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 ( 7237 )
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Sector Detector: Elections in Europe Put US Investors on the Defensive
Last week I noted that there wasn’t much new to say about the stock market and its drivers lately, but like washing your car tends to attract rain, my comments... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Weekly Puts In Play On Financial Stocks As Shares Extend Losses
Today’s tickers: WFC, MS, ODP CPWM WFC - Wells Fargo Co. – Financial stocks were among the weakest performers as trading got underway this... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P; 1,360 Edition
Isn't this fun? We've been having a good old time watching our levels get tested and, as you can see from our fabulous Big Chart – we spiked down to EXACTLY... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bears Connect With LinkedIn Puts As Shares Decline
Today’s tickers: LNKD, XRT FOSL LNKD - LinkedIn Corp. – Activity in far out-of-the-money put options on the social networking site for... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Technical Tuesday – 1,360 Or Bust on the S
What a wild ride these markets are on! The S&P held flat on low volume but sold off sharply after hours, only to recover early this moring from a dip all th... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: April Showers Bring… More Showers
Today’s trading began amidst a multitude of unpleasant factors. France handed over its leadership to a socialist regime; a Greek election offered no support... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bearish Spread Preps For Fossil Pullback
Today’s tickers: FOSL, MS VMED FOSL - Fossil, Inc. – A sizable bearish spread initiated in watchmaker, Fossil, Inc., this morning suggests it may... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Eurozone Elections Both a Wake Up Call and a Trading Opportunity
“Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same reason. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Market Movement – Is Socialism Good for the Markets?
In a sharp rebuke of the Merkozy austerity programs, the French went with the guy who promises to tax the rich and the CAC has rallied 2% off it's low open as o... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Disney Options In Play Ahead Of Earnings
Today’s tickers: DIS, NWL HAIN DIS - Walt Disney Co. – Light front-month call buying in Disney this morning suggests some traders may be... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday – The Blow Jobs Deal to the Market Could Be Huge
Even if we do get a big number, you never know how much of that is due to massaging the data so it would be premature to swallow the initial market move until w... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Vega Trade On DJX Sees Choppy Markets On The Horizon
Today’s tickers: DJX, LNKD LULU DJX - 1/100 of the Dow Jones Industrial Average – A massive vega trade initiated in the DJX today sent off... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday Follies – Europe “Fixed” Again
Spain is up 2.3% this morning (7:30). They are bouncing Europe with them despite a pretty poor round of trading in Asia (flat). Why? Because Spain's 3 &... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Strong Earnings Balances Global Worries
Courtesy of Scott Martindale, Sabrient Systems and Gradient Analytics Have you noticed that there hasn’t been much new to say about the stock market and its... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bears Crowd Chesapeake Weekly Puts As Shares Slide
Today’s tickers: CHK, FLS CBS CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp. – Traders positioning for shares in the second-largest U.S. natural gas driller to... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Will We Hold It Wednesday – NOW It’s May
Until the end of day, the volume was low and, as you can see from Dave Fry's SPY chart, the morning pump was mostly erased by the end of the day. In fact, on th... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Good Fortune For Buyers Of Calls Ahead Of P.F. Chang’s/Centerbridge Deal
Today’s tickers: PFCB, INTC DPZ PFCB - P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. – Shares in Asian-themed restaurant operator, P.F. Chang's China Bistro,... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Technical Tuesday – Holding the Line on Light Volume
That's right, the Dow finished April with a 1.59 point gain, making 7 consecutive monthly advances. April is, historically, the Dow's best performing month so w... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: April Showers Dampen Market Rally
Despite last week’s little rally, April showers have dampened market. While it didn’t build into a torrential downpour, it steadily showered investors with... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
April 30th and All is Well – ROFL!
Sure, why not? Don't let the fact that we had pretty nasty sell-offs the last 4 Mays dissuade you from being gung-ho bullish into this one – after all – it take... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS