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 ( 7246 )
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Weekly Calls Prescribe Further Gains In Pfizer Shares
Today’s tickers: PFE, NWSA CHSPFE - Pfizer, Inc. – Weekly options changing hands on drug maker, Pfizer, Inc., in the early going on Thursday are looking for... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday – Nasdaq Gets and Applectomy – $50Bn Removed Overnight
AAPL's earnings were a disappointment and the stock plunged 10% overnight (not reflected yet in Dave Fry's chart). Of course, first it went up 3% during the... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Good News and Earnings Propel Stocks as Fear Abates
Earnings season is in full swing, and on balance, investors are liking what they hear. Tech leaders Google (GOOG) and IBM (IBM) got bought in truckloads after... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Hop Into BNNY Puts After Frozen Pizza Recall Sends Shares Lower
Today’s tickers: BNNY, LSI RFMDBNNY - Annie’s, Inc. – Organic and natural food products provider, Annie’s, is taking it on the chin today after the company... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Wednesday Rally: 1,500 Or Bust on S&P;, 555 Or Bust on AAPL
We're off to a fantastic start in our big earnings week with both IBM and GOOG giving us nice reports yesterday (Dave Fry's QQQ chart). Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Keep Your Eye on Earnings This Week
First and foremost, the week will be filled with important earning reports, along with forward guidance from most reporting companies. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Diageo Options In Play Ahead Of Earnings
Today’s tickers: DEO, TRV TSSDEO - Diageo PLC – A burst of options activity on the distributor of premium alcohol brands near the start of a shortened U.S. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Macroeconomic Outlook Could Paint a Pretty Picture for US Market
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. “ — Mark TwainSo far, the month of January is proving to be ... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Telling Tuesday – Top Tier Stocks Report Earnings
That's just before the bell. We're hoping FCX misses so we can put it in our virtual Income Portfolio (see yesterday's update), which is now up so much (19. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Give Them an Inch, They Will Take a Mile
Well, well, well….it is good to know that there are others in the scientific arena who believed that YMI Bioscience's data (cough – Gilead) is a better drug tha... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
It's Martin Luther King day so the markets are closed.It's a good day to read his "I Have a Dream" speech – really is amazing when you think of the great... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Income Portfolio Review – Members Only
That's not bad. Our goal in our most Conservative virtual portfolio was to make $4,000 a month so a person with $500,000 in a retirement account can generate... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Upside Calls Active At Credit Suisse
Today’s tickers: CS, HUN MSCS - Credit Suisse Group – Trading traffic in Credit Suisse options this morning suggests some traders are positioning for shares i... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday’s Fantastic Finish – What Next?
We hit our 13,600 line on the Dow yesterday and this is the point where, last September, when I called the Dow a canary in a coal mine for being the only index... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Dark Horse Trader's Hedge: Options That Glitter Are Gold?
Options that Glitter are Gold? There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold And she’s buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows, if the... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Big Print In SPY Calls Sees Fresh Highs On Horizon
Today’s tickers: SPY, INTC VMEDSPY - SPDR S P 500 ETF – A large trade in SPY call options, one that comprised more than 15% of the 630,000 options contracts... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Thrust – None From Boeing, That’s For Sure
This is costing the Dow another 10 points pre-market and this comes after BA was the entirety of the Dow's losses (25 points with BA down $3. Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Bulls Resist Giving up Any Ground
Earnings reports on Wednesday from big banks like Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) were encouraging. And Apple (AAPL) got a much-needed boost from th... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Show An Appetite For Hain Celestial Put Options
Today’s tickers: HAIN, GNW KHAIN - Hain Celestial Group, Inc. – Bearish options are changing hands on theprovider of natural and organic food products today,... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Worrying Wednesday – How Low Can Apple Go?
I had to commit to AAPL as our "One Trade" for 2013. I didn't want to do it but there wasn't a stock I felt more sure about beating the market over the next 12... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS