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Trade Alert - (AAPL) – BUY
Buy the Apple (AAPL) April 2020 $240-$250 in-the-money vertical Bull Call spread at $9.10 or best
Opening Trade
4-13-2020
expiration date: April 17, 2020
Portfolio weighting: 10%
Number of Contracts = 11 contracts
I am going to keep with my buy low, sell high philosophy.
So, I am going to use the two-day 650-point plunge in the Dow Average to reestablish my long in Apple. Say thanks to the still elevated level of the Volatility Index (VIX).
I love Apple for the long term, and I don’t believe we are going to break to new lows in the next four trading days. Believe it or not, I think this week could be boring, at least compared to the recent action. This position also has the benefit of huge support at the 200-day moving average at $251.82. I think the days of cataclysmic $1,500-$2,000 point down days in the Dow are behind us, so it is safe to start putting on these very short term plays.
I am therefore buying the Apple (AAPL) April 2020 $240-$250 in-the-money vertical Bull Call spread at $9.10 or best.
Don’t pay more than $9.50 or you will be chasing.
DO NOT USE MARKET ORDERS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Simply enter your limit order, wait five minutes, and if you don’t get done, cancel your order and increase your offer by 20 cents with a second order.
This is a bet that Apple (AAPL) will not trade below $250 by the April 17 option expiration day in only four trading days.
Here are the specific trades you need to exit this position:
Buy 11 April 2020 (AAPL) $240 calls at………….…….…$27.00
Sell short 11 April 2020 (AAPL) $250 calls at…………...$17.90
Net Cost:……………........………..…….………..………….….....$9.10
Potential Profit: $10.00 - $9.10 = $0.90
(11 X 100 X $0.90) = $990 or 9.87% in 4 trading days.
To see how to enter this trade in your online platform, please look at the order ticket above, which I pulled off of Interactive Brokers.
If you are uncertain on how to execute an options spread, please watch my training video on How to Execute Vertical Call and Put Debit Spreads by clicking here.
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Things to Keep in Mind
Remember, these are ballpark prices only. There is no telling how much the market can move by the time you get this.
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The best execution can be had by placing your bid for the entire spread in the middle market and waiting for the market to come to you.
The difference between the bid and the offer on these deep in-the-money spread trades can be enormous.
Don't execute the legs individually or you will end up losing much of your profit. Spread pricing can be very volatile close to expiration.
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