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    Stocks - r/Stocks Options Trading Thursday - Dec 27, 2018

    r/Stocks Options Trading Thursday - Dec 27, 2018

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 09:05 AM PST

    These stock options discussions run every Thursday.

    Feel free to talk about options you have or ask questions on options. But before you ask any question make sure you see the following links:

    • Call option Investopedia video basically a call option allows you to buy 100 shares of a stock at a certain price (strike price), but without the obligation to buy
    • Put option Investopedia video a put option allows you to sell 100 shares of a stock at a certain price (strike price), but without the obligation to sell
    • If you're asking about basic terminology, see Tastytrade glossary, then feel free to ask a more in depth question afterwards, basic terms:
      • exercising an option - when you use your call option to buy 100 shares or put option to sell a 100 shares
      • strike price - The price at which stock is purchased or sold when an option is exercised
      • ITM - when a call option's strike price is below the stock price, or put's strike price is above the stock price
      • OTM - when a call option's strike price is above the stock price, or put's strike price is below the stock price
      • ATM - when the option's strike price is at or very near the stock price
      • long options (aka long call or long put) - buying options
      • short options (aka short call or short put) - selling (or writing) options
      • combo or option strategy - buying and/or selling multiple options
      • debit - what you're paying to buy an option or combo
      • credit or premium - what you're receiving (money) to sell an option or combo
      • covered call - when you buy stock and then sell calls
      • naked - when you sell calls or puts without owning stock or other options for the same stock
    • Wondering what those option strategies are: OptionsPlaybook, common combos:
      • Debit call spread (vertical debit spread) - generally a bullish combo that involves buying a call and selling a call at a lower strike; the cost of buying the spread combo is lower than just buying a call, however this reduces your max profit, but also reduces your max loss
      • Credit call spread (vertical credit spread) - generally a bearish combo that involves selling a call and buying a call at a lower strike; this reduces your max loss compared to just selling naked, but it also reduces your max profit, however you get the full credit upfront
      • Strangle - Two naked options, a call and a put, this creates a neutral combo and you profit as price stays between the two strike prices
      • Iron condor - same as the strangle except with protection, reduced profit but also reducing your max loss
    • A thorough explanation of nearly every option strategy explained by TastyTrade here
    • Book recommendations by the options community at r/options (subscribe while you're at it)

    If you have a basic question, for example "what is Theta," then google "investopedia theta" and click the investopedia article on it; do this for everything until you have a more in depth question or just want to share what you learned.

    See our past daily discussions here. Also links for: Technicals Tuesday, Options Trading Thursday, and Fundamentals Friday.

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    2008 had some of the biggest loss days/biggest gain days for the S&P as well.

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 06:52 AM PST

    Not to rain on everyones parade yesterday lol, and I know a lot of you were in high school during 2008, but 2008 also had some massive 5-8 percent gains followed by massive 10 percent loss days. Here is some numbers to take a gander at.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_in_the_S%26P_500_Index

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    Dow makes sudden 700+ point turnaround into the green

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:57 PM PST

    After trading as low as 600 points down, the Dow turned around at 2:30 PM and jumped over 700 points into the green after several days of extremely volatile trading.

    Very bizarre how sudden it was.

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    Your AM Global Stocks Preview and a whole lot more news that you need to read: Global stocks decline as US index futures retrace a third of yesterday’s Boxing Day surge

