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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
12:45pm (EST)
We have been super busy today but the last 48 hours are what makes option trading so lucrative.
As option traders, profits can come in a hurry and after putting our name on the line and calling for another leg higher in the market BEFORE the start of trading Monday, well, let’s just say it feels good to prove those Wall Street pros wrong, again.
We said over the weekend that last Tuesday’s 1% pullback flushed out the weak hands and the 5-week trading range we had been in was about to make a big move. The “selloff” merely stretched support and we have clearly shown all of this in our chart work over the past few weeks. The break above resistance this past Tuesday has been a goldmine for us although gold itself continues to take a pounding.
Speaking of which, we have never been big buyers of gold but it looks like investors would be safe with buying quarter positions at current levels. Gold is currently up $4 to $1,647 an ounce but could dip to $1,400-$1,450 if it gets ugly. This would be an overshoot of support but we are using the weakness to start quarter positions in silver. Silver is down to $32.33 an ounce but is up 15 cents today. In 2 years, silver will easily be above $40, possibly $50. If it silver goes lower from here, we will buy another quarter position so start small just in case.
As far the market, trading has been choppy but as we head into the second half session the bulls are adding to this week’s gains.
The Dow is up 41 points to 13,235 while the S&P is higher by 8 points to 1,402. The Nasdaq is showing a 17 point pop and is at 3,057.
Our subscribers have more profits to take as our Hard Stop for Pepsico (PEP, $64.08, up $0.02) has been triggered today. This call option trade has made us 50% in just over a week but today’s slight pullback in the morning knocked us out of the trade. We also now have a 400% winner on our hands with American Express (AXP, $56.64, up $0.49) so we are locking up another quarter position of profits.
We have so much more to cover inside our Members Area with our current trades so let’s go see where we things are at.
The profits this week have been enormous and we are giddy as we see a great opportunity over the next 3 months to make even juicier profits. We have been saying since last October that this would be one of the BEST times ever to trade the market and we continue to feel that way. In fact, 2012 could be one of our biggest year ever for profits!
Subscribers, check the Members Area for the latest updates and we will be back in the morning with a full report.
Tags: AXP, Gold prices, PEP, silver
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
9:00 (EST)
The market continued its recent slide as the bears had their best bull feast in nearly 80 years as Wall Street fell 5% last week. The recent selling pressure became much more serious as all of the indexes fell below their 50-day moving averages (MA) with the bears stretching their winning streak to seven-straight sessions.
The headline news read like a Vegas betting parlor as a number of European countries face further risks of defaulting. Germany was the latest country which showed a chink in the armor after trying to raise $6 billion euro but was only able to raise a little over half of it. Spain also went to the well and was successful in its bond auction but the yields came at a hefty price. Italy faces a huge crisis in 2012 if they can’t raise more dough, and they are trying, but it’s costing them an arm-and-leg.
The news here at home continues to come in better-than-expected and this week will be big with a number of month-end reports due out. As far as the charts, they have been stretched which often happens when headline news trumps the technical picture. The bears have clearly had the advantage and at some point there will be a rebound but until Europe can figure out its mess, the market will be held hostage.
The Dow slipped 26 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 11,232 on Friday’s shortened session. We went into the week looking for 11,600 to hold but that level was taken out on Monday. Our next downside targets were 11,400 and then 11,200, which held, but there is risk down to 10,800 this week if current levels don’t hold. If the bulls can get past 11,400 (black line, purple circles) then they could make a run back towards 11,600 and then 12,000 but the news has got to be awfully good. For the week, the Dow dropped 564 points, or 4.8%, and is now down 346 points, or 3% YTD…
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+191% in O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY) call options in 17 days
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Futures are pointing towards a strong start for today’s session and look like this: Dow (+255), S&P 500 (+34), Nasdaq 100 (+53). We recommended 4 new trades on Friday and after two weeks of being patient and building new positions, hopefully we get the surge we have been expecting. Subscribers, check the Members Area for the updates.
