April 2012 Monthly Wrap-Up: AMGN, SWKS, SLB, FFIV, AAPL, GLD, PCLN

Posted on April 28, 2012 at 16:47 PM EDT

April started out well, but, had to go through some volatility. But, the market held up and is ending the month on a stronger note. We also had our ups-and-downs this month. Most of the trades during the past two weeks were volatile and did not produce much positive results, although they did add quite a bit of stress. In review, although I knew the market was going through consolidation as discussed in my Market Forecasts, greed and perhaps some giddiness from the first 3 months of gains prompted me to continue to make some risky trades. The only saving grace was that we were making small trades as discussed in the Trading Room. In the future, these consolidation periods would probably be good times to take some quick vacations.

Here are the closed trades for the month:

06:50 | Ecstatic Plays SWKS ($27.90) Sold to Close 05C25 May 25 calls, at $3.00 +67%
10:44 | HappyTrading AMGN ($70.98) Sold to Close 05C67.5 May 68 calls, at $3.65 +116%
08:24 | HappyTrading SLB ($74.20) Sold to Close 0427C72.5 Apr 73 calls, at $1.82 +21%
07:25 | HappyTrading SLB ($74.00) Sold to Close 0427C72.5 Apr 73 calls, at $1.76 +17%
07:23 | HappyTrading GLD ($161.00) Sold to Close 05P155 May 155 put, at $0.48 -63%
07:03 | HappyTrading SLB ($74.65) Sold to Close 0427C72.5 Apr 73 calls, at $2.25 +50%
07:02 | HappyTrading AMGN ($70.44) Sold to Close 05C67.5 May 68 calls, at $3.20 +89%
08:03 | HappyTrading PCLN ($709.00) Sold to Close 0427P660 Apr 660 put, at $0.25 -95%
07:54 | Ecstatic Plays MA ($443.00) Sold to Close 0427P25 Apr 25 put, at $0.52 -90%
07:10 | HappyTrading GOOG ($592.90) Sold to Close 0427C610 Apr 610 calls, at $1.60 -75%
11:28 | HappyTrading WLT ($65.80) Sold to Close 0427C65 Apr 65 calls, at $2.65 -12%
11:13 | HappyTrading MA ($433.90) Sold to Close 04C440 Apr 440 calls, at $0.70 -81%
08:56 | HappyTrading IOC ($53.00) Sold to Close 05P50 May 50 put, at $3.30 +12%
07:15 | Ecstatic Plays UNH ($58.00) Sold to Close 04P57.5 Apr 58 put, at $0.20 -75%
06:50 | Ecstatic Plays VMW ($116.50) Sold to Close 04P110 Apr 110 put, at $0.15 -94%
06:45 | Ecstatic Plays FFIV ($136.70) Sold to Close 04C125 Apr 125 calls, at $11.75 +122%
07:06 | Ecstatic Plays NFLX ($107.50) Sold to Close 04C105 Apr 105 calls, at $3.50 +43%
12:49 | HappyTrading IBM ($207.10) Sold to Close 04C205 Apr 205 calls, at $4.10 +30%
12:32 | HappyTrading IBM ($207.00) Sold to Close 04C205 Apr 205 calls, at $4.05 +29%
06:52 | HappyTrading WYNN ($123.75) Sold to Close 04P125 Apr 125 put, at $2.70 -18%
06:45 | Ecstatic Plays AMZN ($187.50) Sold to Close 04P185 Apr 185 put, at $1.65 -50%
10:29 | HappyTrading GS ($116.20) Sold to Close 04P115 Apr 115 put, at $1.85 -26%
07:12 | Ecstatic Plays APC ($75.00) Sold to Close 04C75 Apr 75 calls, at $1.15 -54%
07:04 | HappyTrading PCLN ($715.00) Sold to Close 04P720 Apr 720 put, at $15.50 +121%
12:16 | HappyTrading AMZN ($189.30) Sold to Close 04P185 Apr 184 put, at $1.54 -40%
12:02 | HappyTrading WLT ($64.45) Sold to Close 04C62.5 Apr 63 calls, at $3.00 +20%
07:31 | HappyTrading PII ($72.20) Sold to Close 04C72.5 Apr 73 calls, at $2.40 -11%
07:12 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($615.70) Sold to Close 0413P625 Apr 620 put, at $5.20 +49%
07:10 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($616.00) Sold to Close 0413P620 Apr 620 put, at $5.10 +46%
