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ALTB – Closed AMBA Earnings Trade JUN9/JUL7 55/63 for 50% profit in 2 days
This open brought the trade right down through our $55 strike and around the open gave us an improved fill on our target exit order. The brokerage is obligated to get us the best price they can at the open and our order was filled at $2.25, but I did see high prices for a few moments.
ALTB – Open AMBA Earnings Trade JUN9/JUL7 55/63
AMBA has an earnings announcement after the market closes on Tues, June 6th. The high IV in the short term options gives us an opportunity to place a dual calendar that benefits from the massive IV drop we will see after the announcement is done.
ALTB – Open AMZN Earnings Iron Butterfly – MAY5 885/920/920/955
AMZN has its earnings announcement tonight. This is causing the IV in the near term options to become highly over priced. Our normal Dual Calendar trades are not working due to odd effects in the IV structures, but we took this AMZN Iron Butterfly position as an alternate earnings trade.
Open CMCSA Earnings Trade – Dual Calendar JAN27/FEB17 72/75
CMCSA has its earnings tomorrow before the open. The IV on the Friday