How to Spot a Call Skew — and Why It Might Be Wise to Avoid These Trades

[] [] [] [] [] How to Spot a Call Skew — and Why It Might Be Wise to Avoid These Trades Editor’s note: We’re running some of Lance’s timeless investing tips this week. We’ll get back to the regular content next week! I don’t know about you guys… but I’m trading small in size right now. Sure, I have a ton of positions on, but almost all of them are five contracts or less. It’s not my favorite way to trade, but I’m decently hedged and [I feel good about my book]( as a whole right now. It’s a big week for earnings with Netflix having reported, after the close, and Tesla coming Wednesday after the close. We looked at Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) this week to see if it was a good earnings trade idea… So I pointed out prior resistance around $375 (the upper pink line), and prior support around $300 (the lower pink line) with the stock trading around $338 on Monday morning. Market makers are projecting about a $30 move up or down in response to the company’s earnings report, which is an “unknown event,” by Friday’s expiration of the weekly options. So I’m looking at about $368 to the upside, or $308 to the downside for my calculations. [Now Here’s the Important Part…]( [] [] All Three Systems Triggered BUY For the first time ever, I got a BUY signal on the same ticker from 3 of my trading systems… So, I’m giving it a special moniker and calling it “My #1 momentum stock!” [Get All The Details On This ONE Momentum Stock Setup Now]( [] [] Lance Ippolito Lance is a professional trader and successful entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the financial markets [] Lance doesn’t want the CCP spying on him, so you’ll never find him on TikTok. Same goes for other social media sites, which are filled with impersonators and scammers. You can only find him on his personal YouTube Channel — smash that Subscribe button! [LanceIppolito]( And in his private Telegram channel: [-gVwEIwGJhplMTgx]( [] *This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk. [] Join the Conversation Give us a follow on your social media platform of choice, and make your voice heard! [] [] [] [] How to Spot a Call Skew — and Why It Might Be Wise to Avoid These Trades Editor’s note: We’re running some of Lance’s timeless investing tips this week. We’ll get back to the regular content next week! I don’t know about you guys… but I’m trading small in size right now. Sure, I have a ton of positions on, but almost all of them are five contracts or less. It’s not my favorite way to trade, but I’m decently hedged and [I feel good about my book]( as a whole right now. It’s a big week for earnings with Netflix having reported, after the close, and Tesla coming Wednesday after the close. We looked at Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) this week to see if it was a good earnings trade idea… So I pointed out prior resistance around $375 (the upper pink line), and prior support around $300 (the lower pink line) with the stock trading around $338 on Monday morning. Market makers are projecting about a $30 move up or down in response to the company’s earnings report, which is an “unknown event,” by Friday’s expiration of the weekly options. So I’m looking at about $368 to the upside, or $308 to the downside for my calculations. [Now Here’s the Important Part…]( [] [] All Three Systems Triggered BUY For the first time ever, I got a BUY signal on the same ticker from 3 of my trading systems… So, I’m giving it a special moniker and calling it “My #1 momentum stock!” [Get All The Details On This ONE Momentum Stock Setup Now]( [] [] Lance Ippolito Lance is a professional trader and successful entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the financial markets [] Lance doesn’t want the CCP spying on him, so you’ll never find him on TikTok. Same goes for other social media sites, which are filled with impersonators and scammers. You can only find him on his personal YouTube Channel — smash that Subscribe button! [LanceIppolito]( And in his private Telegram channel: [-gVwEIwGJhplMTgx]( [] *This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk. 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