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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Weekly Update  Can you hear me now? On this date in 1878 the White House installed its first telephone, allowing for the rapid transmission of vocal messages to and from the seat of our government. Today, stocks are… Read More

Our latest addition is the Coca Cola February 40 put option (KO +NH, 1.40) we sold on Monday. The stock is trading near multi-year lows and management has lowered its projected growth rate to the high single digits. But the selling has gone too far and Wall Street is underestimating… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Weekly Update  In our efforts to bring you the best short-term trades, we frequently neglect to look back at our results and toot our own horn. For those of you who haven’t been paying close attention to the score, since starting this… Read More

Our latest recommendation is also our most recent close out. This morning we advised closing out the Staples January 30 call option (PLQ + AF, 2.55) for a profit of more than 35 percent in just three days. Yesterday, as expected, the company posted better than anticipated sales and earnings… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Weekly Update  Stocks are enjoying a technical breakout, having surpassed their highs of last spring. And they’ve made a pretty good run from the October lows, with the S&P 500 up nearly 9 percent in a little over three weeks. With the… Read More

This morning we closed out the call portion of our WebEx straddle for a profit. We held onto the December 22.50 put (UWB + XX, $0.90), however. Initially we established the position on expectations for volatility in the stock. Now with technology behemoth IBM throwing its hat into the ring,… Read More

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Market Update 11/10/04  Stocks have rallied strongly in the wake of a clear outcome to the presidential election, with the S&P 500 having gained 3 percent from last Tuesday’s close.  Market Update 11/10/04Small stocks, meanwhile,… Read More

Among our current Aggressive Trader recommendations, last week we bagged a quick 136 percent profit in put options on American International Group (AIG) in just seven days. Investors came to their senses and bought the stock, erasing much of its recent losses in the wake of the New York Attorney… Read More

Image via Wikipedia Market Update 11/03/2004  The stump speeches are a thing of the past, the polls are closed and the winner, by a nose, is George Bush. Although Ohio and three other states have yet to certify the election, Bush gets the nod. That’s… Read More

American International Group (AIG) was one of several insurance stocks named in an investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. News of the investigation send the share price of AIG tumbling. The insurance industry’s irregularities which Spitzer is investigating, however, are nothing like the recent mutual fund scandal, which… Read More