Last week we discussed how the 1460-1470 area on the S&P 500 would prove to be a tough nut to crack. Sure enough, stocks rallied to the upper end of that range in early trading on Friday only to falter. This week, the story is no different: We’ll likely need… Read More
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In our lone trade since the last update, we beat a hasty retreat from the Intel (INTC) December 23 call option last Thursday after the stock fell through key support on disappointing guidance from Hewlett Packard. The ConocoPhillips (COP) January 57.50 call option remains a buy up to $2 per… Read More
Both the ADP September jobs report for the private sector and the Labor Department’s initial jobless claims numbers suggested that the job market may be a little better than expected, and today the Labor Department’s much-watched monthly employment report gave the markets an initial cheer as the unemployment rate unexpectedly… Read More
Without our buy-side research strategy, we may not have ever heard of Xinyuan Real Estate Company (XIN). It epitomizes the Brain Trust Profits mission: to utilize buy-side research to find outlier positions held by top funds; sometimes these picks can be obscure tiny stocks. But that is perfectly okay. We… Read More
Sell to close the Intel (INTC) December 23 call option at the market. Intel (INTC) is under pressure in sympathy with Hewlett Packard. Yesterday, Meg Whitman, HP’s chief exec, warned that it would take several years to turn the struggling company around. Investors are speculating those prolonged troubles will extend… Read More
Stocks are attempting to work their way back towards their recent highs. The 1460-1470 area on the benchmark S&P 500 has given traders pause on several occasions now and may be somewhat difficult to top in the near term. Nevertheless, the action in the broader market suggests the rally is… Read More
Earlier today, we added the ConocoPhillips (COP) January 57.50 call option as a play on strengthening natural gas prices. It’s a buy up to $2 per contract. Intel (INTC) has traded in a fairly tight range since we added the Intel December 23 call option. But the deeply oversold stock, which closed yesterday more… Read More
Buy to open the ConocoPhillips (COP) January 57.50 call option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $2.00 per contract. Natural gas prices are on a quiet tear, up some 75 percent from their April lows. Moreover, from both a technical and fundamental perspective there’s little to prevent… Read More
What are commodities and why should you care. In stock market terms a commodity is simply a physical substance that is traded on a stock exchange… Read More
Welcome to the first issue of Brain Trust Profits! We hope that you will find our service interesting, informative, and most importantly, highly profitable! Our weekly issues will be a mix of market commentaries and frequent reviews of open positions. … Read More