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 ( 7284 )
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Flip Floppin’ Friday – Hope Springs Eternal – For Now
An entire week of losses erased in a single day. Things must be going fantastically – I don't even need to check the news – if the charts look good, then I'm... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Vonage Shares Rally To Highest Level In Two Years
Traders taking to Vonage options in the early going on Thursday appear to be buying upside calls on the stock. The most traded contracts so far today are the Oc... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thrilling Thursday – Deal Or No Deal?
European markets are treating this like it's a good thing, with thier markets popping 1.5% this morning. Our own Futures are up about 1% and, fortunately, we... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Buy the Dip Sentiment Gives Way to Preservation of Capital
The intransigence continues in Washington, and it has kept stock market buyers at bay until they get the go signal from Congress. Read more
Posted on 10 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Wednesday – We’re Yellen Like Magellan
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss (well, maybe a bit more balls than Bernanke has). I love the timing, does the GOP have the energy to fight this... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Put Buyers Take To Jamba As Stock Slides
Options volume on the stock is up sharply today, with around 2,300 contracts in play versus average daily options volume of around 130 contracts. Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – One Step Closer to Disaster
The bickering continues but a Washington Post/ABC poll released Monday found that while the public's ratings for the President and both parties in Congress... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Where is the Leadership?
The market had a very rough opening this morning with the Dow down over 100 points and the S P and Nasdaq looking weak. Yet, the market rebounded a little,... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bearish Strategy Initiated In HPQ Options
Trading traffic in weekly put options on the maker of printers and PCs indicates one strategist is positioning for the price of the underlying to potentially... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Expect Stormy Q3 Earnings Season as Washington’s Maelstrom...
“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” -- Pablo PicassoSo now the fun really begins. Read more
Posted on 07 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Meltdown
Sometimes, all it takes to end a wicked bull run in the markets is a nice, cold splash of reality and what can be more real than the idiocy of the US Government... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Don’t Gamble With Your Investments – Be the House!
One of our major themes at Philstockworld is teaching our Members to BE THE HOUSE – to get on the right side of any transaction and become SELLERS of risk, not... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Fresh Interest In Valero Calls
The most traded options contracts on the refiner thus far in the session are the Dec $39 strike calls, with roughly 15,000 contracts exchanged versus open... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
TGIF – Ending the Week With a Whimper
As you can see from the Big Chart, even the Russell is getting realistic and taking a little dip but the Nasdaq keeps chugging along near it's highs. Read more
Posted on 04 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Angie’s List Options Light Up As Shares Tumble
Options volume on Angie’s List is currently running at four times the stock’s average daily volume, with around 18,000 options traded versus average daily... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Folly – Watching Our GDP Fade Away
This is just the impact of the first 3 weeks of a Government shut-down as $300M a day is drained out of our economy and the net effect snowballs over time. Read more
Posted on 03 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Still Bullish as Stocks Await Their “go” Signal from Congress
Stock market bulls have been reluctant to let the market fall very far. Support seems to arrive whenever the bears get too bold. Read more
Posted on 03 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Big Prints In Hewlett-Packard Co. Calls
The most traded options on HPQ today are the Oct 18 ’13 $22 strike calls, with upwards of 36,000 contracts in play against open interest of around 15,300... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Whipsaw Wednesday – Bernanke Bounce at 3pm
Well, the cat's out of the bag and we all know Bernanke has a press conference at 3pm and, since the rest of the Government is shut down – there will be much... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Take To Coronado Call Options
Front month calls are the most actively traded contracts by volume, with traders snapping up calls across several striking prices. Read more
Posted on 01 October 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS