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Netflix didn’t make a huge move before earnings, but it didn’t have to. The calls jumped 50% to 70% as implied volatility spiked, allowing me to trim four contracts before the announcement.
Now I’m back in Netflix with a brand-new trade. I’m not going to sugarcoat it — this market is sloppy. But Netflix could be the honey badger stock that moves anyway.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
📈 The setup: I’m looking for Netflix to reclaim Friday’s high and fill the post-earnings gap toward $74, give or take.
💰 The options: A large buyer grabbed roughly $500,000 of the July 31 calls while volatility was cheap.
⏰ The risk: Time is not on our side. These short-dated calls could absolutely go to zero.
🎯 My approach: I bought five contracts at $1.49. They quickly reached about $1.70, but I’m keeping the position small and using my usual trim-and-trail model.
This is high risk, high reward — so I’m sizing accordingly.
Order Flow:
This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
While the Nasdaq’s been on a disappointing slide over the last few weeks – currently around 6% down from all-time highs…
The S&P 500 has been telling a rather different story, just about 2% away from its high.
However, direction is the worst way to play this divergence as far as I’m concerned.
The best strategy is one that allows you to head into the market every day with a clear shot at cash.
One I’ll show you at 1:30 p.m. ET today!
Now, I can’t make trading guarantees…
But I’ll have you know that despite the chaotic, headline-driven market last week, we didn’t record a single loss playing this setup.
So if you’d like to see how it works and even get the chance to join the next trade opening up tomorrow morning…
We develop tools and strategies to the best of our ability, but no one can guarantee the future. There is always a risk of loss when trading past performance is not indicative of future results. Stated results are from live published alerts between 2/20/25 and 7/20/2025. The win rate has been 88.5% on the options with an average return of 11.96% over a six-hour hold time.
