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Bulls Pushing Green

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

1:20pm (EST)

We have been super busy today as you can tell so we have to be short with our update as we want to get our subscribers inside our Members Area.

After a slow start, the market is still trading within a tight range but is higher as we head to press.

The Dow is up 30 points to 12,875 while the S&P 500 is higher by 2 points to 1,346. The Nasdaq is showing a pop of 4 points to 2,906.

We have action to take on 2 more trades today, one is a 200% winner and we are taking half profits in another trade that is up 50%. We told you we would be filling up the wheelbarrows again in February so let’s go take some more profits.

We will be back in the morning with a full briefing and it’s a great time be trading, folks!

Tags: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P
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Market Mixed at Halftime

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

12:40pm (EST)

The market has spent much of today’s session in negative territory but Tech is showing strength as we head into the second half of trading. The S&P and Dow are off their lows and are trying to join the Nasdaq as the bears are looking to slow down the bulls momentum into the close.

Tech is showing strength despite Microsoft (MSFT, $27.87, up $0.03) saying PC sales were off about 1%. Our subscribers recently closed a Microsoft January call option trade for a 124% return and we recommended rolling some of the profits into some longer-term options.

Shares appear headed to $30+ as the slight pre-warning ahead of next week’s earnings announcement doesn’t faze us. Microsoft should easily beat analysts’ estimates which is what we are hoping for at least.

While Wall Street is on lunch break, we see an opportunity to add another option trade. We have been watching a put position on a stock that has been on our Watch List and we feel a breakdown is coming.

As we head to press, the Dow is down 46 points to 12,416 while the S&P 500 is off 3 points to 1,288. The Nasdaq is higher by 3 points to 2,705. Subscribers, check the Members Area for the NEW TRADE and for the updates on our current trades.

Tags: Dow, MSFT, Nasdaq
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Bulls Pushing July 2011 Highs

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

1:30pm (EST)

We have our fingers in a lot of pies so we have to keep today’s afternoon commentary short.

Futures were pointing towards a nice pop at the open which was enough to push the major indexes right up to our near-term targets. We are still waiting for confirmation of a “breakout” to our upper-end targets but today’s move has generated some nice profits for us either way.

The Dow is up 65 points to 12,457 while the S&P is higher by 10 points to 1,291. The Nasdaq is advancing 23 points and is at 2,699. Tech has kissed 2,700 after trading to a high of 2,712 so let’s see if it holds as we enter the second half of trading.

We have been super busy this morning after releasing a New Trade and closing half of another to take profits of 90%. Some of our other positions are showing strong 30%, 40% and 50% gains so we are also getting close to locking in profits for those trades as well. As we head into the back half of the week, these trades could approach triple-digit returns if the bulls can keep the rally going.

Although our foot is on the gas pedal, we still want to close a few positions into strength in case there is a curveball or pullback after the run up to resistance.

Subscribers, check the Members Area for the updates and stay locked-and-loaded. We may have some action to take later this afternoon.

Tags: Dow, Nasdaq, option tips
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Can’t Keep a Good Bull Down

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

9:00am (EST)

The bears tried their best to keep the bulls underwater but the market continued to bounce off its lows into the second half of trading to finish in positive territory on Monday. Sentiment improved once the European markets closed and we face a few obstacles this week with some of their debt offerings but the market got off to a good start with Wall Street clearly focused on 4Q earnings.

The Dow added 33 points to close at 12,392 but reached a high of 12,409 which was all we were looking for after the open. The S&P 500 gained 3 points to end at 1,280 and kissed 1,282 on the cheek while the Nasdaq chipped-in with a 2 point pop to finish at 2,676.

We had some sweet pin action yesterday with a few of our trades and we have been giving you some nice option tips to start 2012 to get you on board. There are a lot of traders waiting for a pullback because we told you many of them took the last 2 weeks off in December and now they are trying to play catch up.

The Nasdaq jumped 43 points on the first day back to close at 2,648 and we said if Tech got over 2,650 things could get exciting. The close above 2,675 means the suit-and-ties and professional money managers have already missed 3% to the upside and could be chasing if the index breaks 2,700.

Alcoa (AA, $9.43, up $0.27) said some good things last night after the bell despite posting a loss for the quarter – its first in nearly a year – on lower aluminum prices. The company reported red ink of $191 million, or 18 cents a share, versus last year’s profit of $258 million, or 24 cents a share. Aluminum prices were down 12% in the fourth-quarter and nearly 30% from its April 2011 peak which hurt Alcoa to some degree.

The devil-in-the-details is that Alcoa took a one-time charge of nearly $160 million to shut-down some of its smelting operations which will help the bottom line over the long-haul. Otherwise, Alcoa would have checked in with a loss of 3 cents a share. Analysts had forecast a loss of 2 pennies a share.

