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President Obama won another four years in the White House on Tuesday by carrying almost every swing state. The markets, however, didn’t like the results because Romney is seen to be more business- and investment-friendly than Obama. Moreover, Ryan has a lot of clout with House Republicans and could have… Read More

Stocks are solidly positive today. And the S&P 500 has so far successfully defended the 1400 level. However, we cannot rule out a bit more selling before the current correction runs its course – although we don’t expect much in the way of downside action. That said, voters are headed to the… Read More

The SPDR Industrial Select Sector (XLI) January 36 put option is a buy at its current price. The ETF is at the upper end of a relatively tight trading range and at the very least, likely to retest its recent lows around $36. The option serves as a hedge against… Read More

Vivus (VVUS) reported earnings today, booking a loss of 40 cents per share. But at this stage, it is the early Qsymia sales results that matter the most – the drug was launched in mid-September. In the remainder of the third quarter, there were 656 prescriptions written. However, in the… Read More

Markets resumed trading today after a two-day break due to superstorm Sandy, which impacted a huge portion of the American public in one way or another. Power is still out in much of the New York City region and it will be weeks before the transportation system is fully operational… Read More

Although the S&P 500 is down about 2 percent for October, corporate earnings has been mixed and numerous companies have issued warnings about demand weakness ahead, the stock market by and large does not look like it is breaking down. Despite the lackluster macroeconomic outlook, most companies are in sound… Read More

Earnings season is in full swing these days, and traders have used the reports as an excuse to lock in profits. Roughly a quarter of the companies that make up the S&P 500 had released their results as of last night. So far, it’s been hard to get excited by… Read More

We are particularly encouraged by the relative strength small stocks have displayed. If this were the early stage of a big decline, we would expect to see the small fry underperforming their blue chip counterparts. Nevertheless, today we added the SPDR Industrial Select Sector (XLI) January 36 put option as… Read More

Sell to close the Qualcomm (QCOM) January 65 call option at the market. Buy to open SPDR Industrial Select Sector ETF (XLI) January 36 put option. Use a limit order at $1.37 per contract. Stocks are under pressure today and may remain so in the next few weeks. As… Read More