Higher inflation and near-term economic weakness isn’t the death knell for the equity market, although certain segments will suffer while others thrive. This morning we established a new bearish position in the January 90 Merrill Lynch Retail HOLDRS (RTH) put (RTX + MR) option as a way of capitalizing on… Read More
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife September 21, 2005 Weekly Update The end of King Greenspan’s 18-year reign is fast approaching, but the central bank monarch isn’t resting on his laurels. The Federal Reserve nudged interest rates higher by 25 basis points yesterday afternoon. Read More
Based on this outlook we took a long market position yesterday, buying the November 124 S&P 500 Depositary Receipts call option (SPY + KT) at the market. This trade will gain as stocks climb the current wall of worry. Energy remains a favorite theme of ours, so earlier today we… Read More
Image by Getty Images via Daylife September 14, 2005 Weekly Update Appearances can be deceiving. Here in the Northeast it looks like fall is coming early this year. Despite afternoon temperatures still reaching into the 80s and low 90s, the leaves are starting to… Read More
Based on this outlook we took a long market position yesterday, buying the November 124 S&P 500 Depositary Receipts call option (SPY + KT) at the market. This trade will gain as stocks climb the current wall of worry. Energy remains a favorite theme of ours, so earlier today we… Read More
Image via Wikipedia September 14, 2005 Weekly Update Appearances can be deceiving. Here in the Northeast it looks like fall is coming early this year. Despite afternoon temperatures still reaching into the 80s and low 90s, the leaves are starting to turn and drop earlier… Read More
Last week, we recommended the purchase of the March 100 Philadelphia Gold/Silver Index call option (XAV + CT). We are bullish on gold and other asset-based investments over the intermediate and longer term. In addition, we’re seeing growing inflation as one of the consequences from Hurricane Katrina. In addition, the… Read More
Image via Wikipedia September 7, 2005 Weekly update Damage assessment continues in the aftermath of Katrina. The impact from the storm and the man-made disaster that has followed is staggering, defying all words. Even the most optimistic expectations of the time required for things to… Read More
We closed out our two most vulnerable positions yesterday, selling the September 123 SPDR call option for a loss of 87 percent and the November 65 Internet HOLDRs put for a loss of 69 percent. As the true economic implications become clearer, we’ll consider revisiting these trades, assuming our indicators… Read More
Image via Wikipedia August 31, 2005 Weekly Update We’re saddened by the dreadful loss of life and property that accompanied Hurricane Katrina earlier this week. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected by the storm. It has become clear that clean up… Read More