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Here’s the rundown of those positions:   The standout position since our last Weekly Update is our Mosaic (MOS) covered call. The stock surged past the strike price on our Mosaic March 45 call option (MOS+CI). Since any price above $45 would mean the losses on the option we sold… Read More

Image by puroticorico via FlickrThe major stock market averages managed to post another week of positive returns last week, but we’re not all that impressed with the underlying technical action. By that we mean there is no real group leadership, small caps underperformed blue chips… Read More

Buy to close the Mosaic March 45 call option (MOS+CI) at the market. Maintain your position in Mosaic stock. And sell to open the Mosaic June 50 call option (MOS+FJ) at the market.   Read More

Canadian banks have withstood the turmoil whipped up by the financial crisis better than their US and European peers, maintaining strong Tier 1 capital ratios and keeping their heads well above water--without a government bailout. Read More

Our lone closeout since our last weekly update was the long position in Western Digital (WDC), which we sold last Thursday when the stock jumped sharply after the company topped expectations on its quarterly results, as expected. Our gain on the trade was 18 percent with a 22-day holding period. Read More