Taking advantage of FB earnings, this week we feature a short call spread.

Download Options Playbook Radio 132: FB Short Call Spread

‘Tis the season. Earnings season, that is. Let’s take a look at another earnings play, specifically a short call spread. You can find this on page 80 of?The Options Playbook, on OptionsPlaybook.com, or in the Amazon Kindle?version.

Today Brian discusses:

  • A review of last week’s CVX front spread
  • Facebook (FB) announced earnings just after this recording
  • What is the expected move post-earnings?
  • Do we agree with that prediction?
  • Selecting an expiration
  • Setting up the trade
  • What’s the risk? Reward?

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