Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 36 September 3, 2008 While Hurricane Gustav wrecked considerable damage across Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas assets were largely spared. Although we’ll have a better idea a week from now once a full assessment has been… Read More
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We took profits on the Janus Capital January 30 put option (JNS + MF) after the stock demonstrated relative strength in the face of Monday’s sharp decline. Our gain on the trade was 43 percent over 27 days. In the loss column, we walked away from the FPL Group December… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 35 August 27, 2008 More of the same. That’s the best way to describe the action in the stock market and the principal drivers of the day-to-day changes in the major averages. Trading has been characterized by thin volume,… Read More
On Monday we added the Fluor October 77.50 call option (FLR + JW) in anticipation of the engineering firm reporting good earnings. On that front we weren’t disappointed. However, other market participants saw it another way on the heels of a brokerage downgrade on Fluor’s stock that was based entirely… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 33 August 13, 2008 You may recall from reading our Aggressive Trader User’s Guide we indicated there will be times when you absolutely hate us. Looking at the returns on our open positions we’ll understand if now is one… Read More
On Thursday we closed the Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) October 30 call option (AQM + JF) for a 32 percent loss. Amylin (AMLN) got a boost on news that Bristol-Myers Squibb had made an offer for ImClone Systems which pared our loss on the position. The tie-in: ImClone’s chairman Carl Icahn… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 32 August 6, 2008 Walk into the Federal Reserve’s headquarters on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC and you’ll spy a two-story atrium with dual staircases and a skylight with the outline of an eagle in the glass. Perhaps it’s… Read More
In the meantime, here are our recent trades and open positions: Yesterday we closed out the Intel (INTC) October 20 call option (NQ + JD) for a gain of 32 percent in three weeks. On a long-term basis the stock is attractive, but with no catalyst to push the shares… Read More
Image by Roscoe Van Damme via Flickr Volume 5, Number 31 July 30, 2008 The erratic market action over the past week clearly had a positive bias. Small cap stocks, the most economically sensitive shares, have also been acting well lately. One obvious reason supporting… Read More
In the meantime, let’s look at our recent trades and open positions: Yesterday we closed out the Research in Motion (RIMM) September 130 put option (RUL + UV) for a gain of 60 percent in six weeks. The stock is still overpriced, but with the market acting fairly well and… Read More