Recap :I reviewed directional option trading strategies in Part-1 then I discussed (OP reader Avi’s) one non-directional option strategy in Part-2. Now I am going to share another non-directional strategy i.e. backspread (Opposite of backratio) for Google earnings. Here is what the trade might look like:

Sell x call GOOG Jan 470 and purchase 2x Feb [...]

After reviewing directional trades in Part-1, I am going to mention some non-directional trades. Let me begin by mentioning one of the strategy that OP reader Avi has shared. According to Avi,
“I am tempted to go in and collect money no matter which side the stock moves. I am thinking of going in with backratio spread. The trade [...]

Recap: I presented past earning data, sentiments, key development and some business data about google in Part-1 and Part-2, and Part-3. Now Let’s discuss how to play this. 
The search is on for way to play GOOG earnings. This quarter, Google earnings are not in the options expiration week and therefore premiums are expensive in absolute dollars. One therefore needs to be very cautious while [...]

Google for speculative stock option trading strategy: In sequence to Part-1 and Part-2, here is part-3 that reviews a little more about Google’s business and key developments in last quarter:
Google’s average share for past 3 months was roughly 84 basis points higher than JAS’06 and roughly >20% vs. last year. Besides search engine share, other [...]

Google earning – From a sentiment’s perspective:

Google earnings, I discussed past earnings as well current earning and revenue trends for GOOG (click here for Part-1). Well, these are what Pros are expecting. The other side of the story is to look at what retail investors and traders are expecting and that is gauge by [...]