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The Wrecking Ball Picture And Deere Sales Fall 30%.

Barron's had this picture as their cover page this week. It's the name "Trump" stamped on a wrecking ball. There is commotion all around it. Tesla was down $42.98 or 10.1% on the week. On Friday morning it was up a touch in early trading and then tanked some more as the day progressed. The D.J.I.A was down over 300 points on the day. Day traders in on the opening playing it going down could have made some serious money. Look at how low these Puts traded down to around 9:50 a.m..Yet then again, who would have the stomach to be buying "out-of-the-money" Puts with less than a day to go? Now here is a look at how the 380 Puts traded on the day on Tesla. Going back once again to the 9:50.a.m. time period they would have being a much safer (yet potentally less rewarding experience than the 370 series) to play. Why safer? Well the stock in the early morning trading was around the $380.00 level not like the ten dollar "out-of-the-money" price range as i...

Ford Always Piggybacks G.M.'s Earning Reports

Look out. Option players can get whipsawed. A good earnings report can turn out to be a bad earnings report. If you have time read this. Here is how G.M. traded yesterday after the release of their quarterly earnings report. A heathy earnings report and the stock sold off in price. Now these two readouts. With the stock closing at $50.02 cents might it rebound on the morning after? Now look at this. These options in the first hour of trading don't know what they want to do and they still have a few days life left in them. Ford has an earnings report coming out Feb. 5th. The results of G.M. large cash flows might tweak the interest in owing Ford Calls. Folks this is real time action where trading decisions abound. Here is a 10:03 a.m. printout of how G.M. is trading on the day. The stock is doing nothing. Let's look now at the Ford short options knowing their earning report is coming out in a few days. . Here is it's five day chart. It sold off yesterday in sympathy...