Played Oracle’s Opening Dip

Market Shadows Virtual Put Selling Portfolio happily added a new position.

We took advantage of Oracle’s (ORCL) early sell-off and high volatility this morning. ORCL reported fiscal Q34 earnings after the close yesterday.

We sold three contracts of the Jan. 2016, $35 puts @ $3.85 per share. Our commitment is to be willing to purchase 300 shares of ORCL, if exercised later, at a net cost of $31.85 per share ($35 strike price minus the $3.85 put premium).

Our $31.85 ‘if put’ price is near 18-month lows that were touched during November of 2012 and again in June of 2013. Both those occasions proved to be excellent entry points for this blue-chip stock.

We have two older short puts commitments (LNN & VMI) coming up on their expiration dates this Friday. Both appear to be on track to expire worthless. That is the best-case scenario for us as sellers. We are likely to pocket 100% of the premiums collected without having to buy any of the underlying shares. Check back after the close on Mar. 21st to see if these worked out as as expected.

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Research firm Trefis also liked ORCL after seeing their latest news release.