Sell to Open the EBAY April 75 Put (XBA+PO) at 2.40 or higher We advise aggressive traders to take a leveraged position in EBAY.  Read More

BUY TO OPEN the Maytag Corp. MYG April 17.50 Put option (MYG+PW), at $1.55 or below.  Maytag will report its quarterly numbers on January 28. We believe that these results, as well as the company's near-term prospects will disappoint investors. Read More

BUY to Open the Feb 15 Emulex Call Option (ELX+BC) at 2.00 or below.  Emulex (ELX), a company whose principal business is in storage networking, will report its numbers tomorrow. The Street's focus will probably be not on the company's quarterly results, but on its guidance. Read More

SELL to CLOSE your Intel January 22.50 Call Option (NQ+AX) at the market. Despite reposting good numbers last week, shares of Intel (INTC) failed to rally as we expected. Moreover, today, after announcing a first in many years major restructuring plan, the shares continued to slide. Read More

Sell General Motors GM short   Yesterday, at the Detroit Auto show, GM released its guidance for 2005. While the EPS range of $4 to $5 included the Street's consensus estimate (currently $4.90), we are inclined to think that the earnings will probably be at the lower end of this range. Read More

Sell to Open CAI Mar 55 Put (CAI+OK, 1.40) at 1.25 or higher  We advise aggressive traders to take a leveraged position in CACI (CAI, 61.77) after its pullback of the last few days. We believe that CACI's competitiveness and strong position in the defense IT services makes it a compelling buy at this levels. Read More

E-mail message:  Buy the WebEx Communications September 20 call option to open (UWB + ID, $1.40) and simultaneously buy the WebEx September 20 put option to open (UWB + UD, $2.65). Read More

Advice: Short Learning Tree (LTRE, 13.62). Our downside target for the stock is $6.50. The Learning Tree (LTRE) is a company working with an outdated business model. Stockholders have paid a considerable price during the last several years but there is even more downside risk to the stock.   Read More

Position update - March 45 Newmont Mining call option (NEM + CI, $2.40).   Read More

Sell to Close the May 35 Petrokazakhstan PKZ Call Options (PKZ+EG, 3.80, at the market)  The stock of Petrokazakhstan (PKZ, 34.76) opened higher today after the company disclosed the curtailment of production in Turgai Petroleum, its 50% Joint Venture with Russia's Lukoil.  Read More