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A Classic Tesla Friday Option Day Story

So Tesla moves up in the first few minutes of trading on a Friday and quickly decides to go south. The DJIA closed down on the day 685 points. Here is how one series of Puts, the 425 series of traded on the day. A low of $4.11, the price the 425 Puts just after the opening and a closing price of $33.90. More surprising were the "out-of-the-money 410 Puts. A low of $.33 and a high of $21.28. The most extreme gain was with the 392.50 Puts which has a low of $.03 or three dollars a contract and a high of $4.12 or four hundred and twelve dollares. Do the math of that one. How many times has this website talked trading "one-day-until-expiring-options" on Tesla options. The answer is many times. There was news this week about Musk raising 75 billion dollars for "Space X" and in doing so is selling out only 4-5% of this new company. Musk is the richest man in the world. Powerful people can make powerful moves. So what's my point? My point is that the option mark...

Sundial And 2.4 billion Shares Outstanding

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Back in 2019 when this Canadian stock went public (Symbol SNDL) it traded for eight dollars a share. It didn't stay at that price level for very long. Look where it is at now and look at how it continues to slide downwards. Does it look like its going to turn around in the near future? The companies CEO seems to think so given what he says but in 2021 they lost $232 million and their sales were flat. It'a Calgary based company with 580 employees (2021) trying to dance to the changes in the marijuana industry. You see marijuana companies are scrabbling to find new ways to sell their product. Growing it is now not the issue. Being able to find channels of distribution to move the product is now the difficult part. Everyone talks about building "brand recognition" but for a number of reasons including packaging and advertising restrictions it's difficult to differentiate yourself from your competition. Thank goodness for most major growers, in this industry the ...

Nasdaq Rules About The One Dollar Level. A Quick Interesting Read

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When I was reading about "Sundial", a Calgary based marijuana stock I came across these rules and how they are applied. Watch for a future blog about Sundial, a stock with 2.06 billion shares outstanding.