November 11, 2019 - MDT Alert (XLNX)

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Today I would like to make a suggestion on a stock that I suggested in the past, but the structure will be a bit different.

The stock is Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX).

The structure I am going to recommend is an uneven straddle using the front week options. And the trade will be structured with a bullish bias.

XLNX is trading around $95 as I write this.

The structure will be an uneven strangle, with a bullish bias.

Here is the trade ...

Buy to open (4) November 15th - $95.00 call for $1.35

Buy to open (2) November 15th - $95.00 puts for $1.38

Based on the position size I suggest, the overall risk is 0.8% of the tracking portfolio.

If you trade a different size position, keep the ratio of calls to puts to 2 to 1.

Also limit to less than 1% of your total portfolio when trading front week options.

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