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Trade · Wolfe

MRK

Merck

147.61

-1.93 · -1.3%

Plan

Cut
Daily close below $145. Both.
Target
One at 152. One 165 into Oct 10 / Oct 29.
  1. 2× Jan $150C, $12.145 then $10.75, $2,289.50. Prior harvest +$391.
  2. Cut: close below $145 both. Oct 10 PDUFA, Oct 29 print.
  3. One at 152. One 165 into those dates. No add.

The take

2× Jan $150C, $12.145 then $10.75, $2,289.50. Cut $145 both.

One at 152. One 165 into Oct 10 / Oct 29. Prior harvest +$391.

Expression

  • 2× Jan ’27 $150C @ $11.4475 · 2.4 OTM

$2,290 cost · 89d

Tape

  • 20-day139.45 above
  • 50-day131.44 above
  • 200-day116.95 above

Stop

Close below $145

Gap shelf / S3. Two lots. Lose 145 and the bounce is fake.

Outlook

  • INTerpath-001 Phase 3 — met both endpoints19 Aug · before expiry
  • I-DXd PDUFA10 Oct · before expiry
  • Q3 earnings (est.)29 Oct · before expiry

One at 152. One 165 into Oct 10 / Oct 29. Cut $145 both. No add.

News

Quiet on this name.