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Shellacked shorting Netflix (video)

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Last week this guy sold Apple puts, made money. This week he bought Netflix puts, lost money.

 

On Trading Nation, TradingAnalysis’ Todd Gordon shows how it’s not done.

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The technician who called for a Netflix drop now sees this from CNBC.

My take: It’s all too risky for me.

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