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Weekly Update#092: Mon 8/23/2010 Latest Alerts#273: Fri 9/3/2010 We will take profits on the September $12.50 Calls in AK Steel (AKS) at the market. The current price is $1.39. The gain is $0.38 or 38%. ~more~ #272: Mon 8/30/2010 This morning there are rumors that XXXXX could be taken over by XXXX. Already this moring 13,437 calls have traded against 4,950 puts. This is 177% of its 20 day average. ~more~ Options Activity#150: Thu 9/9/2010 The scan is sorted by the Option Volume 20 day average. Only one name RIG sees above average volume. Bias is to the call side. ~more~ Latest Alerts#273: Fri 9/3/2010 We will take profits on the September $12.50 Calls in AK Steel (AKS) at the market. The current price is $1.39. The gain is $0.38 or 38%. ~more~ #272: Mon 8/30/2010 This morning there are rumors that XXXXX could be taken over by XXXX. Already this moring 13,437 calls have traded against 4,950 puts. This is 177% of its 20 day average. ~more~ #271: Tue 8/10/2010 We will lock in our gain right now on today's weakness as there are only eight day left , not counting today, to expiration. Sell the August $57.50 puts and buy back the August $55 put. The price of the August $57.50 put is $2.63 and the price of the August $55 put is $1.33. The spread is now worth $1.30 for a gain of $0.26 or 25%. ~more~ #270: Mon 8/9/2010 Over the weekend we wrote that a negative bet might be put on gold. We are going to buy ... ~more~ Latest Updates#092: Mon 8/23/2010 #091: Wed 8/18/2010 #090: Fri 8/6/2010 #089: Mon 7/26/2010 Options Activity#150: Thu 9/9/2010 The scan is sorted by the Option Volume 20 day average. Only one name RIG sees above average volume. Bias is to the call side. ~more~ #149: Fri 8/27/2010 There is no volume in the options market right now. This scan proves it. The scan is sorted by the Option Volume 20 day average. Only one name ABX sees above average volume. The dog days are upon us. ~more~ #148: Fri 8/13/2010 In the volume leaders, these names saw unusual call action without unusual price action- SUN MRO HLX. ~more~ #147: Mon 7/26/2010 In the volume leaders, these names saw unusual call action... ~more~ Video - CNBC interview with KudlowVideo - PBS interview with James DiGeorgiaEducational 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~ |
