slacker00 said:
I was just working through the mechanics of building a strategy around a given thesis. I'm not ready to make these types of plays, but happy to pick up anything I can when it is being discussed.
ETA: As an example if earnings were right now, what would you select?
Caution: Don't take the fact that I dead-nailed this FB play as credence to my ability to predict a move. I have NO ability to do it. I made a play based on previous info (FB ran on SNAP and GOOGL), and when an equity moves prior to it's earnings, it can sometimes fade since it's "already priced in".
SQ:
How would I hit SQ? It's trickier for me, I guess if my thesis is PYPL missed, dragging SQ with it sympatheticaly, my eyes would be on a fade, since this went down, my fade would be bullish. That being said, I played SQ last week and it was a MONSTER move that made people money so I think SQ is probably where it needs to be.....for the moment.
The weekly pivot is usually strong (green line) and for a middle of the week play, it's as good a target as any when you only have to get to Friday on a weekly option.
Weekly here is just over 255, so I might play a 255/260/265 call fly on the hunch that we get to the pivot and then creep up a bit?
This is such hypothetical stuff, I am not sure I'm comfortable saying that's a play I'd take, I'm pretty certain I would not in fact.
I saw something I liked in FB and that's why I put the play out that I did. That part is hard to explain. When you see it, you go for it. And at a 10:1 return possibility, it's OK if your wrong on these cheap plays as long as you get one now and then.
Note: I've traded a lot. For me, there is NO better feeling than hitting a pin on a big earnings move. It's like getting the roulette ball predicted right, it's just an awesome feeling.
Finally, I expect quite a bit more movement from FB, at least the play is in my area. I'll see if I can get 4x-5x on most of the flies I bought and maybe save a one for grins.