Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 52 December 27, 2006 It should be another relatively quiet week for trading this week. Much of both Wall Street and Main Street are on holiday as the year comes to an end and those that aren’t on vacation… Read More
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Among our open positions, the Thai selloff and the inflation data has put pressure on small cap stocks, including our February 80 iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) call option (IOW + BB). Our short-term timing model for small caps is still bullish though and we’ve entered a period of seasonal… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 51 December 20, 2006 Like the wrapped presents sitting under department store Christmas trees these days, there’s less than meets the eye in the news reports that are hitting the airwaves lately. As with the empty store packages, the… Read More
One position we are willing to take on right now is the February 80 iShares Russell 2000 Index call option (IOW + BB). Our short-term timing models are telling us that small cap shares are offering the potential for a modest short-term gain with limited downside risk. Set a limit… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 50 December 13, 2006 The Federal Reserve’s policy setting body left short-term interest rates unchanged yesterday to no one’s surprise. The verbiage that came along with the inaction indicates that the central bank expects economic growth to pick up… Read More
Expectations for above-average temperatures in much of the country sent natural gas traders to the exits early in the week. Related stocks, including contract driller Nabors Industries (NBR) also came under pressure. Instead of risking the remaining gains on our Nabors March 35 call option (NBR + CG) we headed… Read More
Image by squareintheteeth via Flickr Volume 3, Number 49 December 6, 2006 We’re in the holiday spirit these days, but we see growing uncertainties in this market. With momentum players largely in control and season trends in their favor, we look for stocks to continue… Read More
Our only action in the past week was the sale of the Novartis January 60 call option on Monday for a nice 26 percent profit in less than two weeks. We were prompted by a sense that a modest pullback in share prices was in the works and as you… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 48 November 29, 2006 Gesundheit. Stocks showed the first sign of catching a cold Monday, suffering their worst one-day loss in five months. There was plenty of finger-pointing as to the cause, including the weak U.S. greenback, expectations for… Read More
Yesterday we doubled our exposure to Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN), this time buying the Amylin March 40 call option (AMQ + DH). The stock has come under renewed pressure with slightly worse than expected script numbers in the latest week. Traders were so concerned with scripts they chose to ignore the… Read More