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THE WEEK AHEAD: LB, ARMK, TGT EARNINGS; XOP, GDXJ, KRE, IWM/RUTEARNINGS-RELATED VOLATILITY CONTRACTION PLAYS: LB (7/69/16.0%):* Announcing Wednesday after market close. ARMK (11/56/13.1%): Announcing Tuesday before market open. TGT (30/39/8.6%): Announcing Wednesday before market open. Honorable Mentions: LOW (23/39/8.6%): Announcing Wednesday before market open. HD (17/31/6.7%): Announcing Tuesday before market open. WMT (24/30/6.4%): Announcing Tuesday before market open. Pictured here is an LB December 18th (34 days) 29/39 short strangle paying 1.99 at the mid price as of Friday close (.99 at 50% max) with 2 x expected move break evens. EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS RANKED BY BANK FOR YOUR BUCK: XOP (14/54/12.7%) GDXJ (15/46/11.3%) KRE (26/45/10.6%) USO (6/50/10.3%) BROAD MARKET RANKED BY BUCK BANG: IWM (25/31/6.9%) QQQ (23/29/6.3%) SPY (16/23/4.9%) EFA (17/20/4.6%) * -- The first number is the implied volatility rank or percentile (i.e., where 30-day implied volatility is relative to where it's been over the past 52 weeks); the second, 30-day implied volatility; and the third, the percentage the December at-the-money short straddle is paying as a function of stock price.
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