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We closed out the SPDR August 120 call option (SPY+HP) for a gain of 81.40% percent in just 15 days last week. Although we remain constructive on the stock market for now, the index’s strong recent gains coupled with the tepid underlying tone of the rally warranted taking profits. Keep… Read More

Image via Wikipedia July 13, 2005  Weekly Update  No victory lap for Alan Greenspan yet. Fed Chairman Greenspan is appearing today in what is likely his last semi-annual Congressional financial services testimony. In his prepared remarks Greenspan confirmed what we already knew: the Fed will… Read More

Two of closes outs have occurred in the past week. Earlier today we took profits in Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) following its impressive rally in the past month. We sold our margined position in the stock only because it no longer fits the short-term mission of this service. Longer term, Amylin… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife July 13, 2005  Weekly Update  Break out the noise makers and party hats! The Aggressive Trader marks its one year anniversary today, and boy do we have reason to celebrate. In the past year we’ve closed out 57… Read More

Yesterday we took a long position in blue chip stocks by buying the SPY August 120 call option (SPY+HP). We noted in the write up of the recommendation that last week, the stock market averages were essentially flat, even that the weekly advance/decline line rose by 2.5 to 1. This… Read More

Image by wallyg via Flickr July 6, 2005  Weekly Update  The Fourth of July fireworks are now a memory and the picnic blankets are stowed away. But the party on Wall Street is in full swing. If our short-term market indicators are any guide, stocks… Read More

Rising oil prices took their toll on stocks last week, knocking 2 percent off the averages. Now, profit taking by energy speculators, coupled with consumer confidence rising to three-year highs, has led to a rebound in share prices. We spotted a relatively low-risk trading opportunity in last week’s decline and… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife June 29, 2005  Weekly Update  GE is a market bellwether that had been unduly knocked about by the combination of falling share prices and the prospects for rebalancing in the Russell Indices. GE is now working its way… Read More

Yesterday we bought back the October 60 Unocal put option (UCL+VL) we previously wrote (sold) for a hefty 288 percent profit in two and half months. Unocal’s stock has moved up sharply on additional indications that China’s largest offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC, is interested in acquiring the… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife June 22, 2005  Weekly Update  Quick, who invented the integrated circuit? You’ll be forgiven if like most people you fail to come up with the name Jack St. Clair Kilby. While his name doesn’t roll off the tip… Read More