Yesterday we recommended selling to close the IBM (IBM) January 150 call option. The company’s results indicate that its businesses most important to future growth continue to expand at a rapid pace. However, overall revenues missed expectations and the stock was punished. Although we still like IBM a lot, it… Read More
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Sell to close the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) call option In the Trade Alert yesterday, we noted that our stock indicator had become less bullish. Today, the indicator signal has turned neutral. Those subscribers who had purchased an SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) call option instead… Read More
Sell to close the IBM (IBM) January 150 call option. After the market close yesterday, IBM reported adjusted quarterly earnings that were better than the Street expected, but revenues disappointed. The results were broadly in line with our own expectations. Importantly, the company’s “strategic imperatives” (cloud computing, data analytics, cyber… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.0% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.2% Average Holding Period: 279 days Read More
The likelihood of higher interest rates before yearend became smaller. This morning we saw the release of two important pieces of economic data. The U.S. Commerce Department reported that in September retail sales increased 0.1 percent from the previous month, below expectations. However, excluding auto, retail sales… Read More
Our gold indicator remains bullish at this time. The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) March 109 call option is a leveraged long bet on the yellow metal and will deliver outsized gains should gold trend upward. But the downside is also greater if gold heads south. More conservative subscribers can simply… Read More
Sell Micron Technology (MU). Micron Technology (MU) has rallied today on analyst speculation that rival memory-chip maker Sandisk may be up for sale. We recommend taking advantage and selling MU today. As we noted in last week’s update, Micron still faces cyclical headwinds. The stock has rebounded… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 29.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.5% Average Holding Period: 285 days Micron (MU) has had quite a ride since joining our portfolio one month ago. Since sliding briefly under $14 at its nadir in late September, the… Read More
Up until recently, stocks were falling since market participants feared that the Fed would misread the economic situation and tighten when it should perhaps even ease. Last Friday’s employment report, however, looked so decidedly weak that it sparked investor hopes that Janet Yellen and company would reconsider plans to hike… Read More
On Monday we recommended taking profits on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) March 189 call option. Today we recommended purchasing the IBM (IBM) January 150 call option as a bet both on a positive finish for the stock market and on the individual stock. We think due to IBM’s… Read More