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Decided to just sell the algn calls for the loss that it is. I took a hit of ($275.90) on my 2 calls in algn. Also took out the ibm calls at $4.10, not as high as I'd like but I'll take it now. Gains on that one came to $144.10. I want to see SWK through so I'll hold that, but will be...

yeah, can't bet against that....my indicator says we're still in an uptrend and I'm basing that solely on the new highs vs new lows in NASDAQ and NYSE indices. The ratio is still well above 1 with the NYSE at 20 and NASDAQ at 3.6. In comparisons, back during the October/November period, on...

I'm in ALGN BIIB and GMCR....all calls. We'll see how these do. Still have swk, rvbd, syna, and ibm. Sure feel like I'm in too deep here, but small positions only. 2 ALGN feb 25 calls, 2 BIIB 120 calls, and 2 GMCR weekly 55 calls. So out of about $5500, I'm only $2,600 in cash.

Thanks for the update....remember though I'm just in it for the earnings. I've done nothing in my research that suggest holding this one for more than 2 weeks. I'm basically going with history here that ALGN's earnings beat started in April 2011 and has continued through (August's guidance just...

Well, I'm out for the week. Here's what I have for ALGN Huge 35% pop in November, because guidance was strong and $150M repurchase announced. In August, number was solid, but guidance was inline with estimates, plus market was in bearish trend. Last April was also a solid report with strong...

I'm all earnings....but I have 5 years experience in trading earning stocks....new to options but been trading these earning trades for a while, so I actually have data on most of these stocks...mostly mid/large cap stocks. I do use http://www.earningswhispers.com/calendar.asp?way=P&day=-11&s=n...

I was actually down to $1700s by start of this year. But got serious. I'm actually up to $5352 with positions in swk, ibm, rvbd, and syna. Still quite a ways to my first target of $18,000. so I'll continue on.

You know, those are key data there. I actually use analyst ratings and price target to get a contrarian view on trades I want to get in. The key is to go in the opposite direction that these "clowns" are recommending. lol. It helps confirm my other research. Nice one on FFIV, but becareful...

Momentum and chart pattern....it clearly broke that down trend line that held it lower for past year or so and earnings started to pick up from last quarter's report. I just felt the momentum going into here would be up. Same way with SYNA...I noticed SYNA reported weaker numbers and its still...

closed it for a loss at $1.45, and I'm just going to let rvbd expire. That was an ugly trade too...1 contract at $1.73....Still holding SYNA calls at 1.90 and SYNA is making new highs today on a 6% pop so far. Still have swk and some IBM calls in play.

I wanted to close out AAPL puts so bad. Just couldn't press the trigger....AAPL just had trouble holding above $447 all day. Might just have to wait it out one more day. 30 minutes left to figure this one out. Also in play on SYNA 34 calls and RVBD 30 calls.

I think we all read that JNPR was going to have a weak report, but it is interesting to see how the guidance will hold for that one. In general I like cloud right here. We already saw nice reports from FFIV and VMW. I'm already looking ahead to CRM and RAX making a comeback. But for today, RVBD...

I'm not going to take a position in CRUS today. The risk on this trade is just higher than the other ones I'm looking at like SYNA and RVBD.

Looking to exit AAPL, but out NFLX jan 115 call short at 1.78. I'll try to exit the long 105 calls now. edit: Alright out the 105 calls at $12.05. Netflix was a beauty.

I'll keep the IBM and SWK trades. Going to close out AAPL puts and NFLX condor positions today.

Imp. vol does nothing....if the earnings are strong, the stock will still turn. What I look at more closely is its chart. (support and resistance levels, moving averages 10, 50, 100, and 200 days, where RSI is compared to recent trend). Like NFLX, I went 105/115 based on that gap closing at...

I've seen AAPL do this maybe 2-3 quarters ago....it traded up in premarket then immediately trailed off for 2-3 days with almost no resistance in that short term trend. That's what I'm looking for here too. I'm in it to test that theory out. I'm not making a big bet here, if I'm right, look for...

Last July TPX rallied by 9.42% to close out day after earnings, but dropped 24% by the time front month options expired. In April 201, TPX rallied 3% to close out day after earnings, and on this one it jumped 10% as the front month expired. I think it depends on the market's direction for...

Okay, just learned that I put in a condor trade for NFLX Let's see here....these are all Jan 27 weeklys: bought nflx 105 call/ sold nflx 115 call bought nflx 85 put/sold nflx 75 put net cost for me per trade was $3.65. I bought 2 as putting all this together actually saved me commission...