One other name that reports Wednesday night after the close is Adobe (ADBE).
Adobe (ADBE)
Running into earnings it has been doing nothing. Perhaps a bottoming process as the 200 day Simple Moving Average (SMA) is slowly rising. Not exciting. It has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) that is slightly bullish with a Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator that is positive but barely. No excitement here either.
Set up is for further weakness in the uptrend. There is support lower at 32.10 and 31.20 followed by 29.80. Resistance is found at 33.25 and 34 followed by 34.75. The reaction to the last 6 earnings reports has been a move of about 3% on average or $1.00 making for an expected range of 31.90 to 33.90. The at-the-money-Straddles suggest a roughly $2.15 move by Expiry Friday with Implied Volatility over 100% in the September options above the historical at 20% and the October at 37%. This sets up well for volatility plays.
Trade Idea 1: Sell the September 33 Straddle for $2.15 credit.
Trade Idea 2: Sell the September 33 Straddle and buy the October 33 Straddle for $0.75.
Trade Idea 3: Sell the September 31/34 Strangle for $0.92 credit.
Trade Idea 4: Sell the September 31/34 Strangle and buy the October 31/34 Strangle for $0.75.
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