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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 ( 7255 )

ETF Periscope: Late Spring Volatility Likely to Segue into Summer

““Will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)” — Dr Seuss The VIX is looking a little bit jumpy as of late, perhaps reflecting... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Monday Market Movement – Japan Jumps 5% on GDP

This time we're led by Japan, whose market flew up 5% this morning as the Q1 GDP was revised up to 4.1% from 3.5% in an earlier reading. Read more
Posted on 10 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Options Volume Pops On CA Inc. As Stock Hits Highest Since 2005

CA - CA, Inc. – Shares in the provider of IT management solutions rallied to the highest level since 2005 this morning, gaining as much as 6.6% in the early... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Non-Farm Friday – Payroll Data Sets the Pace

Or will good news be bad news. It would be very confusing if good news were good news or bad news was bad news as we'd have to go back to reading the news... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Options On VeriFone Eye Further Weakness As Stock Tumbles To Multi-Year Low

PAY - VeriFone Systems, Inc. – Shares in electronic payment systems and services provider, VeriFone, are getting slammed on Thursday after the company... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Thursday: Draghi Disappoints, Consumer Confidence Disconnected – Market Up?

Both the ECB and the BOE left their rates unchanged (because Europe is fine, I guess) but we're still waiting for Draghi (8:05) to explain himself. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Sector Detector: Bulls Need to Shake off the “June Gloom”

Here in Santa Barbara, we refer to the annual summer ritual of heavy marine layer engulfing the coastline for much of the day as the “June gloom. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Options In Play On Fairway Ahead Of Earnings

FWM - Fairway Group Holdings Corp. – Shares in food retailer, Fairway, are up slightly on Wednesday, trading 0.20% higher on the session at $20.92 as of 11:25... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Will We Hold It Wednesday – Russell 975, Dow 15,200 Edition

I know, I'm supposed to keep an air of drama so you are enticed to read but the top of this article goes out as an early alert to our Members via the PSW... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Target Corp. Call Options Active As Shares Hit Record Highs

TGT - Target Corp. – Weekly call buyers homed in on Target Corp. options during morning trading on Tuesday, a sign some traders are positioning for shares in th... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Technical Tuesday – Japan 700 Points Off Lows, Dow Flat?

Last week, I said "975 is bust" on the Russell and, yesterday, we hit 975 on the nose before turning back up. Is this bullish, or shadows of breakdowns to come? Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
What the Market Wants: Opportunities Remain to Find Bargains

The week started sluggishly with a little positive kick at today’s closing. All three major indices closed in slightly positive territory, despite spending... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Heavy Volume In Intel Options As Shares Rally To Highest Since August

… 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 03 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
ETF Periscope: Bears Eye Recent VIX Pop With Considerable Interest

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.” — Mark Twain Nothing like a 300-point swing to... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Monday Market Movement – Head Fake Pattern Takes Hold

Japan was up half a point too – before diving 2.5% after the close. We are now entering what I call the fakiest stage of the rally – the part where the Bankster... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Hedging For Disaster – 3 More Option Plays That Make 300% If the Market Falls –...

We have some very successful hedges already as I've been pounding the table on all week and the DIA June $148 puts I mentioned Thursday at .60 closed at $1.04... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Friday Finale – Final Chance to Go Away in May

Thank you all for playing – have a nice Summer, be sure to come back for our Santa Claus Classic run in November. As you can see from the chart on the right,... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
GDPhursday – Japan Drops 5%, Markets Shrug It Off

That's now down 14% off the top but a 20% retrace of an 85% run is 17% so, ugly as it seems – so what? Wake us up when there's a real correction. Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Sector Detector: Rankings Take a Noticeably Bullish Turn

Central banks reiterated their commitment to supporting the global economy, and US investors showed their approval. The central banks are clearly prepared to... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
Will We Hold It Wednesday – Russell 975 is Bust

As you can see from Dave Fry's SPY chart, we got our usual Tuesday pop but then a rare Tuesday drop into the close and, this morning, the Futures are taking us... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS