May 12, 2008  Sell to close the Alcoa July 35 put option (AA + SG) at the market.  Despite our somewhat dim view of Alcoa's (AA) longer-term prospects, the stock has been undeniably strong since we picked up our put option.  Read More

May 6, 2008  Sell to close the Wells Fargo July 32.50 call option (WFC + GZ) at the market.  We're calling it quits on our Wells Fargo (WFC) trade. As much as we like the stock for the long haul, we're lost a good deal of time value on the option and our position's chances aren't looking so hot right now. Read More

May 6, 2008  Buy to open the Schlumberger (SLB) August 105 call option (SDB + HA). Set a limit to pay no more than 7.40 per contract.  Read More

May 5, 2008  Sell to close the Nvidia September 20 call option (UVA + ID) at the market. Nvidia (NVDA) has put in a good showing since we added our call option early last week. Read More

Leeb's Aggressive Trader May 02, 2008  Buy to Open the October 50 MS puts (MS+VJ) with a limit order for a price of 5.50 or better.  Morgan Stanley (MS) is a leading investment bank that has rallied quite a bit off the March lows on declining volume. Read More

April 29, 2008  Buy to open the Nvidia (NVDA) September 20 call option (UVA + ID). Set a limit to pay no more than $3 per contract.  Shares of Nvidia (NVDA), the world's second-largest maker of computer-graphics chips, have been cut in half in the last six months, along with so many other tech stocks. Read More

April 29, 2008  Buy to open the Alcoa (AA) July 35 put option (AA + SG). Set a limit to pay no more than $3.20 per contract.  Read More

April 24, 2008  Buy to open the Agnico-Eagle Mines August 60 call option (AEM + HL) at the market. Maintain your position in the Agnico-Eagle August 70 call option (AEM + HN).  Gold and the shares of companies that mine it have been under intense selling pressure in recent weeks. Read More

April 23, 2008  Buy to open the XTO Energy (XTO) August 65 call option (XTO + HM). Set a limit to pay no more than $7 per contract.   While crude oil gets most of the attention these days, natural gas is also in a bull market. And while the home heating season has largely come to an end, we continue to expect strong demand for gas in the months ahead. Read More

April 23, 2008  Sell to close the Western Digital July 30 call option (WDC + GF) at the market.  Western Digital's (WDC) stock is moving up nicely today in anticipation that the company will report good numbers when it releases its earnings tomorrow. We suspect those numbers will be good, too. Read More