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With one month to go until the end of the year, the clock is ticking for Washington to deliver an agreement to stave off the dreaded fiscal cliff. While both Republican and Democrat leaders have stressed their willingness to deal, significant differences on how to balance spending cuts with revenue… Read More

After turning in strong results last week in holiday-shortened trading, with gains of 3 percent or more on the major averages, stocks are taking a bit of a breather so far this week. Our work suggests, however, that further gains are likely in the coming weeks, although the advance should… Read More

In a rare occurrence, we’re holding all longs at the moment, including both call options and equity positions. Among those holdings, American International Group is acting well and our near-term target remains the stock’s 50-day moving average near $34 a share. The American International Group (AIG) February 33 call option… Read More

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with family and friends. While many Americans enjoy the day off and get their holiday shopping started in earnest on Black Friday, US stocks are poised to finish this shortened week strongly thanks to encouraging signals from Europe that a deal… Read More

We are selling our position in Coinstar (CSTR). Munder Growth Opportunities fund (MNNAX) has reduced its position in Coinstar by more than a half. The stock no longer qualifies as a top holding in the fund. In keeping with Brain Trust Profits’ strategy, we are likewise closing our position in… Read More

We are buying a 6 percent position in First Majestic Silver Corp (AG). Eric Sprott is a well respected gold and silver investment guru. Most of his hedge fund Sprott Asset Management is in precious metals. He jumped on gold when the metal was still in the $200’s. In the past decade, that strategy has served him well. He is also a huge fan of silver, with silver stocks making up the bulk of his hedge fund’s top holdings. However, it seems that he loves one more than all others: his fund has almost 5 million shares of First Majestic Silver Corp (AG), good for an 11 percent weight, by far the biggest bet. Read More

After falling about 9 percent peak to trough (using intraday figures), the S&P 500, our preferred blue chip benchmark, reversed course late last week. The internal action of the last few days suggests that the bulls will have the upper hand, at least for a while. Yesterday, for example, advancing… Read More

We’ve had a flurry of trading activity lately, with mixed results overall. On Friday, we capitalized on a decline in Brinker International (EAT), bagging a 58 percent profit on the Brinker January 30 put option in four days. The day before, we closed out the SPDR Industrial Select Sector (XLI)… Read More

Buy to open the AIG International (AIG) February 33 call option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $1.68 per contract. Also buy to open the Red Hat Software (RHT) January 49 call option. Use a limit order set at $2.60 per contract. Stocks appear to have… Read More