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CarMax Puts?

 Here is the number. Call in to listen to their just released quarterly report. You won't have to talk to anyone. It is 800-839-1247. In about five days this link will disappear. Please listen to it. I listened to all of it once and to the first half of it two times. What I learned is that their retail car sales on the quarter compared to the same quarter a year were up 6%. They purchased 336.000 vehicles from the public, up 7% and 48.000 from dealers up 38%. Their average retail sale price was $26,100, down $400.00 per vehicle from last year. They doubled their share buy back program. AI technologies are now helping them operate more efficiently. Everything seems positive. But wait, we are talking about  the used car business and what could happen if consumer confidence suddenly starts to wain? Look at it's three year chart. It now sees to be hitting a rough patch.  Now a one month chart.  All of this talk about tariffs and what level of tariffs will be imposed on n...

What Can Happen With One Day Options On A Friday when the "DJIA " Jumps 600 Points

When I sit with my friends on the weekend do I tell them about how Walmart call options traded on the previous day? If I am riding the subway do I talk to the guy next to me about this? Do I tell my boss? My point is, no one cares. People have soceer games to go, cars in getting fixed and all kinds of stresses to deal with. Who wants to watch their computer screens all day trying to outsmart the markets. I get it. Yet if you were good at it, wouldn't this be a fun hobby to have? Now this. A recap of what happened this past Friday.
Now a look at one series of Call options with a focus on the high of the day and low on the day contract price. Look at the jump.
Now a look at it's one day trading chart.
The markets don't usually rally this much on a Friday afternoon. In a way it's a game of being in the right place at the right time. Yet there more to it than that. Knowing what to look for is equally as important. I note that seldom do one day Call options turn out this splendidly.

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