We netted a 29 percent profit in the iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund September 83 call option (TLT + IE) last Friday. Bonds are now at a likely turning point so there’s a good chance we’ll return to the TLT on the short side of the market soon. Read More
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 4, Number 27 July 3, 2007 Stocks are off to a good start in the second half of the year in this holiday shortened trading week. Investors have been encouraged by the recent spate of strong economic… Read More
Earlier today we added the Apache October 75 call option (APA + JO) in anticipation of a strong rebound following the stock’s steep slide in the past week. Set a limit order to pay no more than $8.80 per contract if you haven’t purchased this one yet. Yesterday we were… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 26 June 27, 2007 The mercury is rising across much of the country this week, but investors have remained lukewarm towards stocks, which have so far failed to climb to new highs but have likewise held above their recent… Read More
Here’s a recap of our recently closed positions and a rundown of all of open trades: Earlier today we closed out the Schlumberger (SLB) November 80 call option (SLB + KP) after the weekly oil inventory data showed the market was well supplied with crude. The report was just the… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 25 June 20, 2007 Investors have so far been content to forego the typical retest of the market lows that usually occurs during a correction. Instead, they’ve bid prices back up to the point where we’re once again close… Read More
Yesterday we closed out the General Growth Properties October 55 put option for a 33 percent gain in just three weeks. We’re still bearish on the stock but the action in General Growth and the tone of the overall stock and bond markets prompted us to take profits. The rush… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 24 June 13, 2007 Two weeks after making new highs, stocks have been struggling of late. The cause of the selling, which has been shouted from the rooftops, has been weakness in the bond market. With the economy turning… Read More
Strong economic data and on-going inflation worries have investors walking away from long-term bonds, bringing yields to fresh 10-month highs. The move has pushed our iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund September 89 put option (TLT + UK) further in the black. As we indicated when we initiated the… Read More
Image via WikipediaVolume 4, Number 23 June 6, 2007 Stocks have been under pressure for the last two days and they’ll likely fall further still in the short term. But any decline is likely to be brief. Blue chip stocks are sporting modest valuations and… Read More