There's absolutely no strategic logic to this trade – it is 100% gambling. It's very rare that I make trades like this but, for some reason, I just feel like taking a small shot today. AAPL is announcing its tonight, so I bought a JAN 31 to bet against AAPL's meteoric risk over the past several months. It has an extremely low probability of success, but I'm only risking $0.73 over 3 days and have the potential to make $1.77. My max profit point is right around the expected move to the downside.
If this trade is profitable tomorrow morning, I will take my money and run no matter how large or small. If not, I'll probably just leave it until Friday and hope for a miracle. Worst case scenario, I lose $0.73. This trade is super small and just for fun – it is NOT a good investment strategy. All that said, DOWN WITH AAPL - GET 'EM!XX