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
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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 ( 6771 )
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Monday Morning: Might Moody’s, Merkel & Meltdowns Matter?
Oh, where to begin this morning? We already covered "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo" in our Weekend Reading post so we’ll just say things are still sucking in... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Big Trouble in Tokyo
“Unfortunately, it seems there is no question that water, which could have been inside the reactor, is leaking,” Yukio Edano, the chief cabinet secretary said.... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Rational Debating 101
If there is one place in society where philosophy and science are still debated with great verve it’s in the realm of Atheism blogs. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sabrient Divers – 03/26/2011
Top 5 Divers Stock Rating Analysis CCK STRONGSELL Projected value for Crown is diminishing and long term growth rates are declining — someone throw them a... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Options Strategists Rig Up Bearish Plays On Transocean
Today’s tickers: RIG, S, EK & TDC RIG - Transocean Ltd. – Activity in near-term put options on the provider of offshore drilling services suggests some... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Friday – The Fix Is In!
This isn’t sour grapes – it’s what we expected to happen because we know the market is a manipulated joke so we play it that way. We picked up long plays... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Investors Hungry for Smithfield Foods Options as Shares Rally
Today’s tickers: SFD, SD, CBS & BMTI SFD - Smithfield Foods, Inc. – Shares in the hog producer and pork processing company rallied as much as 5.95% this... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Thursday: Durable Goods and Jobs, Oh My!
HIT ($47, now $54), GE ($19.20, now $19.53) and SHAW ($31.50, now $33.87) – From the main post FAS Apr $32 calls for .80, now .45 TBT June $35 puts sold for... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sector Detector: Energy and Materials Help Bulls Put Up a Fight
In the face of mixed economic news (including horrid numbers on new home sales today), continued unrest in oil-producing regions, combat operations in Libya... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Bearish Signals Appear in Japan ETF Options
Today’s tickers: EWJ, GIS, XING & DLTR EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund – A couple of bearish options trades on the EWJ caught our eye today with shares... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Wary Wednesday – Groundhog Was Wrong but Fisher Sees Inflation
While I guess we should applaud Fisher for being the first Fed Governor to recognize inflation in our economy – I suppose I should also point out to the Fed tha... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Big Bearish Play in Industrial SPDR ETF Put Options
Today’s tickers: XLI, PKX, JAG & GKK XLI - Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund – A massive put spread on the XLI, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Testy Tuesday – What Really Matters?
As you can see we had a pretty big fall – down 14% in the next two days but the EWJ didn’t even stay down through two days of trading before it started to bounc... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sabrient Risers – 3/22/2011
Top 5 Risers Stock Rating Analysis ETFC STRONGBUY The long term projected growth rate for E*TRADE is rising, and this is happenening at a time when historical... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
What the Market Wants: 4 GARP Stocks for Precarious Times
Courtesy of David Brown, Chief Market Strategist 4 GARP Stocks for Precarious Times by David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems The S&P 500... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
ETF Periscope: Of Black Swans, Market Meltdowns and ETF Hedges
by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Put Player Eyes Valassis Communications, Inc. Pullback
Today’s tickers: VCI, EXPR, XLE & LVS VCI - Valassis Communications, Inc. – Shares in the media and marketing services company increased as much as 2.2% at... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Mega-Merger Monday – T Can Be “Heard Now” by 40%
Didn’t we break these guys up? Oh anti-trust, anti-trust, wherefore art thou anti-trust? Don’t get me wrong, I love T as an investment, we just made a play on... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Why Gold is No Longer An Effective USD Hedge
Nothing lasts forever and over the past two years or so this inverse relationship has broken down significantly. The gold story is no longer simply a USD... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS -
Sabrient Risers – 3/21/2011
Top 5 Risers Stock Rating Analysis ETFC STRONGBUY The long term projected growth rate for E*TRADE is rising, and this is happenening at a time when historical... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS