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Friday, August 5, 2022

Options trade : Amazon (AMZN) bullish "earnings play"

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7/28/2022 (11:56 pm, PT)

sell -1 August 5, 2022 $101 put at $0.24

  • earnings announcement on 7/28
  • prob ITM = 5.40%
  • AMZN = $122.32
  • "market maker move" = up/down $7.28
  • 8 DTE


8/5/2022 (expiration Friday)

AMZN closed at $140.80

My short put expired perfectly

PROFIT: $24

NOTE:  If I had bought 100 shares of AMZN stock instead of selling a put option, I would have made a lot more money!  Oh well . . .  😒