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Ford Motor Company Options

Ford was on a role. On a role that is until their reputation for poor quality control came back to haunt them. In the recent past it was basking in the new news it was entering into a new tranformational era. A new division, "Ford Energy" is going to start making lithium iron phosphate battery cells. Telsa and G.M are also on a similiar path. The stock surged on this news. This week a different reality set in. Yet another massive recall. This time 770,000 vehicles were recalled with one fix available by August and a second fix not available until April of 2027. Now look at it's three month chart. On this news option traders have jumped into the Puts. Look at the open interest in these two series of December options ... Now it's five day chart. Money was made on playing the downside in a 24 hour period of time after the recall news came out. This news came out June 30th and the biggest drop happened into the next morning's trading session. You really have to wat...

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...