Pre Market APR 23, 2025

Stocks are green in the Pre Market today

How much sleep did you get last night? If you trade Futures I bet that you haven’t even been to bed yet, congrats to you trader 😁 

Yesterday after the market closed POTUS said that he would not fire the Fed Chair
That sent the market north
TSLA missed yet still went north
Elon said that he would be stepping down from his role at DOGE to focus on TSLA

Do you play any musical instruments? I do
I play the guitar, the Fender Stratocaster is my “axe” of choice, I have a few
There are HUGE differences between being able to play a musical instrument and being a music fan, HUUUUGE Differences…. How can I say that with such conviction? Because I wasn’t born able to play, I had to study, practice and learn. Just like with Options

Would you like to take a guess at what musicians and great investors have in common? Yeppp, you guessed it…….. It’s timing…..
To play any instrument you have to have more than just strong hand mobility and agile dexterity, you need to have impeccable timing
Many world famous investors play musical instruments
CNBC’s Kevin Leary, aka “Mr Wonderful?” His guitar collection rivals that of any music store I’ve ever been in….
“Uncle Warren?” Yeah that Uncle, Warren Buffett? He plays the ukulele, even now
The list of great investors with musical talent goes on and on….

We’re in a news driven market, that isn’t a surprise to anyone
The news is good today, very good
Could this be the actual start of the turnaround? Maybe.. Time will tell

Today it’s “time” to go back to some Bull Call Spreads
And maybe a few Blind Calls as well
If you’ve been a reader here for a while you know that we utilize different Options strategies for different market environments. That is one of the countless advantages Options investors hold over regular stock investors

Prices on just about everything jumped over night
That could impact our MID prices
Regardless of what price you enter, if you buy, buy at the MID or better

Here at theoptionscoach.net 
We don’t chase stocks
We only buy at the MID price or better
We set STOPS and HONOR them

AMZN
Bull Call Spreads 😁 ( yes it’s time )
MAY 16, 2025
180 / 185 are $1.80 at the MID
Blind Calls
MAY 16, 2025
The 185’s are $3.95 at the MID
The 190’s are $2.60 at the MID
Noteworthy on those is the 190’s hold a much higher O.I.
Both are positioned well

COST
Bull Call Spreads
MAY 16, 2025
990 / 995 are $2.40 at the MID
990 / 1000 are $4.43 at the MID
Blind Calls
MAY 16, 2025
The 1,000’s are $19.45 at the MID
I already have those from yesterday and will be adding more this morning should this move hold

META
Bull Call Spreads
MAY 16, 2025
525 / 530 are $1.85 at the MID
525 / 535 are $3.58 at the MID
Blind Calls
MAY 16, 2025
The 530’s are $17.00 at the MID

Do you remember a long time ago that I said it was universally agreed upon by market professionals that there are typically 10 days on average that the markets go screaming north???? For investors that are serious about making money today is not the kind of day to sleep in, today could be one of those 10

“Time” to grind ( sorry, I couldn’t resist 🤣 )
The Options Coach