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Weekly Update#175: Mon 6/10/2013 Latest Alerts#465: Wed 5/29/2013 And guess what? It is not Exxon. Rather we are moving onto ... ~more~ #464: Thu 5/23/2013 We sell to close the calls on Exxon (XOM) bought last week which were the June $92.50 Calls worth $1.08 at time of recommendation and XOM was at $91.74. We are adjusting our purchase price to $1.13 from $1.08 as the stock moved higher. Exxon is now at $92.98 and the call is at $1.62 for a gain of $0.49 against a cost of $1.13 (adjusted) or 43.36%. ~more~ Options Activity#352: Tue 6/18/2013 The majority saw heavy puts today while PBR, DD, and CHK had high call volumes. ~more~ Daily Comments#151: Wed 6/19/2013 Latest Alerts#465: Wed 5/29/2013 And guess what? It is not Exxon. Rather we are moving onto ... ~more~ #464: Thu 5/23/2013 We sell to close the calls on Exxon (XOM) bought last week which were the June $92.50 Calls worth $1.08 at time of recommendation and XOM was at $91.74. We are adjusting our purchase price to $1.13 from $1.08 as the stock moved higher. Exxon is now at $92.98 and the call is at $1.62 for a gain of $0.49 against a cost of $1.13 (adjusted) or 43.36%. ~more~ #463: Thu 5/23/2013 This week we bought puts on Exxon and had a nice trade. Today we are going to play Exxon again and ... ~more~ #462: Wed 5/22/2013 Yesterday we bought puts on Exxon (XOM) and found the June $95 Put made the most sense. The put was worth $2.44 and XOM was at $93.23. The stock is now at $92.24 and the put is at $3.20 for a gain of $0.74 or 31.15%. This is a fast market be timely. NOTE THIS PRICE WAS ADJUSTED FROM $3.50 TO REFLECT MARKET MOVES. ~more~ Latest Updates#175: Mon 6/10/2013 We are doing a webinar with marketing partner Market Authority and as a subscriber to Gold and Energy Options Trader you have access. If you are unable to attend, then you call dial in for the replay if you register. ~more~ #174: Thu 5/30/2013 #173: Wed 5/22/2013 #172: Fri 5/17/2013 Options Activity#352: Tue 6/18/2013 The majority saw heavy puts today while PBR, DD, and CHK had high call volumes. ~more~ #351: Mon 6/17/2013 While heavy puts were the popular trend today, WMB possessed a high call volume. ~more~ #350: Mon 6/17/2013 Heavy puts nearly all across the board. ~more~ #349: Thu 6/13/2013 Today we saw a high number of puts across the board while X, CX, and LNG all had high call volumes. ~more~ Video - CNBC interview with KudlowEducational ArticlesThe Repair Trade: a First in a Series of Videos We would like every trade to be a winner, but sometimes even a good trade can go bad. We are going to go back and look at a trade and see where it went wrong. We will then figure out a strategy on how to fix this trade. ~more~ Advantages of Call Options Over Stock Options were originally created to hedge or avoid risk. By purchasing or selling options, you can custom tailor the profit and loss profile of your holdings which is something that long stock holders cannot do. ~more~ Why all the Excitement about Options? While there are numerous advantages to options, most can be grouped into one of three categories. First, significantly less money is spent to gain control of stock. Second, investors can alter the profit and loss profiles to accept or reject particular risks. Third, investors can profit from a lack of movement in the stock, which is certainly something that cannot be done with stock ownership. Let's take a closer look at each of these reasons in turn. ~more~ Education Corner, Options - There's Risk in Reward Over the past few months, I've presented some hedging ideas and strategies for retail investors. Many of the questions I receive have a similar tone where people ask things like, "Wouldn't it be better to buy the $50 call instead of the $55?" or "Wouldn't it be better to sell a higher strike put so that you get a bigger credit?" While these are great questions, there is one simple way to answer them all decisively — by understanding the elusive concept of risk versus reward. ~more~ |
