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Buy to open the Transocean (RIG) January 95 call option (RIG + AS) using a limit order set at $4.60 per contract. Sell to close the Weatherford International’s (WFT) November 20 Call (WFT+KD) at the market. Read More

 This is becoming a familiar refrain: Stocks, commodities and bonds all remain in strong uptrends, even as the U.S. dollar continues to weaken. Such highly correlated moves can persist for a time, but not indefinitely. Bond prices have moved higher (and yields lower) reflecting deflationary forces at work. Commodities, on… Read More

Gold has set several new records since our last update. While we would expect a bit of a pullback here, the trend is decidedly bullish. Our only gold trade at this time is an equity position in Gabriel Resources (GBU.TO, GBRFF), which is still recommended as a buy.   The… Read More

The “shape” of recoveries are usually cast in the form of letters--specifically L, U, V and W. This simplified analysis is used most often to describe how the economy will emerge from recession--quick and strong, gradual, a stutter, or long and painful. Most observers are cheering for a V. Read More

For every piece of data that comes out offering a glimmer of hope for the expansion, such as yesterday’s ISM non-manufacturing index, investors are being bombarded with a slew of data of late that points to the recovery being quite weak. Read More

This morning we closed out the Goldcorp October 40 call option (GAG + JH) as the option was running out of time. Unfortunately, this was a case of calling the direction of the trade right but erring on the timing, giving us a 37 percent loss on the trade. Read More

After a brief, 3-day correction stocks rebounded yesterday. The move up was a bit baffling given the news flow, however. But what else is new in this irrational market? The drums of war, while still faint, are getting louder in the Middle East. Iran’s announcement of a second, previously… Read More