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Saturday, February 5th, 2011
1:30pm (EST)
We have just updated our closed trades for 2011. You can request our current track record by sending us an email. We will make the 2011 track record public in a few weeks but we are still trading some of the names on our list and we don’t feel like sharing it with investors or traders who aren’t with us just yet.
In mid-October 2010, we turned VERY bullish on the market and closed the year with 13 out of 17 winning option trades for our subscribers. After a five -month trading range for much of 2010, we said the breakout or breakdown was going to jaw-dropping and it has been. The market is at multi-year highs.
We used that momentum over the holidays and into January to establish even more positions and have recently closed 10-out-of-11 winning trades for 2011. Over this time period, 6 trades have been for triple-digit profits (+141%, +170%, +114%, +182%, +150%, +125%). Others include profits of 79%, 62% and 37%.
If you would like to start earning these kinds of profits for your portfolio then sign up today to get our latest recommendations. For those who are new to option trading, we encourage you to read our FAQ page to learn more about us and these incredible opportunities. Options require a fraction of the cost it takes to buy stocks and we like to use 5% stock moves to make 100% option profits. It’s that simple and it happens all the time. You can see from our 3-year track record what the real deal is. No smoke. No mirrors. Just big money option trades.
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Most option trading newsletters DO NOT have a track record or auto-trading partners to verify their results. We do and that is why the word is getting out and the water-cooler talk is heating up because traders and investors know just how powerful our recommendations are.
So, as you can see, there really is no reason why you can’t start making money. In fact, that is why we have our slogan to make sure we keep you focused.
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
9:00am (EST)
The market had a lousy Tuesday and it was one of them days where you just knew we were going to stay in the red. Futures were pointing towards a crummy open and the bulls did not do a good job of holding the Dow above 10,300. We have talked a lot about support and resistance levels lately and while they aren’t exact they help us stay focused.
The Dow finished the day with a 104 point loss to close at 10,285 but we aren’t THAT worried about…yet. The “zones” we have been going through still favor the bulls but we might get one foot ready for the back door if we fall below Dow 10,000. That being said, we still think a “blow the top off the roof” type rally could be in the cards.
The S&P 500 fell 11 points and closed at 1,091. We still have support at 1,067 but if that level fails it could crack the seal for further leakage. If the bathroom line is full and you’ve had a bunch of beers this is how 1,067 is going to feel for us…
From the “Where have you been department”:
Every now and then have we will find a stock that looks really good for a option trade and one of the first things we look for is volume. Most of you know we don’t buy stocks because they take too much capital and the returns from options simply dwarf the returns you get from stocks. Remember, a 5% move in a stock can mean a 100% return in the right option which is why we play the game.
If a stock has low “daily volume” then it means the options are probably thinly traded as well. When we do option trades we try to pick stocks that have a lot of volume because the bid and ask on the options are usually between 5-10 cents and the options are liquid. We also like to pick stocks that are volatile so that we can play them both ways. Call options on the way up, and put options on the way down.
One stock we were/ are bullish on is AthenaHealth (ATHN, $44.96, down $1.10) which hit a high of $47.75 last Friday. Here were our thoughts from July 20th (quotes from that day):
ATHN Could Challenge New High
AthenaHealth (ATHN, $38.03, up $1.64) could see some action as the healthcare reform bill is heating up. The options aren’t as liquid as other stocks…the August 40 calls (QJNHH, $1.55, up $0.55) have only traded 10 contracts.
The September 40 calls (QJNIH, $1.95, up $0.60) have traded about 50 contracts but because of the low volume we may crowd this trade if people start piling in. That could be a good thing as well.
AthenaHealth’s CEO, Jonathan Bush, has made the TV rounds and he is worth listening to. I love his insights on the HealthCare sector but the option pits just don’t have the volume. Let’s see where these things end up in a month or two but because of the low volume, I’m staying away. The stock might be the better buy if you are looking for some quick profits. The 52-week high is $39.29… (END)
Aeropostale (ARO, $31.06, up $0.86) got upgraded to “Buy” yesterday with a long-term price target of $45. The stock made it to a high of $31.50 and held its gains for most of the session. If the company would not have scared the BeJesus out of Wall Street when they announced earnings last week, the stock would be above $35 by now…
As we head to press, Dow futures are up 30 to 10,301 while the Nasdaq 100 futures are higher by 9 points to 1,777. The S&P futures are showing a 4 point gain to 1,094.
