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30 High Yielding Option Write Ideas for November's Option Expiration Friday by Marco Hickey
In a previous OptionMaestro.com post, I outlined 30 stocks which I wouldn't mind going long at these levels. I wrote about getting long the stocks by using the buy-write option strategy. This is an updated post to that one, adjusting the strikes and prices accordingly for options expiration... More »
November 20, 2009 • SPY, DIA, QQQQ
Slate: Employment Might Start to Increase Next Month by John Lounsbury
Daniel Gross, writing in Slate (here), said there was an outside chance that employment could show an increase by the end of the year, quoting Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners. The reasons sited include:1. Two quarters of rapidly rising productivity means... More »
November 16, 2009 • CAT
30 Option Write Ideas for November's Option Expiration by Marco Hickey
With the November options expiration approaching us Friday, I thought I would outline some trade ideas on stocks I wouldn't mind going long on, that would return good percentages by Friday (as of market close Friday November 13, 2009). When using the buy/write option strategy, it is important... More »
November 16, 2009 • DIA, SPY, TLT
All We'll Hear In 2010 Is jobs, Jobs, Jobs by William Kabourek
<div><a href="1.bp.blogspot.com/_oBFmk1__3No/SvmgUAq5S...;><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402525493645363634" border="0" alt=""... More »
November 10, 2009 • CAT, DE, VMI
4 Earnings Season Option Strategies for Monday November 9 by Marco Hickey
In my latest three blog posts, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved sideways on the... More »
November 6, 2009 • DIA, SPY, AMZN
DJIA = A Very Dangerous Index by Peter Mycroft Psaras
While doing some research on the Dow Jones Industrial Average I was disappointed to discover how skewed it is toward just a few of its components and how dangerous it is for the world to use it as a benchmark for the American markets. The DJIA is a price weighted index, which simply means... More »
November 3, 2009 • AA, AXP, BA
Open Letter to the American CEO: Five Need-to-Know Facts About Health Care by Sydney Williams
Dear CEO of Any Company:Want in on a little secret? Here's what health care's brightest business people think about reform: whatever lawmakers accomplish this fall, it won't alter how the system works or move the needle on costs. Now—more than ever—you need to understand health... More »
October 30, 2009 • UNH, CVS, AET
Hot Money, Hot Commodities and the US Dollar Carry Trade Part 1 by Mark Anthony
The collapse of the US dollar has passed the point of no return. An abrupt US currency collapse is now very possible. I hope we can see a gradual and orderly decline of the US dollar. But this best case scenario, as Peter Schiff hoped for, is now not likely. Peter Schiff still believes that... More »
October 26, 2009 • AMD, AMZN, CAT
Earnings Season Option Plays for Tuesday & Wednesday by Marco Hickey
In my latest two blog posts Monday and Wednesday, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved... More »
October 26, 2009 • DIA, SPY, QQQQ
Catepillar Bulldozes Its Way Back to Profitability by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
Caterpillar (CAT) presents itself as a bib overall, straw hat, work boot wearing, “aw shucks,” rural Illinois company, much like the open pit miners and roustabouts who use their elephantine products. In reality, CAT is one of the slickest, most sophisticated multinationals selling,... More »
October 24, 2009 • CAT

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Instablog posts on CAT

30 High Yielding Option Write Ideas for November's Option Expiration Friday by Marco Hickey

Slate: Employment Might Start to Increase Next Month by John Lounsbury

30 Option Write Ideas for November's Option Expiration by Marco Hickey

All We'll Hear In 2010 Is jobs, Jobs, Jobs by William Kabourek

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies for Monday November 9 by Marco Hickey

DJIA = A Very Dangerous Index by Peter Mycroft Psaras

Open Letter to the American CEO: Five Need-to-Know Facts About Health Care by Sydney Williams

Hot Money, Hot Commodities and the US Dollar Carry Trade Part 1 by Mark Anthony

Earnings Season Option Plays for Tuesday & Wednesday by Marco Hickey

Catepillar Bulldozes Its Way Back to Profitability by Mad Hedge Fund Trader

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