Image by shij13 via Flickr Volume 3, Number 14 April 5, 2006 The stock market has shrugged off inflation worries so far this year but the bond market is telling a somewhat different story. The fall in prices (and rise in yields) is attributable at… Read More
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This morning we closed out our Advanced Micro Devices July 35 put option for a quick gain of 15 percent. The stock looks like it will bounce here, so we should get another chance to trade it again shortly. We’ll keep you posted. Opposite of AMD stands Intel (INTC). Earlier… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 3, Number 13 March 29, 2006 "One and done" is now in doubt. The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates for the 15th consecutive time yesterday, as expected. But the markets were initially disappointed with the language… Read More
This morning we took advantage of the jump in several important drug stocks to take profits in the Merrill Lynch Pharmaceutical HOLDRs Trust May 70 call option (PPH + EN), with a 16 percent gain in seven weeks. We like the group but they need to retrench in the short… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Volume 3, Number 12 March 22, 2006 Despite more favorable numbers from our short-term stock market indicators, it’s hard to get too excited about stocks’ near-term prospects. Although the tape still looks good, stocks appear to be running… Read More
We sold Coca-Cola (KO) for a modest 14 percent gain in two months. On Monday we also sold the Advance Micro Devices (AMD) put option for a quick 22 percent profit in less than a week. AMD rallied strongly yesterday looks like it will head higher still. If it does,… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 11 March 15, 2006 The stock market still isn’t sending out any clear signals of which direction it wants to head in. There are plenty of risks right now and the economy is less buoyant than it was a… Read More
This morning we added the Advance Micro Devices (AMD) July 37.50 put option (AKD + SU). After staging a powerful rally in recent months, the chip maker is now in the process of returning to more reasonable valuations. This morning the stock opened with a gap below $38, leaving little… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Volume 3, Number 10 March 8, 2006 The Weekly Update distributed earlier inadvertently contained part of last week’s Update. Below is the proper issue. The dominant story on Wall Street this week has been the rise in global interest rates. Tighter credit… Read More
Not surprisingly, in a bout of guilt by association, the Google rout caused our April 32.50 Yahoo call option (YHQ + DZ) to fall also. Last week we warned that Yahoo could fall to the $32 a share area, which it did yesterday. This pullback to support should be followed… Read More