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Bartosiak: Trading Amazon's (AMZN) Earnings with Options

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On Monday, July 27th, Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) will release its second quarter earnings results after the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 5 (Strong Sell), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of D.

Dave will look at Amazon past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.

Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on Delta ahead of earnings.

Amazon in Focus

Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they may want to buy online. The company lists unique items in categories such as books, music, DVDs, videos, consumer electronics, toys, camera and photo items, software, computer and video games, tools and hardware, lawn and patio items, kitchen products, and wireless products.

Amazon is expected to report earnings at $1.40 per share. Amazon reported earnings last quarter at $1.48 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.45 last quarter. Amazon has an average surprise of 17.75% over the last 4 quarters.

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Bottom Line

How should investors play Amazon ahead of their earnings report? For insights on the best options trades, then tune in at 1:00pm CST today to see David’s thoughts.

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