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Roll over the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) February 214 put option into the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) June 220 put option. In hindsight, we underestimated the impact of having the White House change parties (i.e., a Republican president replacing an incumbent Democrat and vice versa). Historically, that’s a… Read More

Over the weekend, Italian voters rejected Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s reform proposal, leading to his offer of resignation—to be accepted or rejected by the Italian president Sergio Mattarella. The political turmoil in the third largest economy in the European Union presents another wrinkle in the economically troubled continent and could… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 21.2% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 17.1% Average Holding Period: 300 days The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning reported that the U.S. economy added 178,000 non-farm jobs in November, slightly below the expected 180,000 print. The agency lowered… Read More

OPEC stoked market optimism in late September by reaching a provisional agreement to limit production while leaving the exact details to be determined in the regularly meeting scheduled for today. As November 30 approached, the optimism waned; it appeared that the positions of individual cartel members still significantly diverged. Specifically,… Read More

Sell Concho Resources (CXO). OPEC’s agreement today has lit a fire under energy shares. CXO is up by about 11 percent. We recommend taking advantage and locking in the gain now. We can always revisit the position at a later time. Read More

Sell Olin Corporation (OLN). Brigade Capital Management, our reference fund for Olin (OLN) has sold its entire position in the stock. In accordance with our mission to follow the best on Wall Street, today we take our gain on OLN and remove it from our portfolio.  … Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 19.8% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 16.2% Average Holding Period: 304 days In late September, OPEC members surprisingly agreed to a provisional agreement to reduce production, with the details to be finalized in the upcoming November 30 regular… Read More

With the Thanksgiving holiday just ahead, market participants are in a jovial mood. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Russell 2000 all set record highs this week. It’s the first time all four market indices have closed at record highs on the same… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 19.8% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 16.2% Average Holding Period: 304 days This week we cover our stock pick that has reached an all-time high.   Read More