Closing Trade

• NEM – 55.24% Loss: Sell to Close 10 Contracts (or 100% of your Contracts) April 19th $32.50 Calls @ $0.94 Credit. DailyPlay Portfolio: By Closing all 10 Contracts, we will receive $940 Credit. We initially opened these 10 Contracts on Feb 12 @ $2.00 Debit. Our average loss, therefore, is $106 per contract. 

NOC Bullish Opening Trade Signal

Investment Rationale

After NEM reported disappointing earnings and crashed over 7%, it triggered our stop loss level and warrants closing out the trade with a roughly 1% loss of our overall portfolio. 

Price action on NOC (Northrup) continues to look positive. We are taking this opportunity to add another 1% of our total portfolio’s value to this trade, which is to buy 1 more contract. We have a $463 initial target with an extended target of $475. 

NOC – Daily

Trade Details

Strategy Details

Strategy: Long Call Vertical Spread

Direction: Bullish Debit Spread

Details: Buy to Open 1 Contract March 22nd $450/$475 Call Vertical Spread @ $10.50 Debit.

Total Risk: This trade has a max risk of $1,050 (1 Contract x $1,050) based on a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio risking 1%. We suggest using 1% of your portfolio value and divide it by $1,050 to select the # contracts for your portfolio.

Trend Continuation Signal: This is a bullish trade on a stock that is mildly bullish and expected to continue higher.

1M/6M Trends: Mildly Bullish/ Neutral

Relative Strength: 5/10

OptionsPlay Score: 107

Stop Loss: @ $5.25 Credit. (50% loss to the premium)

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Entering the Trade

Use the following details to enter the trade on your trading platform. Please note that whenever there is a multi-leg option strategy, it should be entered as a single trade. 

Please note that these prices are based on Thursday’s closing prices. Should the underlying move significantly during the pre-market hours, we will likely adjust the strikes and prices to reflect a more accurate trade entry. 

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Closing Trade

• RSP – 12.98% Gain: Sell to Close 28 Shares (or 100% of your Shares) @ $160.85 Credit per share. DailyPlay Portfolio: By selling all 28 shares, we will receive $4,503. Our average gain on these shares is $18.49 per share. 

Investment Rationale

RSP broke out above its key resistance at $158.50 but a breakout has not been confirmed by momentum. Let’s take this opportunity to close out this equity trade. 

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Our Trades

BA

Bullish Debit Spread. Still managing to hold onto $200 support level, but approaching a 50% loss stop-loss level. Keep a close eye on this one today for a potential trigger to close out at stop loss. 

C

Bullish Calls. Looking for the breakout above $55.50 towards $58 initial upside targets, we may get the follow-through today and start realizing some profits on this trade in the next few trading sessions. 

GE

Bearish Credit Spread. Just established this yesterday as a fade to its recent strength as GE is extremely overbought and overvalued. 

NEM

Bullish Calls. Waiting on earnings this morning and looking for a breakout towards $35 and beyond. 

NOC

Bullish Debit Spread. Nice rally above recent trading range, $463 gap fill looks very likely over the next few trading sessions, where we will be taking profits on this trade. 

ORCL

Bullish Debit Spread. Opening higher today on the back of NVDA earnings, but approaching expiration, and will be looking to close this out over the next couple of trading sessions. 

RSP

Long-term play on the S&P Equal Weighted Index. We are closing this position today. Please refer to the Closing Trade section at the top of the email as well as the Investment Rationale.

GE Bearish Opening Trade Signal

Investment Rationale

As equity markets recently printed all-time highs, stocks that have been bid up beyond their historical valuations are at risk of a pullback. One stock that fits this criteria is GE. It’s reached prices we haven’t seen since 2017 and currently trades at the highest end of its historical valuation. In my opinion, this rally is overdone and an opportunity to fade this strength.

Technical Analysis

If we look at the 20-Year Chart of GE, it rallied nearly 200% over the past 18 months and reached a major bearish trendline that started in 2007-2008. We’re just trading up against this trendline and at a potential stopping point for this rally. Additionally, all momentum indicators have reached severely overbought conditions that statistically point to a potential pullback in the short run.

GE – Daily

Fundamental Analysis

The most glaring issue is the fundamentals. GE now trades at 32x forward earnings, which is the highest it’s ever traded for over the past 10 years by nearly 20%. GE is trading at the same price as in 2017 when it was earning nearly three times in profits. Analysts are forecasting GE is expected to return its 2017 EPS sometime in 2026-2027. I feel that investors are being overly optimistic about its prospects. 

Trade Details

Strategy Details

Strategy: Short Call Vertical Spread

Direction: Bearish Credit Spread

Details: Buy to Open 4 Contracts April 19th $52.50 Calls @ $4.35 Debit per contract.

Total Risk: This trade has a max risk of $2,104 (4 Contracts x $526) based on a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio risking 2%. We suggest using 2% of your portfolio value and divide it by $526 to select the # contracts for your portfolio.

Counter Trend Signal: This is a bearish trade on a stock that is overbought and likely to pull back to lower levels. 

1M/6M Trends: Bullish/Bullish

Relative Strength: 10/10

OptionsPlay Score: 100

Stop Loss: @ $6.48 Debit. (100% loss to the value of premium received)

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Entering the Trade

Use the following details to enter the trade on your trading platform. Please note that whenever there is a multi-leg option strategy, it should be entered as a single trade. 

Please note that these prices are based on Thursday’s closing prices. Should the underlying move significantly during the pre-market hours, we will likely adjust the strikes and prices to reflect a more accurate trade entry. 

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Investment Rationale

Following a recent double top in the S&P500 and Nasdaq, we are experiencing a pullback to lower levels. We should see, within the next few days, if the market finds support around its current levels, or if it will have a larger pullback. With the general market expecting to see rate cuts later this year, rather than in March, this has a partial impact on the larger market.

As we are monitoring the immediate direction of the market, there are no opening or closing trades for today.

Our Trades

BA

Bullish Debit Spread. Boeing continues to consolidate but stays within a trading range. Our trade is structured to profit from a potential breakout above this range towards its $240 gap fill. We are still waiting for the breakout and will monitor this position closely. 

C

Bullish Calls. This trade trending well and we added further exposure to the initial trade. A break above $55 would likely indicate further upside.

NEM

Bullish Calls. This new trade was established as an attempt to call a bottom in Newmont. With this trade at 13% profit, we expect to see a continuation of this uptrend.

NOC

Bullish Debit Spread. We added another 2 contracts to our NOC trade as this trade was performing well as the price had broken above the $450 level. We expect NOC to continue higher and to close the gap towards $460.

ORCL

Bullish Debit Spread. This trade was essentially a free debit spread as we had rolled up and out from the previous ORCL trade. We will monitor this trade to see if any adjustments need to be made.

RSP

Long-term play on the S&P Equal Weighted Index. Price consolidated in the last 2 weeks but showing bullish price action at the $155 level. We will continue to hold this position. 

C Bullish Opening Trade Signal

Investment Rationale

After breaking out above its $55 resistance level that we were watching, C as a trade is performing nicely and up 55% after just two trading sessions. As a reminder, our goal with the DailyPlay service is to provide you with not just ideas, but walk you through how to outperform. In this scenario, you may be thinking it’s an opportunity to take some profits. Instead, I’m going to advocate that this is an opportunity to add more exposure. Our thesis that C was going to bounce off $52 has proven to be correct. If C were to continue towards its 52-week high and onto its $68 upside target, there is a lot more room for C to run. In order to potentially take advantage of this we are going to add another 2% of our portfolio’s exposure to this trade. 

C – Daily

Trade Details

Strategy Details

Strategy: Long Call

Direction: Bullish Calls

Details: Buy to Open 4 Contracts April 19th $52.50 Calls @ $4.35 Debit per contract.

Total Risk: This trade has a max risk of $1,740 (4 Contracts x $435) based on a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio risking 2%. We suggest using 2% of your portfolio value and divide it by $435 to select the # contracts for your portfolio.

Trend Continuation Signal: This is a bullish trade on a stock that is trading in a bullish trend and is expected to continue higher from this level.

1M/6M Trends: Bullish/Bullish

Relative Strength: 9/10

OptionsPlay Score: 83

Stop Loss: @ $2.18 Credit. (50% loss of premium)

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Entering the Trade

Use the following details to enter the trade on your trading platform. Please note that whenever there is a multi-leg option strategy, it should be entered as a single trade. 

Please note that these prices are based on Thursday’s closing prices. Should the underlying move significantly during the pre-market hours, we will likely adjust the strikes and prices to reflect a more accurate trade entry. 

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Investment Rationale

After Tuesday’s CPI print and a volatile trading session, markets have already started to shrug off rate cut expectations. Despite bond markets now shifting a rate cut in July, the S&P looks ready to reclaim $5,000 again and continue grinding higher. Despite Tuesday’s selloff having hurt our long positions, we are going to maintain our current positions and look for equities to continue its melt-up. 

Our Trades

BA

Bullish Debit Spread. Boeing continues to consolidate but stays within a trading range. Our trade is structured to profit from a potential breakout above this range towards its $240 gap fill. We are still waiting for the breakout and will monitor this position closely. 

C

Bullish Calls. This trade was opened yesterday and is trending well after our initial entry. If C gets above $55, we will look to add further exposure to this trade by opening more contracts.

NEM

Bullish Calls. This new trade was established as an attempt to call a bottom in Newmont. With the drop in the S&P500 and equities, this trade closed lower yesterday and we expect to see a speedy recovery to the upside.

NOC

Bullish Debit Spread. We added another 2 contracts to our NOC trade as this trade was performing well as the price has broken above the $450 level. We expect NOC to bounce back above this level and to continue higher.

ORCL

Bullish Debit Spread. This trade was essentially a free debit spread as we had rolled up and out from the previous ORCL trade. It is currently trading around break-even and we expect a continued bullish trend.

RSP

Long-term play on the S&P Equal Weighted Index. Price consolidated in the last 2 weeks but showing bullish price action at the $155 level. We will continue to hold this position. 

C Bullish Opening Trade Signal

Investment Rationale

Citigroup has been working on a turnaround for nearly 20 years. There has been a revolving door of CEOs, but Jane Fraser has seemed to catch investor’s attention finally. As they shed unprofitable businesses and focus on generating revenue growth, the stock has not underperformed over the last 10 months. Signs that a potential turnaround is starting to take shape, and an opportunity to start adding a small position to a portfolio. 

Technical Analysis

Citigroup has traded within a band of roughly $35 and $80 over the past 12 years, after tumbling 98% after the financial crisis. Its most recent visit to the bottom of the trading range was in Oct of last year. And after clearing above a $52 resistance level, yesterday’s selloff brings us back to this $52 level that now acts as support. Adding a small position provides an extremely attractive risk/reward. A break below $52 would trigger a stop loss and a small amount risked, while our upside target is $68 initially and $80 as extended targets. 

C – Daily

Fundamental Analysis

The story gets even more attractive when we take a look at valuations. C currently trades at only 0.6x book value, while its peers typically trade at twice or three times that. Additionally, I am quite comfortable as an investor buying into a bank that is trading at 7x forward earnings. I feel a lot more confident that there will be less likely to be a significant downside with such rock-bottom valuations. 

C Trade Details

Strategy Details

Strategy: Long Call

Direction: Bullish Calls

Details: Buy to Open 7 Contracts April 19th $52.50 Calls @ $2.80 Debit per contract.

Total Risk: This trade has a max risk of $1,960 (7 Contracts x $280) based on a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio risking 2%. We suggest using 2% of your portfolio value and divide it by $280 to select the # contracts for your portfolio.

Trend Continuation Signal: This is a bullish trade on a stock that is trading in a bullish trend and is expected to bounce higher from this level.

1M/6M Trends: Mildly Bearish/ Bullish

Relative Strength: 9/10

OptionsPlay Score: 80

Stop Loss: @ $1.40 Credit. (50% loss of premium)

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Entering the Trade

Use the following details to enter the trade on your trading platform. Please note that whenever there is a multi-leg option strategy, it should be entered as a single trade. 

Please note that these prices are based on Tuesday’s closing prices. Should the underlying move significantly during the pre-market hours, we will likely adjust the strikes and prices to reflect a more accurate trade entry. 

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Investment Rationale

After reviewing our Technical, Fundamental, and Liquidity Scans, we do not have any new positions that we are looking to establish as of today. We are watching a few symbols such as HD, DELL, and U for potential entries over the next few trading sessions. 

Our Trades

BA

Bullish Debit Spread. Boeing continues to consolidate but stays within a trading range. Our trade is structured to profit from a potential breakout above this range towards its $240 gap fill. We are still waiting for the breakout and will monitor this position closely. 

NEM

Bullish Calls. A new trade established yesterday as an attempt to call a bottom in Newmont. The stock rallied significantly yesterday, putting our calls up around 20% so far. If this rally continues for a couple of more sessions, we will look to add further exposure and ride this rally up into the low $40’s. 

