January 2013 Monthly Wrap-Up: GOOG, GLD, GMCR, ROST, FFIV, AAPL, CF, AAPL

Posted on February 02, 2013 at 23:11 PM EST

Well, the market just wrapped up its best January in more than a decade! The market managed to push higher on solid economic data, even though the GDP came in slightly lower than expected. The Dow closed just above 14,000 on Friday and looks ready to challenge its all-time high, 14,198.1, soon. Nevertheless, many stocks are looking toppy, and this past week, we starting picking some downside trades, including some puts on AMZN and NFLX. We also scored an intraday +82% on GOOG calls on Friday. Gold had a volatile week; we did get a +100% profit on GLD puts on Monday.

For the month, our had some really nice trades with most of the closed trades in the "plus" column:

11:22 | Ecstatic Plays ALXN ($98.20) Sold to Close 02C100 Feb 100 calls, at $2.75 +17%
10:31 | Ecstatic Plays NFLX ($168.20) Sold to Close 0208C170 Feb 170 calls, at $5.30 -21%
09:04 | Ecstatic Plays GOOG ($772.00) Sold to Close 0208C675 Feb 675 calls, at $10.90 +82%
08:07 | Ecstatic Plays GOOG ($768.60) Sold to Close 0208C765 Feb 765 calls, at $8.50 +42%
06:43 | Ecstatic Plays GOOG ($763.00) Sold to Close 0201C760 Feb 760 calls, at $4.00 -15%
12:57 | HappyTrading SHLD ($46.90) Sold to Close 02C45 Feb 45 calls, at $2.85 +8%
09:01 | Ecstatic Plays AMZN ($268.60) Sold to Close 0201P270 Feb 270 put, at $3.00 +25%
07:09 | Ecstatic Plays NFLX ($162.20) Sold to Close 0201P165 Feb 165 put, at $4.80 +52%
07:07 | HappyTrading HLF ($36.10) Sold to Close 02P40 Feb 40 put, at $5.10 +65%
12:09 | HappyTrading GS ($147.00) Sold to Close 02C145 Feb 145 calls, at $3.75 +12%
11:15 | HappyTrading LLY ($54.60) Sold to Close 02C52.5 Feb 53 calls, at $2.30 +28%
08:51 | HappyTrading SHLD ($48.20) Sold to Close 02C45 Feb 45 calls, at $4.10 +55%
07:28 | HappyTrading GLD ($160.70) Sold to Close 0201P161 Feb 161 put, at $1.08 +44%
06:57 | HappyTrading GS ($145.70) Sold to Close 0201P145 Feb 145 put, at $1.00 -44%
10:27 | Ecstatic Plays NFLX ($160.80) Sold to Close 0201P165 Feb 165 put, at $8.90 +19%
09:02 | HappyTrading FB ($32.50) Sold to Close 02C30 Feb 30 calls, at $3.30 +46%
09:00 | HappyTrading GLD ($160.25) Sold to Close 0201P161 Feb 161 put, at $1.50 +100%
07:50 | HappyTrading GS ($143.50) Sold to Close 0201P145 Feb 145 put, at $2.30 +28%
07:13 | HappyTrading GLD ($160.50) Sold to Close 0201P161 Feb 161 put, at $1.31 +75%
07:07 | Ecstatic Plays NFLX ($161.30) Sold to Close 0201C160 Feb 160 calls, at $8.10 +35%
12:32 | Ecstatic Plays GOOG ($754.00) Sold to Close 0125P750 Jan 750 put, at $1.30 -63%
08:01 | Ecstatic Plays GMCR ($44.00) Sold to Close 0125C40 Jan 40 calls, at $4.00 +190%
07:33 | HappyTrading ROST ($60.65) Sold to Close 02C57.5 Feb 58 calls, at $3.50 +100%
07:30 | Ecstatic Plays GMCR ($43.20) Sold to Close 0125C40 Jan 40 calls, at $3.35 +143%
07:23 | Ecstatic Plays FFIV ($105.40) Sold to Close 0125C97.5 Jan 98 calls, at $8.00 +70%
12:45 | Ecstatic Plays FFIV ($98.50) Sold to Close 0125C97.5 Jan 98 calls, at $4.90 +4%
09:08 | HappyTrading ROST ($58.90) Sold to Close 02C57.5 Feb 58 calls, at $2.13 +22%
08:56 | Ecstatic Plays WLP ($65.50) Sold to Close 02C65 Feb 65 calls, at $1.00 +14%
07:12 | HappyTrading FB ($31.45) Sold to Close 02C30 Feb 30 calls, at $2.71 +20%
10:11 | HappyTrading GLD ($164.10) Sold to Close 0125C163 Jan 163 calls, at $1.86 +45%
