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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Will We Hold It Wednesday – Top of the Market on 9/11
Not so much according to Dave Fry's NYMO chart, where it looks like we can get away with another few days before gravity takes its toll on our indexes and that... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Visa Options Active As Stock Said To Join The Dow 30
Options volume on Visa rose to more than twice the average daily level, with 24,800 contracts exchanged by 3:40 p.m. in New York. Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Take Off Tuesday – 5 More Trades That Make 500% in an Up Market
We've been waiting to see our strong bounce lines broken and they were shattered yesteday so, as promised, it's time once again to make a few bullish bets – jus... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Vera Bradley Call Options Active
The most-traded contracts are the Nov $20 calls, with volume topping 3,400 contracts versus open interest of 505 contracts. Most of the volume traded in a... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: 3 Mundane Stocks with Great Numbers
We’re off to a good start to a new week after last week’s good finish. The domestic markets are up more than 1% midday, based on a possibility of compromise in... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Investors Unimpressed With Sound of War Drumbeat
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” — Albert EinsteinWall Street seems to be in a bit of a holding pattern, not quite... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Movement – Back to Waiting on the Fed Next Week
Nothing much happened over the weekend. Syria, Debt Ceiling, Taper Talk, Summers or Yellen, $110 Oil, New iPhones, yadda, yadda, yadda – and, no, we're not... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Above Average Volume In Facebook Options As Stock Pushes Higher
Options volume on FB is marching higher, topping 475,000 contracts by 1:45 p.m. ET and surpassing the stock’s average daily options volume of approximately... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Non-Farm Friday – It’s Next Week That Matters
That is the question that will be answered at 8:30 this morning. But whether 'tis nobler in the market to suffer the poverty and indignation of the low-paying... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Louisiana Pacific Put Options Active
TWI – Titan International, Inc. – Put options purchased on the maker of wheels and tires for off-the-road equipment used in the agriculture, construction,... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Thrills – Marching off to War Again
About $3Tn for the last one since that day in 2003, when Donald Rumsfeld told the American people that the "limited" action we would be taking in Iraq would cos... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Top Rankings in Tech, Financial, Energy, and Industrial
Stocks have shown some resiliency this week as they have made an attempt to recover from last week’s weakness, which was primarily due to the imminent threat... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Astex Options Volume Spikes
TPX – Tempur Sealy International Inc. – Trading traffic in options on mattress maker Tempur Sealy International suggests options players are looking for the... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – Dow 14,800 Edition
Or, maybe not. As you can see from Dave Fry's (welcome back!) Dow chart, we're right back where we were at the June consolidation lows and maybe we'll panic dow... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Where is This Market Headed?
Today’s major indices ended in the black, and we believe the market is more likely to continue to go up than down over the remainder of the year. That said,... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
3 Stocks for a September Market
Today’s major indices ended in the black, and we believe the market is more likely to continue to go up than down over the remainder of the year. That said,... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Does the Jumpy VIX Indicate a Volatile September Ahead?
“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day, unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” — Old Zen adageIn terms of volatility, wha... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Takeover Tuesday – Microsoft Bags Nokia Mobile Unit
Come on people, chant with me – they're number 3! Still, for $7Bn, buying the #3 spot in the mobile phone market is a pretty big deal but investors are not... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
PhilStockWorld August Trade Review – Riding the Rapids
That about sums up our August as the indexes dropped all month long – down 800 points on the Dow (5%) and 80 points on the S P (5%) and etc. Read more
Posted on 01 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Final Friday in August – Dressing Those Windows
Here we are back where we finished May, when I wrote on May 31st's "Friday Finale – Final Chance to Go Away in May": What a great rally it's been. Read more
Posted on 30 August 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS