"The key is to not go too big in any of these trades." Nate Bear, Lead Technical Tactician, Monument Traders Alliance Despite the recent choppiness in the market, earnings season continues to roll through. And today is no exception, with big names like Costco (COST), Dell DELL), ULTA (ULTA), Marvell (MRVL), Zscaler (ZS), and NetApp(NTAP) reporting after the bell. But I won't take any trades in these stocks today in my Daily Profits Live Room. Why? Because trading ahead of an earnings announcement is an all-or-nothing bet. Imagine if you bought ATM calls yesterday in Salesforce (CRM)... The value of your call options would be nearly worthless. Not only is trading ahead of earnings super risky… It's not a repeatable process. Sometimes, they can have what appears to be a strong earnings report but sell off because they missed a key metric. As someone who turned a $37K trading account into $2.7 million in trading profits in just four years…I can tell you confidently there is a better way to trade earnings. It requires patience and discipline, but it's well worth it. Allow me to explain one of my favorite strategies for trading earnings stocks: #1: Find Stocks With Strong Momentum I typically like to focus on stocks that have gapped up after earnings. There have been several over the last few sessions, including Chewy (CHWY), Dicks Sporting Goods (DKS), and Hp Inc. (HPQ). #2: Wait To See How React Now, just because a stock has gapped up after earnings doesn't mean I will trade it that day. Instead, I want to see how it trades that day. Will it give up the move? Will it grind higher the whole day? Will it close near the highs? These are all questions I'm trying to answer as I'm watching these stocks. Ideally, I want to see them hold their move and grind higher. #3: Enter The Trade In a Consolidation Zone If the stock can hold its big move, I will wait for it to consolidate before buying call options. It's what I did with a recent earnings winner on Pinterest (PINS). This allowed me an opportunity to play call options… |
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