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Buy to open the Microsoft January 22.50 call option (MSQ + AS). Set a limit order to pay no more than $2.35 per contract. Although we’re concerned with the overall stock market’s prospects for the next several months, we still see pockets of opportunity on the long side. Read More

Buy to open the U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) January 14 call option (UNY + AN). Set a limit order to pay no more than $3.10 per contract.   Crude oil prices have pierced the $70 a barrel mark and are now up 100 percent from their December lows. Read More

During the 13 weeks ended last Friday, blue chips stocks had gained 38 percent, marking one of the sharpest rises in history. Small cap stocks, as measured by the unweighted average of all stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, fared even better, gaining a whopping 84 percent in that same period with nary a pause. Read More

Our one new addition in the past week was the Goldcorp October 40 call option (GAG + JH), which is a buy at its current price. Gold has pulled back slightly in response to a stronger U.S. dollar, but it’s not a trend that is likely… Read More

SAGD involves the drilling of two horizontal wells, one at the bottom of the formation and another about five meters above it. The upper well injects steam into the reservoir. The resulting heat melts the bitumen, which allows gravity to assist it to flow to the lower well, and the bitumen is pumped to the surface. Read More

On several occasions in recent months we’ve made reference to the fact that during this rally (a rally of historic proportions) stocks have remained highly correlated. Read More

 Unfortunately, we were running short of time with Sears Holdings June 55 put (KTQ + RK). So this morning we closed out the position, taking a steep 92 percent loss on the trade.   About the same time, we returned to the gold space, buying to open the Goldcorp… Read More

Our hat’s off to the White House (along with the Federal Reserve). They have done an outstanding job of talking up the stock market since early March. With little in the way of funds available to bail out the ailing banks, and Congress in no mood to provide more cash for the cause, they’re trying to talk their way out of the slump. Read More