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Last Thursday we closed out our Research in Motion June 95 put option (RUL + RS) for a gain of 38 percent in two weeks. The market was testing its January low at the time and we (rightfully) feared the stock would stage a big rebound.  The gain we pocketed… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 5, Number 7  February 13, 2008  Stocks are increasingly looking like they’ve put in a bottom. Last week we saw a dramatic (and highly unusual) reversal following the previous week’s big gains. Yet the market’s decline last… Read More

We’ve made few changes to our positions since the last Weekly Update: On Monday we closed the JPMorgan Chase June 45 call option (JPM + FI) for a gain of 34 percent in just one week. We replaced that position with the Wells Fargo (WFC) July 32.50 call option (WFC… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 6  February 6, 2008  Last week stocks staged one of their most impressive showings in the last 30 years. Most important was the action in the more economically sensitive small cap shares. In the past, gains such as the… Read More

Here’s a look at our recent trades and on-going positions:  Yesterday we took a tough 84 percent loss on the Amylin April 40 call option (AQM + DH) after the company’s latest quarterly report failed to goose the share price.  We’ve seen a good move in financial stocks in recent… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 5, Number 5  January 30, 2008  Once again, all eyes are on the Fed. The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee, the central bank’s policy setting arm is meeting in Washington today to debate its next move on… Read More

Softening the blow of falling share prices, this morning we closed out Research in Motion July 90 put option (RFY + RR) for a gain of 32 percent in just over a week. We’ll look to replace it shortly with another hedge to guard against the market tumbling further.  We’re… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 5, Number 4  January 23, 2008  We’ve long held the view the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was behind the curve in responding to the credit crisis and signs the economy was slowing down. The stock market’s action during the past… Read More

Last night Intel (INTC) reported its fourth-quarter earnings, the highlight of which was a 51 percent increase in its profits in the period. Unfortunately, the market was less than pleased with the company’s numbers or its forecast. With the stock down sharply in today’s trading we exited the trade in… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 5, Number 3  January 16, 2008  Citicorp’s massive $18.1 billion write off of its collateralized debt portfolio, coupled with more economic data that suggests the economy is slowing, sparked yesterday’s decline. Trading was quite ugly, with the… Read More