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 ( 7214 )
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ETF Periscope: Traveling Sideways with Max Volatility
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Monday Morning Meltdown – Hong Kong Drops 5%
Well the mainland markets are actually closed, taking a week’s well-deserved vacation after falling 19% in the past two months but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Weekend Update – Are We Bear Yet?
Not so much from a portfolio standpoint, we can always hedge for the downside, but from an economic, end of America, end of the World as we know it standpoint. Read more
Posted on 01 October 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Coach Options Embossed With Bearish Paw Prints
Today’s tickers: COH, BIG & MOLX COH - Coach, Inc. – Concern that growth may be slowing in China sparked selling pressure in shares of luxury goods retailer... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
TGIF – Closing a 12% Down Quarter
1,320 – That was the S&P close on June 30th. 1,160 – That was the S&P close after yesterday’s wild action. A neat 160-point drop (12%) in 3 months for... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants:Updated Performance List of MyStockFinder Picks
Out of the 64 stock picks published in What the Market Wants, from March 28 to July 11, 2011, 56 (over 90%) yielded positive returns after their selection date. Read more
Posted on 30 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Traders Storm Netflix Weeklies As Shares Continue To Tank
Today’s tickers: NFLX, BIIB, DG & DWA NFLX - Netflix, Inc. – The bloodbath at Netflix accelerated Thursday afternoon, with shares in the provider of... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thrill-Ride Thursday – Finding Bottom
I grant him bloody, Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful, Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name; but there’s no bottom, none. Read more
Posted on 29 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Healthcare and Technology Get Cozy Together
The usual suspects of Materials, Industrials, Financials and Energy continue to lead this unstable market both up and down. Technology has been less volatile,... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Put Plays Suggest Dim View Of First Solar Through Year End
Today’s tickers: FSLR, DBC, CDE & SNDK FSLR - First Solar, Inc. – Put options are active on the world’s largest maker of thin-film solar modules this... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Which Way Wednesday: Durable Goods and The Bernank
Strap in for another wild one! We fixed our targets yesterday morning, in the main post, at Dow 11,300, S&P 1,200, Nas 2,575, NYSE 7,100 and Russell 685... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Rumors Spur Run On Research In Motion Weeklies
RIMM - Research in Motion Ltd. – Speculation that activist investor Carl Icahn may have approached and taken a stake in beleaguered BlackBerry maker, Research i... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Mid-Day Update
Lets talk trends for a moment. As in up-trends. What is the definition of an uptrend when viewing a chart? Simple, higher highs and higher lows. When does an... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Tempting Tuesday – S&P 1,200 Or Bust (again)
Here we go again! If this game feels familiar to you it’s because this is the 6th time in 8 weeks that we’ve made a run at S&P 1,200 with only 3 of those... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: On a Wing and a Prayer
On a Wing and a PrayerBy David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient SystemsAfter the worst weekly performance since 2008, the market headed into a new week... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Put Selling Ensues On Harry Winston Diamond Corp.
Today’s tickers: HWD, HAS & VSH HWD - Harry Winston Diamond Corp. – Fresh prints in Harry Winston Diamond Corp. puts drove options volume in the front... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Benny and the Greeks
“Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.“ –Steven WrightBen Bernanke struck out swinging.Next up: the European Union’s heavy hitters. Read more
Posted on 26 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Just Another Manic Monday
As I mentioned in Friday’s morning’s post, we did a lot of bottom-fishing on Thursday as we began to develop Disaster fatigue with long plays on XLF at $11.50,... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Long-Dated Options Appear Rosy At JPM, Gloomy On MS
Today’s tickers: JPM, MS & DF JPM - JPMorgan Chase & Co. – A couple of options strategists appear to have exchanged sizeable blocks of long-dated calls... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
TGIF – Stop the Week, We Want to Get Off!
Of course, that’s why we have Disaster Hedges, right? August 11th was the last time we did a "Hedging for Disaster" post which included a LONG trade idea on gol... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS