Dollar Tree Earnings Were Great But Profit Guidance Led to an Unusual Put Trade

Dollar Tree (DLTR) released excellent earnings today for the fiscal Q4 ending Jan. 29. But that’s ancient history to the market. It is more focused on management’s tepid guidance going forward, including lower earnings for the next fiscal year. This is despite more of its store lapping the “break the dollar” to an average of $1.25 per item. As a result, one large investor bought a massive put option at the money (ATM) today. This signals they expect much lower earnings for its fiscal Q1 and a significant drop in the stock price. Here are the details. Barchart’s Unusual Stock Options Activity R…

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