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• Order From Walmart Sparks Heavy Options Activity On Plug Power

  Options volume on PLUG is more than two times the stock’s average daily volume as of midday in New York, with upwards of 19,000 contracts in play versus an... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Which Way Wednesday – Popping Or Topping?

  

  All but the Dow have fully recovered from the January drop and the Nasdaq is making up for it by going 50 points over the previous 4,250 high (1.2%). Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• What the Market Wants: Market Hits New High, Three Stocks to Consider

  

  The market’s major equity indices were all up a little more than 0.6% yesterday, which was off mid-day highs, but positive because the market shrugged off poor... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• $10,000 Tuesday – Cashing in Last Week’s Natural Gas Trade

  

  Last Friday, we talked about hedges for a market correction and, as I do on occasion, I shared a trade idea from our Member Chat Room (and you can join right... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Market Movement – Making M’s

  

  They're forming them now but it won't be obvious until we're on the other side and re-testing the January lows. By then it's a little late, isn't it? That's why... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Healthcare, Utilities, and Tech Lead as Market Confronts Resistance

  

  Stocks continue to consolidate just under their prior high, which is offering formidable resistance. Although many long-standing uncertainties have significantl... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• PSW January Trade Review (Part IV)

  

  Actually, I hate to see it go as our Trade Ideas in Parts, 1, 2 3 have had 51 winners and just 8 losers (87.6%) so far, not bad in a choppy market! Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Bulls Take A Seat At OpenTable

  

  The most traded options on OPEN are the 21Feb’14 $77.5 strike calls, with around 6,000 lots in play against open interest of roughly 1,200 contracts. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Friday – 5 New Trade Ideas That Can Make 500% If the Market Falls

  

  Stop? Markets don't stop going up, do they? Certainly not when the Fed can toss $2.7Bn onto the bonfire to keep things warm for another day and, at $65Bn a... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Facebook Shares Are What’s Up On Agreement To Buy WhatsApp

  

  Average daily options volume on Facebook is an impressive 344,000 contracts, but overall volume in call and put options on the social media giant today has... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Thursday Failure – Wal-Mart Misses, Americans Officially Out of Money

  

  Not a little miss, mind you – they missed BIG. On TV, the pundits are saying it's because their product mix is stale or the competition from the Dollar Store... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Wednesday Ruble Rumble – Ukraine in Flames!

  

  36 Rubles to the Dollar this morning. That's down 13% this week as the Ukraine bursts into flames live on TV as protestors are willing to die rather than... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Flood Of Options Activity In Xylem As Shares Touch Fresh 52-Week High

  Traders appear to be buying $40 strike call options out several months, positioning for shares in the name to rally substantially during the next two to five... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Three Trillion Dollar Tuesday – A Little Inflow Goes a LONG Way

  

  That was the market capitalization of Global Equities at Friday's close. That's up $3.1Tn since February 4th as $11Bn flowed back into Equity Funds last week.... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Stocks Continue to Rebound from Edge of Abyss as Uncertainties Subside

  

  Last week, stocks continued their rebound from the edge of the abyss. Investors responded positively to a dovish combination of comments from Speaker of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Market Musings – Enjoying a Day Off

  

  Asia was mixed and the UK is up 1% but the rest of Europe is flat but our Futures are up about 0.25% – all on very weak volume, rendering the whole exercise... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Appetite For Whole Foods Calls As Shares Rebound

  Upside call buying in the regular March expiry options on WFM this morning looks for shares in the organic and natural foods grocer to continue to rebound durin... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Finally Friday – Freaky Week Comes to a Close

  Look, I'm from Jersey – I can appreciate the idea that, if you pretend something never happened (and there's no evidence), then everyone can just "fuggedaboutit... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Orbitz Calls In Play As Stock Soars After Earnings

  The most traded contracts by volume on OWW as of the time of this writing are the Mar $10 strike calls, with around 6,000 calls in play against open interest... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Thrilling Thursday – 50-Day Moving Averages Are Tested

  

  As promised yesterday, we took advantage of the Yellen rally to add more short positions to our Short-Term Portfolio and I sent out an Alert to all of our... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS