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 ( 4755 )
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Testy Tuesday – Levels Hardly Holding Lofty Goals
As you can see from Dave Fry's Dow chart, wer're stuck in that range we've been in since May, testing the 15,700 line and looking, always looking for a good... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: One Way to Play This Market
Today, the SPY index closed at new highs while the S P 500 was not able to make a new high, but closed strong, up about 0.3% on the day. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Denbury Options In Play Ahead Of Q3 Earnings Report
The Nov $20 strike calls are the most traded options on Denbury today, with volume currently above 6,400 contracts versus previously existing open interest of... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Is China’s Resilience Enough to Attract New Investors?
“An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate, it becomes transformed by thought.” — Pablo PicassoLast week saw investors exposed to a... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Momentum – Still Up, Still Bubbly
That, according to John Mauldin, should be the Fed's theme song this year. Not too many people disagree that we're in a bubbly economy and no one disagrees... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Heavy Trading In Autodesk Options
The single-largest trade in Autodesk options so far today appears to be the outright purchase of a block of 10,000 of the Dec $44 strike calls for a premium of... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Flip Floppin’ Friday – Riding the Serpent for Fun and Profits
That's right, the newest chart sensation, the "spitting cobra" has re-formed on our Big Chart and it was quite an accurate sell signal on May 31st, as well as... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Avon Products Puts In Play As Stock Tumbles After Earnings
Trading in November expiry put options this morning indicates some traders are positioning for shares in the door-to-door cosmetics seller to extend losses in... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Fedless Thursday – Lack of Stimulus Spooks Markets on Halloween
That was the word (or lack of word) from the Fed yesterday and the markets didn't like it one little bit. Still, as you can see from Dave Fry's SPY chart, the... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Fed Reiterates Its Role as Mr. Market’s Trusty Sidekick
Like any superhero or action movie star who relies upon a “trusty sidekick,” Mr. Market stays strong, confident, and bold with the Federal Reserve at his side. Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Dreamworks Draws Heavy Options Volume As Shares Soar
Options traders looking for shares in Dreamworks to continue to hit new highs during the next couple of weeks picked up November expiry calls on the stock this... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Which Way Wednesday – Waiting on the Fed – Once Again
It might if you were reading Philstockworld on September 18th, the day of the previous Fed meeting when, despite all expectations being for a "taper" that day,... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
BP Options Active After Q3 Earnings Report
Options traders looking for shares in BP to continue to climb this week picked up Nov 01 ’13 $46 strike calls. As of the time of this writing, more than 3,100 o... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – Waiting on the Fed at the Top of Our Range
That's why we are long-term BULLISH but short-term BEARISH. As noted by TraderStewie, this is a movie we've seen before, with the S P making a power-move to... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Investors Remain Patient but Caution is Still in Order
The market ended last week up about 1% with Large-cap Growth leading the way, up 1.15%. Worst was the cap/style that has led for over a year, Small-cap Growth,... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Upside Calls Active On UPS As Stock Hits Fresh Highs
Traders prepared to benefit from continued gains in the price of the underlying shares in the near term purchased calls on UPS this morning, buying around 775 o... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Sentiment on Main Street at Odds with Jubilation on Wall Street
“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work.” — Mark TwainIf you go by Wall Street’s scorecard, the economy seems to be... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Sentiment on Main Street at Odds with Jubilation on Main Street
“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work.” — Mark TwainIf you go by Wall Street’s scorecard, the economy seems to be... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Musing – Our AAPL Trade Idea is Up $6Bn – Should We Let It Ride into...
That's the gain on my Sept 18th trade idea for Apple, Inc. to utilize some of the cash they have sitting on the sidelines: How about they (AAPL) sell 2.5M 2016... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
PhilStockWorld September Trade Review – The Wild Ride Continues (Part 2)
We made a good bottom call in late August and, in Part 1 of our Trade Review, we had 46 trade ideas in two weeks (the last week of Aug and the first week of... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS