Yesterday, I talked to you about how there will be more than 180 in the S&P reporting earnings in the coming week.

I expect this week to be filled with fireworks and opportunities, and I want to show you how I plan to take advantage of them.

For the most part, I want to focus on the price action after an earnings announcement to potentially profit from the volatility crush.

That said, let’s take a look at which stocks are on my radar and which strategy I want to utilize this week to take advantage of the action.

Why I Think Now Is The Time To Learn How To Utilize Bull Put Spreads

I mentioned on Saturday how Apple Inc. (AAPL) is set to report earnings, and which key levels I’m focused on

The areas I want to focus on are $100, $108, $113, as those can be key support levels for AAPL. So if AAPL beats earnings and gaps higher, I may look to get aggressive and sell the $115 / $110 put spread with a short time to expiration.

That means if AAPL closes above $115 by the time the expiration date rolls around, I would be in a position to collect the premium.

On the flip side, let’s say AAPL disappoints and sells off. 

Well, I think the $100 / $95 put spread would be advantageous to sell. You see, that’s a key support level, and if AAPL pulls back around there, I expect the buy the dippers to come in and support the stock.

Regardless, AAPL is expected to move about 4%, and historically, it’s moved on average about 4.6% (over the last 8 quarters).

I’ll monitor this to see what the volatility is like headed into earnings. For me personally, I don’t want to get in front of the earnings and sell a put spread because it can be risky.

Next up, Amazon (AMZN) is another stock with earnings that’s on my radar.

I want to keep an eye on the 21-, 55-, 89-, and 144-day exponential moving averages (EMAs) because I think they’ll be in play… and it’ll help me select strike prices for my spreads.

AMZN is expected to move 6%, and over the last eight quarters, the stock moved about 4.5% on average.

With AMZN, I want to keep an eye on the $3200, $3000, and $2872 levels. So if AMZN sells off, I might look to sell the $3000 / $2900 put spread to take advantage of a potential bounce. On the flip side, if AMZN takes off and runs, I’ll look to sell a put spread around the $3200 level.

Now, it’s going to be a volatile week, so make sure you manage your risk properly.

With the bull put spread, I’m able to put myself in a position to win, in three different scenarios. Not only that, but if the volatility in these options get crushed… those options would lose value fairly quickly.

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