Bulls Find No Room to Run/ Ford Put Play
1:00pm (EST) It’s been a tough week if you were bullish on the market trading higher. As we head into […]
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Wednesday's Wake-Up Call
9:15am (EST) Here is a quick rundown of what we have going on: Barrick Gold (ABX, $35.10, up $1.46) May
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Barrick Gold Takes Flight
1:00pm (EST) On April 21st, I mentioned Barrick Gold (ABX, $34.85, up $1.21) and how the safety of gold could
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Wells Fargo Entry Points
11:00 am (EST) Wells Fargo (WFC, $25.88, down $1.65) is getting whacked today and we got some great entry prices
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Banks Take Breather
9:00am (EST) Now that the stress test has come and gone for the banks, it didn’t take long for the
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Priceline.com Beats/ ExxonMobil Dips
1:40pm (EST) Priceline.com (PCLN, $107.27, up $2.37) reported earnings this morning that were better-than-expected. The stock has doubled from its
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Weekly Wrap for 5/10/09
1. Commentary 2. Breaking Down a GE Trade 3. Blackstone Group Revisited 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning
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GE Regains Strength
1:15pm (EST) General Electric (GE, $14.50, up $0.54) has turned around and the May 15 calls (GEWEH, $0.20, up $0.09)
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Diary of an Option Trader
11:15am (EST) The unemployment numbers really threw a monkey wrench in this morning’s trading plan and despite the Dow’s best
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Freaky Friday
3:00am (EST) I was up late last night working on a few trades that I might deploy this morning when
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Bank Of America Breaks $15
11:20am (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $14.60, up $1.91) touched $15 earlier this morning and the June 13 calls (BYOFM,
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Thursday Wake-Up Call
9:20am (EST) The financials stocks rallied yesterday and one particular trade we had on our Watch List was a play
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IMAX Earnings on Thursday
1:30pm (EST) I have mentioned Imax (IMAX, $6.86, down $0.12) here in the blog numerous times and most recently on
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Casino Stocks Rolling/ Banks in Focus
9:00am (EST) I spent much of yesterday just catching up on news that I missed and getting a feel for
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Dendreon/ MasterCard Update
Sometime After Midnight (EST) Dendreon (DNDN, $21.53, up $0.15) has been in a funk since the “big announcement” of its
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Marvel Entertainment Continues Surge
10:00am (EST) Looks like we have a tiger by the tail. Marvel Entertainment (MVL, $33.32, up $2.22) is is up
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Tuesday's Tidbits – I'm Back, Folks
9:20am (EST) Time sure does fly by when you are on vacation. Good food, great music, and super people. Jazz
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
11:00am (EST) I’m heading out on vacation so here is the breakdown on all of the current trades and what
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Time to Capitalize
9:00am (EST) Dendreon (DNDN, $27.86, $16.05) is up 135% this morning after trading higher in last night’s after-hours market. The
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M&M Stocks Doing Us Good
3:30pm (EST) While we are waiting on the Dendreon news, I thought I would take a quick second to talk
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Dendreon Update
2:45pm (EST) Here is the latest on Dendreon (DNDN, $11.81, down $1.84): **4.1 month median extended survival rate **Increased 3-year
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Dendreon Halted
1:45pm (EST) Dendreon (DNDN, $11.81, down $1.84) was halted at 1:30pm and I’m working hard to see get the breakdown
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Tuesday's Tidbits – Dendreon Gets Another Pop
11:45am (EST) Dendreon (DNDN, $24.00, up $2.45) got another pop after a live report from the American Urological Association’s (AUA)
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Dow Up After Slow Start
12:05pm (EST) The market has turned positive after a weak open as worries over a possible global flu outbreak makes
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Weekly Wrap for 4/26/09
1. Commentary 2. Dendreon’s Big Day 3. Marvel Entertainment is Marvelous 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning Playbook
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7th Heaven?
12:45(pm) EST Dow 8,131. That is the number bulls are looking for. After an up and down week, the Dow
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Update on NetApp
9:10am (EST) NetApp (NTAP, $18.36, down $0.48) has had a great week and I wanted to update the two trades
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Losing Faith in IBM
1:05pm (EST) IBM (IBM, $100.22, down $2.33) has slipped below $100 today and I’ve decided it’s time to move on.
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Decision Time
11:20am (EST) As an option trader there are certain things you can and cannot control when it comes to the
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Bank Stress Test News Coming
9:15am (EST) Look for some news on Friday with some of the government’s top brass meeting to talk the upcoming
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eBay Beats Earnings, Shares Up
eBay (EBAY, $14.78, up $0.49) announced its earnings dipped over 20% after the bell but their numbers still beat Wall
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NetApp Up
12:15pm (EST) NetApp (NTAP, $18.65, up $0.61) is having a sweet day as cloud computing and takeover talk continue to
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Amazon.com Breaks $80
11:20am (EST) Amazon.com (AMZN, $81.10, up $2.36) had some good news after the bell last night which has helped push
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Yahoo Beats Street, Profits Tank
8:40am (EST) I’ve been talking about the Tech rally for over a month now which has helped the Nasdaq post
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Market Recovers, Amazon.com Pushes $80
12:05pm (EST) The Dow has made a nice rebound from yesterday’s shellacking and is currently up 72 points to 7,914.
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:00am (EST) Futures are actually positive this morning as I prepare this post for Tuesday’s Tidbits (my time is 1:30am
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IBM Slips in After-Hours
5:30 pm (EST) It seems the bears are starting to like Monday’s and today was no different. In what has
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Dow Falls Below 8,000
10:40am (EST) Amazon.com (AMZN, $77.95, down $0.10) opened higher this morning after an upgrade but has given back most of
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Weekly Wrap for 4/19/09
1. Commentary 2. Dendreon’s Next Move 3. Olin – Under the Radar 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning
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Pick Up Some More Dendreon!
10:20am (EST) Quick note. Thanks for all of the emails and success stories you shared with me on the Dendreon
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Take-Two This Morning
9:15am (EST) It looks like another busy day today… Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO, $9.86, up $0.45) has done well for
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News Flash: Google Beats, Shares Flat
6:50pm (EST) Google (GOOG, $388.74, up $9.24) turned in another great earnings report after the closing bell but shares have
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Googs Update
1:30pm (EST) Google (GOOG, $390.13, up $10.63) is up 3% today and I wanted to update the two trades that
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Next Week's Secret
12:05pm (EST) With all of the attention being focused on the financials this week, nobody is looking ahead to a
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JPMorgan Up Pre-Market/ Google On Deck
9:20 am (EST) This has been “cheap out-of-the-money option and earning expiration trade week” and it only happens four times
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Monday Morning Playbook Update
1:50pm (EST) I mentioned a slew of names and trades in the Monday Morning Playbook in the Weekly Wrap Sunday
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Last Word on Citigroup
Citigroup (C, $4.01, up $0.21) was rolling again yesterday morning and managed to trade as high as $4.48 within the
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Dendreon Soars on Great News!
11:00am (EST) After weeks of waiting, Dendreon (DNDN, $18.72, up $11.42) finally announced the news we have been waiting for.
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Tuesday's Tidbits – Dendreon Countdown
8:30 am (EST) We have about 30 minutes before the Dendreon (DNDN, $7.30, up $1.00) news comes out but here
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News Flash: Dendreon News Coming Tuesday/ Goldman Announces
What a busy day. What a busy weekend. I spent most of the weekend doing the Weekly Wrap as there
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China On My Mind
1:35pm (EST) The market is making a comeback as the Dow is down only 35 points and is back over
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Goldman Sachs Golden
11:00am (EST) Goldman Sachs (GS, $129.08, up $4.75) is pushing higher this morning despite the Dow being off triple-digits. The
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Weekly Wrap for 4/12/09
1. Commentary 2. Take-Two Interactive Back in Play? 3. Banking on Bank of America Pays Off 4. Earnings 5. Current
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Dendreon Holding Steady/ Close April Calls
8:45am (EST) Dendreon (DNDN, $6.37, down $0.21) has held above $6 all week after hitting a high of $7.35 on
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Hello…Ruby Tuesday
11:30 am (EST) The Rolling Stones may have said “goodbye” to Ruby Tuesday (RT, $6.08, up $2.18) but Wall Street
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Wednesday WakeUp Call
9:00 am (EST) As we head towards the opening bell, the market is trying to open on a higher note
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Alcoa Reports Wider Loss
4:45pm (EST) Alcoa (AA, $7.79, down $0.12) posted a wider-than-expected loss after the bell when it reported it lost 59
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Toyota Motors Headed Below $70?
11:45 am (EST) Toyota Motors (TM, $73.06, down $0.61) looks like it could be headed below $70 and I like
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:00 am (EST) I had a busy day on Monday with everything going on but I wanted to update some
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Barron's Bites Amazon
11:10 am (EST) Leave it to Barron’s to ruin another one of our trades. Amazon.com (AMZN, $76.17, down $2.00) was
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Weekly Wrap for 4/5/09
1. Commentary 2. Research In Motion Highlights 3. Dendreon – Between the Lines 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday
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RIMM Bets Pay Off/ Dendreon Over $5
12:10 pm (EST) Research In Motion (RIMM, $59.10, up $10.01) is stealing the show today as the stock is up
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Friday Morning Notes
We got the curve ball on Monday, today we got the wildcard. The market is headed for a lower open
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Surprise! RIMM Hits $60
We’ve been talking about Research In Motion (RIMM, $49.28, up $3.66) all week and wouldn’t you know it…the stock actually
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RIMM Update
12:45 pm Research In Motion (RIMM, $49.28, up $3.66) is nearing $50 and oh what a trade it has been
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Amazon.com Surging/ Celgene Right Behind
11:30 pm (EST) Amazon.com (AMZN, $76.00, up $2.50) continues its march higher despite another downgrade this morning. Barclays Capital lowered
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On Deck: Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIMM, $45.62, up $2.51) finished Wednesday’s trading session slightly higher from Friday’s close and I mentioned a
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End of Day Notes
Celgene (CELG, $38.47, down $5.93) came back up for air after sinking below $37 and managed a close above $38.
