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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Sector Detector: Rankings Stay Neutral While Charts Take a Bullish Turn
The news has been dominated by the predictable on-and-off speculation about progress with Europe’s intractable debt crisis and the Fiscal Cliff here at home. Read more
Posted on 29 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Ralcorp Call Buyers See Big Overnight Paper Profits; Symantec, Oracle Options...
Today’s tickers: RAH, SYMC ORCLRAH - Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. – Shares in the St. Louis, Missouri-based producer of private-brand food products increased more... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Technical Tuesday – Setting Up For What?
With just 4 trading days left to the month and then just 19 more to close out the year – it's already been a wild ride but, as you can see from Doug Short's S... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: From Rush to Risk to Worry
The S P 500 held once again at the 1350 level, and a “Rush to Risk” ended the shortened week at 1409, up more than 3% for nearly all indices and sectors. Where... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Britain Adds More Drama to the EU Circus
“When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.” — Meister EckhartWhile the U.S. equity market was having something of a party over the... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Cyber Monday – Record Retail Sales Trump Cliff Concerns, for Now
Consumer spending over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend climbed 13% to $59.1B, although the growth was slower than the 16% last year. Average spending per... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Dividend Investing – Giving Yourself an Automatic Edge (Members Only)
As you can see from the chart on the left, just mindlessly investing in dividend-paying stocks can give you more than a 2:1 annual advantage in your... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Phil’s Stock World – Vegas Style
Greetings members….and welcome back from a fabulous time in Vegas, and then a little time for a Thanksgiving filled with friends and family. Read more
Posted on 25 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday – Be Thankful for Small Bounces
We haven't had a good V bounce-pattern in a while – one where the entire drop is entirely reversed on the other side – as if it were some mistake that's... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Analyst Upgrade Spurs Action In Skechers Options, Lifts Shares
Today’s tickers: SKX, FLO STJOptions brief will resume November 27, 2012.SKX - Skechers USA, Inc. – An upgrade to ‘Positive’ from ‘Neutral’ with a 12-month... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Why Worry Wednesday – Same Problems No Longer Bothering Markets
Check out our Big Chart. Check our our bounce levels, which I posted on Monday and still are: Dow 12,720 weak, 12,950 strong. S P 1,375 weak, 1,400 strong.... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Volume On HPQ Jumps As Shares Dive To Lowest In A Decade
Today’s tickers: HPQ, KKD ABXHPQ - Hewlett-Packard Co. – Shares in HPQ fell to their lowest level in a decade on Tuesday after the company announced... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – Can We Hold Our Weak Bounce Levels?
In one day, we erased all of last week's losses and cleared the 50 dma before it had a chance to bend lower but, as you can see from Doug Short's chart, the... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: A $64 Trillion Dilemma
The market surprised us this morning with a strong performance. It could be supported by confidence in Housing, as existing sales were better-than-expected and... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, FINANCE -
ETF Periscope: A Short Week On Wall Street Might Be a Good Week to Go Short
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” –Albert EinsteinWell, that was something of a relief. At least to the Bulls. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Flowers Foods Options In Play As Shares Flourish On Hostess Brands Bankruptcy
Today’s tickers: FLO, JPM SFDFLO - Flowers Foods, Inc. – Shares in the provider of packaged bakery products are up nearly 7% this morning at $23.86 as of 11:3... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Momentum – Changing for the Better?
It doesn't really matter why but, as of this morning, the Global consensus is that our fiscal cliff issue may not come to pass and that's cheering up the... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Big Prints In XLF Calls See Upside In Financial Stocks
Today’s tickers: GME, WMT LULUXLF - Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF – Heavy volume in February expiry call options on the XLF this morning may be the work... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Finally Friday – Maybe Tomorrow the Markets Won’t Fall
That's all the markets have been doing lately. As you can see from our Big Chart – it's been a pretty orderly sell-off according to our 5% rule with roughly a... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
GameStop Options Active On Earnings, Sales Of Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
Today’s tickers: GME, WMT LULUGME - GameStop Corp. – Shares in video-game retailer, GameStop Corp., increased as much as 6% this morning after the company... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS