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Nvidia Options On A Tuesday Morning.

Itching to find something to do in the markets on a Tuesday morning? Well it's not a typical Tuesday morning from a trading perspective because Monday was a holiday and the markets were closed. Traders are just getting back to work. What about Nvidia options that expire at 3:00 p.m the next day? You're gauranteed that the liquidity found in these options will be great. The markets are opening somewhat sideways with some strenght in the Nasdaq as shown as of 10:20 a.m.. The real action happened in the first few minutes of trading which is commonly the case. Look at this early morning readout of Nvidia just ten minutes into the trading session. ... What do we see happening? Focus on it's chart. Nvidea closed at 215.62 and opened at $215.70. Then it moved up slightly like it did on it's previous Thursday's opening and to a lessor degree on it's Friday opening.(This is a one day chart as of 10:45 a.m.). In the very first two minutes of trading the Puts slipped do...
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Disappointment on The Opening - Caterpillar Earnings Report

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Caterpillar's earnings report. What I see is 4th quarter sales up 23%. Strong 4th quarter earnings of $3.71 per share.That's a solid number. Just think, the supply chain issue isn't being used as a mistake. Now look at the the opening options market. The stock is down on the news. Management made a few remarks about near term headwinds. They do that sometimes to temper growth expectations. These two quotes are the 205 Call series which expire today. One is at 9:44 a.m. and one is at 10:03 a.m.. They would be very dangerous to consider purchasing since its very unlikely that they could ever shake off this downward spike so early in the morning. So now what? It's at this time in the morning when the decision to reacte to this bad news gets tricky. The stock is down like ten dollars and the DJI is having a good day. There is a strong tempation to jump in on the upside hoping for a quick reversal. That's one of the things that makes option trading so difficult. One...
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