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Trade Updates – Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Trade Updates – Friday, September 25, 2009
September 2009 | Members 9:00am (EST) ChangeYou (CYOU, $38.30, down $1.54) October 42 calls (CQUJP, $0.70, up $0.45) Entry Price: $0.85 (9/21/09)
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Trade Updates – Thursday, September 24, 2009
September 2009 | Members 1:00pm (EST) Moody’s (MCO, $19.50, down $1.04) has dipped below $20 today and here were
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Trade Updates – Wednesday, September 23, 2009
September 2009 | Members MomentumOptionsTrading NewsFlash for 9/23/09: Fed Holds Rates 2:30pm (EST) The Fed left rates unchanged and
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Trade Updates – Tuesday, September 22, 2009
September 2009 | Members 8:45am (EST) Current Trades ChangeYou.com (CYOU, $38.29, down $0.46) October 42 calls (CQUJP, $0.85, down $0.30)
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Trade Updates – Monday, September 21, 2009
September 2009 | Members 12:05pm (EST) The RIMM October 100 calls (RULJT, $1.00, up $0.05) were at 95 cents on
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Trade Updates – Sunday, September 20, 2009
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Trade Updates – Saturday, September 19, 2009
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Trade Updates – Friday, September 18, 2009
September 2009 | Members 1:00pm (EST) Watch the RIMM October 100 calls (RULJT, $0.95, up $0.12). If you think we
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Trade Updates – Thursday, September 17, 2009
September 2009 | Members IBM (NEW TRADE) International Business Machines (IBM, $121.82, up $2.47) broke $120 yesterday in strong fashion and
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Trade Updates – Wednesday, September 16, 2009
September 2009 | Members 11:10am (EST) I wanted to post a little early because I got a late jump
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Trade Updates – Tuesday, September 15, 2009
September 2009 | Members 9:10am (EST) Current Trades Citigroup (C, $4.52, down $0.09) January 7.50 calls (CAQ, $0.15, down $0.01)
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Trade Updates – Monday, September 14, 2009
September 2009 | Members 12:30pm (EST ) NEW TRADE! One stock I’m watching today is Freeport McMoRan (FCX, $69.54, down
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Trade Updates – Sunday, September 13, 2009
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Trade Updates – Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Trade Updates – Friday, September 11, 2009
September 2009 | Members 1:20pm Trade Update A couple of trades that we are watching carefully today: First Solar (FSLR, $137.08,
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Trade Updates – Thursday, September 10, 2009
8:30am (EST) New Trades I did some research over the weekend on Disney (DIS, $26.95, up $0.67) after its buyout
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Trade Updates – Wednesday, September 09, 2009
September 2009 | Members 9am (EST) Citigroup (C, $4.68, down $0.17) January 7.50 calls (CAQ, $0.19, down $0.04) Entry Price: $0.32 (8/28/09)
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Trade Updates – Tuesday, September 08, 2009
September 2009 | Members Here is the rest of the Imax story: Let’s get back to the here and now.
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Trade Updates – Friday, September 4, 2009
September 2009 | Members 8:30am (EST) Here are the current trade updates. They came back a little but remember these
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Trade Updates – Thursday, September 3, 2009
September 2009 | Members 9:15am (EST) Trade Updates (quotes are from Wednesday): Citigroup (C, $4.56, up $0.02) January 7.50 calls
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Trade Updates – Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September 2009 | Members 9:10am (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $16.46, down $1.13) January 20 calls (BYOAT, $1.08, down $0.34)
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Trade Updates – Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 2009 | Members 1:15pm (EST) UPDATE: I am long the September 100 puts (QHBUT) at $1.25. 12:10pm (EST) I’ve
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Checking In
2:00pm (EST) The Dow is struggling after starting off the morning in the green. Intel (INTC, $20.25, up $0.78) got
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Layered Trade in Citigroup
8:55am (EST) Well, time to open up the playbook. It may be preseason in the NFL but in
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DryShips Dips Then Rips
10:30pm (EST) Timing is everything. Man, this market is fast moving and exciting isn’t it? Good news, bad news, earnings
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AIG Now Pushing $50
12:45 pm (EST) Wow. I knew last night/ this morning when I was writing the American International Group (AIG, $48.19, up
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Subscription Page Updated With Pricing
We just updated our option picks subscription page with some pricing. Take a look if you are interested. We hope you
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American International Group Could Hit $40
3:30am (EST) The early bird gets the worm… Last week I had moved American International Group (AIG, $37.69, up $3.72) to
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Momentum Options Going Live September 1st / Trade Updates
11:30pm (EST) Folks, we are planning to launch our new option picks service by September 1st. There will be
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Human Genome Sciences Takeover Target?
