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Caterpillar - Catching A Reversal On A Tuesday

Tuesdays are not the best of days to look for reversals however Caterpillar jumped a modest amount which impacted the value of this series of Puts. This is a 1:36 p.m. readout. Here is it's five day chart. Now its one day chart. It would seem like kind of a random thing to do and why fight a strong stock? One reason is that the markets are only mildly up and could give back some of it's gains before the end of the day. Caterpillar could be gaining strenght based on last weeks articles talking about how Caterpillar could potential gain from this new AI movement. Notice that the five day chart is in an uptrend and notice the small open interest numbers in the Puts. No one wants to hold Puts on Caterpillar when it is in this uptrend. Could it has a soft selloff in the next two hours? Here it is now 50 minutes later. The "bid and ask" are almost unchanged. There is also not much change in the DJIA index.Now this. The DJIA is sellig off and Caterpillar is hanging ...

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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