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A Jumpy Week For Caterpillar - A Week With Earning Reports

Here is Thursday's trading on the day on Caterpillar. Here is how the $417.50 calls that expire tomorrow closed the day. Something happened this week. Caterpillar had a quarterly earning report come out on Tuesday. It's stock trading action survived this news unscathed. Here is it's five day chart as of the end of Thursday. Maybe the 420.00 or the 422.50 series Calls are better to look at? Here they are. But wait. Deere got clobbered today on the release of a quarterly earning's report. Why didn't Caterpillar sell off in price in sympathy? It shoud have. Deere sold off $34.70. For this reason alone I would be more inclined to purshase the Puts. Here is the series I would consider. To be continued.
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Boeing Calls Monday and Tuesday

Why am I hung up on writing about options on Boeing? Here is why. Here is how the markets are trading today (a Monday) minutes before the closng bell.
It's a strong upwards trading day after a 600 point drop on Friday. Now it's "one-day" trading chart.
Now here is how the Call options traded / closed on the day.
This chart in red ink shows a rebound that lasted the entire afternoon. That's the type of rebounds to look for, rebounds that are not complicated. Did Tesla sell off around 11:30 a.m.? Yes.
Many other stocks opened strong and stayed strong as the DJIA shot up 585.00 points on the day with a super strong closing. Playing Boeing options is both an exercise in trading Boeing and an exercise of trading the strenght in the overall markets. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Now for part two of this blog. A look the next day, Tuesday's action. This time the DJIA was down slightly on the day.
Now here is it's one day trading chart.
Now here is how the Call options traded/ closed on the day. Interday the 220 series of Calls almost doubled in price again! This time the volume of trading in the Calls was down about 40% from the previous day as the strenght in the DJIA was somewhat mutted.
Now the trading action in the Calls during the day. It looks the same. Line this chart up with the chart on the previous day!
Let's dissect this time period into even a shorter period of time.
My point is that watching the markets is in part an exercise of looking for chart formations that you feel comfortable trading. With day trading one day charts in conjunction with five day charts is everything. That plus getting a handle on news releases. Now look at Boeing's five day chart.
What's going to happen tomorrow? I never feel comfortable going back to the well for a third time.

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