Two weeks ago we began compiling our 2017 Watch List.
A Watch List is not a Buy List, a Watch List is a list of stocks we'd LIKE to buy - IF they get cheaper. Of course that's true of every stock but these are stocks we consider good values where they are now and are ALMOST cheap enough for us to want to get in and we want to be ready when they do give us a good entry - so we watch them!
I like the Finviz charts because they constantly update, so any time you refresh this post, the charts will be updated to the day. I've also put dates on the last round of picks because we've had a lot of movement since 2/17 and some of the stocks have gone higher (we are not chasting) and a couple have gotten cheaper and those we are likely to move on.
The trading notes are the best idea we have AT THE TIME the stock is added to our list - our goal is to get a BETTER trade set-up than the one we highlight, NOT the one we are discussing - those are for reference purposes. For example, Target (TGT) took a nice dive on earnings and are much cheaper now ($57.35) than the $65.55 we were watching them at. $55 was our target for short puts but NOW you can sell the 2019 $55 puts for $7.25, $2 (40%) better than they were pre-earnings.
Even better, we can collect the $5.20 we wanted by selling the 2019 $50 puts and we will sell 10 of those in the LTP (buying back our 5 short Jan $67.50 puts) and now we can add 10 2019 $55 ($7.60)/65 ($3.60) bull call spreads for $4 which, as a new trade, is a net credit of $1.20 per contract ($1,200) which means the worst case is owning TGT for net $48.80 - THOSE are the kind of trades we love to be in!
