The release of earnings by one of our portfolio stocks often results in price gaps, sometimes against the current trading positions, sometimes in sync with those positions. Being on the right or wrong side of those earnings gaps is pretty much a toss of the coin, and while maximum losses are capped at 100%, there is no cap on maximum gains. Nonetheless, earnings release is a dangerous time to be holding long or short, system or not. Whether to hold through earnings or not is a personal choice. To avoid any adverse earnings gaps, exit the trade prior to earnings, then get back in after earnings, or upon the next signal (which about half the time will be triggered by that earnings report). A less drastic approach would be to exit just a portion of the position. The official portfolio and trade tracker will take no avoidance actions, so reported trades will always reflect holding positions through earnings, for better or for worse. Below is a list of the individual stocks we are trading and their respective upcoming earnings dates. Note that tomorrow morning (Thursday) VZ reports before the bell. To dodge that report, exit the VZ puts before the close of trading today. -------------------------------- VZ - Oct 19 - Before Open TSLA - Oct 24 - After Close AMGN - Oct 25 - After Close FB - Nov 2 - After Close AAPL Nov 2 - After Close BABA Nov 2 - After Close DIS Nov 9 - After Close
