Although markets continue to focus their attention on the fiscal cliff, another story out of Washington has also captured headlines: the US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision this week to expand its balance sheet once again. The Fed is pledging to buy long-dated Treasury bonds at an… Read More
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We are buying approximately a 6 percent position in Liquidity Services (LQDT). We spotted our newest fund standout in Maverick Capital, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund that has delivered impressive returns of about 14 percent per year since its inception in 1995. Fund manager Lee Ainslie keeps things simple, sticking… Read More
The fiscal cliff talks remain the front-page story this week. We’ve seen a few more hints that both sides will be willing to compromise, but from all outward appearances the two remain far apart on key points. As we indicated last week, the talks are apt to come down to… Read More
This morning, however, we purchased the Cirrus Logic (CRUS) March 28 call option seeking to capitalize on the likely rebound of the battered semiconductor’s stock. The option is a buy with a limit set at $3.60 per contract. Last week we added the Whirlpool March 97.50 put option, anticipating a… Read More
Buy to open Cirrus Logic (CRUS) March 28 call option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $3.60 per contract. Investors have dumped their shares of Cirrus Logic (CRUS) like mad lately on concerns about the company’s shrinking margins. Though not entirely unjustified, we see the worries… Read More
The US added 147,000 private sector jobs in November, according to the Labor Department. While that figure is actually below the monthly average this year, it was better than what most experts had expected as Sandy appears to have had minimal effect on hiring in the month. The official jobless… Read More
Buy to open Whirlpool (WHR) March 97.50 put option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $6.80 per contract. The housing sector is on the mend and housing-related stocks have been on a tear – not just home builders but also companies that produce what goes inside… Read More
Part of our job in uncovering winning trades is to determine the market’s near- and intermediate-term direction. But sometimes that secondary mission is far from clear-cut. Unfortunately, this is one of those times. The major stock averages are in the middle of the trade ranges that have prevailed for the… Read More
Yesterday we closed out two call option positions due to indications the underlying stocks were likely to pause after making nice moves off their recent lows. We captured a 17 percent profit in the American International Group (AIG) February 33 call option and a 14 percent gain in the Red… Read More
Sell to close the American International Group February 33 call option at the market. Also sell to close the Red Hat Software January 49 call option at the market. Both American International Group (AIG) and Red Hat Software (RHT) appear to be losing steam. While neither stock has reached our… Read More