In contrast to the prior week, this past week has been relatively quiet in terms of new trades. We’ve made only one change to our holdings and that was more of a lateral move than the introduction of a new position. We closed out the Eastman Kodak (EK) short for… Read More
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Image via Wikipedia Weekly Update November 30, 2005 The Holiday shopping season is fully under way and the early indications are that it will be a good year for retailers. If your gift list includes youngsters, here’s something to keep in mind: You can’t go… Read More
We’ve had a fair amount of turnover in the past week, closing out three positions and adding three more. This morning we were prompted to exit the Amylin Pharmaceuticals call option for technical reasons. The stock has filled a big gap in it chart and a pullback is now likely. Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update November 23, 2005 The Bulls remains in control of this market and they’re getting a little help from seasonal trends. Blue chip stocks, as measured by the S&P 500, now stand at four-year highs. Although they’re… Read More
Yesterday we closed out our January 60 Internet HOLDRS call option for a profit of about 45 percent in a little more than two months. The ETF, which had been doing well in recent weeks, got a boost when a key component, Amazon.com was added to the S&P 500. With… Read More
Image via Wikipedia Weekly Update November 16, 2005 Wine lovers…Take your mark…Get set…Go! At midnight tomorrow, this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau will be officially released. Roughly half of the total annual production of the fruity French wine, some 70 million bottles, will be consumed in the… Read More
Yesterday we added the April 25 Intel call option (INQ +DE) to our list of holdings. The chip giant is primed for a rally that should add several points to its current price. You can still get in on the trade with a limit order to buy the option set… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update November 9, 2005 The Dutch have a long and storied history as shrewd businessmen that predates the purchase of Manhattan Island for a handful of glass beads and some other trade goods. So it’s good to… Read More
This morning we sold January 90 Merrill Lynch Retail HOLDRS (RTH) put option for a sizeable loss. We’re seeing increased signs that the economy is healthier than many believe. If true, retail stocks have to potential to surprise investors on the upside, so we cut our losses here. In the… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update November 2, 2005 A steady hand by the Federal Reserve is seen as good news for stocks. Yesterday the central bank nudged short-term interest rates higher by a quarter point for 12th time in 16 months… Read More