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Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 28  July 12, 2006  Things sure can change in a hurry in this business. A few short weeks ago our computer screens were glowing red as the bulk of our trades crossed the tape well below our entry points. Read More

Oil prices, which are above $75 a barrel today, have broken out of their trading range. That means the way is paved for a rally to record highs in the coming weeks. We closed out our position in the Hess August 50 call option last Thursday for a nice gain… Read More

Image by jpellgen via Flickr Volume 3, Number 27  July 5, 2006  The holiday may be over, but the fireworks continue on Wall Street today. After surging on light volume on Monday, stocks are giving up those gains today. The bullish trend, however, remains in… Read More

Hess (HES) has gained roughly 14 percent off its lows of last week, while Transocean (RIG) and Chevron (CVX) up 8 and 6 percent, respectively. The lone exception is Halliburton (HAL), which has been essentially flat. Hess is getting a boost today on a bullish report out of Merrill Lynch. Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 26  June 28, 2006  What’s the word Ben? The Federal Open Market Committee is conducting its third meeting under recently installed Chairman Ben Bernanke today and tomorrow. Market participants are betting the central bank will hike short-term interest rates… Read More

There’s a lot of red on our computer screens representing our current open trades. However, with the exception of the Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold August 65 call option (FCX + HM), all of our trades continue to offer good near-term profit potential. The Freeport call is too far out… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 3, Number 25  June 21, 2006  In all of our years of closely observing the stock market we’ve seen just about everything imaginable under the sun. So we think it’s fair to say that we’ve witnessed a… Read More

We closed out the Best Buy September 52.50 put option this week for a small loss after the company reported better than expected earnings yesterday. We also closed out our margined position in Sun Microsystems for a modest loss. The action in Sun suggests it will be some time before… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 24  June 14, 2006  It looks like the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has painted himself into a corner. Inflation data out during the past two days virtually guarantee the central bank will raise rates at its upcoming meeting, even… Read More

We’ve added two new positions since our last Weekly Update. Both trades are bearish bets that should work regardless of what the market does in the coming weeks and they’ll act as a hedge should stocks fall further. We bought the Best Buy September 52.50 put option (BBY + UX)… Read More