Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian of Option Pit spoke on Bloomberg Markets about a bullish options trade in Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW). The company recently announced its decision to reduce commissions and fees to zero, but Sebastian is not worried because it gets the least amount of commission among the major...

Mark Sebastian, the founder of Option Pit, spoke on Bloomberg Markets about an options trading idea in GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB). Analysts: Amazon's Exit From Restaurant Delivery Implies Less Competition For Grubhub He is bullish on the stock because Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it...

Option Pit's Mark Sebastian suggested on Bloomberg Markets that investors should consider a bullish options strategy in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The implied volatility in the name has increased and the stock is turning into a real value at its current price level, Sebastian said. The implied...

Mark Sebastian of Option Pit spoke on Bloomberg Markets about a bullish options trade in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). He thinks that Disney is going higher and he wants to buy the July 120 call to make a bullish bet. The company is going to report earnings on May 8 so the event is captured...

Mark Sebastian of Options Insight shared with the viewers of Bloomberg Markets his bullish options trade in Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF). He wants to buy the March 27 calls in the name for 12 cents. The trade breaks even at $27.12 or 11.01 percent above the current stock price....

Option Pit's Mark Sebastian spoke on Bloomberg Markets about a long-term options trade in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). He wants to buy the January 2020 105/135 call spread for $10. The trade breaks even at $115 or 6.89 percent above the current market price. Its maximal profit is $20...

Speaking on Bloomberg Markets, Mark Sebastian of Options Pit suggested a bullish options strategy in Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL). Sebastian wants to buy the October 95 calls for $1.85. The trade breaks even at $96.85 or 4.90 percent above the current stock price.

Speaking on Bloomberg Markets, Mark Sebastian of Option Pit suggested a bullish options trade in Russell 2000. He thinks higher interest rates are going to help the index to trade higher because it has a lot of small cap and mid cap banks. Sebastian believes the Russell 2000 could be a big...

Mark Sebastian said on Bloomberg Markets he wants to use an options strategy called strangle in Health Care SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLV), to make money if the stock moves in either direction. He wants to buy the May 73 put and the May 76 call for a total cost of $1.80. The break even for the trade is at...

Mark Sebastian of Option Pit shared with the viewers of Bloomberg Markets a bearish options trading idea in Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN). The stock traded 5.74 percent higher after the company reported strong Q4 earnings, but Sebastian thinks the rally isn't sustainable and he wants to make a...

Mark Sebastian of Option Pit shared with the viewers of Bloomberg Markets his options trade in Coach Inc (NYSE: COH). The company is going to report earnings on January 31 and Sebastian believes it's going to post good results. He is bullish on Coach and he thinks it could move toward $40...

Mark Sebastian of Options Pit suggested on Bloomberg Markets a bearish options trade in Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). He thinks it's fundamentally weak and he doesn't like the SolarCity merger. He expects it to trade lower to $190 and he wants to buy the January 205 put for $6 to...

Mark Sebastian of Option Pit spoke on Bloomberg Markets about an options trading idea in the Russell 2000 Index, which has traded sharply higher since the Presidential election. He thinks it's going to continue to outperform and he wants to buy a call spread in the index. Sebastian wants to...

Mark Sebastian of Option Pit suggested on Bloomberg Markets that investors should consider a bearish options strategy in Utilities SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLU). Utilities SPDR (ETF) had a sharp move higher, but it could pull back if the Fed decides to increase interest rates, thinks Sebastian. To...