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You’ll be hard pressed to find good news in today’s market, though there are some positives. On the plus side, stocks are oversold—heading into today’s trading down 16 percent from their April highs. So it would make sense that shares experience at least a bit of a bounce. Read More

Our latest addition, the Lexmark October 16, 2010 33 put option is a buy up to $3.85 per option. There are two gapping holes in the stock’s price chart that need to be filled, the first one about 18 percent below the current share price. If there’s one thing you… Read More

The summer heat is sweltering here in Manhattan, as it is in much of the country. One place that isn’t so hot right now though is Wall Street. Things there have been cooling off for months. In fact, we’re now nine months into a trading range that, at present, appears to be capped around 1200 (and possibly less) on the upside for the S&P 500, with 1040 the likely floor. Read More

We made a couple of changes to our holding since the last update. Last week we added Whirlpool September 18, 2010 90 put option. The trade is working out nicely and you should hold for further gains. Visa (V) is under pressure along with the rest of the market today, but having already come down sharply in the last two months the stock’s downside appears to be limited. The Visa September 18, 2010 75 call option is a buy at its current price. We’re less than optimistic about the prospects for American Express (AXP), which should at least retest its recent lows in the upper $30s. The American Express October 16, 2010 39 put option is a buy for new clients at its current price. Greece has been pushed from the front pages, thanks to the G20 get together in Toronto, the BP oil spill and World Cup soccer, among other things. But the same problems that put Greece in the news in the first place are being felt in many other countries, not least of which is Romania. The country’s currency, the leu, has fallen to a new low against the euro, no easy feat given the EU’s sad state of affairs. A director at the National Bank, was quoted as saying the currency could fall another 15 to 30 percent against the euro, though the central bank was quick to declare the comment a private opinion. Read More

Stocks kicked off the week Monday with a bang on news over the weekend that the Chinese were once again going to allow their currency to float in a narrow band relative to the dollar. By day’s end that bang had morphed into a whimper. Read More

Visa (V) shareholders liked what they heard yesterday out of Senate Majority Leader Dick Durban’s office regarding financial reform. A provision which would have allowed merchants to offer customers discounts to use one debit card over another has been removed from Durban’s amendment. Hold on to your Visa September 18, 2010 75 call option for further gains. As expected American Express’ (AXP) delinquency rate fell slightly in May, but the improvement wasn’t stunning. The stock has filled a gap in its price chart, which should pave the way for another retreat back toward its recent lows in the upper $30s. The American Express October 16, 2010 39 put option is a buy for new clients at its current price. CVS Caremark (CVS) and rival Walgreens have patched up their recent differences over where customers can get their pharmacy benefit management program prescriptions filled. CVS stock initially rebounded on the news but then gave it up in subsequent sessions. Our CVS Caremark August 21, 2010 37 call option is a hold. Greater expectations for growth and therefore copper demand have outweighed softer gold prices when it comes setting the tone for Freeport Copper & Gold’s (FCX) shares in recent sessions. The Freeport August 21, 2010 75 call option is a buy for new clients at its current price. Read More

Stocks are trying to muster another rally after pausing for the last couple of sessions. We continue to see stocks trading in a range, bounded by 1040 on the downside and 1200 on the upside for the S&P 500. The Dow equivalents are roughly 9750 and 11000. Read More

Here’s a run down of our current open positions:   American Express (AXP) is likely to report slightly better delinquency and charge off rates in May later today, but given the trends in consumer credit and retail sales we don’t expect the stock to get much lift from the news. The American Express October 16, 2010 39 put option is a buy for new clients at its current price.   Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) is in the process of rebounding from deeply oversold territory. The stock should continue higher at least until the mid to upper 50s where it will bump up against its 50- and 200-day moving averages. With time running short on our Teva July 17, 2010 60 call option, however, we’re scoring the trade as a hold.   CVS Caremark (CVS) is also snapping back. The company extended its share buyback program the other day, opening the door for another $2 billion in repurchases. The likely next move for the stock is a move up to fill the gap in its price chart around $33.75. The CVS Caremark August 21, 2010 37 call option is a hold.   Copper is taking a breather today, but it has come roaring back from its recent dip and is once again trading around $3 a pound, while gold is around $1,250 an ounce. Investors are still wary of Freeport Copper & Gold (FCX) but given those prices, the stock should be in the mid $70s right now. The Freeport August 21, 2010 75 call option is a buy for new clients at its current price.   Read More