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Yesterday we cashed out of the SanDisk January 50 put option (SFW + MJ) for a gain of more than 30 percent in just over a month. We sold rather than risk a bounce in the stock on a favorable earnings report.  We followed up the SanDisk position by adding… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 42  October 17, 2007  We’re now in full swing with earning season. After 18 consecutive quarters of growth we’re likely to find profits actually contracted in the latest period. But this doesn’t tell the whole story. Weak profits from… Read More

This morning we exited our Corning January 25 call option position for a 57 percent gain in less than a month. We may very well revisit this one, but for now we expect a modest pullback in the share price.  Burlington Northern (BNI) has broken out of a two-month trading… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 41  October 10, 2007  The third-quarter earning reporting season began other day and so far we’re off to a slow start, but we’re not inclined to stick a fork in it just yet. While there will no doubt be… Read More

The latest change to our holdings occurred earlier today when we sold the Market Vectors Gold Mining ETF December 40 call option (GDX + LN) for a 38 percent profit in just over 2 months. The rally in gold appears to have stalled. Most likely we’ll see it and the… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 40  October 3, 2007  Bear market? What bear market? Blue chip stocks have managed to climb to fresh new highs since our last missive, fully erasing the sharp losses of late July and August. Small caps still remain below… Read More

For now the majority of our trades are on the long side of the market, but we’ll remain flexible as things develop. We’ve made a handful of changes to our holdings in recent days. Yesterday we took advantage of the run-up in the underlying stock to take a 31 percent… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 4, Number 39  September 26, 2007  The jury is still out on whether stocks will make a run to new highs in the coming months, but the major averages have made a nice go it in recent… Read More

This morning we added the Corning January 25 call option (GLW + AE). Set a limit to pay no more than 2.10 per contract if you haven’t purchased it yet. Despite continued strong sales and profit growth, the stock has lagged the S&P 500 in recent weeks. We foresee Corning… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 4, Number 38  September 19, 2007  The market was expecting a rate cut from the Federal Reserve and the central bankers certainly didn’t disappoint. Gentle Ben lowered the fed funds rate by 50 basis points (1/2 percentage point) to 4.75 percent… Read More