If you follow me on twitter you would know we had some exciting action today. IMAX hit $21 a 52 week high around 11am EDT and pulled back down to $20.55. Around 15:52 EDT IMAX broke 21 on decent volume and made a new 52 week high of $21.19. At 15:55 I put in a limit order to sell my September Call @ 4.90. This was a long shot in my mind because the bid was 4.70 and the ask was 5. at 15:57 (3 minutes before the close) my order was executed and I made off like a bandit. $273 profit +127%.
Here's a list of the trades I made today:
Sold GLW May 22.50 Call @ .31 + $2 + 7.67%
Sold (2) C June $5 Call @ .19 - $32 - 48.27%
Sold INTC July $24 Call @1.06 + $6 + 6.19%
Sold SWC May $17.50 Call @1.35 + $43 + 47.86%
Sold IMAX Sept $17.50 Call @4.90 + $273 + 127.00%
Originally Invested: $508
Realized Profit: $292
Return On Investment: 57.5%
Also picked up 1 USO July $42 Call @ 1.47
Current open positions:
(2) SIRI June $1 Call @ .15 Sell Limit @ .25
(1) DWA June $45 Call @ 1.40 Trail Stop @ .25
(1) USO July $42 Call @ 1.47 Stop:1.15 Limit: 1.10
I will watch IMAX after hours trading tonight to see if I can get some insight into how it will move tomorrow. I do not have a problem playing IMAX to the upside again soon, I just wanted to take some profits. DWA has their Q1 earnings release tomorrow after market close which could effect IMAX. Look to see $21 as a support for IMAX.
I am also looking to enter a trade in FLS tomorrow. I noticed a channel forming which I may play long or short depending on its move AH tonight and at market opening.
If you decide to play this trade be careful. FLS is a very volatile stock, often making > 2% moves a day and this channel is about $6.75 wide or about 6%. Here is two trades I am looking at on FLS:
If it bounces off 119.40 level:
May $115 Puts trading around 2.20 Delta: -0.20 Gamma: .052
If it breaks through on good volume:
May $125 Calls trading around 1.50 Delta: .15 Gamma: .04
Would need to see a big move to make a decent profit on these trades. For example a $1 move positively on each trade would theoretically yield:
May $115 Put: + $20 +9%
May $125 Call: + $15 +10%
And a $2 move would theoretically yield:
May $115 Put: + $45.2 +20.5%
May $125 Call: + $34 +22.7%
DWA EPS earnings estimate: .19
Last year actual: .68

Great job JD! Enjoy the great winnings!!
ReplyDeleteDon't wanna rain on your parade but a couple of pieces of advice:
(1) Guard against overconfidence the next couple of days. It can creep up totally unnoticed.
(2) Don't chase IMAX tomorrow if you see it move higher. Calculating missed profits can screw up with your trading plans. Speaking from experience ;)
Well done and good luck!