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Sell HomeAway (AWAY) HomeAway (AWAY) has agreed to be acquired by Expedia. When we first recommended AWAY in November 2013, one of the reasons we found the stock attractive was the possibility of an eventual takeover by Expedia or another similar online travel agency. Over the past year, as the… Read More

Fed Chair Janet Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee today, telling lawmakers her latest views. She described a December interest rate increase as a “live possibility.” As always, in what we have come to see by now as well-established Fed tradition, she also qualified her remarks by noting… Read More

Yesterday morning we recommended the Energy Select SPDR (XLE) March 72 call option as our oil stock indicator became bullish enough to warrant taking a leveraged long position. XLE indeed had a strong day yesterday, leading to a likewise strong gain in the call option. Given the day-to-day oil price… Read More

Sell to close the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) March 72 call.  Today’s oil inventory numbers were rather neutral. We have a nice gain in the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) March 72 call in just one day. We recommend taking the gains at this time. Read More

Buy to open the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) March 72 call option.  Our oil stock indicator has become bullish enough to warrant buying a call on the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE). We recommend the slightly out of the money March 72 call option to add… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.0% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.2% Average Holding Period: 279 days The U.S. Federal Reserve held its latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this week to determine the next leg of monetary policy. Although there was… Read More

Oil enjoyed a strong day, with West Texas Intermediate rallying to close at nearly $46, for a 6.3 percent gain on the day. The weekly Energy Information Administration (EIA) petroleum report showed that commercial crude inventory rose again but by less than expected. Meanwhile, gasoline and distillate fuel inventories decreased… Read More

Gold failed to hold onto its early gains as the FOMC announcement sent the yellow metal into negative territory today. Our gold indicator remains in bullish territory. We still have the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) March 109 call option as well as the underlying SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) ETF. Other… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.0% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.2% Average Holding Period: 279 days This week we came across the third-quarter letter from David Einhorn to his clients that features several of his largest positions, including one of our own. Read More

In Vienna, this week representatives OPEC and 5 non-OPEC nations (Mexico, Russia, Colombia, Kazakhstan and Brazil) convene a special meeting to discuss the oil market. However, it appears unlikely that any meaningful collaboration will result. OPEC member Venezuela, whose economy has been crushed due to the oil… Read More