Although the market slid, we did pretty well with our trades yesterday. Current subscribers, check the Members Area for the current trade updates this morning.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
9:05am (EST)
Futures are pointing towards a HUGE open this morning after strong earnings results from Intel (INTC, $20.49) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM, $45.66).
JPMorgan Chase easily beat Wall Street’s expectations, after reporting a profit of $3.6 billion for the quarter. Although the company said loan losses are still high and are likely to remain elevated for some time, the results were jaw-dropping.
JPMorgan said it earned 82 cents a share, up from 9 cents a share in the same quarter a year ago, but they beat estimates by 30 cents, folks! Wall Street was expecting the company to earn 52 cents a share. Wow! Shares are up $2 to $47.66 in early trading.
Of course, Intel also beat Wall Street’s estimates and we have been on this story like grass on dirt. We sent out a News Flash last night alerting our subscribers of the after-hours jump and it looks as though those gains are going to hold. In pre-market trading, shares are up 93 cents, to $21.42.
Ahead of the bell, Dow futures are up 109, or 1.1%, to 9,918. The S&P 500 futures are higher by 15, or 1.5%, to 1,084, while the Nasdaq 100 futures are surging by 25, or 1.4%, to 1,751. All aboard!
Gold continues to set record highs. This morning, the yellow metal hit a high of $1,072 an ounce. Oil is above $75 a barrel for the first time in a year.
Current subscribers can check the Members Area for more detailed instructions on how to play Intel from here on out. Many of you should have made well over 100% on the trades and some of you might reach returns of up to 200%! As always, your comments are always welcomed so send us a line if you cashed out on this huge monster!
Tags: Intel, JPMorgan Chase, options blog, options mentoring, options track record, options trade picks
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
12:45pm (EST)
We have been super busy today but the last 48 hours are what makes option trading so lucrative.
As option traders, profits can come in a hurry and after putting our name on the line and calling for another leg higher in the market BEFORE the start of trading Monday, well, let’s just say it feels good to prove those Wall Street pros wrong, again.
We said over the weekend that last Tuesday’s 1% pullback flushed out the weak hands and the 5-week trading range we had been in was about to make a big move. The “selloff” merely stretched support and we have clearly shown all of this in our chart work over the past few weeks. The break above resistance this past Tuesday has been a goldmine for us although gold itself continues to take a pounding.
Speaking of which, we have never been big buyers of gold but it looks like investors would be safe with buying quarter positions at current levels. Gold is currently up $4 to $1,647 an ounce but could dip to $1,400-$1,450 if it gets ugly. This would be an overshoot of support but we are using the weakness to start quarter positions in silver. Silver is down to $32.33 an ounce but is up 15 cents today. In 2 years, silver will easily be above $40, possibly $50. If it silver goes lower from here, we will buy another quarter position so start small just in case.
As far the market, trading has been choppy but as we head into the second half session the bulls are adding to this week’s gains.
The Dow is up 41 points to 13,235 while the S&P is higher by 8 points to 1,402. The Nasdaq is showing a 17 point pop and is at 3,057.
Our subscribers have more profits to take as our Hard Stop for Pepsico (PEP, $64.08, up $0.02) has been triggered today. This call option trade has made us 50% in just over a week but today’s slight pullback in the morning knocked us out of the trade. We also now have a 400% winner on our hands with American Express (AXP, $56.64, up $0.49) so we are locking up another quarter position of profits.
We have so much more to cover inside our Members Area with our current trades so let’s go see where we things are at.
The profits this week have been enormous and we are giddy as we see a great opportunity over the next 3 months to make even juicier profits. We have been saying since last October that this would be one of the BEST times ever to trade the market and we continue to feel that way. In fact, 2012 could be one of our biggest year ever for profits!
Subscribers, check the Members Area for the latest updates and we will be back in the morning with a full report.
Tags: AXP, Gold prices, PEP, silver
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