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Buy to open the Lexmark July 37 put option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $3.75 per contract.   Lexmark (LXK), one ofthe leaders in the printer business, reported good earnings a couple of weeks ago only to see its share price decline later on. Technically, this is a sign of weakness.   Read More

Sell to close the F5 Networks April 120 put option at the market.   F5 Networks (FFIV) has been weaker than its counterparts and has left us with a gain of better than 40 percent in just 5 days. We recommend closing the trade and taking profits here as we look for other opportunities. Sell.   Read More

North Africa and the Middle East remain swept up in a wave of popular uprisings today. Libya’s strongman Muammar Gaddafi is holding on to power, but just barely, having committed genocide on unarmed citizen. Further east, the King of Bahrain has likewise resorted to deadly violence to secure his position. Read More

We had mixed results with our closed out trades last week. The Halliburton April 46 call option returned 19 percent in just over two weeks, but our healthy profit in the Pan American Silver April 35 call option was completely wiped out after the company offered disappointing forward guidance. We were also beat on the Express Scripts May 60 call option, which lost nearly 40 percent after the company merely matched expectations with its quarterly results. We did, however, close out the week on a positive note, pocketing a quick 31 percent two-day profit in the Suntech Power June 10 call option.   The only other addition from last week that we are still holding is the F5 Networks April 120 put option. The trade is off to a good start and we see additional gains as likely in the coming days. The potential rewards to new clients is somewhat limited however, so use a limit order to buy if it dips to $8.   We started off this week closing out the Adobe Systems July 34 put option for a modest loss. Note that we inadvertently listed this as a June option in our closeout recommendation.   We replace the Adobe position with the Freeport Copper & Gold May 52 call option seeking to take advantage of the recent pullback in copper and this stock in particular. Use a limit order to pay no more than $4.65 per contract if you don’t own the option yet.   Read More

Sell to close the Adobe Systems June 34 put option at the market.   Even after selling off today, Adobe Systems (ADBE) remains persistently strong. While we think the stock is still overvalued, we are not inclined to fight city hall when the overall market also remains so strong. Sell.   Read More