Options
Aug 3rd, 2009 |
By Bill Jenkins |
Category: Featured, Forex, Options
When you hear traders talk about the Greeks, they don't mean Plato or Socrates.
They're talking about the series of calculations that are used to determine the value of options. The calculations are designated by various letters of the Greek alphabet, from which they get their name.
On our agenda today is ...
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Tags: forex options
Posted in Featured, Forex, Options |
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Jun 5th, 2009 |
By Wayne Burritt |
Category: Featured, Options
Just as I've said, the broader U.S. equities market continues to power higher. Let's begin with this weekly chart of the S&P 500 (a good proxy for the broader U.S. stock market):
As you can see, stocks are on a roll. In fact, from a low of 667 in March to ...
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Tags: Options
Posted in Featured, Options |
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Apr 1st, 2009 |
By Wayne Burritt |
Category: Featured, Options
There’s no doubt the U.S. equity markets are in the midst of a decent upside run. After bouncing off 673 on March 9, the S&P 500 has surged a stunning 23% as of last Friday. That's some seriously bullish action.
The market has also bounced on higher average volume, which is ...
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Tags: Options, real estate
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Mar 13th, 2009 |
By Steve Sarnoff |
Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics, Options
“We have 2 classes of forecasters: Those who don't know...and those who don't know they don't know.”
-- John Kenneth Galbraith
The year of the American Contagion, the year of chickens coming home to roost, the year of the bailout, 2008, went into history as a momentous time of tumultuous market moves ...
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Tags: markets, Options
Posted in Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics, Options |
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Feb 23rd, 2009 |
By David Grandey |
Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
While the Dow Industrials busted to new lows, the S&P 500 retested its low and MAY have formed a Double Bottom, one of the first signs a change in trend (down to up) may be near.
Meanwhile, the NASDAQ has been holding much stronger. While it too has pulled back, it ...
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Tags: gold, stock charts, trading, trends
Posted in Featured, Investing Strategies, Options |
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Dec 18th, 2008 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options, Penny stocks
What do frozen desserts, designer handbags, and underwear have in common? Two of the best investment opportunities this decade. Allow me to explain…
A single company – one you’re probably familiar with – sold all three seemingly unrelated products. A few years ago, Sara Lee Corp (SLE:NYSE ) – maker of ...
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Tags: Investing, spinoffs, stocks
Posted in Featured, Investing Strategies, Options, Penny stocks |
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Dec 17th, 2008 |
By John Schuler |
Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured, Housing, Macroeconomics, Options, Penny stocks
With yesterday’s rate cut, and with the bailout money in excess of $1 trillion by most estimates, it appears as if the government is setting the stage for massive inflation in 2009. So, what’s in it for you?
Inflation is the silent predator that’s constantly stalking your retirement savings. Normally, you ...
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Tags: Fed, gold, Penny stocks
Posted in Commodities, Energy, Featured, Housing, Macroeconomics, Options, Penny stocks |
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Dec 3rd, 2008 |
By Wayne Burritt |
Category: Investing Strategies, Options, Penny stocks
There’s no doubt about it: Markets around the globe have been hammered over the past few months. The one-two punch of tight credit and slowing growth has punished just about every investor out there.
And I’m not just talking stock investors, either: Just about every asset class out there — from ...
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Tags: bargains stocks, cheap stocks, P/E ratio, stock options
Posted in Investing Strategies, Options, Penny stocks |
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Nov 4th, 2008 |
By Wayne Burritt |
Category: Investing Strategies, Options
Let’s get right to it: The recent markets have been wreaking havoc on just about every trader and investor out there. And if you’re holding stocks, the news is downright grim. Take a look at this graph...
As you can see from this graphic, from a high of 14,198 last October ...
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Tags: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Options, VIX index, Wayne Burritt
Posted in Investing Strategies, Options |
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Sep 15th, 2008 |
By Wayne Burritt |
Category: Investing Strategies, Options
I hope when you read the last article I wrote to you on economic basics you walked away with one simple concept: Most of us are already pretty darn good at economics!
In fact, when we talked about the general outlook for the economy, overall growth, the rise and fall of ...
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Tags: economic fundamentals, exchange-traded fund, S&P's 9 sectors, Select Sector SPDR
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