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• TGIF – Can We Stop The Week Before Our Indexes Fail?

  

  Look at the Nasdaq! Are you seriously still holding onto your Dow, S P and NYSE stocks? That's exactly what people did in 2008, when they were so used to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Office Depot Calls Active

  The most traded options contracts on the stock today were the Jan’16 $5.0 strike calls, with upwards of 16,000 contracts traded against open interest of fewer... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Thankful Thursday – Janet Does It Again!

  

  Not that Yellen said anything of substance but that won't stop her from saying it again this morning (9:30) so let the rally continue – for another day, at... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• FB, TWTR Shares Under Pressure

  Consider however, that in contrast, shares in Twitter, which traded up to a lofty P/S ratio in excess of 74x following its IPO in November, today trade at a... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Weakening Wednesday – Can Yellen Save the Day?

  

  All of last week, I kept saying the market was only hitting highs because it was being manipulated that way and, by Friday we'd had enough and took our... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• SolarCity Options Active With Earnings On Tap

  

  It looks like a 6,065-lot 16May'14 $60/$65 call spread was purchased at a net premium of $0.77 per contract. The bull call spread starts making money if shares... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Tempting Tuesday – Weak Dollar Props Up the Markets

  

  And what a dive we've had! As you can see from Dave Fry's Chart, the Dollar is down 7% since last summer and down 2.5% this year and that keeps stocks and... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Market Momentum – Slowing on China Data

  

  Think about how many companies pin their hopes and dreams on the infinite possibilities of selling stuff in China. If TSLA's stock can pop 10% because Musk... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Sector Detector: Bulls Are All Dressed Up, but Might Have No Place to Go

  

  Stock market bulls made a valiant effort to fight off another looming correction last week. The economy is showing strong signs of recovery, the Fed remains... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Non-Farm Friday – Our Economy Is Not Working

  

  When the job sucks! We've all had crappy jobs in our lives – something we stay in to pay the bills but has no chance of being a career. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Yelp Call Options Revisited

  

  Shares in the name are up sharply on Thursday morning after Yelp reported a first-quarter loss of $0.04 a share, beating the average of analyst expectations. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Thrilling Thursday – Dow Hits Record Highs on Lower Earnings!

  

  The Dow is at 16,580 so all must be well, right? The fact that we're up here on low volume and even lower earnings is just one of those nit-picky things that... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Yelp Options Buzzing Ahead Of Earnings After The Bell

  

  As is typically the case with options implied volatility in the aftermath of company earnings releases, the roughly 110% reading of implied volatility on the $6... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Will We Hold It Wednesday – $100 Oil Edition

  

  That's $5,000 per contract in your pocket if you followed our lead on Wednesday, the 16th, when my comment right in the morning post (which you can have... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Technical Tuesday – 1,880 Or Bust Again – China’s Melting Away!

  

  NDX fell all the way to 3,480 yesterday but finished the day at 3,556, recovering 76 points (2%) in two hours. Hey, a few more days of gains at that rate and... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Market Manipulation – M&A News Keeps Things Hot

  

  That's a lot of money! That's also the same rumor (now more solid) that goosed the market last Monday and goosed the stock over 10% from $63 to $70. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Sector Detector: Bullish Fundamental Rankings at Odds with Bearish Technicals

  

  Overall, the economy appears to be on a steady path to recovery. As the Federal Reserve eventually allows interest rates to rise, we likely will see a rotation... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Friday Failure – 1,880 is a Bust!

  

  Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs? Did you ever wonder Why we had to run for shelter When the promise of a brave new world Unfurle... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Thrilling Thursday – Our Apple Trade of the Year Pays Off Early!

  

  AAPL was our 2014 trade of the year, so we are thrilled with their Q1 earnings and expecting to see $600 on this run (I sent an Alert to our Members early this... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P 1,880 Edition

  

  Things are so good, they could hardly be better – as long as we ignore the non-existent volume that this house of cards is being built on, of course. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS