+4.60%)
Earnings Strategy: Leveraging WMT Volatility with a Pre-Earnings Put Option Sale

Selling put options before a company's earnings announcement can be a valid strategy for options traders seeking to capitalize on volatility.

WMT : 59.82 (-0.98%)
Short Straddle Screener Results for May 8th

A short straddle is an advanced options strategy used when a trader is seeking to profit from an underlying stock trading in a narrow range.

QCOM : 188.28 (+2.21%)
MU : 123.26 (+0.21%)
XOM : 117.18 (+0.19%)
MSFT : 415.11 (+0.34%)
NVDA : 912.80 (+0.97%)
UBER : 65.27 (-1.14%)
AMD : 152.33 (+1.18%)
GOOG : 172.07 (+0.68%)
SNOW : 160.37 (+0.36%)
2 Covered Call Ideas on Pfizer Stock

Income investors tend to gravitate towards covered calls, and blue-chip high yielding stocks are a great place to start.

PFE : 28.33 (-0.39%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For May 6 - 10

Earnings season continues in earnest this week with plenty of big names reporting. This week, we have Palantir, Walt Disney, Robinhood Markets, Uber Technologies, Shopify, Datadog and Airbnb all reporting....

PLTR : 21.45 (+2.44%)
DIS : 105.39 (-0.42%)
HOOD : 17.93 (+6.16%)
UBER : 65.27 (-1.14%)
SHOP : 57.76 (-1.74%)
DDOG : 116.83 (-1.21%)
ABNB : 146.41 (-1.82%)
AAPL : 187.27 (+0.53%)
COIN : 201.45 (+0.97%)
NVDA : 912.80 (+0.97%)
DKNG : 43.80 (+1.37%)
FSLR : 185.04 (-2.37%)
Earnings, the Yen and Other Key Things to Watch This Week

This week is relatively quiet on the news front, but there are still earnings due out and plenty of other macro factors to watch.

AAPL : 187.27 (+0.53%)
DIS : 105.39 (-0.42%)
SHOP : 57.76 (-1.74%)
DUK : 102.37 (-0.51%)
BP : 37.90 (-0.52%)
ET : 15.81 (-0.06%)
2 Bear Call Spread Trade Ideas For This Thursday

ENPH stock is rated an 88% Sell with a strongest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

ENPH : 114.81 (+3.64%)
TSM : 150.82 (+3.01%)
Microsoft Iron Condor Could Net 49% In 2 Weeks

Microsoft (MSFT) is sitting right between the 50 and 200-day moving averages, and that could mean it’s a good time for an iron condor trade.

MSFT : 415.11 (+0.34%)

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