Bets are made, waiting for the last card to be drawn
House showed a 5 against my hand of 9. What else was there to do but to double down? Damn, I got an 8 rather than a 10 as hoped, making my hand at a weak total of 17. The card in the hole was an ace as a surprise. Air still-standing, breath stopping, heartbeat fastening, eyes popping, all waiting for the last card to be drawn.
No, I am not talking about the fun at the blackjack table. I am talking about MGM tradings today. BoA came out with a downgrade from buy to neutral, with the target cut to 8. Panic selling and a bear raid, along with the overall markets in deep red and the entire sector in turnmoil, pushed it down to 6.81 in a flush. Why are all these done right before ER that is due out next Monday and widely expected to beat? Shaking the trees? That is the way I read it---August 7 and 8 calls were traded to the roof the last few days!
Bam, I sold 20 MGMTJ (August 7 puts) at 0.65 at the bid without a second thought. 意尤未尽, logging on to my TFSA and selling some DVAX at the bid, I bought 40 MGMHJ (August 7 calls) at 0.55 at the ask.
For the MGMTJ, I am fully prepared to be put the 2k shares by August 21 and for the MGMHJ, I am fully prepared to let it expire worthless. These are strictly ER plays with a conviction and there will be no cut loss at work. If I am wrong, I will live with the consequences; should I be right, MGMTJ解决了9月的房租和酒钱烟钱andmy TFSA balance will rise dramatically, which I opened too late and in which I bought DVAX at too high a price。
Now,KK,please draw a 6 to make all longs happy, this longn in particular!