Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.5% Average Holding Period: 268 days Today two of our portfolio members had unusually large price movements, in opposite directions, after reporting quarterly results. For the first quarter of 2015, Aaron’s (AAN)… Read More
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Sell Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN); in its place, buy Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI). We recommend selling Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN). The REIT has been a staple in our Brain Trust Portfolio for two and a half years and has performed well, giving us an approximate 34 percent return. However, disappointingly… Read More
After a long absence, it looks like volatility has begun to creep back into the stock market, albeit modestly so. Shares came under pressure on Friday on concerns that China’s stock market may be coming off the rails and Greece could be headed for bankruptcy. Weakness in Shanghai and Hong… Read More
There’s been little change to our indicators since our last update. Stocks are likely to come under some selling pressure, and while we do not expect a major rout at this time, the anticipated decline is sizable enough to warrant holding the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) September 208 put… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Read More
Last week we discussed how the U.S. economy, though weak, was not running out of gas. Today we had encouraging news in the form of a 0.9 percent increase in March retail sales. Though that was slightly below expectations, it was the first increase in the past four months and… Read More
Another possible early marker of faster growth to come after a dismal start to the year is our bond market indicator, which is pointing to yields backing up. Our indicator turned negative enough yesterday to justify taking on a bearish position in the form of the iShares 20+Year Treasury ETF… Read More
Buy to open the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) December 128 put option. Our bond indicator has become bearish enough to warrant shorting bonds. We recommend purchasing the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) December 128 put option. The option will gain in price if TLT falls… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Earlier this week, the minutes from the Mid-March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting were released, providing more insight into the board’s decision-making process. The minutes revealed that although… Read More
Sell the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) September 100 call option Buy the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) October 16 call option Our precious metals indicator remains quite bullish. We recommend taking profits on the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) September 100 call option. In its place, we recommend buying the… Read More