DIA, XLF and TLT straddles to profit from sharp drops during earnings season cycles

Stock markets have taken a sharp drops around the middle of the month during earnings seasons. This was true in October 2009 and January 2010:



Will this pattern repeat itself? Since we are in the middle of earnings season again, this would be sometime next week. Investors should at least get some protection.

Below are straddles for the  DIA, XLF, and TLT ETFs for May (please click on each ETF link to receive alerts):



These were calculated with StraddlesCalc.

This is not advice. Options can cause 10% loss. Please do your due diligence.