Author: Jay Soloff

Trade of the Week: EBIX

Trade of the Week: EBIX

Last week, in our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a cash-secured put on insurance software company Ebix (EBIX). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. EBIX has seen its options premiums elevate after missing earnings a couple weeks […]

Trade of the Week: PATH

Trade of the Week: PATH

Last week, in our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a cash-secured put on software automation company UiPath (PATH). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. PATH was about to announce earnings that week, and its puts looked expensive. […]

Trade of the Week: S

Trade of the Week: S

In our 48-Hour Income service last week, we sold a put on cybersecurity company, SentinelOne (S). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. S was about to announce earnings later in the week, and its puts looked expensive. […]

Trade of the Week: JWN

Trade of the Week: JWN

Last week, in our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a put on high-end retailer Nordstrom (JWN). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. JWN was about to announce earnings and the stock had already sold off quite a […]

Trade of the Week: EBIX

Trade of the Week: EBIX

In our 48-Hour Income service last week, we sold a put on insurance software company Ebix (EBIX). For 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. EBIX had recently missed on earnings, so its puts appeared to be overpriced. We […]

Trade of the Week: IONQ

Trade of the Week: IONQ

In our 48-Hour Income service, last week we sold a put on quantum computing company, IonQ (IONQ). The goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. IONQ had earnings coming out so its options premiums were higher than normal. We chose a strike […]

Trade of the Week: FSLY

Trade of the Week: FSLY

In our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a put on Fastly (FSLY) last week. The goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. FSLY had earnings coming out so its options premiums were higher than normal. We chose a strike that gave us […]

Trade of the Week: Emerging Markets

Trade of the Week: Emerging Markets

Covered calls can be a strategic path towards increasing cash flow on a position while waiting for it to rally. For instance, last week a trader purchased 15,000 covered calls in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM). EEM is a popular asset class ETF used to gain exposure to emerging markets. This trade is using […]

Trade of the Week: CWB

Trade of the Week: CWB

There are several methods that can be used for finding interesting options trades. Sometimes it’s illuminating to look at very large block trades or spreads. Other times, it may be digging into unusual options volume in stocks that normally don’t trade many options contracts. The latter is the case we’re looking at here, with SPDR […]

Trade of the Week: Regional Banks

Trade of the Week: Regional Banks

Regional banking stocks saw their prices take a major haircut earlier this year during the banking crisis (perpetuated by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank). SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) saw its stock price drop from about $60 per share to under $40. However, just last week, a large block trade in KRE options […]