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 04:57 AM PST

    US Stocks

    • US stocks index futures are retracing nearly a third of yesterday's Boxing Day rally with front-month Dow Jones minis –1.74%, S&P 500 minis –1.67%, and Nasdaq 100 minis –1.63%
    • According to investment research firm AJ Bell, there have been 17 5%+ trading days for the S&P 500 since 1970. Of those 17, 8 happened during the period of 2007 to 2009 while another 3 happened during the period of 200-2003 – AJ Bell suggest yesterday's Boxing Day doesn't remove the risk that we may be entering a bear market for the S&P 500
    • The VIX is moving up this morning and is currently at 32.15 after closing at 30.09 yesterday
    • Bank of America (BAC) December 28 & January 17 OTM Calls, SPY March 15 & January 18 OTM Puts, HYG March 19 OTM Puts, and EFA January 18 OTM Puts are some of the most actively traded options contracts in the US pre-market
    • US 10-Year Treasury Bonds are higher with yields down -3.59 basis points to 2.772%
    • The US Treasury 2s-10s Spread has narrowed 0.76 basis points to 0.19%
    • WTI Crude is currently up 9.19% to USD$46.22/bbl with the Brent-WTI spread down USD$-11.59 to USD$6.65/bbl
    • Gold is currently up 0.31% to USD$1271.03/oz

    Stocks Trending in the News

    Click name for Q-Factor breakdown, latest price details, more financial info and sentiment data.

    • Banca Carige SpA (BIT: CRM) shares are plunging after its largest shareholder blocked a planned share sale to boost bank equity. Malacalza Investimenti owns 27.5% of the bank and blocked the 400-million-euro sale of share at a December 22nd shareholders meeting. It is not clear how Banca Carige will proceed. Banca Carige is rated "Neutral" in our European SMID-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas.
    • Earthstone Energy (ESTE) saw its price target cut yesterday at Imperial Capital. Earthstone Energy's price target was cut to USD$8 from USD$12. The cut came in the wake of Earhtstone's decision to cancel its purchase of Sabalo Holdings. Earthstone Energy is rated "Neutral" in our US SMID-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas
    • NEC (TSE: 6701) has agreed to pay 8 billion Danish kroner (USD$1.2 billion) for KMD Holdings (NZSE: KMD). NEC is making the acquisition to expand its services offerings in Europe. KMD gives NEC entry into lucrative government services contracts. NEC is rated "Top Buy" in our Japan Large-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas. KMD Holdings is not rated in our Global Top Stock Ideas.
    • Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) is searching for a crew member feared to have fallen overboard during one of its cruises. A British entertainer working on a Royal Caribbean ship did not report to work and is seen on camera footage on the ship's dock area and then not again, leading to conclude he fell overboard. A search is underway. Royal Caribbean Cruises is rated "Unattractive" in our US Large-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas and "Neutral" in our US Consumer Discretionary Global Top Stock Ideas.
    • A Sinopec (SEHK: 386) trading unit has suspended 2 executives after the unit incurred losses. The Sinopec unit Unipec handles the trading of crude for the giant refining company and is very active in world markets. The executives were said to suspended for "work reasons" without any further information. Many trading firms were poorly positioned during the recent crude weakness. Sinopec is rated "Attractive" in our China All-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas.
    • Vinci SA (ENXTPA: DG) has announced it will acquire London's Gatwick Airport. Vinci will pay USD$3.7 billion for 50.1% of the airport as it was anxious to add to its portfolio. Sovereign wealth funds from Abu Dhabi and Australia are selling. Vinci is rated "Top Buy" in our European Large-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas
    • Visa (V) has agreed to pay 61 pence per share for all of Earthport (LSE: EPO). The deal values Earthport at 198 million pounds on a fully diluted basis. Visa is paying a 250% premium for Earthport. Visa is rated "Top Buy" in our US Large-Cap Global Top Stock Ideas and "Neutral" in our US Information Technology Global Top Stock Ideas. Earthport is not rated on our Global Top Stock Ideas.