12:30pm (EST) Human Genome Sciences (HGSI, $21.84, up $2.62) is up again today on more takeover chatter. The stock made
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Wednesday’ Wake Up Call
9:25am (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $17.75, up $0.40) January 20 calls (BYOAT, $1.45, up $0.10) Entry Price: $1.18
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Tuesday's Tidbits
1:00pm (EST) The market has hit 10-month highs as the Dow is currently up 80 points to 9,589. The Nasdaq
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Trade Updates – September 2009
Return to Members Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Thursday, September 03, 2009 Friday, September 04, 2009 Monday,
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Market Opens Higher
9:40am (EST) I waited a few minutes to see how we opened so I could give you an early read
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9:30pm (EST) I didn’t like the afternoon action today as the market came off its highs. The futures are slightly
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Imax Looking For $10
12:35pm (EST) Imax (IMAX, $9.85, up $0.30) is trying like mad to break $10 today as the stock has hit
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Weekly Wrap for 8/23/09
11:30pm (EST) 1. Commentary 2. Checking in on the VIX 3. Baltic Dry Index Continues To Tank 4. Earnings 5.
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Sirius XM Ready to Pop?
11:15am (EST) Sorry for the late post folks. I have been researching a couple of trades this morning and all
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10:40pm (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $17.14, up $0.39) January 20 calls (BYOAT, $1.30, up $0.10) Entry Price: $1.18
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Trade Updates/ AIG Watch
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, $31.68, up $0.32) September 32 puts (ANFUJ, $2.05, down $0.20) Entry Price: $1.25 (8/14/09) Exit Target:
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Futures Turn Negative After Jobless Claims/ POT Trade
9:15am (EST) The futures had been up this morning but have lost steam after a worse-than-expected weekly jobs report. The
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Abercrombie Put Options Hit 100% Return
1:25pm (EST) It looked like the market was going to fall off a cliff this morning but the bulls have
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Market Set To Dip
9:15am (EST) European markets are bleeding red and the big talk is China’s Shanghai stock market which has fallen 5%
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Trade Updates for Tuesday
11:00pm (EST) Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, $31.47, down $0.07) September 32 puts (ANFUJ, $2.20, flat) Entry Price: $1.25 (8/14/09)
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Home Depot Beats, Shares Up
9:10am (EST) Home Depot (HD, $26.11) beat Wall Street’s expectations this morning although revenue dropped 7%. The stock is up $1,
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11:00pm (EST) Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, $31.54, down $2.71) September 32 puts (ANFUJ, $2.20, up $1.00) Entry Price: $1.25 (8/14/09)
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Abercrombie & Fitch Put Options Up Over 50%
1:00pm (EST) Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, $31.96, down $2.29) is down 7% today and the September 32 puts (ANFUJ, $2.00, up
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Futures Pointing Towards Nasty Open
9:10am (EST) From last Thursday: “This has been a tough tape to read folks but I do think the market
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Weekly Wrap for 8/16/09
1. Commentary 2. Allocating Option Trades 3. Putting a Collar Option on Your Investments 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades
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Abercrombie Trade Correction
11:20am (EST) Folks, I screwed up. This morning I listed the WRONG put options on Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, $34.30,
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Bank Stocks Up/ Abercrombie Trade
9:15am (EST) The Dow futures are lower by 13, and Nasdaq futures are down 8 points as we head towards the
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Time To Take A LEAP
12:55pm (EST) The market started off strong but has given back most of those gains as I head to
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Futures Up, Retail Sales Down
9:20am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a higher open this morning despite a couple of iffy economic reports. The Dow
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Market Update/ Fed News Shortly
1:00pm (EST) We have about an hour before the Fed announcement and the market is trading higher ahead of
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9:25am (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $15.85, down $0.83) November 17.50 calls (BYOKZ, $1.20, down $0.30) Entry Price: $1.25
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Time For Some Protection
11:50am (EST) The market continues to trade lower as the Dow is now off by triple-digits. At 9,234, the 103
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Random Thoughts
10:45am (EST) There’s not a lot of green out there as the bulls are taking a breather ahead of the FOMC
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:30am (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $16.68, up $0.26) November 17.50 calls (BYOKZ, $1.50, up $0.10) Entry Price: $1.25 (8/10/09)
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Bank of America Dips Then Rebounds
11:20am (EST) Sometimes you get in a zone and it feels like you know how a stock will trade like
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Monday Morning Notes
9:00am (EST) We are looking at a slightly negative open with futures trading lower this morning. Around the globe, the Asian markets have posted impressive gains
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Trade Updates
11:35pm (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $16.42, down $0.28) November 15 calls (BYOKO, $2.60, down $0.27) Entry Price: $1.50 (6/12/09)
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Who’s Your Daddy
1:20pm (EST) Make no doubt about it, the bulls are totally in charge of this market. If there was any
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Futures Higher After Jobs Report
