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 ( 4658 )
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Options Trade Portends Recovery In Oracle Shares
ORCL - Oracle Corp. – Shares in software company, Oracle Corp., are getting crushed today, down as much as 9.5% to a seven-month low of $30. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Post Traumatic Friday – Don’t Catch Those Knives!
As our Members well know, we had a classic "spitting cobra" pattern on our charts and we knew this week was the inflection and we knew it was likely to be down... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Thump – Bernanke Blows His Chance
We got our big Wheee! on oil overnight to $96.37 (/CL) with the old contract (/CLN3) at $96.11. If it weren't a scam, then why would the August contract fall... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Investors Try to Decipher Clues from the Fed
The world has been watching every peep, sniffle, or innuendo associated with any voting member of the FOMC. What is the future of the latest in their ongoing... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Micron Calls Change Hands At A Clip Ahead Of Earnings After The Close
MU - Micron Technology, Inc. – Options traders appear to be snapping up out of the money call options on Micron Technology this morning ahead of the company’s... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – Fed Edition
I sent out an Alert to our Members at 3:14 am, as the Dow Futures (/YM) hit 15,278 and the Nasdaq Futures (/NQ) hit 3,000 and the Russell Futures (/TF) hit 998. Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
La-Z-Boy Options Active Ahead Of Earnings
LZB - La-Z-Boy, Inc. – Shares in furniture producer, La-Z-Boy, Inc., increased as much as 3.9% to $19.80 at the start of the session, the highest level since... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Technical Tuesday – Gravity’s Rainbow Or Bernanke’s Pot of Gold?
“There is no real direction here, neither lines of power nor cooperation. Decisions are never really made – at best they manage to emerge, from a chaos of... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Market Will Likely Challenge Earlier Highs This Week
The market responded well today to good economic news and to the positive and somewhat surprising response to the election of a moderate Iranian President. Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bears Eye Alpha Natural Resources Options
ANR - Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. – Front month put options changing hands on coal producer, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., this morning suggests some... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Fed Playing a Volatile Game
“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” — Leonardo da Vinci The last couple of... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Manipulated Market Malarkey – Welcome Greater Fools!
We started out last night, at 6pm, with the Dow Futures right at 15,000, flat to Friday's close. However, MIRACULOUSLY, by Asia's close at 4am, we were back to... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Hungry For Nutrisystem Options As Shares Rise
NTRI - Nutrisystem, Inc. – Shares in Nutrisystem rose more than 7.0% to a six-month high of $10.18 on Friday after the maker of weight loss products announced... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday Thoughts – Tremendous Or Titanic Market Signals?
I hadn't either until this morning, when I read this article from McClellan Financial that had this chart which shows the times (down arrows) in the past 30... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Deal Announcement Spurs Action In Gannett Co. Options
GCI - Gannett Co., Inc. – Shares in USA Today publisher, Gannett Co., Inc., jumped nearly 30% at the start of the trading session to a five-year high of $25.69... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Make Or Break Thursday – S&P; 1,600 Edition
There's nothing better than a good sell-off (see Dave Fry's SPY charts) when you're ready for it. The stocks we want to buy get cheaper and we're able to raise... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Patient Bulls Are Getting Their Buyng Opportunity
Stock investors are protecting gains and holding off on deploying cash as concerns abound about central banks, including the Federal Reserve, tapering off on... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bulls Snap Up Weekly Calls On Hewlett-Packard
HPQ - Hewlett-Packard Co. – Bullish options are changing hands on PC and printer maker, Hewlett-Packard Co., this morning, with shares in the name up sharply... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Whipsaw Wednesday – The Wild Ride Continues
After making "just" 20% on our Nikkei trade idea over the weekend, we got more aggressive yesterday and went with the /NKD futures just after the close as I sai... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Put Options Active On AmerisourceBergen
ABC - AmerisourceBergen Corp – Shares in AmerisourceBergen are up 2.4% today and nearly 30% year to date, but options in play on the stock suggest one or more... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS