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Looking At "Ford" Calls On A Tuesday Morning Opening.

Here is how it is set up to go. We are expecting a slightly weak opening on Ford and the D.J.I.A. in general. Yes there is Ford news before the opening. There is yet another recall, this time for a wiper blade issues on over 400,000 late model units. It's fresh breaking news. At least it's not for engine or transmission issues. In an odd sort of way this news will help to get past customers back into their showrooms and it should be a quick fix. Maybe I am just guessing, it will cost them twenty million.. Look at these two premarket readouts, the second one at 9:00 a.m. Can you see Ford trading down in the premarkets?. How much will these 11.5 series of Call options drop in price? That's the question. ... .... Shown above are the 11.5 series of Calls that expire in four trading sessions (on Friday). They closed yesterday at $.21 cents and are "in-the-money" based on the the stocks closing selling price. They are "in-the-money" by $.11 cent and it wil...

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...