Phil's Stock World
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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 ( 7475 )
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Too High Tuesday? 10 Bullish Trade Ideas That Made Over 1,200%
As noted on Dave Fry's chart, the S P made a new record high with narrow participation and essentially all of the gains were one big move in the Futures to... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Just Another Manic Monday
That's all that really seem to matter in the Global markets as we shake off terrible Japanese trade numbers, which was somewhat counterbalanced by China's plan... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Stocks Stuck in Neutral as Both Sides Seek a Directional...
The technical picture for stocks has shifted from bearish into neutral, and our fundamentals-based sector rankings appear to have moved from bullish to... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
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
