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 ( 7239 )
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Supervalu Slump Spurs Frenzied Action In Grocers’ Options
Today’s tickers: SVU, KR IYR SVU - Supervalu, Inc. – Investors lost their appetite for shares in the third-largest U.S. grocer today, sending the... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Failure For the Euro – $1.22 Or Bust!
Part of this was caused by the decision (or non-decision) by the Bank of Japan to hold-off on their anticipated asset-purchase program. That sent the Yen back t... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Against the Odds, Markets Are Looking More Bullish
Courtesy of Scott Martindale, Sabrient Systems and Gradient Analytics On Wednesday, the S P 500 rallied hard in the last 20 minutes to finish right near the fla... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ValueClick Calls Active Ahead Of Q2 Earnings
Today’s tickers: VCLK, JPM MOS VCLK - ValueClick, Inc. – Options on the digital marketing services company and provider of Internet-based... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Which Way Wednesday – 50 DMAs Face Tough Tests
Who said investing is hard? 4 of our 5 major indexes fall in synch and stop dead at the 50 day moving average that we've been watching on our Big Chart for... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
MAKO Options Volume Spikes As Shares Slide
Today’s tickers: MAKO, V DF MAKO - MAKO Surgical Corp. – Options on medical device maker, MAKO Surgical Corp., are more active than usual today... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – Facing Fiscal Failure G20 Resorts to Tricks
Yesterday we talked about the accounting shenanigans in the US Transportation bill and this morning the EU Finance Ministers are rushing delivery of the $125Bn... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: A Rare Big Zero, a Whale Trade and Unspeakable Fears
Its earnings season again! Q2 results began today with a so-so report from Alcoa (AA), but they will end the week with much awaited reports from JP Morgan... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Call Options Active On Research in Motion, UBS
Today’s tickers: UBS, RIMM HZNP UBS - UBS AG – Call options looking for a rebound in shares of Switzerland’s largest lender in the next six... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Will Earnings Season Ride to Rescue Or Compound Investor Concerns?
Courtesy of Daniel Sckolnik, ETF Periscope“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” – Woody AllenIt’s baaack. Read more
Posted on 09 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Movement – Earnings Not Likely to Stop Downward Slide
There's a reason we flipped bearish ahead of the holiday last week as the run-up seemed fake, Fake, FAKE – just more low-volume, manipulated BS on bad news... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
EMC Bearish Puts In Focus; Monster, Green Mountain Upside Calls In Play
Today’s tickers: EMC, MWW GMCR EMC - EMC Corp. – Bearish positioning in EMC Corp. options is on the rise this morning as shares in the provider... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday Follies – What Percentage of 12M Will Be Hired?
I'm listnening to the talking heads in the MSM discuss whether wel added 75,000 jobs (the low estimate) or 150,000 jobs (the high, espoused by GS to rally us... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Kohl’s Corp., Netflix Call Options In Focus As Shares Soar
Today’s tickers: KSS, NFLX CTSH KSS - Kohl's Corp. – Shares in the department store operator are up better than 7.5% at $47.68 as of 11:35 a.m.... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thrilling Thursday – Rumors Run the Markets
"The Global Banking Industry relies on London having virtually no regulatory oversight. The bulk of the Global financial crimes occur in London. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Europe Helps Launch Patriotic Rally in the U.S.
Stocks have rallied since Friday, largely due to some promising developments out of Europe toward addressing their sovereign debt issues and shaky banks. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Far Out-Of-The-Money Calls In Play On POT, USO & OXY Ahead Of U.S. Holiday
Today’s tickers: POT, USO OXY POT - Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. – Shares in the provider of crop nutrients and feed products have rallied... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Toeing the Line Tuesday – Constructively Bullish?
Looks can, of course, be deceiving. Keep in mind that this entire pop to form the right-hand top of a very nasty "M" pattern, that can take us right back to... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: Continue the Consistency
The markets opened up today on the heels of last week’s positive developments in Europe. Unfortunately, Manufacturing ISM came in unexpectedly low at 49.7 versu... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Look For Further Gains In Fortune Brands Home & Security
Today’s tickers: FBHS, ORCL WM FBHS - Fortune Brands Home Security, Inc. – Shares in the home and security products company that was spun off... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS