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
http://www.philstockworld.com/
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 ( 4845 )
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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 -
Thursday Thrust – Futures Pop Back to Highs BUT We Smell Last Gasp
Well, according to the AAII Bull-Bear Sentiment Survey, anyway. In the entire 23-year history of this survey, there have never been more bulls or less bears and... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Strategy Eyes Further Upside In Yelp
It looks like one trader sold 3,343 of the May $60 puts at a premium of $4.34 apiece in order to partially offset the cost of buying a 3,343-lot May $85/$105... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P 1,825 Edition
That's the deal today as we wait for the Fed minutes at 2pm. We already had the Fed statement back on December 17th, when the Fed announced a very light... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Volume Pops On NBIX As Shares Hit Highest Since ’06
Options volume on NBIX is well above typical levels today, with around 9,000 contracts in play as of 11:30 a.m. EST versus the stock’s average daily volume of... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Trending Tuesday – Still Going Up?
As you can see from Doug Short's S P chart, we're having a modest pullback on increasing volume as things return to "normal" following the holidays. Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Will 2014 Resume Last Year's Growth?
Despite a positive Factory Orders report of 1.8% compared to an expected 1.6% and last month’s drop of 0.5%, the market opened up briefly; however, light... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Twitter Call Spread Trades Amid Dip In Share Price
Activity in the 21 Feb ’14 expiry call options caught our attention today, with the $75/$85 call spread trading more than 14,000 times within the first two hour... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Musings – It’s Still the Economy, Stupid
That thing is that the economy is the number one issue facing our nation. Just lik it was when Clinton first said it in 1992, when he first used the phrase in... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Stocks Close out a Banner Year. Where to Invest Now?
With plenty of wind in their sails, bulls coasted comfortably into year-end to close out 2013 with a stellar performance, as Santa made his widely-expected... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday Already? 2014 Off to an Exciting Start
Those 10 Oil Futures (/CL) contracts I mentioned as a short in yesterday's morning post gained another $23,000 during the day as oil plunged back to $95.50 – no... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
2013+1 – What a Difference a Year Makes and 3 New Trade Ideas to Get Started!
We ended 2013 with a bang. As you can see from Dave Fry's SPY chart, the last hour was all window-dressing but we couldn't quite get to 1,850 on the S P, closin... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Terminal Tuesday – 2013 Comes to an End
Hard to imagine it being happier for the markets than 2013, with the indexes closing at record highs and investor optimism nearing 80% bullish – as good as... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Musings – End of Year Edition
One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall –... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Final Friday of 2013 – No Worries?
That's right, we're finally pulling the plug on those lazy, unemployed leeches that have been draining $300M a week from us job creators (though, obviously, we... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Thoughts For the End of the Year
As you can see from Doug Short's S P chart, we're now up 171% from our 2009 low of 666 but the mission is not yet accomplished at 1,833 – not with 1,850 so clos... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Tesla Calls Active As Shares Hit Highest Since November 6th
Overall options volume is roughly 50% of the stock’s average daily volume as of the time of this writing, with roughly 77,000 contracts in play versus an averag... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Merry Christmas from Philstockworld!
Why it’s almost Christmas Eve, Mr. Scrooge! The Global markets are closed tomorrow and we’re bound to have a very slow day – if you are looking for a Santa... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
BlackBerry Options In Focus As Shares Hit Highest In 7 Weeks
Upwards of 100,000 contracts have changed hands on BlackBerry as of 12:30 p.m. EST on Monday, which is around the total options volume the stock sees on... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS