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We continue to recommend writing the eBay April 75 put option (XBA+PO) at 2.40 or higher. The company is the premier play on the torrid growth of the Internet and should grow itself by 35 to 40 percent annually during the next several years. Near term, fair value on the… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update  Last week we stated that we couldn’t say how long the market’s downside would last but that we were not anticipating a significant slide from current levels. With yesterday’s gains the major averages have bounced off… Read More

Among our positions, we closed out our Intel January 22.50 call option yesterday for a loss of 80 percent. While Intel turned in great quarterly results, the market wasn’t willing to bid the stock up on the news.  Our latest recommendation, to short General Motors (GM), is on the right… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update  Good fourth-quarter corporate earnings results and healthy economic reports are getting the cold shoulder from investors. Strong profit results from the likes of IBM, Motorola and Yahoo, along with lower inflation numbers and improved employment data… Read More

Intel turned in outstanding quarterly results yesterday after the close. Not surprisingly, the stock has rallied on the news. Our Intel January 22.50 call (NQ + AX) will expire next week, but we want to hold the option in anticipation of further follow through on the up side for the… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update  Hang in there. There’s more red than green lighting up our computer screens of late, but we’re not ready to throw in the towel nor should you. Most stock averages have pulled back to their 50-day… Read More

There’s been only one new addition to our recommendations this week: This morning we advised writing a put option on defense IT service company CACI, which has been beaten down in recent trading along with other defense contractors. By selling the CAI Mar 55 Put (CAI+OK) at 1.25 or higher,… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Weekly Update  Stocks got off to a rough start so far in 2005. But it’s far too soon to call an end to the bull market. Market internals still look good, the economy is healthy, interest rates remain very low, energy prices… Read More

Our recommendation for RHAT September 15 Option remains open. You can sell a RHAT September 15 Put to Open (Symbol: RCV+UC) and get even a better price today, and we recommend those without a position to put a limit of $1.40 or better on the trade. Trade remains a moderate… Read More