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Celgene Update
1:30pm (right coast time) Celgene (CELG, $37.94, down $6.46) dipped below $37 which pushed the April 40 calls (LGHDH, $1.05,
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Celgene Gets Whacked
Celgene (CELG, $38.30, down $6.10) is down 14% this morning after offering a disappointing outlook on earnings to Wall Street.
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Tuesday's Tidbits – Amazon.com
Amazon.com (AMZN, $73.10, up $1.66) is notoriously tight lipped about sales when it comes to Wall Street inquiries and at
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Bears Rocking Wall Street
Don’t shoot the messenger but we knew it was going to be ugly and after an hour and half into
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Futures Pointing Towards Lower Open
The Dow futures are down 174 points which means we are headed towards a sharply lower open. News that General
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Weekly Market Wrap for 3/29/09
1. Commentary 2. Research In Motion Earnings Preview 3. Further Gains For First Solar? 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6.
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Why I Love Trading Options
It’s been an exciting week and we have been involved in a bunch of good trades lately. The market has
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Best Buy Beats Earnings
Best Buy (BBY, $38.76, up $5.30) bashed the cover off the ball and reported earnings that were higher than what
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Steel Stocks Heating Up, Futures Up
Steel stocks have been performing well lately although I’m not excited about the sector. I liked the action in Wednesday’s
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Family Dollar Stores Hits Entry Price
It took most of the day but Family Dollar Stores (FDO, $32.10, up $0.82) traded down low enough for us
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Blackstone Group Could Hit Teens
There has been a lot of chatter about the prospects of Blackstone Group (BX, $8.22, up $0.41) this week and
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Family Dollar Stores Could Surprise
Family Dollar Stores (FDO, $31.28, down $0.65) has been in a strong uptrend lately after breaking out above its 20,
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Market Takes A Break
After the huge rally we got yesterday, the market traded in somewhat of a narrow range. The Dow opened lower
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DryShips in Play
DryShips (DRYS, $5.68, up $0.78) is up nearly 20% and has been strong all day. The stock opened this monrning
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Update on Intel
Intel (INTC, $15.52, up $0.87) rallied 6% today which wasn’t hard given the 500-point pop we got in the Dow
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Best Buy Gets Upgrade
I wanted to update the two trades I mentioned in the Monday Morning Playbook from last night’s Weekly Wrap. Best
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Weekly Wrap for 3/22/09
1. Commentary 2. Take-Two Revisited 3. Is Dendreon Headed for Double Digits? 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning
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Bernanke Speaking
Miday update…Ben Bernanke is speaking at noon today and the Dow is currently up 11 points to 7,412. It has
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Close Smith & Wesson Trade on Friday
I wanted to send out a reminder for those of you who may be following Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
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Is Dendreon Headed for Double Digits?
Investing in Biotech stocks can be an exciting, yet risky investment. Investing in Biotech options can takes that same risk/
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Bank of America Swells Up
Bank of America (BAC, $7.67, up $1.40) had another fantastic outing as the stock added another 22% today. Talk about
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IBM in Talks to Buy Some Sunshine
IBM (IBM, $91.95, down $0.96) traded lower today after news this morning that the company was considering buying Sun Microsystems
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Market Resumes Winning Ways
After a slow start, the Dow go it in gear and staged another nice rally today. Once again it was
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Drive for Five Ends Short
After a strong start, the market fizzled and ended the day with the short end of the stick. The Dow
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IBM Leads Dow's Charge
IBM (IBM, $92.00, up $1.64) is taking the Dow higher as the index is up 104 points to 7,328. I
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Weekly Wrap for 3/15/09
1. Commentary 2. Intel Jumps 3. Triple Witching Friday 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning Playbook 7. Closing
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JPMorgan Trade Closed
JPMorgan (JPM, $23.75, up $0.55) had another decent day and traded above $24 before finishing Friday’s session 2% higher. The
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It's All About the Financials
What a difference a week makes. If you have been a regular reader of the blog then you know how
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Financials Continue Rally
Financial stocks remain one of the strongest performing sectors in the market today and have helped the Dow get back
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ConocoPhillips/ Exxon Mobile End Lower
***Full Disclosure*** I closed my position in ConocoPhillips (COP, $37.98, down $0.02) today. We got some bad news this morning
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Banking on Bank of America
So is this the bottom for financial stocks? If it is then they made a heck of a bounce on