8:35am (EST) I posted a little early this morning as I was anxious to get the morning outlook as soon
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Trade Updates
11:15pm (EST) Ford (F, $8.07, down $0.37) December 6 calls (FLI, $2.42, down $0.37) Entry Price: $1.25 (5/18/09) Exit Price:
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Random Thoughts for Thursday – AIG, Imax
11:40am (EST) Blame it on the jet lag… It has been hard to get back on track after the weekend’s
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Trade Updates
9:20am (EST) Ford (F, $8.44, up $0.14) December 6 calls (FLI, $2.80, up $0.20) Entry Price: $1.25 (5/18/09) Exit Price:
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Bulls Takes a Breather, BofA Update
12:30pm (EST) The market is down a little after a weak Institute for Supply Management (ISM) number that reported business
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Trade Updates Explained
12:05pm (EST) I wanted to take some time this morning to talk about how to use the blog and to
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Wednesday’s Wake-Up Call
9:20am (EST) Note: We get the ISM number at 10am. Also, I’ll be back in a couple of hours with
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Imax’s Make or Break Quarter
1:35pm (EST) Imax (IMAX, $9.28, up $0.08) is setting a new 52-week high today and for those of you who
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10:00am (EST) Ford (F, $8.12, down $0.21) December 6 calls (FLI, $2.50, down $0.18) Entry Price: $1.25 (5/18/09) Exit Price:
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Bulls Push Market Higher, Nvidia Trade, Close BofA August Call Options
1:10pm (EST) The Dow has come off its high of 9,288 and is currently up 83 to 9,255. After such
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Futures Pointing Towards Big Open
9:00am (EST) Futures are sharply higher this morning as broad gains in the overseas markets have helped put Wall Street
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Halftime Hits
Ford (F, $7.91, up $0.52) continues to push $8 and is looking golden to hit $10 by year-end if not
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Market Opens Higher
10:15am (EST) I wanted to see how we opened this morning before posting so I could get a feel for
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Trade Updates
11:15pm (EST) Ford (F, $7.39, up $0.27) December 6 calls (FLI, $1.85, up $0.20) Entry Price: $1.25 (5/18/09) Exit Price:
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The Bulls Are Back In Town
1:45pm (EST) Sometimes the writing is on the wall. Make that…sometimes the writing is on the Blog. For
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Futures Point Towards Strong Open
9:15am (EST) I’m running a little behind this morning so I’m doing today’s Blog on the fly. Dow futures are
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Wednesday's Wrap
11:30pm (EST) Don’t shoot the messenger… Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR, $67.50, down $0.25) reported earnings after the
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Fireworks After The Bell
1:00pm (EST) The bulls seem to be on vacation this week and the ones left behind are trying to hold
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Wednesday’s Wake-Up Call
9:00am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a negative open after Durable Goods orders came in lower than expected. Dow
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Buffalo Pops, USEC Drops
1:00 pm (EST) The bulls are struggling to extend yesterday’s gains as the Dow is currently down 67 points to 9,041. There
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Futures Pointing Towards Lower Open
9:25am (EST) Ahead of the opening bell, Dow futures are lower by 50, or 0.5%, to 9,024. The S&P 500
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Busy Day At The Office
10:45pm (EST) What a busy day it was for option traders. I threw a ton of trades at you
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NewsFlash: Add Visa
1:25pm (EST) I like Visa (V, $67.68, up $0.39) this week. The August 70 calls (VEHHN, $1.60, up $0.25) are
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DryShips Options Hit Pay Dirt
11:15am (EST) DryShips (DRYS, $6.74, up $0.51) is having a huge day, rallying 7%, ahead of Friday’s earnings announcement. Here
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Futures Pointing Towards Slightly Lower Open
9:15am (EST) The futures are pointing towards a slightly lower open as a number of companies reported earnings this morning.
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Weekly Wrap for 7/26/09
1. Commentary 2. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Brewing Big Gains 3. Earnings 4. Current Trades & Closed Trades 5. Monday
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Market Holds Up Despite Earning Woes
12:45pm (EST) The market has held up rather well despite the rough outings being posted by Amazon.com (AMZN, $86.00,
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Futures Turn Positive
Microsoft (MSFT, $25.56) and Amazon.com (AMZN, $93.87). Both stocks are down 5%-6% before the bell after reporting weaker-than-expected results. The Dow jumped nearly 200 points
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Microsoft Misses, Shares Fall
10:00pm (EST) The big news after the bell has been Microsoft (MSFT, $25.56, up $0.76). The company reported earnings after
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Ford Surges Past $7, Dow 9,000
1:30pm (EST) Forgive me for not posting my usual pre-market Blog this morning. I’ve been “relaxing”…it’s the old man’s birthday.
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Updated Trade Format
I have taken your requests and have tweaked how I’m going to profile the trades we are currently following and
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Chipotle Mexican Grill On Deck
10:00am (EST) Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG, $91.23, up $2.53) will be reporting earnings after the bell today so I wanted
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Apple's Gravy Train
10:30pm (EST) Talk about a product(s) that sells itself. Every year, quarter after quarter, Apple (AAPL, $151.51, down $1.40) seems
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DryShips Seeing Some Action
1:00pm (EST) After a strong start, the market has slipped as all three major indexes are slightly down. The losses