The company did beat on revenue estimates, $6 billion versus a forecast for $5.7 billion, which was the best part. Alcoa also said global demand should grow by 7% this year which was ahead of the 6.5% that had been projected. In early action, shares are up 32 cents to $9.75.

Futures are showing a BIG open and look like this: Dow (+119), S&P (+14), Nasdaq (+24).

We will likely have another busy morning so stay on your toes for possible Profit Alerts or New Trades if our targets are hit or we see something else we like.

Subscribers, check the Members Area for the updates.

Tags: AA, Alcoa Earnings, Nasdaq, option tips
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

12:20pm (EST)

Now we know why we learned World History in high school.

After a decent start, the market is pulling back on fears of a possible US conflict with Iran. Tensions have been rising for a few weeks over Iran’s threat to shut down the Strait of Hormuz which happens to run 15 million barrels a day of oil through its waters, or one-fifth of the global production.

The country has been moved to the top of the global sanctions list due to its thirst for nuclear weapons and said shutting down the Strait would be easier than drinking a glass of H20. The US fired back (possible future pun intended) by saying no way Jose and will take action if Iran attempts to block the 4-mile width passage.

The US has been trying to, ah what’s a good word, “conform” Iran for decades and this threat of war shouldn’t be taken lightly. We aren’t worried about the outcome of who would “win” a war because it is never a good thing but the fight would be swift and Iran would suffer terribly. We are more worried about Iran’s hunger to build a nuclear weapon and the fact that oil could double to $200 if shots are fired.

Let’s hope it doesn’t come to battle and cooler heads prevail but this could get ugly.

As far as the impact on the market, the bears are pushing support after the bulls ran the indexes higher at the open. However, once the US/ Iran news started making the rounds on the business channels, stocks pulled back. War doesn’t necessarily mean the market will automatically go lower and there our other countries who share our same interest in keeping the Strait open.

As we head to press, the market is near its lows. The Dow is down 133 points to 12,157 while the S&P 500 is off by 14 points to 1,250. Both indexes have slipped below their 200-day moving averages. The Nasdaq is showing a decline of 30 points to 2,595.

We have some more profits to take in case the pullback gets worse but we are looking for support to hold. Subscribers, check the Members Area for the updates.

Tags: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500, stock market war worries, US+Iran conflict
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“Rick – Wow what a day! I got in at the Dendreon calls at $2.25. Thanks to for your advice. I appreciate that. This company has a lock on this type of therapy and no one else in the world is close. Kind of reminds me of the type of companies that Peter Lynch and Warren Buffet suggest that investments be made in. Companies that can build a moat around their business model, that allows them to charge a premium for their product or service. In other words - a monopoly.”

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GARETT
“Hi Rick, thanks for the encouragement to play the dendreon calls! did freaking great! Got in the first lot at $1.44 on 3-24-09, sold at $2.45, 70% not bad. Bought it back at $2.30 on 4-7-09 closed out on 4-14-09 for 454% gain! Wow! I love it when that happens. So, thanks the encouragement to get back in when others were saying sell, sell, sell. Keep up the good work.”

TERENCE
“Rick – Thanks for Dendreon – it has made all the headlines today! I missed on RIMM earlier, but I’ve been holding onto DNDN calls since 3rd week March. Of course today it all paid off today, as DNDN rocketed up.”

Jan. 31 2012
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3/18/11
Rick, I purchased 10 contracts of the Nike March 85 puts Thursday afternoon for $2.00. Thing is, I was upset because the puts went down to $1.60 or so before the market closed. Well, needless to say Nike didn’t impress Wall Street and when I turned on the computer this morning the puts were worth $7.10! Sold them for a $5,100 profit!. Thanks again, you are the MAN. Chuck J-

2/3/12
Hi Rick,

I will start off with a thank you for your time and dedication to all
the research you and your team commit yourself to. This is not me just being excited about the profits I have accumulated aka (bank) ! You have helped me get back to the passion I had of researching stocks/options. Keith N-

Hi Rick,

I want to share my great results on GMCR. Based on your comments on February 15th, I bought 20 options at $0.28. They closed today at $7.00, which is a 2,300% gain. My $560 dollars turned into $14,000 in less than a month. In decades of trading, this is my single best trade ever. Thank you! By the way, the Dow was down 228 points today and I could care less. What a great trade. It proves the amazing power of options. I am so grateful for your service, which calls it straight all the time, your options trading manual, and most of all, your amazing skill
at finding winning trades. I have attached a copy of the trade from
my brokerage screen.

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