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"Nio"

Four years I was writing blogs about "Nio" when it was trading at $22.00 per share and building less cars than it does now. Now I ask this? Are these $5.00 Call options on Nio which expire in three days a trap? $5.00 options with three days to go are not for the faint of heart. Other option traders seem to be following this action. I like this chart and three days in option trading is a long time. .. Let's see what happens on the opening. Now Wednesday at 10:17 a.m. Take your money and run. This was a case of banking on a continuation of morning rallies. The charts kind of told us that might happen. Here is how this chart jumped again on the opening. I would think this game has come to an end.
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A Fireside Chat - One Year Options and Thirty Day Options. Which is Better?

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Some say to think small, not big. Trying to play Disney options is thinking big. It is a stock slightly out of favor. If we start with it's a three year chart, we will see it is down by about 50% over that period of time. Now it's one year chart. If the stock can break 110 in early 2024 the sky is the limit. It does have a lot of moving parts so anything could happen. Look at these Calls options one year out. One year in options buys a lot of time.They look reasonable. If the stock ever inched up to the $105.00 price level in the three or four months these options would jump up in price by about 50%. Even more if they had really good news. Yet it's the "what-if" aspect of the equation that castes such a trade in doubt. "What if" stories just don't cut it. There are to many variables in play. Then again, why are we even thinking of long-term Call options after a December's rally? Let's switch gears. If consumers are out spending for X-ma...
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