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11.7.23. Near close. AMZN $143.11. Sold AMZN 11.24.23 (17 days) $135 puts for $0.63. Delta -.14.

META $319.11. Sold META 11.24.23 $310 puts (delta -.29 For $3.50.

MSFT $361..04. Sold MSFT 11.24.23 $342.50 puts delta -.13 for $1.17 a share.

CAT $234.90. Sold CAT 11.24.23 $220 puts delta -.11 for $0.70 a share.

I have expiring puts on CAT, MSFT and AMZN, which was called last week at $137. META is a new position for me.

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VRTX is up $9.62 today. I'll wait for lower prices to sell VRTX puts.

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11.5.23. VRTX hasn't gotten much attention recently at SeekingAlpha.com. The last two ratings were buys and an Aug. 31 opinion recommended holding. I've been holding off waiting for a correction on the stock. But I'm getting to accept current valuations and trade short term puts on VRTX, preferably on a dip.

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On Valuentum.com, VRTX gets a $356 fair value estimate. Morningstar.com gives VRTX two stars and a $314 fair value estimate, which means it's over bought. VRTX is trading at $385.56, up $9.355.

On Barchart.com, VRTX is a 100% buy. Analysts rate VRTX a strong buy. The highest target price on VRTX is $456. The mean target is $383.87. The low target is $315.

StockRover.com shows that VRTX is valued at a 25.9 price to free cash flow ratio. Its forward PE is 23.5.

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11.5.23. NVDA getting buy and hold ratings at SeekingAlpha.com.

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On Valuentum.com, NVDA's FVE is $573. At Morningstar.com, NVDA is a three star stock with a $480 FVE. It is trading at $456.46, up $6.35 a share.

On Barchart.com, NVDA is a 64% buy. Of 38 analysts that posted target prices on NVDA, the highest target price is $1,100. The mean is $625.53 and the low TP is $460.

On StockRover.com, NVDA is valued at a 110.2 P/FCF ratio, which is too high for me. Its forward PE is 28.4. To me, the P/FCF ratio is more credible than the PE ratio.

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On SeekingAlpha.com, most analysts are bullish on META. Nexus upgrades META.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4647366-meta-stock-upgrade-ai-growth-exposure-at-reasonable-price

Lighting Rock Research says META is a sell because of a 16% increase in capital expenditures in FY24, FTC regulatory risk. "Maintain 'Sell'". https://seekingalpha.com/article/4647366-meta-stock-upgrade-ai-growth-exposure-at-reasonable-price

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Valuentum.com's FVE on META is $294 a share. META is a 3* stock on Morningstar.com, which says its FVE on META is $372. Meta is trading at $317, up $2.68.

On Barchart.com, META is a strong 88% buy. Analysts rate META a strong buy. The highest target price on META is $425. The mean TP is $381.11 and the low TP is $285.

On StockRover.com, META is shown to be valued at a 22.2 P/FCF ratio. Its forward PE is 20.2.

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Bradley Guichard upgrades Amazon (AMZN) to a strong buy. He likes the strong increase in free cash flow. But he wonders whether AMZN can sustain the momentum?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4647674-3-reasons-amazon-is-a-strong-buy-after-q3-earnings-rating-upgrade

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Valuentum.com says its fair value estimate on AMZN is $109. It rates the stock as over bought. Morningstar.com gives AMZN three stars and a FVE of $155.

On Barchart.com, AMZN is rated a 72% buy. It shows that analysts rate AMZN a strong buy with the highest target price at $230 a share. The mean target is $172 and the low target is $123. It is trading at $140.26, up 1.18%.

AMZN is trading at an extremely high 86.5 price to free cash flow ratio. Its forward PE ratio also is hight at 47.4 times earnings.

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11.5.23. Juxtaposed Ideas things "Microsoft is too expensive here–wait for a pullback. Suggests that investors wait for the stock to fall to the $305 area. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4647283-microsoft-is-too-expensive-here-wait-for-a-pullback

If traders agree with this advice, they might trade weekly or bi-weekly MSFT puts at -.10 or -.12 deltas until the stock gets within 10% to 15% of $30p or so.

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Valuentum.com gives MSFT a FVE of $307. Morningstar rates MSFT a 3* stock with a $370 FVE. MSFT is $356.91, up $4.10 a share.

On Barchart.com, MSFT is a strong 88% Buy. Analysts rate MSFT a strong buy. The highest target price is $450. The mean of 36 analysts is $393. The lowest target is $232.

MSFT's P/FCF ratio is a high 42.1. Its forward PE is a moderately high 26.4.

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