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
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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 ( 7265 )
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What the Market Wants: Better Earnings Reports and Some Positive Guidance
The beginning of Q2 earnings season got off to an inauspicious start with Alcoa (AA) barely beating highly reduced estimates by a single penny per share. Read more
Posted on 09 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Weekly Options In Play On Intel
INTC - Intel Corp. – Put options purchased on Intel during the final 30 minutes of trading last week have since roughly tripled in value, with shares in the... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip in China Equities? (Part 2)
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” -- Chogyam TrungpaOK, it’s earnings... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Morning – Getting Set for Earnings Season
As noted on the chart on the right from Josh Brown, the chief selling point to investing in the US is we don't suck as much as the rest of the World. Read more
Posted on 08 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday Flip-Flop – Draghi Fools Some of the People All of the Time
On April 7th, Draghi promised us MORE FREE MONEY and the Dow went from 14,600 to 14,875 in a couple of days. On June 6th, Draghi promised us MORE FREE MONEY... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Theft – This $1.2Bn Crime Affects YOU!
That's how much was stolen from US consumers this week by the crooks who run their usual scam at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) – the traders who set... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Stocks Seek Direction in the Midst of the Summer Doldrums
I suspect there is no greater example of “summer doldrums” than the week surrounding the Fourth of July, especially when the holiday falls mid-week. Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Weekly Calls Active On Cisco As Shares Rally
Options commentary will resume on July 8, 2013. CSCO - Cisco Systems, Inc. – Shares in Cisco Systems are up the most in the Dow Jones Industrial Average this... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Wednesday Wrap-Up – Short Week Ends With a Whimper
I do so love it when a plan comes together. Sure I was a bit early with my Monday headline "What Happened to Our Rally?," as it lasted until lunch but hey,... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Phillips 66 Puts Active
PSX - Phillips 66 Company – Shares in Phillips 66 are trading lower today, down 2.0% at $57.70 as of 10:55 a.m. ET. Options changing hands on the operator of... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Tempting Tuesday – Don’t Follow False Profits
TSLA (we're short) popped 9.15% yesterday based on an upgrade by Jefferies with a price target of $130, sending the stock to $117.18 for the day and the shorts... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Did Bond Traders Blink First?
Returning to last week’s thesis, which was that if the plethora of economic reports last week’s were good to okay, S P support levels would hold and the market... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Best Buy Bulls Bulk Up On Weekly Calls As Stock Hits Highest Since July ’11
BBY - Best Buy, Inc. – Shares in Best Buy are soaring on Monday, up as much as 7.7% during morning trading to hit $29.44, the highest level since July of 2011,... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip in China Equities?
“Excellence can be obtained if you dream more than others think is practical, expect more than others think is possible.” -- MichelangeloMaybe it’s just the fac... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Mourning – What Happened to Our Rally?
We failed to re-take the 50 dmas on the Dow (15,041), the S P (1,621), the Nasdaq (3,404) and the NYSE (9,298). The Russell did pop 970 and went on to an... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
SAP Puts Active As Shares Stumble
SAP - SAP AG – Put options on SAP are active on Friday, with shares in the software company down more than 4.0% in the early going at $72.42. Read more
Posted on 29 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Federally Funded Friday – Jawbones and Asses
The Federal Reserve giveth and they taketh away and they giveth again, and taketh some more. Remember when the markets were ruled by sales and profits? Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Liking Facebook Pick Up Call Options As Stock Rallies
This article will become free after 48 hours (see below for free content). To read the rest of this article now, along with Phil's live intra-day comments,... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thoughtful Thursday – Setting Up for EOQ Rally?
What a couple of weeks as we dropped from 15,300 on the Dow last week to 14,550 (4.9%) on Monday morning and now back to 14,910 – almost exactly a 50% retrace o... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Traders Tune In To Pandora Calls As Analyst Upgrade Lifts Shares
P - Pandora Media, Inc. – Shares in Pandora are spiking today, up as much as 8.3% in the early going to a one-month high of $17. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS