Earnings season is in full swing this week and several of our trades are poised to move on reported results, or they’re moving in advance of those results. For instance, we sold the December 60 CACI International call option (CAI + LL) we added on Monday for a gain. We… Read More
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife October 26, 2005 Weekly Update The tepid outlook from Amazon is perhaps an early barometer for retailing in general this holiday season. If anything, the old-fashion brick and mortar retailers, with their high overhead and prices, are at… Read More
It was a quiet week trade-wise. There was only one change to our holdings since the last update: We sold our General Electric December 32.50 call option (GE + LZ) this morning for a 32 percent loss. We like the stock as a long-haul investment, but as a trade there… Read More
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeOctober 19, 2005 Weekly Update Trick or treat? Halloween has seemingly come early this year, at least on Wall Street. Energy prices have been the dominant factor affecting the markets this year. The recent decline in share prices of… Read More
The report sent oil sharply higher, bringing the near-term crude oil contract back above $64 a barrel. Energy shares have reacted accordingly, with our January 125 Merrill Lynch Oil Service HOLDRS Trust (OIH + AE) call option recovering some of the ground it had previously lost. The option remains a… Read More
Image via Wikipedia October 12, 2005 Weekly Update Stocks are under pressure again today due to some prominent earnings misses, energy prices rebounding, growing inflation worries and developing concerns about the health of the economy. Just reading that first sentence might have you reaching… Read More
Among our trading positions, we cashed out of our Genentech January 85 call option in the past week for a quick 25 percent gain in just four days. Our reentry in to the Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) calls couldn’t have been timed better. The stock has soared in the past week… Read More
Image via Wikipedia October 5, 2005 Weekly Update There’s a good deal of noise to filter through these days. We’re getting mixed signals on the economy: yesterday came word of strong durable goods orders, while today the Institute for Supply Management indicated the service sector… Read More
This morning we added the January 125 Merrill Lynch Oil Service HOLDRS (OIH) Trust (OIH + AE) call option. This trade offers us more leverage than our existing oil trade, our option write (sale) of the January 60 Exxon Mobil put (XOM + ML). That trade has worked out… Read More
Image via Wikipedia September 28, 2005 Weekly Update Stocks are acting well and should continue their advance during the next few weeks. But despite widespread predictions to the contrary, energy prices remain stubbornly high, with crude oil above $66 a barrel and natural gas for… Read More