A Pair of Retail Trades
There are some crazy and generally entertaining stocks to watch around earnings. I would put Fossil (FOSL) near the top of the list. If you look at the long chart, it is fair to say big moves around earnings are quite common. I have my reservations about FOSL, but I hesitate to pick a direction. Believe it or not, I actually think the February $105 straddle around $11.80 would even pay off for this one, especially if history is any guide. I am going to lay out two approaches off that concept though. These are big premiums, so they will be few in contract numbers.
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