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Auto sales growth in China declined in 2011, trailing sales growth in the US for the first time in 14 years, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Total vehicle sales rose 2.5 percent to 18.5 million last year. US deliveries of automobiles are projected to have… Read More

With stocks seemingly in rally mode, we walked away from our positions today in the Gap (GPS) March 18 put option and Lexmark (LXK) April 31 put option, taking losses in each. We also recommended opening the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) May 40 call option using a limit order… Read More

Sell to close the Lexmark (LXK) April 31 put option, at the market. Sell to close the Gap (GPS) March 18 put option, at the market. Buy to open the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) May 40 call option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $4.10 per contract. Read More

China’s 2011 retail sales rose 17 percent from the previous year to RMB18 trillion (USD2.86 trillion), a sign that China’s attempts to shift its economic growth model toward domestic consumption are bearing fruit. The country’s Ministry of Commerce said retail sales would grow by 14 percent in 2012. China’s National… Read More

One such opportunity presented itself this morning. Signs of improving manufacturing in many parts of the world and Iran threatening to block the Straits of Hormuz after the West imposed new sanctions against the aspiring nuclear nation have oil prices surging today. That lift helped to give us a nice 36 percent profit on the SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) March 68 call option, which we closed out this morning.   After touching nearly a six-month low, gold has rebounded nicely in the last two trading sessions. Silver, too, is on the mend. Both have likely bottomed and offer far more upside potential than downside risk. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) can both still be purchased at their current prices if you don't own them already.   The mining stocks are also extremely attractive here, having pulled back far in excess of what was warranted by the retreat in precious metals. We're long the Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) ETF as well as NovaGold Resources (NG) and rate both as buys. NovaGold's decision to split itself into two, separating its copper mining interests, should aid the stock as the year progresses.    Read More