Earnings Announcements Results Upcoming Announcements Starting Friday October 21, 2011 GOOG – Reported Thursday October 13, 2011 – After Close
Closed @ $558
Fri Close @ $592.70
560 Call @ $20.60
560 Call @ 33.00
555 Put @ $19.40
555 Put @ $.75
Total = $40.00
Total = $33.75
4000 – 3375 = $625 or a 15% Loss
JPM – Reported Thursday October 13, 2011 – Before the Open Closed-10/12 @ $33.20
Close Thursday @ $31.60
$33 Call @ $.92
$33 Call @ $.03
$33 Put @ $.70
$33 Put @ $1.45
Total = $1.62
Total = $1.47
162 – 147 = $15 or a 9% Loss Note: During the trading day, the straddle could have been closed out at $182 or a 12% profit.
CROX – Report Tues October 18, 2011 Closed-10/17/11 @ $26.64
Closed 10/17/11 @ $16.14
$27 Call @ $.85
$27 Call @
$27 Put @ $1.00
$27 Put @ $10.70
Total = $1.85
Total = $10.70
$0
$1,070 – 185 = $885 or a 478% Profit Note: $27 outs close Wed 10/19 @ $11.60
ISRG – Reported Tues Oct 18 – After Close Closed 10/18 @ $382
Closed 10/19/11 @ $417.62
$385 Call = $12.50
$385 Call = $32.50
$380 Put = $12.20
$380 Put = 0
Total = $24.70
Total = $32.50
$3,250 - $2,470 = $780 or a 31.5% Profit
AAPL – Reported Tuesday Oct 18th – After Close Closed Tues 10/18 @ $422
Closed Wed 10/19/11 @ $398.62
$425 Call = $8.50
$425 Call = $.11
$420 Put = $8.75
$425 Put = $26.25
Total = $1,725
Total = $2,636
$2,636 – 1,725 = $911 or a 52.8% Profit
Upcoming Earnings Releases:
Friday October 21, 2011 APD – Before The open
Monday October 24, 2011 AMGN – Not supplied
NLY
CAT – Before Open
CRI
FTNT – Not supplied
HXL
IDCC - Not supplied
STAA
LO- Before open
NFLX – After close
Tuesday October 25, 2011 AMZN – Not supplied
BGS
CMI – Before Open
STR
DV - Not supplied
SKT
FFIV – After close NOV – Before open PNRA – After close RRC – After close
Wednesday October 26, 2011 BMC – Not supplied F – Before open GD – Not supplied GMCR – Not supplied ORLY – After close V – After close
TQNT
Thursday October 27, 2011 BIDU – After close
CMS
CRR – Not supplied
CPO
CELG – Before open
DAN
CEVA – Before open
NANO
CLF – After close
NR
DECK – After close
XEL
GILD – Not supplied KLAC – After close LL – Not supplied POT – Not supplied PCP – Before open
Hypothetical Compounding Example
Let's assume you put the same amount of money into each deal. You would have had to start with $7,400 to do the Google trade.
Amount Invested
% Gain or Loss
Cash Gain
Net
or Loss
Balance
GOOG 7,400
-0.15 (1,110)
6,290
JPM
6,290
-0.09
(566)
5,724
CROX
5,724
4.78
27,360
33,084
ISRG
33,084
0.315
10,422
43,506
AAPl
43,506
0.528
22,971
66,477
Commit $4,000 per Position Let's look at this another way. Say you did not have the $7,400 to do the Google trade. And you commit $4,000 per position.
Amount Invested
% Gain or Loss
Cash Gain
Net
or Loss
Balance
JPM
4,000
-0.09
(360)
3,640
CROX
3,640
4.78
17,399
21,039
ISRG
21,039
0.315
6,627
27,667
AAPl
27,667
0.528
14,608
42,274