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Analyst Articles

May 10, 2005  Sell to close your July 60 Simon Property Group put option (SPG+SL) for a 75 percent loss.  We took a short position in Simon Property as a way of playing higher interest rates and weakness in the retail sector.  Read More

Sell Short Ford Motors (F) at the market.  Standard & Poor's today lowered its ratings on the debt of Ford to non-investment grade (junk) with negative outlook. The news means that Ford's access to credit and other sources of financing have become much more difficult.  Read More

BUY TO OPEN the August 58 Russell 2000 Growth iShares (IWO) PUT OPTION (IZP+TF) at $3.40 or less.  We advise buying a put on the Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund iShares (IWO) to benefit from what we expect will be a prolonged period of weakness for small-capitalization stocks, in particularly growth stocks which generally sport higher P/E ratios.  Read More

April 29, 2005  Buy Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) on margin to increase your position in the stock. As expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Amylin and its partner Eli Lilly approval to market Amylin's diabetes drug Exenatide (to be sold under the name Byetta).  Read More

April 27, 2005  Sell to close your May 70 Schlumberger (SLB) call option (SLB+EN) at the market. Also, buy to open the October 95 Oil Service Holders (OIH) call option (OIH+JS) at the market.  Read More

SELL TO CLOSE your Maytag Corp. MYG July 15 Put option (MYG+SC), at the market. Maytag reported very disappointing quarterly numbers today. In addition to not making the EPS numbers, the company has slashed its forecast. The stock is down on the news, and we advise closing out your position for about 200% profit today. Read More