    European Stocks

    • European stocks are sinking this morning during their first trading session since the Christmas holiday
    • The Euro Stoxx 600 is currently down -0.96%, the FTSE 100 has declined -0.91%, the DAX has fallen -1.68%, and the CAC 40 is lower by -0.09%
    • The FTSE 100 is now dipping to a two year low
    • European stocks are on pace for their worst year since 2008 with outflows of approximately USD$70 billion from European mutual funds
    • Investor sentiment for European stocks is negative with the advance/decline ratio for the Euro Stoxx 600 currently at 0.33x
    • Retail (-0.18%), Technology (-0.25%), and Banks (-0.3%) stocks are the top performers in the Euro Stoxx 600 today
    • Utilities (-2.19%), Real Estate (-1.76%), and Basic Resources (-1.74%) stocks are the worst performers in the Euro Stoxx 600 today
    • 1 stock in the Euro Stoxx 600 are at 4-week highs while 90 stocks are at 4-week lows
    • 3 stocks in the Euro Stoxx 600 are overbought while 50 stocks are oversold according to the 16-day RSI Measure
    • VSTOXX, the European stocks equivalent of the VIX, is little rising this morning and is currently at 25.04 after closing at 20.39 Monday
    • EUR€ is currently up +0.308% against the USD$ to 1.1388
    • GBP£ is currently little changed against the USD$ at 1.2631
    • CHF is currently up +0.418% against the USD$ to 1.0085
    • German 10-Year Bunds are higher with yields down -1.2 basis points to 0.238%
    • UK 10-Year GILTs are lower with yields up 2.5 basis points to 1.288%

    Asian Stocks

    • Asia stocks finish mixed in overnight trading with the rally in US stocks boosting Japanese stocks while Hong Kong stocks pared gains in their afternoon trading session to finish down
    • The Nikkei 225 finished up +3.88%, the Hang Seng ended down -0.67%, the Hang Seng China Enterprise declined -0.71%, and the CSI 300 was -0.38%
    • Investor sentiment improved following news that US trade officials will travel to Beijing to speak with their Chinese counterparts about ongoing trade negotiations during the week of January 7th
    • 0 stocks in the Nikkei 225 hit 4-week highs while 96 stocks reached 4-week lows
    • 0 stocks in the Nikkei 225 closed overbought while 123 stocks closed oversold according to the 16-day RSI Measure
    • Investor sentiment for Hong Kong stocks finished negative with the advance/decline ratio for the Hang Seng closing at 0.25x
    • 0 stocks in the Hang Seng hit 4-week highs while 13 stocks reached 4-week lows
    • 0 stocks in the Hang Seng closed overbought while 5 stocks closed oversold according to the 16-day RSI Measure
    • Japan 2-Year Government Bonds are lower with yields up 0.3 basis points to -0.124%
    • Japan 10-Year Government Bonds are lower with yields up 0.4 basis points to 0.026%
    • JGBs 2s-10s Spread has widened 0.1 basis points to 0.15%
    • JPY¥ is currently down -0.422% against the USD$ to 110.9
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    WD-40. $WDFC - The dividend stock that keeps hitting more all time highs nobody talks about

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 07:27 AM PST

    Surprised this stock isn't talked about more. Nearly hit an all-time high again today before the close and has been steadily chugging. They own a variety of products that are useful in even hard times. https://www.wd40company.com/what-we-do/our-brands/

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    When you take a quick snapshot of their financials, everything is looking to growth. Revenue up. Operating margin up. Diluted earnings per share is up (shares outstanding going down), free cash flow up. https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/XNAS/WDFC/quote.html

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    What's interesting is how low of volume this thing trades at. Why is it so unloved?

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    Looking to Learn

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:19 PM PST

    Hey guys, I'm a young man looking into investing a little ($100-500) in green energy stock. But before I put any money down I figured I should learn how investing works. So far I've got some basic, Investing 101 facts but I would like to know some good beginner books for investing in the green energy industry, and some outlets/personalities to follow. thanks in advance.

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    Is now a good time to buy stocks?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:36 PM PST

    I am looking to start investing in more stocks right now. I have $1500 and am either going to get a single Amazon share or about 10 apple shares. Is there any other advice I should know, or should I wait a few more months to buy?

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    Ford is just so sexy

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 09:18 AM PST

    Ford currently has a dividend of over 7%. Their upcoming business model makes them a strong competitor. On top of that they are trimming fat and focusing on high ROI models.

    What is the down side?

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    Damnit /u/Exbozz, you've doomed us all

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 04:58 AM PST

    This is what you get for calling the economy saved.

    Dow set to tumble: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/investing/dow-stock-market-today/index.html

    Hope /u/catfarts99 didn't buy yesterday.

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    So I decided to buy my first stock today...

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:09 AM PST

    I'm more of a run, then learn to walk kind of person.

    So I decided to just throw $500 in the market just to say I did it. (yes, I wouldn't be shocked if I lost some of it bc I don't fully grasp what I'm doing)

    Now that I have that out of the way and won't be tempted to throw more into it without knowing what I'm doing. What do you guys suggest reading to really understand the lingo, how to read stock sheets, basically what did you read to get started?

    Edit: to change "fully expected to lose it" to a clarification that I'm ok with losing some of it.

    Clarification: my retirement is already in mutual funds that are diversified. This is dipping my toe in single stock trading with money that's not otherwise "needed". Not trying to get rich quick more trying to learn to trade on a small scale.

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    I think GE is a great contrarian buy

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:58 AM PST

    I mean think about it I think this company has a great CEO and is getting back to the basics and their bread and butter, they have so many huge contracts that I feel like they will eventually rebound and their stock price will go back up and their dividend will follow, I'm not saying this will happen overnight but for a long term investor I think GE is a steal. I was just wondering if anyone else here agrees or disagrees and gives insight on their answer!

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    Is there something that actually measures volatility?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 02:15 PM PST

    By name (to us ignorant laypeople) VXX is an index measuring volatility, but then when you look at the chart, VXX goes up when the market goes up and down when it goes down. Volatility is defined as existence of a "high risk, high reward" environment so I don't understand why this index goes up at all in a week like this one.

    Is this too basic a question? I did look up volatility on investopedia, and it just seemed to confirm to me that VXX measures something other than what its name indicates.

    So I guess I'm asking two questions:

    -is there a better way to explain what VXX is measuring?

    -is there an accurate investment vehicle for actually betting on volatility?

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    Thoughts on XOM sub-70

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 02:10 PM PST

    Thinking of loading up 100 bc it has lots of cash and good div yield. Also, RSI looks oversold.

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    Which companies only do buybacks instead of dividends?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:00 AM PST

    Hello, i found that my US dividends are subject to 30% withholding tax. I therefore want to invest instead in stocks that either pay no dividends like BRK.B or companies that only do buybacks.

    Any suggestions? Thanks!

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    If investing is a long term game, why doesn't Wall Street play it?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 01:40 PM PST

    Why is it that the most common investing advice given to the average-Joe personal investor is "Don't sell because investing is a long term game", yet professional traders on Wall Street will have a panic attack and seemingly sell everything at the slightest bit of bad news? If the theory holds that time will correct everything, then why does Wall Street freak out over everything? Trade wars will eventually end, Presidential administrations will change, bad policies will be corrected, struggling companies will figure things out, consumer behaviors will change, etc. Everything supposedly will eventually correct itself. So why doesn't Wall Street play the long term game like individual investors do?

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    Best program for FINRA licensing?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:29 PM PST

    Hey, I am a finance professional recently out of college and I am pursuing more licenses for my career. I took and passed the Series 7 with the Kaplan Financial program, but I didn't really like their program. I am looking for any recommendations on other programs that you have used to pass these exams. I will be studying for the Series 4 and Series 6 eventually. Figured this might be the best subreddit to ask considering volume of users alone. Would never post this r/wallstreetbets lmao.

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    Is now a good time to invest in oil and gas?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 07:36 AM PST

    Seeing as the price per barrel of crude oil is below $50 again, is it a good time to invest? I have 0 experience with stocks, I'm not looking to make a serious longterm investment but I'm willing to throw ~$100 and see what happens. I know the market is volatile right now but it seems like oil always bounces back eventually. Advice, suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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    Do I owe tax money on my portfolio if it’s red for the year?

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:47 AM PST

    Started investing in August (yes that was a bad time to start), will I have to do anything for taxes if I'm still in the red come April?

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    Recommended Scanners / Screeners

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:10 AM PST

    What's up guys.

    I'm a new reader here (just graduated college with a BS in CS) and I'm dedicating about 4-5 hours a day on learning about investing into stocks / day trading. I'm no where near entering the market yet with real money as I'm about to start doing paper investing, but I would like to know the recommended scanner / screeners available. I noticed most of them cost money to use most features (intraday charts, interactive, etc). I've been using Yahoo.Finance and FinWiz. I've read other people recommend stockcharts.com, Tim Sykes Screener (forgot the name), and much more.

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    Now, if I was going to pay for a screener / scanner monthly to take advantage of using the intraday / lines (to find the resistance and support as well as patterns), which would you recommend? I always see FinWiz so I was going to use that one. I would like one where I can try and figure out patterns to paper trade which will ultimately help me out when I enter the market for real.

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    I am currently watching and taking notes of tons of YouTube videos and I will be purchasing a few books soon (still need recommendations for day trading). I am listening to Tim Sykes and a few other people, but I'm not sure if that's the right idea. If anyone has any suggestions on good reads / watches on day trading, pattern trading, etc, I would be very interested!

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    As I have TONS and TONS of questions, I'll leave this thread on topic of scanners / screeners. Thank you very much!

    ​

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    Where do you guys get your investing news??

    Posted: 26 Dec 2018 07:27 PM PST

    hello everyone, I am looking for a good place to get my news lately I have been using mostly fool however its pretty specific and I was wondering if there was a more efficient way.

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    New updated stock market simulation.

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 09:32 AM PST

    I updated my stock market simulator today with historical data up through the 24th of December. It is hard to pick winners, but I think HL looks like a really good buy. My pick for a loser this week is EC.

    futureoutput.com

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    Make a little extra money

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:25 AM PST

    Hey guys! I work with customer service, so I make too little money to be able to actually enjoy life, with this pay I'll never be able to take a vacation etc. So I'm thinking about trying my luck at the stock market to make a bit more money of the little I've got. Right now I have around 500 usd I can use on stocks, and in the future maybe 100 usd a month to spend on stocks. Is that enough to even be worth investing? Should I try to make more with stocks, when I don't really have an economic degree etc to truly understand stocks? What is the minimal I have to know to make money there? Please help a poor guy out!

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    r/Stocks Daily Discussion Thursday - Dec 27, 2018

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 04:06 AM PST

    These daily discussions run from Monday to Friday.

    Some helpful links:

    If you have a basic question, for example "what is EPS," then google "investopedia EPS" and click the investopedia article on it; do this for everything until you have a more in depth question or just want to share what you learned.

    Please discuss your portfolios in the Rate My Portfolio sticky..

    See our past daily discussions here. Also links for: Technicals Tuesday, Options Trading Thursday, and Fundamentals Friday.

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    Today’s FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) Buying Has a Somewhat WEAK Point

    Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:43 PM PST

    At least on the perspective of volume, today's berserk rush to the upside has less volume compared to recent days.

    December 26, 2018

    -S&P 500 up 4.96%

    -DJIA up 4.98%

    Today's S&P 500 trading volume of 2.73 billion shares is 16% lower than its average trading volume in the past four trading days. DJIA's 433 million shares traded is 22% lower.

    I picked the just the average of the last four trading days because this is when it felt like the market was on its way to total panic/bear market-like scenarios. I hope we do recover the volume as well so as to have a more solid foundation of this comeback rally to year-end.

    Cheers to the remaining trading days of an unforgettable 2018!

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    I though I couldn't invest in Weed Stocks.

    Posted: 27 Dec 2018 10:40 AM PST

    Someone recently told me that I couldn't invest in weed stocks due to it still being federally outlawed.

    But then I learn that there are weed companies such as ACB.

    Why they lie to me?

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