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 ( 7292 )
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Monday Market Momentum – China and Japan Keep Thing Going
Things are still looking up. This morning, Japan revised their Q1 GDP Estimate from 5.9% to 6.7% as a huge splurge in consumption ahead of the sales tax increas... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Bulls Revel in the New Normal, While Bears Lie in Wait
Courtesy of Sabrient Systems and Gradient Analytics After its long-awaiting breakout of the 1900 level the other week, the S P 500 gained another +1.3% last wee... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
The Buy List – 20 Great Trade Ideas for the Rest of 2014
What a rally! While stocks certainly aren't "cheap" by any measure, we've been able to identify 20 that are still good values. Read more
Posted on 07 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Non-Farm Friday – Who Needs to Work When the Market Makes 30%?
Is there any point to working? For Americans, it's just the time we waste while waiting to consume. As more and more of our jobs are taken over by machines – wh... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday – ECB Rates Go Negative – Things Must REALLY Suck!
-0.1%! For those of you who thought 0% was the lowest rates could go, Mario Draghi just redefined the game. Oddly enough, -0.1% is HIGHER than was anticipated s... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P 1,920 Edition
Yesterday was a close one! We briefly failed our first test of 1,920 (see yesterday's notes) but another low-volume rescue kept us from fulfilling the "Wave C"... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – 1,920 Or Bust!
That's 2 closes over 1,920. It's almost enough to make us regret cashing out our Long-Term Portfolio last week. We didn't expect to call a perfect top, when... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Movement – Can We Go Higher?
Record highs! I know it sounds like a broken record (kids don't even know what that means) to say "record highs" over and over again, but that's what the... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Stocks Confirm Tepid Breakout, but on Ultra-low Volume and...
Courtesy of Sabrient Systems and Gradient Analytics Well, it’s official. The old adage about selling in May didn’t apply this year. Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
PSW Trade Review Part 2 – Thank You Sir, MAY I Have Another!
May got off to a fantastic start. In our first week alone (see Part 1) we had 47 trade ideas between our morning posts and our Live Member Chat room and,... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Stryker Call Options Active
Shares in Stryker Corp. (Ticker: SYK) popped 6.0% this week to as high as $85.62 this morning after a report in the Financial Times earlier in the week said... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
The End of May – Heading into June with CASH!!!
I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that's real – Nine Inch Nails Were we wrong to cash out? Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Cashing out Our Long-Term Portfolio – 29 Trades in 6 Months – Up 19%
And then there were 2. Just two positions remain in our Long-Term Portfolio now, short puts we sold against HOV an EGLE that are "losers," so far. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
GDPhursday – Revisionist History
Revisions, revisions – REVISIONS! We get our first revision of our Q1 GDP at 8:30 this morning (was 0.1%, probably lower now), but the big revision has already... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Combo Trade Bullish On Emerging Markets ETF
Shares in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Ticker: EEM) are up more than 15% since early February, when shares in the ETF touched $37.05 and the lowest... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P 1,900 Edition
Wow, what a rally! Or, perhaps I should say Wow! What?, A rally??? It's a small distinction but clearly the fact that we are having a rally will come as a... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Tempting Toppy Tuesday – 7th Time’s a Charm?
Welcome back! Not just from your holiday weekend but welcome back to the top of the S P as we attempt our 7th breakout of the year. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Breakout Or Another Bluff? Bulls Seeking Confirmation This Week
Courtesy of Sabrient Systems and Gradient Analytics Stocks ended last week on a high note, closing a smidge above strong resistance at 1900 for the S P 500,... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
PSW Trade Review – Thank You Sir, MAY I Have Another! – Part 1
1,900 on the S P, 16,600 on the Dow! The month isn't quite over yet but we're up about 3% for the year now although, as Dave Fry points out, on record low... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
PSW Trade Review – Thank You Sir, MAY I Have Another!
1,900 on the S P, 16,600 on the Dow! The month isn't quite over yet but we're up about 3% for the year now although, as Dave Fry points out, on record low... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS