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It has been a relatively difficult week for the U.S. stock market. Decent economic data, including the lowest weekly initial jobless claims since 2007, increased concerns of QE tapering; meanwhile, weak earnings results from the likes of Wal-Mart, exacerbated worries that the economy may relapse in the face of a… Read More

We are reducing our position in Rovi Corporation (ROVI) to approximately 3.5 percent of our portfolio. We are buying an approximate 6 percent position in Theravance (THRX). In an uncharacteristically short turnaround, Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group has sold almost 25 percent of its Rovi Corporation (ROVI) shares after having… Read More

We warned in past weeks that the 1,700 mark on the S&P 500 was going to be a tough nut to crack. Sure enough, while stocks did manage to close above that level for a couple of days running, it has proven to be a near-term stopping point. Now with… Read More

Earlier today we closed out our Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) January 26 put option. Rather than breaking down, as expected, the stock has broken out. Today’s action suggests the stock will gain further before turning down. We are still holding a bull spread on Sherwin Williams (SHW). The stock is little changed… Read More

Sell to close the Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) January 26 put option, at the market. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has been persistently strong in recent sessions. The stock gapped up this morning after receiving a buy recommendation from Morgan Stanley. While we see trouble ahead for the company given the pervasive weakness in… Read More

It has been more than four years since the U.S. economy emerged from recession. The recovery since then has been nothing to write home about. In fact, it has been the most anemic expansion on record, despite unprecedented liquidity injections by the Federal Reserve to foster growth. The estimate of… Read More

Yesterday we closed out our bull call option spread on DuPont (DD), pocketing a 23 percent gain on the trade in less than a week. We are still holding another bull spread on Sherwin Williams (SHW). The stock is consolidating its recent gains but we fully expect it to fill… Read More

Buy to close the DuPont (DD) October 60 call option. Sell to close the DuPont October 55 call option. Execute both transactions at the market. DuPont’s (DD) stock has acted well since we put on our bull spread last week. The move has handing us a nice gain on… Read More