u/Creepy-Restaurant183 ·
Reddit — r/wallstreetbets
· April 17, 2026 at 21:02
· ⬆ 16 pts
· 💬 38 comments
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The author details a previous successful short-term call on Apple and now presents a new, highly speculative trade: using $1,500 to buy short-dated NFLX call options to fund a Corvette purchase.
The author's thesis is that Netflix (NFLX) is extremely undervalued after a ~10% post-earnings drop, attributing the decline to "bad guidance and a lame duck CEO," and anticipates a near-term rebound as streaming remains popular.
Quality assessment: This is pure speculation and noise. The "analysis" is based on personal financial goals, meme logic ("Netflix and chill"), and a belief in mean reversion with no fundamental data, technicals, or competitive analysis.
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/VJtJS1kkyp](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/VJtJS1kkyp)
That was my last post and I said Apple would be the winner within the next 7 days, and surprise surprise, I was right.
I made rent, so what comes now? Obviously a Corvette, I’m going to attempt to turn $1,500 into $91,500 so I can have 90k for a corvette and $1500 for rent and electricity instead of pulling my money out.
My next move is $NFLX. The stock dropped almost 10% over what? Bad guidance and a lame duck CEO?
The market is extremely undervaluing Netflix right now, and with how expensive gas prices are, no one is taking their shawties out on a date, they’re all asking them to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and chill.
I know you filled that in with Netflix, it’s undeniably the king of streaming services and they’re primed to make a move reclaiming losses after the earnings report.
Positions: $1500 all in on $NFLX 104c 05/01
Waiting for market open, but I already bought 3 contracts @ 0.51.
NFLX stock dropped ~10% following its Q1 2026 earnings report, which featured disappointing guidance and CEO transition concerns. The author believes this drop is an overreaction, as Netflix remains the dominant streaming service, and high gas prices will keep consumers at home using the platform. The market is undervaluing NFLX, making it primed for a short-term rebound to "reclaim losses." Weak fundamental guidance could persist; the CEO transition may create real uncertainty; the trade uses highly leveraged, short-dated options (05/01 expiry) that will decay to zero with any lack of immediate upward movement; broader market sentiment could override the thesis.
This Reddit post, published April 17, 2026,
features u/Creepy-Restaurant183
discussing NFLX.
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