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 Buy to open the Garmin (GRMN) April 35 put option (GQR + PG). Set a limit to pay no more than $3.10 per contract.  Satellite navigation systems have moved from being cool, expensive electronic gadgets just a few years ago to ubiquitous low-priced commodities today. And the technology is… Read More

According to some measures, the US alone is sitting on more than a century’s worth of natural gas at current rates of consumption. And because it emits half the greenhouse gases of coal, new unconventional reserves present the country--and the continent, for that matter--a unique opportunity to address concerns about energy security and climate change. Read More

Buy to open the American Airlines May 8 put option (AMR + QK). Set a limit to pay no more than $1.35 per contract. With their extremely high fixed costs and faced with cut-throat competition, airline stocks live and die on fuel costs. So we’re somewhat amazed that American Airlines… Read More

Earnings season began with Alcoa reporting its results yesterday. Traditionally, it’s the report from this aluminum giant and the Dow Industrials member that marks the start of the season – and this time, the season certainly did not start with a high note.   Read More

Yesterday, we closed the Transocean January 95 call option (RIG + AS) for an 80 percent loss. We’re out of the money on the American Express January 36 put option (ABZ + MD), the Travelers January 40 put (TRV + MH), and the Agnico-Eagle Mines January 65 call… Read More

We’re out of the money on both the Barrick Gold April 48 call (ABX + DR) and the Agnico-Eagle Mines January 65 call (AEM + AM), and the latter only has a few weeks until expiration. We’ll hold the Agnico-Eagle call looking to salvage some of our initial outlay. Read More

Another difficult year is drawing to a close. While the stock market had rebounded very strongly from its March lows, the health of the U.S. economy is still very much in question. Read More