Lululemon Has More Upside

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In 2012, the high-end yoga clothing retailer Lululemon gained $1.25 per share. Its highest price point for that year was $81.

In 2018, Lululemon is expected to earn $2.59 per share. Its highest price point this year has been 160.

Basically, Lululemon’s earnings and stock price both doubled since 2012. What’s more interesting is that while Lulu’s earnings have been gradually rising each year, most of its price appreciation has happened in 2018 alone after the company reported four much better than expected earnings reports in a row.

Their last report was especially impressive: 82% earnings growth, 45% earnings surprise, 25% sales growth. LULU gapped up to new all-time highs and traded 14.3 million shares on its first day after reporting earnings. It has been consolidating through time ever since.

LULU gained on average 19% after its previous earnings gaps. It has just started to clear new all-time highs with 4.3% of its float short. Quite a few institutions are underperforming the market averages so far this year, which is a recipe for performance chasing in the seasonally strong fourth quarter.

My thesis would be invalidated LULU closes below $150. Keep in mind that LULU is a high-momentum stock and its valuation is not cheap compared to other retailers. If the market is weak, LULU would have a hard time sustaining its rally.

Don’t forget to check out my latest book: Swing Trading with Options – How to trade big trends for big profits.

Momentum Monday – How to Deal with a Market Pullback

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We made two shows this Monday:

They say that markets test not only levels but also people. While the major U.S. stock indexes are consolidating in a sideways range, the recent pullback in momentum stocks is testing the patience of many investors and traders.

How you approach the current environment depends on your market philosophy and your time frame of operation.

Swing traders aim to sell on strength because we believe that a prolonged upside move is followed by a pullback or a range-bound action. The goal is to compound our capital quickly by capturing hundreds of 5% to 20% short-term movers in a year.

Trend followers tend to sell on weakness because it is the only way to seize the meat of a long-term trend. The aim here is to capture a few big gainers in a year.

There is no right and wrong approach. The important thing is to have a clear process that you follow diligently – a process about finding setups, defining position size, exits, and overall market exposure.

In today’s Momentum Monday, we share our view of the current price action in SPY, QQQ, IWM, IBB, RARE, AMGN, ILMN, XLF, WFC, JPM, V, MA, AMZN, SNAP, etc.

Don’t forget to check out my newest book: Swing Trading with Options – How to trade big trends for big profits.

New Book – Swing Trading with Options

It’s not a secret that many enter the options world because they are undercapitalized and want to get rich quickly. No one wants to get rich slowly by averaging 8% a year. The only way to get rich by making 8% a year is if you are already rich.

Options trading can be very challenging. Developing traders are attracted by the leverage options offer, and professionals love the ability to manage risk in a more precise way. Options are not the magic solution to any problem under the sun. They will magnify your trading weaknesses. If you are a lousy, impatient trader, options will help you lose your money quicker. If you know how to pick stocks, size your positions properly, and time your market exposure, options can help you boost your returns significantly.

In this book, you will learn:

  • How to use momentum to find stocks that can go up 30% to 100% in 3 to 6 months. When to enter and when to exit those stocks. Which options strategies to choose to ride those powerful trends and potentially achieve 500% to 2000% returns.
  • Why options can be a superior risk management tool and how to use them to enhance your returns in momentum stocks.
  • How to size your option positions so you don’t blow up your account.
  • How to use weekly options for swing trading. When to use options for swing trades and how much to risk. When to buy them and when to sell them.
  • How to handle the mental side of trading and become consistently profitable.
  • How to manage your overall market exposure and create a plan you can actually follow.

This is an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand guide filled with practical examples, market wisdom, and hundreds of annotated stocks and options charts. There are no complicated and sophisticated options strategies. Everything is as simple as possible. I hope you will enjoy it and find it extremely useful and maybe, even eye-opening.

If you read and liked one of my previous books, you will absolutely enjoy this one. With that in mind, I like to keep expectations reasonable:

If you expect complex multi-leg non-directional options strategies and a magic recipe, this book is not for you. Don’t waste your money. More importantly, don’t waste your time.

But if you want to learn how to consistently pick stocks with great upside or downside potential, how to express your bullishness or bearishness via simple call or put options, what type of options to buy – what duration, what strike, when to buy them and when to sell them, how to manage risk and achieve superior returns, then this practical guidance might be what you have been looking for.

Every time I write a book, I always promise myself that it will be the last one. It takes so much time and effort, but then I realize how much I actually learn while sharing my thoughts and experience in an easy-to-absorb manner.

As always, I benefited tremendously from the whole process of writing this options book – the research, the charting, the thinking, the reviewing of my options trades and journal have been an invaluable experience. I am a better and more profitable market speculator because of it. I am confident it can help your trading process and returns, too.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

What You Can Learn in This Book.

One – The Power of Options – Pros and Cons.

Two – How to Follow Big Trends with Call Options.

Three – Swing Trading with Call Options.

Four – How to Trade Downtrends with Put Options.

Summary

The book is available in digital and paper format.