Friday 29 Aug Morning Notes

Flipped a straddle in BILL for some quick cash then traded two small but lame strangles in BBY for small losses. Also like a clown sold a bunch of Sep 2nd wk 24.5 puts in FL for .45 thinking that I was getting one over on the man, only to read the OCC FL options update that says all options will be cash settled for $24.00 regardless of FL's closing stock price... that's a long way for me to say I'll be eating a guaranteed 5 cent loss in those. G-dammit.

Yesterday AMC: ADSK, AFRM, AMBA, BULL, DELL, GAP, IREN, MRVL, S, ULTA, WOOF
Today BMO: BABA

Other News:

Follow through names to watch: PSTG, SNOW, BBY, BILL

GAINERS:


LOSERS:

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Day before Y'day AMC: BILL, CRWD, HPQ, NTAP, NVDA, SNOW, URBN
Day before Y'day BMO: BBWI, BBY, BURL, DG, DKS, HRL, LI

Y'day Other News:

2 days ago AMC: MDB, OKTA
2 days ago BMO: ANF, FL, KSS, TIGR

2 days ago other news:

Thursday 28 Aug 2025 Morning Notes

No trades of note yesterday, have a few names moving this morning.

Yesterday AMC: BILL, CRWD, HPQ, NTAP, NVDA, SNOW, URBN
Today BMO: BBWI, BBY, BURL, DG, DKS, HRL, LI

Other News:

Follow through names to watch: MDB, OKTA, KSS 

GAINERS:


LOSERS:

Follow through watch:

Day before Y'day AMC: MDB, OKTA
Day before Y'day BMO: ANF, FL, KSS, TIGR

Y'day Other News:

2 days ago AMC:
2 days ago BMO: BEKE, DQ, EH

2 days ago other news: SATS: +80% at 54.11 on spectrum deal with ATT; PACK: +29% at 6.24 on WMT news; SMMT: +16% at 30.50 on drug news; AEHR: +85 at 26.56 on order; TLN: +5.5% at 375 on index addition;

Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 Morning Notes

Flipped wkly 65 calls in SATS for some quick and small cash, but it looks like I could be eating a loss in my wkly 51/50 put spread. Expected the gap to fade, but with rumored deal spec that may not happen.

Yesterday AMC: MDB, OKTA
Today BMO: ANF, FL, KSS, TIGR

Other News:

Follow through names to watch: SATS,

GAINERS:


LOSERS:

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Day before Y'day AMC:
Day before Y'day BMO: BEKE, DQ, EH

Y'day Other News: SATS: +80% at 54.11 on spectrum deal with ATT; PACK: +29% at 6.24 on WMT news; SMMT: +16% at 30.50 on drug news; AEHR: +85 at 26.56 on order; TLN: +5.5% at 375 on index addition;

2 days ago AMC:
2 days ago BMO: PDD

2 days ago other news: 

Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 Morning Notes

No trades of note yesterday other than closing out a short INTC 23/28 strangle I had put on in INTC on Friday.

Yesterday AMC:
Today BMO: BEKE, DQ, EH

Other News:

Follow through names to watch: INTC, CSX, W, RH

GAINERS:
SATS: +80% at 54.11 on spectrum deal with ATT;
PACK: +29% at 6.24 on WMT news;
SMMT: +16% at 30.50 on drug news;
AEHR: +85 at 26.56 on order;
TLN: +5.5% at 375 on index addition;

LOSERS:

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Day before Y'day AMC:
Day before Y'day BMO: PDD

Y'day Other News: RH and W dropping about 8% on the open due to tariff threats;

2 days ago AMC: INTU, ROST, WDAY, ZM
2 days ago BMO:

2 days ago other news:

Friday 22 Aug 2025 Morning Notes

Threw on a straddle on FIG yesterday morning with a b/e of +/- 4.9%, which seemed cheap given its daily OHLC moves.. only to watch it trade in its tightest range yet. Still have them on, so we'll see what happens. It appears the trade will be going the way of my KLAC midday strangle last week.

Yesterday AMC: INTU, ROST, WDAY, ZM
Today BMO:

Other News:

Follow through names to watch: WMT

GAINERS:


LOSERS:

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Day before Y'day AMC:
Day before Y'day BMO: BILI, CSIQ, WMT

Y'day Other News:

2 days ago AMC: NMAX
2 days ago BMO: ADI, BIDU, EL, FUTU, LOW, TGT, TJX

2 days ago other news: