Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 30 July 23, 2008 Compared with the previous week, relative calm has returned to the markets in the last few days. Several prominent bank stocks have reported earnings that were better than expected, prompting a massive rally in the… Read More
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With the selling likely nearing exhaustion, yesterday we walked away from the CarMax January 15 put option (KMX + MC) with a 92 percent gain in just three weeks. On Monday, we cashed out of the Agnico Eagle Mines August 70 call option (AEM + HN) for a modest 21… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 5, Number 29 July 16, 2008 Uncertainty is the bane of every investor. If a problem is known it can generally be dealt with. Take inflation, for instance. Although high and rising inflation is far from pleasant,… Read More
Earlier today we sold the Valero October 40 call option (VLO + IH) at a 61 percent loss. Refining margins haven’t begun to widen, as we had anticipated. Moreover, the company has to contend with Pemex, the Mexican state-run oil company announcing that it is curtailing its deliveries to Valero. … Read More
Image by squareintheteeth via Flickr Volume 5, Number 28 July 9, 2008 The economic picture-and consumers’ expectations-have taken a turn for the worse recently. The key economic data point was last week’s jump in unemployment insurance claims to above 400,000. While that’s still not overly… Read More
On Monday we returned to Valero Energy (VLO), this time buying the Valero October 40 call option (VLO + IH). If oil prices mere remain where they are, expect rising prices for finished products to help the stock. And if crude prices retreat somewhat, as we expect, Valero will do… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 5, Number 27 July 2, 2008 The books are closed on the first half of 2008 now and the score hasn’t been pretty. The major market averages were down by double-digit figures. Our average gain per trade… Read More
We closed the SanDisk July 27.50 put option (SWQ + SY) last Thursday for a 48 percent gain after it filled the gap in its price chart. Little did we know the stock would get downgraded by a major Wall Street house the following day, resulting in even more selling. Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 26 June 25, 2008 There has been a couple of glaring news stories this week that should set the tone for the market for the next several months, at least. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia hosted a conference between oil… Read More
We’re certainly up for the challenge. In the meantime, here’s a look at our trades: This morning we exited our Diamond Offshore September 150 call option (DO + IW) for a loss of 42 percent so as to reduce our exposure to the oil service stocks, which are the most… Read More