NOC

Bullish Debit Spread. We added another 2 contracts to our NOC trade as this trade was performing well as price has broken above the $450 level. It is one of our strategies to add more exposure to winning trades, as we did with NOC.

ORCL

Bullish Debit Spread. Our ORCL trade is up by another few percentage points this week, with the next major resistance level is at $120. This trade was essentially a free debit spread as we had rolled up and out from the previous ORCL trade.

RSP

Long-term play on the S&P Equal Weighted Index. Price consolidated in the last 2 weeks but showing bullish price action at the $155 level. We will continue to hold this position. 

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Our Trades

BA

Bullish Debit Spread. We entered a small position to see if Boeing has bottomed here. Looking for a breakout to close its $245 gap.

NOC

Bullish Debit Spread. After adding another 2% exposure, NOC is breaking out to new recent highs and looks closer to closing the gap that is our target.

ORCL

Bullish Debit Spread. We are waiting for a breakout above $118 towards the $128 highs.

RSP

Long-term play on the S&P Equal Weighted Index. Price consolidated in the last 2 weeks but showing bullish price action at the $155 level. We will continue to hold this position. 

NEM Bullish Opening Trade Signal

Investment Rationale

Gold mining has had a tough year to the year, tumbling 13% to start 2024, while the equity markets raced to new all-time highs. However, the selloff has gotten so bad, there are some signs of exhaustion and a potential opportunity to play for a bounce. Gold itself continues to trade within spitting dance of all-time highs but miners have not held up as well. As NEM trades to a new 52-week low, I see this as an opportunity to add a small amount of exposure in gold miners. 

Technical Analysis

There is no way to sugarcoat it, NEM’s chart looks terrible. However, signs that there is exhaustion on the selloff suggests that we may have potentially hit rock bottom. Since the stock made 52-week low in Aug 2022, subsequent lows made on the weekly chart has been coupled with positive divergence. Momentum no longer confirms new lows in price, which suggests a potential for a bounce. We also see this on the Daily Chart as well. Even a bounce back to its Dec highs represents a 30% rally, making the risk/reward quite attractive. 

NEM – Daily

Fundamental Analysis

NEM’s selloff has pushed its valuation to under 15x forward earnings, despite analysts expecting revenue growth of 50% growth and 40% in EPS. This makes the valuation compelling when attempting to “catch a falling knife.” The downside in my opinion is limited due to its valuation and nearly 5% dividend yield, which provides further support for this stock. 

NEM Trade Details

Strategy Details

Strategy: Long Call

Direction: Bullish Calls

Details: Buy to Open 10 Contracts April 19th $32.50 Calls @ $2.00 Debit per contract.

Total Risk: This trade has a max risk of $2,000 (10 Contracts x $200) based on a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio risking 2%. We suggest using 2% of your portfolio value and divide it by $200 to select the # contracts for your portfolio.

Counter Trend Signal: This is a bullish trade on a stock that found support and is expected to bounce higher.

1M/6M Trends: Bearish/Bearish

Relative Strength: 2/10

OptionsPlay Score: 90

Stop Loss: @ $1.00 Credit. (50% loss of premium paid)

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Entering the Trade

Use the following details to enter the trade on your trading platform. Please note that whenever there is a multi-leg option strategy, it should be entered as a single trade. 

Please note that these prices are based on Wednesday’s closing prices. Should the underlying move significantly during the pre-market hours, we will likely adjust the strikes and prices to reflect a more accurate trade entry. 

View NEM Trade

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Investment Rationale

Based on the criteria of our scans, no new trading opportunities have crossed our radar for today. Our four trades are performing according to expectations and we will continue to monitor them for any needed adjustments. 

Our Trades

BA

Bullish Debit Spread. This trade was only placed two days ago and a bounce higher is to be expected over the next few trading days.

NOC

Bullish Debit Spread. We added another 2 contracts to our NOC trade as this trade was performing well as price has broken above the $450 level. It is one of our strategies to add more exposure to winning trades, as we did with NOC.

ORCL

Bullish Debit Spread. Our ORCL trade is up by another few percentage points this week, with the next major resistance level is at $120. This trade was essentially a free debit spread as we had rolled up and out from the previous ORCL trade.

RSP

Long-term play on the S&P Equal Weighted Index. Price consolidated in the last 2 weeks but showing bullish price action at the $155 level. We will continue to hold this position.