We had high hopes for the Amylin Pharmaceuticals January 20 (AQM +AD) call option when we recommended it just last week, so it was nice to be rewarded so quickly with a 132 percent gain the other day. Even after Tuesday’s run up the stock still represents an outstanding long-term… Read More
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Image via Wikipedia August 24, 2005 Weekly Update The heat wave here in the Northeast has broken. For much of August the humidity was so thick you could cut the air with a knife. Today, you couldn’t ask for nicer weather, with one exception: The… Read More
The strong upmove in precious metals prices prompted us to take profits of 41 percent in the Coeur d’ Alene Mines call option and 75 percent in the Philadelphia Gold/Silver Index (XAU) call option. We’re now looking for a good reentry point, most likely that will occur if the XAU… Read More
Image via Wikipedia August 17, 2005 Weekly Update Wal-Mart is feeling the pinch, are you? Yesterday the retailing giant cited higher gasoline prices as the cause for its weakest quarterly performance in four years. The news sent shudders throughout the market, calling into question profit… Read More
After the rash of trades we made the prior week, this past week was downright quiet. Our only new trade since our last Weekly Update was the September 40 Nasdaq 100 Trust put option (QQQ+UN) we added as a hedge prior to the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike. With no… Read More
Image by bedharak via Flickr August 10, 2005 Weekly Update In case you missed it, there are two series of Internet HOLDR options, one with the symbol HHH; the other series has the symbol HMH. The two are essentially the same thing and either series… Read More
Yesterday we bought the December 50 Energy Select Sector (XLE) SPDR (XBT + LX) call option. The option has moved up along with the price of oil, which stands at record highs. If you haven’t entered this trade yet, put in a limit order to pay no more than $2.40… Read More
Image via Wikipedia August 3, 2005 Weekly Update There’s no talk of a summer slowdown around here. Others may be digging their toes in the sand and enjoying the ocean breeze while thumbing through some light reading, but we’ve been hard at work. We established… Read More
We jumped back into a long position in S&P Depositary Receipts (SPY) yesterday, buying the September 123 call option (SPY+IS). The benchmark index our option in tied to should tack on several more percentage points in the coming weeks, which would lead to a substantial gain in our option. The… Read More
Image via Wikipedia July 27, 2005 Weekly Update Like thermometers across much of the country, the stock market is soaring these days. Blue chips haven’t eclipsed their 2000 highs, but they’re at multi-year highs. Small stocks, meanwhile, are setting new records. And although a cold… Read More