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Watch For Volatility Around BBY Earnings

The Week Ahead. Our Earnings Volatility Monitor highlights companies scheduled to report earnings over the coming week, paying close attention to what near-term options are implying for earnings moves in comparison to how the names have moved historically on earnings. Fairly light earnings calendar this week. The most notable names set to release results include […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

May 21, 2012/0 Comments/by Philip A. Saunders

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The Weekly Options Report: Markets Are Looking gRIMM?

What seems like our favorite tech company of late, Research In Motion (RIMM), is scheduled to report 3Q financial results next week on Thursday December 15th after the market close. Shares of RIMM have averaged a +/-10% move over its last 8 earnings announcements, with 5 of the reports pushing shares strongly to the downside […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

December 8, 2011/0 Comments/by Philip A. Saunders

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How To Profit During Times Of Economic Chaos [video]

Mike Dillard and the team over at The Elevation Group have put together a series of videos revealing how to create (or recover) incredible wealth during today’s economic crisis. His team has generated returns of over 280% since 2008, while most investors are still recovering from the massive losses incurred during the down swing. So […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

December 7, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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The Weekly Options Report: Here Comes The Pain

Traditional options expiration is upon us, and as such today we will continue our discussion on options expiration strategies, which we briefly touched upon in last week’s report. But before we dive in, let’s talk RIMM. With shares of RIMM trading at $17.58 last week we suggested traders consider purchasing the Dec 17.5-16 1×2 put […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

November 17, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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The Weekly Options Report: Living Life Above The RIMM

Last week in The Weekly Options Report we highlighted 2 strategies to consider heading into the coming week: 1) selling downside puts in Yahoo (YHOO) and 2) long weekly straddles in Cisco (CSCO) heading into earnings. While the YHOO trade was clearly a winner, the CSCO trade, for some, is still up in the air […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

November 11, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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The Weekly Options Report: The Case For Serial Put Selling

Vol is Back…or is it? Another eventful week coming to a close, as markets have seemingly been able to shake off Euro Zone concerns and look poised for positive weekly gains. After spending a few solid days below the 30-level, the VIX skyrocketed 16% on Tuesday only to give much of it back by market […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

November 4, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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Weekly Options Midday Update for November 1, 2011 (TLT, MRVL, QCOM)

Markets are in a sharp decline today amidst renewed Euro Zone concerns. The VIX has gained over 20% on the day thus far, currently standing at 36. I know VIX options activity over the last few sessions has suggested investors were anticipating volatility to subside throughout the remained of the year, but I never got […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

November 1, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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Weekly Options Midday Update & Analysis

Earnings season continues in earnest tonight with quarterly reports from AXP, EBAY, LRCX, RVBD, and WYNN scheduled for after the close. Earnings related options flow continues to dominate trading activity, but a few non-earnings related weekly options trades have piqued my interest heading into expiration Friday. Of note we’ve seen: 4k Oct 12 puts sold […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

October 19, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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Apple 4Q Earnings Volatility Preview

Apple is scheduled to report 4Q financial results today after the close. The Street is expecting EPS of $7.24 on revenue of $29.5 biliion. This will be the first post-Steve Jobs earnings report so all eyes will be squarely on Tim Cook and how he approaches providing key information to the financial community. Things to […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

October 18, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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Are We Nearing A Top in the S&P 500?

I’m passing along an article from the Options Trading Signals guys responding to this very question. The OTS team has done a remarkable job in calling the market’s recent upward momentum so I’m paying close attention to the key points they make and implementing some of their ideas in my weekly options trading activities. Highlighted […]

Philip A. Saunders

Mr. Saunders serves as Mesa’s Vice President of Marketing, bringing with him a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and operations. In this role, Mr. Saunders is responsible for overseeing all marketing activities, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital strategies to enhance brand presence and profitability, managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget across various media platforms, and leading the continued implementation of CRM systems to streamline customer engagement and drive business growth.

October 16, 2011/by Philip A. Saunders

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Watch For Volatility Around BBY Earnings

The Weekly Options Report: Markets Are Looking gRIMM?

How To Profit During Times Of Economic Chaos [video]

The Weekly Options Report: Here Comes The Pain

The Weekly Options Report: Living Life Above The RIMM

The Weekly Options Report: The Case For Serial Put Selling

Weekly Options Midday Update for November 1, 2011 (TLT, MRVL, QCOM)

Weekly Options Midday Update & Analysis

Apple 4Q Earnings Volatility Preview

Are We Nearing A Top in the S&P 500?