10:36 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($621.70) Sold to Close 0413P625 Apr 625 put, at $6.25 +39%
10:30 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($622.20) Sold to Close 0413P625 Apr 625 put, at $5.80 +29%
09:57 | HappyTrading CF ($190.10) Sold to Close 04C190 Apr 190 calls, at $4.00 +33%
09:46 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($625.80) Sold to Close 0413O625 Apr 625 put, at $3.65 +1%
12:38 | HappyTrading AAPL ($626.30) Sold to Close 0413P625 Apr 625 put, at $5.50 -15%
07:03 | HappyTrading WYNN ($124.40) Sold to Close 04P120 Apr 120 put, at $1.70 -30%
08:08 | HappyTrading WYNN ($125.85) Sold to Close 0413P125 Apr 125 put, at $1.35 -36%
08:00 | Ecstatic Plays CF ($181.00) Sold to Close 0413P180 Apr 180 put, at $2.50 +13%
07:12 | Ecstatic Plays MCP ($35.00) Sold to Close 0413C34 Apr 34 calls, at $1.38 +25%
07:05 | HappyTrading V ($119.10) Sold to Close 0413C120 Apr 120 calls, at $0.77 -43%
07:55 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($634.80) Sold to Close 0413P620 Apr 620 put, at $4.20 -32%
06:47 | Ecstatic Plays BIDU ($146.70) Sold to Close 0415C145 Apr 145 calls, at $3.40 -17%
09:42 | HappyTrading AAPL ($633.30) Sold to Close 0413C625 Apr 625 calls, at $14.50 +32%
09:39 | HappyTrading AAPL ($634.30) Sold to Close 0413C625 Apr 625 calls, at $15.40 +40%
07:08 | Ecstatic Plays LNKD ($99.50) Sold to Close 0405P100 Apr 100 put, at $1.00 -17%
12:49 | HappyTrading RIG ($51.98) Sold to Close 04P52.5 Apr 53 put, at $1.92 +8%
10:55 | HappyTrading NFLX ($110.00) Sold to Close 04P110 Apr 110 put, at $4.25 +13%
08:00 | HappyTrading CREE ($29.40) Sold to Close 04C32 Apr 32 calls, at $0.80 -60%
07:35 | Ecstatic Plays AAPL ($620.00) Sold to Close 0405P620 Apr 620 put, at $4.50 +29%
06:56 | HappyTrading CHKP ($64.15) Sold to Close 04C62.5 Apr 63 calls, at $2.45 -8%
06:41 | HappyTrading PCLN ($740.00) Sold to Close 0405C740 Apr 740 calls, at $6.79 -4%
06:40 | HappyTrading GLD ($157.80) Sold to Close 0405P160 Apr 160 put, at $2.39 +96%
12:41 | Ecstatic Plays PCLN ($739.40) Sold to Close 0405C735 Apr 735 calls, at $9.40 +34%
12:10 | Ecstatic Plays PCLN ($737.70) Sold to Close 0405C735 Apr 535 calls, at $8.50 +21%
12:03 | Ecstatic Plays PCLN ($737.00) Sold to Close 0405C735 Apr 735 calls, at $8.00 +14%
08:13 | Ecstatic Plays FFIV ($139.40) Sold to Close 0405C135 Apr 135 calls, at $4.60 +92%
08:10 | HappyTrading FFIV ($139.40) Sold to Close 0405C135 Apr 135 calls, at $4.60 +92%
07:41 | Ecstatic Plays FFIV ($139.10) Sold to Close 0405C135 Apr 135 calls, at $4.35 +81%
07:17 | Ecstatic Plays FFIV ($138.80) Sold to Close 0405C135 Apr 135 calls, at $4.20 +75%
09:27 | HappyTrading FDX ($93.85) Bought to Open 04C95 Apr 95 calls, at $2.50 EXPIRED
08:02 | HappyTrading SLV ($31.13) Bought to Open 04P31 Apr 31 put, at $1.02 EXPIRED
08:01 | HappyTrading RVBD ($29.00) Bought to Open 04C29 Apr 29 calls, at $1.39 EXPIRED

Well, after 2-and-a-half weeks of consolidation, the market woke up with AAPL’s earnings and continued with AMZN’s blowout! The other encouraging thing is that the financials also participated. Energy stocks also bounced. We’ll take a closer look at some of these sectors on Sunday in next week’s Market Forecast.

Have a great weekend!

Good night and HappyTrading! ™

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