Things have settled down in the stock market this week following the best two-day move of the year on Thursday and Friday. Traders are waiting to see what the European Central Bank and our own Federal Reserve are going to do when they hold policy-setting meetings this week. Read More
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We made two changes since our last update. We closed out our United Continental Holdings (UAL) September 22 put option for a 34 percent gain after the stock plunged last Thursday. That same day we added the Schlumberger (SLB) November 72.50 call option. We’re off to a good start with… Read More
Buy to open the Schlumberger (SLB) November 72.50 call option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $4.20 per contract. The shares of oil service companies are acting well. This reflects the generally positive earnings reports these companies have been coming up with, as well as… Read More
Sell to close the United Continental Holdings (UAL) September 22 put option at the market. The shares of United Continental Holdings (UAL) are plunging this morning after the company’s disappointing earnings report. While the company did report a profit, it was lower than consensus, and the company has also… Read More
The economy and the European worries continue weighing in on the stock market. The U.S. indices are now declining for the third day, giving up more ground for the month of July. We are getting more discouraging news from Europe these days. Here’re a couple of data points from the… Read More
Last week we closed our two call positions with mixed results. We took a small 10 percent loss on the Nabors Industries (NBR) call, using the stock’s temporary boost as an opportunity to exit the position after it cut its second quarter profit guidance. We also booked a 20 percent… Read More
Sell to close the Whirlpool (WHR) September 55 put option at the market. In its place buy to open the Aeropostale (ARO) October 18 put option; use a limit order to pay no more than $1.25 per contract. Whirlpool (WHR), the maker of consumer appliances, has reported its quarterly… Read More
Sell to close the Marvel Technology Group (MRVL) November 11 call option at the market. Also sell to close the Nabors Industries (NBR) September 14 call option at the market. Marvel Technology Group (MRVL) has staged a nice rebound… Read More
Stocks are once again largely printing red today, as they did yesterday. That’s a pattern which has become quite familiar in recent sessions, even if the market has essentially only moved sideways. Trading volume yesterday could only be described as anemic, with little more than 600 million shares trading hands… Read More
Our positions remain fairly balanced with both longs and shorts. Earlier today, we added the Texas Instruments (TXN) October 26 put option. It’s a buy up to $1.55 if you haven’t purchased it yet. The TXN trade joints two other put positions. Whirlpool (WHR) has once… Read More