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Asian equity market tumbled on Friday amid a severe downturn on Wall Street and fears of a global economic slowdown. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.2 percent to 2,626.42–the best performing index in the region. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index retreated 4.3 percent to 20,946.14, wiping out USD132 billion worth… Read More

Sell to close the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) September 57 call option at the market. Buy to open the Barrick Gold (ABX) January 50 call option using a limit order to pay no more than $4.10 per contract.   Read More

All things considered, the damage so far in the stock market from the debt ceiling agreement and weak economic data that has come out this week hasn’t been so bad. And hopefully, it will remain limited, though we have to admit the market is looking a bit shaky here.   Read More

As for our positions, this morning we traded out of the Garmin January 33 put option (bagging a nice profit in the process) and replaced it with the Ebay (EBAY) January 32 put option, which has more clear cut risk/reward parameters at this juncture. The option can still be purchased… Read More

We have good exposure to the gold market with our Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) September 57 call option,and equity positions in Gabriel Resources (GBU.TO, GBRRF) and NovaGold Resources (NG).   Strong quarterly results today from the likes of Weatherford International and National Oilwell Varco suggest Nabors Industries (NBR) has further to rally. Look for some consolidation in the share price in the current area as a prelude to another leg up.   Mosaic (MOS) has been acting well in recent sessions and also offers additional upside potential. Our Mosaic (MOS) September 80 call option, however, is rated a hold since it’s still well out of the money.   Our lone short position, the Garmin January 33 put option, can still be purchased. The stock has put in a series of lower highs since early May and has the potential to decline significantly more from where it stands today. And the company’s earnings announcement next week could prove to the catalyst that brings about that decline.   Next regularly scheduled issue: Tuesday, August 2.   RESULTS SINCE AGGRESSIVE TRADER’S INCEPTION Read More