For Quadruple Witching Day, 1+% Return with 1 Day Options in the Money
It's Friday June 19, 2009 and it happens to be Quadruple Witching. I assume today will be very volatile and that volatility will explode in the final hour or so of trading. That said, I thought it...
View ArticleAlternate Short Strategy: Purchasing Put Protection for Less Part 3
As promised in my last two posts, Alternate Short Strategy: Purchasing Put Protection for Less, and Alternate Short Strategy: Purchasing Put Protection for Less Part 2 I will be continuing my list of...
View ArticleWhy Leveraged ETFs Are Bound to Deteriorate
After reading a lot of blog posts, tweets on twitter, Facebook comments, and emails, I decided it was time to figure out the real decay behind the leveraged ETF's, both long and short. As I wrote about...
View ArticleStill Time to Buy Black Gold? Using Option Spreads to Capture a Crude Move
As I have blogged about for quite a while, I believe the price of oil will continue to increase as the dollar gets weaker. As the dollar showed signs of weakness Tuesday, October light sweet crude oil...
View ArticleMarket Overview: Double Top or Doubling Up - Get Our Picks
Last week was FANTASTIC and we had 28 winning trades out of 36 with an average gain of 42% on the winners and an average loss of 12% on the losers - now THAT’s A GOOD WEEK.Tags:...
View ArticleHow You Can Protect and Profit from the Fed’s Move
Recently, the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate after nearly 14 months from 0.5% to 0.75%. This article explains if more rate hikes in store and what this rate hike means for stock, bond,...
View Article9 of 10 Open Trades From Last Week's Wrap-Up Made Over 50% in 2 Weeks!
This is an excerpt from Phil's current weekly wrap-up. Tags:...
View ArticleBTDStocks.com Thursday, April 28, 2011 End-of-Day Update
Stocks rose in today's with gains ranging between 0.1% to 0.6% for the DJIA (DIA), S&P 500 (SPY), and Nasdaq Composite (QQQQ). Investor participation was slower in today's session and market...
View ArticleBTDStocks.com Friday, April 29, 2011 End-of-Day Update
Stocks notched mild gains in today's session with the Nasdaq Composite (QQQQ) lagging the DJIA (DIA) and S&P 500 (SPY) for the second straight session. Market breadth was generally positive and...
View ArticleBTDStocks.com Monday, May 2, 2011 End-of-Day Update
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View ArticleBTDStocks.com Tuesday, May 3, 2011 End-of-Day Update
For the second session in a row stocks saw declines. The main difference between today's session and the prior session was market activity indicated investors were taking some of their profits off the...
View ArticleBTDStocks.com Wednesday, May 4, 2011 End-of-Day Update
Stocks declined for the third session in a row as the DJIA (DIA), S&P 500 (SPY), and Nasdaq Composite (QQQQ) lost 0.7%, 0.7%, and 0.5%, respectively in a session that saw investors once again...
View ArticleBTDStocks.com Thursday, May 5, 2011 End-of-Day Update
The general stock market declined once again for the fourth straight session on the S&P 500 (SPY) and Nasdaq Composite (QQQQ). Market breadth was negative and the action of investors showed them...
View ArticleChevron To Face Massive Fines
As one of the largest oil companies not only in the U.S., but in the world, Chevron is used to operating in some less-than-hospitable locations. Angola, Nigeria and Russia are just a few of the places...
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