Target reports earnings next Tuesday. Let's review the set-up on Target into the numbers and a lower cost way using options to get long the name. Consequently Target's share price has been much more volatile after reporting quarterly earnings. TGT 6M mountain Target, 6 months Target options prices are, a bit like the prices inside the retailers themselves, more expensive than Walmart's, deservedly given the big moves it's share price has seen. Because the share price needs to rise by almost 5% to see profits, the probability of profit is reduced.

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Persons: deservedly Organizations: Walmart, Target, supercenters, Retailing Locations: U.S