Phil's Stock World
Philstockworld.com (www.philstockworld.com) is the fastest growing stock and option newsletter on the Web. "High Finance for Real People - Fun and Profits" is our motto and our Basic and Premium Chat Sessions offer readers a chance to speak to Phil live during the trading day as well as authors like Optrader, Sabrient, Income Trader and Trend Trader - who send out Alerts during the market sessions and discuss trade ideas live with Members.
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Philip R. Davis is a founder of Phil's Stock World (www.philstockworld.com), a stock and options trading site that teaches the art of options trading to newcomers and devises advanced strategies for expert traders. Mr. Davis is a serial entrepreneur, having founded software company Accu-Title, a real estate title insurance software solution, and is also the President of the Delphi Consulting Corp., an M&A; consulting firm that helps large and small companies obtain funding and close deals. He was also the founder of Accu-Search, a property data corporation that was sold to DataTrace in 2004 and Personality Plus, a precursor to eHarmony.com. Phil was a former editor of a UMass/Amherst humor magazine and it shows in his writing -- which is filled with colorful commentary along with very specific ideas on stock option purchases (Phil rarely holds actual stocks).
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Phil's Stock World
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Commentary on the stock market, options, the economy and a little politics. We teach subscribers how to use options to earn consistent returns on their investments, how to hedge, and how to be the "house" by selling the appropriate options against their positons. We share our many resources and will help you find a trading style that works for you!
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4863 )
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Thursday Fake-Out – Weak Dollar Props up Weak Markets
They just don't appreciate that you get tired They're so hard to satisfy, You can tranquilize your mind So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helpe... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Abbott Labs Puts Active After Q4 Earnings
Options changing hands on Abbott Labs in the early going suggests some traders are positioning for the price of the underlying to potentially extend losses... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Which Way Wednesday – Earnings Edition
As you can see from Dave Fry's SPY chart, we had a wild ride yesterday with volume on the sell side and then the bots taking us back up to finsh the day back... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants Will Return Next Week
David Brown is on a speaking tour on behalf of the Baker’s Dozen Unit Investment Trust (UIT). Publication of “What the Market Wants” will resume next week. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Take A Shine To SLV Call Spreads
Volume in SLV options today is heavily concentrated in the January 2015 expiry calls, with the $30/$40 call spread trading a total of 75,000 times. It looks lik... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Tricky Tuesday – China Stimulus Saves Us Again
Gotta get used to waiting You know how the ice is It's thin where you're skating (This is no social crisis) Just another tricky day for you, fellah – The Who I'... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Investors Seek Catalyst for Bullish Breakout Amongst Earnings...
Stocks continue to trade in a sideways technical consolidation just below their highs. With the start of earnings season underway, investors appear to be lookin... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
It's Martin Luther King day so the markets are closed. I was just reading his "I Have a Dream" speech and it really is amazing when you think of the great socia... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Hillshire Brands Draws Heavy Call Activity
Shares in Hillshire Brands are bucking the trend, with the stock up roughly 1.1% on the day at $34.89, amid a down day for U.S. stocks. Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday Review – Our 5 Inflation Fighting Picks
I sent out an early morning Alert to our Members that covered the important news and suggested some Futures plays and we reviewed our brand new, 2014 Long-Term... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Hewlett-Packard Draws Call Spread As Shares March Higher
The stock rose almost 90% during 2013, starting the year at $14.79 and closing it out at $27.98. Activity in August expiry options today suggests one trader is... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bye Bye Best Buy – Can the S&P Hold When Retail Folds?
Holiday sales were down 0.9% with revenue down 2.6% to $11.45Bn, partially saved by a 23.5% rise in on-line sales. We had picked BBY last November at our PSW La... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Balls to the Wall Wednesday – The Bull is Back!
Sure it's low volume (see Dave Fry's SPY chart), but who cares? TSLA jumps 16% in a day, gaining $3Bn in market cap in 5 hours and they tack on another $1Bn... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Call ‘Fly On Anadarko
It looks like the trader established a bullish call butterfly spread that makes maximum possible profits in the event that APC shares rally more than 17% to... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – Letting off Steam Or Sending a Warning?
It was fun because we were short-term bearish and we finally got a bit of a sell-off. During yesterday's live Webcast, in fact, we had just shorted the Russell... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sizable Three-Legged Options Play Trades On Juniper
It looks like one trader sold 10,000 of the Jan ’15 $20 puts at a premium of $1.20 apiece to partially offset the cost of buying a 10,000-lot Jan ’15 $25/$35... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Merger Monday – Suntory Buys Beam for 25% Premium ($16Bn)
They make investors think everything is undervalued in a sector when one company gets bought for high cash premiums and BEAM (Jim Beam) is one of those companie... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Investors Watch for January Effect as Earnings Season Gets...
The first full week of the New Year was uneventful. There seems to be some trepidation among U.S. equity investors after such a strong finish to 2013. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Non-Farm Friday – To Work Or Not to Work, That is the Economic Question
I don't think it's going to matter, whether or not we employed more or less than the expected 200,000 new people in December doesn't matter as much as what we... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
UAL Call Options Active As Shares Hit Record High
Trading in UAL call options expiring this month and next suggests some traders may be positioning for the price of the underlying to continue to climb in the... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS