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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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Daily Update
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Trade Updates
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)
Daily Update, Economic News, Apple
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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Trade Updates
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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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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Trade Updates
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)
Uncategorized, Daily Update
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
Market Commentary, Daily Update
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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Trade Updates
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:
Daily Update, Option Trades
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
Option Trades, Daily Update, Earnings, Company Commentary
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
Daily Update, Earnings, Company Commentary, Option Trades
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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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,
Earnings, Daily Update
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
Trading Tips, Daily Update, Earnings, Market Analysis, Apple, Option Trades
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
Option Trades, Trading Tips, Daily Update, Earnings
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
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:00am (EST) All aboard! The bulls are determined to take this market higher and showed up Monday ready to run.
Daily Update
NewsFlash – ATHN Could Challenge New High
1:30pm (EST) AthenaHealth (ATHN, $38.03, up $1.64) could see some action as the healthcare reform bill is heating up. The
Daily Update, Earnings, Company Commentary, Option Trades
More Updates, CMG Watch
12:30pm (EST) Fairchild Semiconductor (FCS, $8.83, up $0.26) is one of the best performers in the chip sector today as
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Monday Morning Playbook – Cisco Gets Upgrade
10:30am (EST) We have a tiger by the tail… The Dow is currently up 75 points to 8819 while the
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Time to Go Shopping
12:30pm (EST) USEC (USU, $6.30, up $0.15) was profiled at $5.84 Tuesday and I’m starting to warm up to the play. The August
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Another One Bites the Dust?
10:00am (EST) I was jamming to Queen’s classic hit song on my iPod last night and started wondering if Wall
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Early Bird Special, Thursday’s Outlook – Sunny?
8:00am (EST) Two words for today. IBM (IBM, $107.22) and Google (GOOG, $438.17). But before we get to that
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IBM Call Options Double Heading Into Earnings
Intel (INTC, $18.05, up $1.22). Even better was the fact that the company also issued higher guidance for the third
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IBM Trade Update
12:45pm (EST) IBM (IBM, $106.47, up $3.22) has been strong all day and we have some decent gains in the
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It's All About Intel
9:20 am (EST) Intel (INTC, $18.07, up $1.24) is powering the futures higher after beating Wall Street estimates by 10
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Market Ends Higher; Yum, Intel Updates
10:20 PM (EST) Wall Street had a positive day but you gotta have that feeling that the bulls stomachs
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:15am (EST) We have a lot going on this morning and most of the news coming out before the bell
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Next Week's News
12:20pm (EST) With the weekend coming up, it’s always good to plan ahead. Alcoa (AA, $9.20, down $0.02) may have
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AIG Takes a Beatdown
8:30pm (EST) One of my favorite trades is the “history repeats itself” trade. These are trades on stocks that you
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Market Opens Higher but Struggling
10:10am (EST) I wanted to see how we opened this morning before doing an update… The retail sector reported their
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Market's Woes Continue
2:30pm (EST) After spending the first couple of hours in positive territory, the market has given up all of its
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Amgen Looking to Open Higher
8:50am (EST) Amgen (AMGN, $52.23, up $0.18) is no stranger to the Blog and last night after the closing bell
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Uh Oh, Market Takes Turn for the Worse
10:45pm (EST) In what started out as a “steady” day for the bulls turned out to be a disaster waiting
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Tuesday's Tidbits
11:00am (EST) To no surprise, the market is trending lower this morning as all three major indexes are off by
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Monday Night Football
11:30pm (EST) Yeah, I knew that headline would get your attention instead of a “Monday Night Wrap”… In what turned
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Bulls Fight Back
1:50pm (EST) The market has held up rather well despite the nervous open we got. After starting the session with
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Trade Updates
7:30am (EST) Futures are sharply lower this morning so many of these positions will have to be watched closely. There
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Market to Open Lower
9:00am (EST) The unemployment numbers were not pretty, folks. The Dow futures are down 104 points while the S&P 500
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Thursday's Outlook
8:00am (EST) Sorry for the delay on this one. Lost my Internet connection for awhile last night due to a
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Bank of America Breakout?
10:30am (EST) The Financial stocks have been rather quite of late as they seem to be drifting around waiting
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AIG Doing a Reverse
11:35am (EST) American International Group’s (AIG, $1.09, down $0.24) shareholders have approved a reverse stock split that could help the
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:25am (EST) The market managed to start the week off in positive territory as the Dow added 90 points, or
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Market Up, Bernie Down
12:30pm (EST) ChangeYou.com (CYOU, $43.18, down $2.34) opened the morning at $46.74 and hit a high of $46.85 before tumbling
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Madoff Sentence Expected Shortly
9:00am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a higher open; Dow futures are up 22, Nasdaq futures are up 4 while
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Market Slightly Lower, Imax Up
10:00am (EST) I wanted to wait until the market opened to do today’s morning blog. Futures were pointing towards a
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Market Rebounds as Bernanke Doesn’t Flinch
11:50pm (EST) Wednesday Night There was a ton of action today in the market and it was a
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Market Surges on Bernanke’s Stand
1:30pm (EST) The market is having a great day and Ben Bernanke is holding his own. The Dow is
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"Thinking Big" on Thursday
1:30am (EST) Mornin’ Folks, One thing I didn’t go in-depth on last night was the Fed meeting. I mentioned
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Market Pulls Back
8:45pm Wednesday night (EST) The market started off on a good note after we got a great Durable Goods report
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All Eyes on Fed
1:40pm (EST) We are 20 minutes away from the Fed’s statements on interest rates. We expect Big Ben to leave the key
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Watch List – Gambling, Casino Stocks
10:45am (EST) I’ve been talking about creating Watch Lists as a way to help you follow stocks and sectors. The
Daily Update, Company Commentary
Watching Monsanto
12:05pm (EST) Monsanto (MON, $77.95, down $0.17) is set to report earnings on Wednesday and since I have a lot
Market Analysis, Apple, Option Trades, Daily Update
Market Holds Steady, Home Sales Miss
10:30am (EST) I wanted to wait until after we got the housing numbers to do this morning’s update and to
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The Good, Bad, and Ugly
It was a brutal Monday for the market if you were a bull as all three major indexes took a beating.
Daily Update, Commodities, Option Trades
Potash Testing $90
11:30am (EST) Last week, I talked about making Watch Lists and how they can help you with your trading. One sector
Daily Update, Earnings, Apple
Monday Morning Quarterbacking
9:00am (EST) I took Father’s Day off to spend time with Pops so there was no Weekly Wrap this