12:03 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($508.80) Sold to Close 01C500 Jan 500 calls, at $11.20 +42%
12:01 | Ecstatic Plays HLF ($46.00) Sold to Close 01P45 Jan 45 put, at $1.00 -38%
10:52 | Ecstatic Plays HLF ($44.10) Sold to Close 01P45 Jan 45 put, at $1.80 +13%
10:51 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($506.30) Sold to Close 01C500 Jan 500 calls, at $9.20 +16%
07:28 | Ecstatic Plays YELP ($20.00) Sold to Close 01P21 Jan 21 put, at $1.00 +11%
07:27 | Ecstatic Plays MA ($519.80) Sold to Close 01P525 Jan 525 put, at $6.20 +19%
07:20 | Ecstatic Plays WDC ($45.15) Sold to Close 01C44 Jan 44 calls, at $1.25 +14%
10:21 | HappyTrading GOOG ($731.00) Sold to Close 01C735 Jan 735 calls, at $3.80 -14%
07:20 | HappyTrading IDCC ($44.20) Sold to Close 01C43.5 Jan 44 calls, at $1.00 -5%
06:59 | Bagger Vance AAPL ($489.00) Sold to Close 01P500 Jan 500 put, at $14.05 +87%
06:52 | Ecstatic Plays PCLN ($655.00) Sold to Close 01C665 Jan 665 calls, at $3.40 -53%
07:28 | HappyTrading CRM ($172.80) Sold to Close 01C170 Jan 170 calls, at $4.05 +9%
07:14 | Ecstatic Plays NFLX ($102.50) Sold to Close 01C100 Jan 100 calls, at $4.20 +40%
12:32 | Ecstatic Plays HLF ($39.90) Sold to Close 01C40 Jan 40 calls, at $2.60 +30%
11:12 | HappyTrading CF ($215.00) Sold to Close 01C210 Jan 210 calls, at $6.40 +56%
10:58 | HappyTrading SHLD ($41.00) Sold to Close 01P40.42 Jan 40 put, at $1.09 -31%
10:54 | HappyTrading CF ($214.80) Sold to Close 01C210 Jan 210 calls, at $6.30 +54%
08:21 | HappyTrading CF ($213.60) Sold to Close 01C210 Jan 210 calls, at $5.40 +32%
07:52 | Ecstatic Plays MCP ($11.15) Bought to Open 01C11 Jan 11 calls, at $0.64 EXPIRED
06:57 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($528.50) Sold to Close 01C540 Jan 540 calls, at $5.90 +7%
09:30 | Ecstatic Plays CRUS ($29.40) Sold to Close 01C28 Jan 28 calls, at $1.95 +3%
09:25 | HappyTrading GOOG ($736.00) Sold to Close 01C730 Jan 730 calls, at $13.50 +30%
11:46 | HappyTrading GOOG ($739.20) Sold to Close 01C730 Jan 730 calls, at $15.30 +47%
07:37 | Ecstatic Plays CF ($209.20) Sold to Close 0111P205 Jan 205 put, at $1.15 -58%
06:56 | HappyTrading AAPL ($535.40) Sold to Close 0111P545 Jan 545 put, at $14.50 +38%
12:49 | HappyTrading AAPL ($541.80) Sold to Close 0111P545 Jan 545 put, at $11.10 +6%
07:01 | HappyTrading CRUS ($30.40) Sold to Close 01C28 Jan 28 calls, at $2.90 +53%
12:18 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($533.60) Sold to Close 0104C515 Jan 515 calls, at $21.10 +107%
07:05 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($525.00) Sold to Close 0104C515 Jan 515 calls, at $15.00 +47%

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The latest data from trading companies are showing signs of individual investors coming back into the markets. GOOG just made a new all-time high on Friday and it’s not hard to see it reaching $800 this year. On the contrary, AAPL just couldn’t seem to find big buyers. The question now is whether the broader market can continue to push higher without seeing much of a pullback. We’ll delve into that tomorrow in my weekly Market Forecast.

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This market is starting to get more exciting. We’ll likely start to look for longer-term trades, ie 2 to 3 months out option trades!

Good night and HappyTrading! ™

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