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Wednesday Options Recap

Im with you! I've started buying APWR at $3.50. It has catapulted to the biggest winner in the folio so far. We shall compare notes after earnings and see where we are.


On Nov 25 04:44 PM wind4me wrote:

> does anyone ""INVEST"" anymore ?? (APWR) has the best story and
> the best return potential of anything out there given the 3.5 BILLION
> in future 2010 booked contracts for Nat Gas plants, LNG, and Wind
> Power..........when are folks going to wake up to the potential of
> APWR for the end of 2011 timeframe ? I almost enjoy nobody following
> APWR like I do cause one cannot find more information than my website
> on APWR
>
> www.Wind4me.com
>
> enjoy 2011 revenues and eps for APWR !

Report from Europe: Market Senses the Rally is Overdone

I agree that the trading climate is changing but as many companies are inching downwards in their earnings battles, many other are inching upwards by innovating with the times and trimming up costs of doing business that is unnecessary. As the market has slight recoveries you can get a glimpse of the companies bringing the right stuff. While some companies will lose investors other more nimble companies will be there to scoop them up. We are not seeing a decline as much as we are seeing a shift in investors attitudes.

Today May Be Markets' Turning Point

Nobody thought Kurt Warner was good enough for the NFL and that the Redsox would ever overcome the curse of the Bambino but things aren't always what they seem. We are in a very volatile market, more so than the last three years. Its tug-o-war out there and Metrx, Graphs, and Reasonable Logic does not apply today. Thats just my novice prediction of market outcome until Q3 which is what everyone seems to be gearing up for. I personally don't see a major downside until we get Q3 and Q4 behind us.

Thursday Options Recap

This message is for SIRI DOOM. Do you remember the original BATMAN shows? When the villians got punched? POW!!! BLAM!!! This is the time for the shorts to feel the pain. The dollar is in sight for many and i say we see heavy buys that are not only institutional but also individual. We are seeing a ETFC and RAD like rally here. Within a couple of weeks SIRI will steadily hold over a dollar. If your short and not covered then its time to cover.

Why I Sell Put Options (Part I)

Unless you purchase the stock for the price you are ok with and use covered calls to margin down or lock on a certain profit you can live with. I myself like to use this method of trading.


On Jul 21 08:51 AM rrtzmd wrote:

> ...if it works for you -- great!...HOWEVER, my own personal experience
> is that keeping things SIMPLE ultimately works best...the more complicated
> the product, the more of YOUR money goes to some middle man...moreover,
> the options market is something kin to a casino...an investor is
> betting against institutions filled with supercomputers and trained
> professionals...not exactly a friendly place for individual speculators...

How Stocks Perform After Being Added to the Dow

I have to agree that AAPL would be best suited as it is one of the many that is not overpriced and the strength of this comany goes all the way back to the pioneering of an industry in this country. Google to me seems a strong but lackluster choice due to its unbalanced portfolio at this point. AAPL seems to always be pulling a rabbit out of their hats and seems more destined to have longevity. My position is none in AAPL.


On May 28 01:02 PM Andy Zaky wrote:

> Ok. I cannot comprehend for the life of me why people think Google
> should be added to the dow rather than any of these other companies
> you've listed? In fact, none of those companies ought to be added
> because they're all high beta stocks. High beta stocks would keep
> volatility high in the index and thus drive away potential investors
> who see it as uncertainty in the market. But why Google in particular?
> Google is small beans compared to some of the other companies you
> mention. Apple is a far more viable candidate than Google as Apple's
> financial are far superior on nearly every front. See for yourself:
>
>
> Apple
> Cash: $28 Billion
> 2009 Expected Revenue: $35.4 Billion
> 2010 Expected Revenue: $40.9 Billion
>
> Google
> Cash: $17 Billion
> 2009 Expected Revenue: $16.79 Billion
> 2010 Expected Revenue: $19.07 Billion
>
> As you can see. Google is small beans compared to Apple. To be a
> potential dow component, you've got to be reining in the revenue.
> Sales, beta and cash are the key metrices that determine whether
> a company is dow viable. And the key reason that revenue and net
> cash are central is because a company can always figure out a way
> to strengthen margins but its easy to produce $50 billion in sales.
> Cash is also key because it tells a story about the strength of the
> company's balance sheet. Apple does more in revenue, has a similar
> growth rate as google on net income, has more 50% more in net cash
> and is generally a larger company than Google. And both are high
> beta stocks. Google shouldn't be even mentioned at all.

10 Bullish Option Spread Strategies

My opinion is that bears should buy these stocks and sell covered calls on them. If they run then you would chase the stock value upward but if they fall a little you buy back to cover and keep the change to pay for the equity. Wait for a run back up and sell some more covered calls. I think the volatility here and the low stock price is the prime time for this play.

10 Bullish Option Spread Strategies

APWR is not a solar stock. They are Wind Energy. My call on APWR would be to buy June $12.50 or $15 calls. Earnings will be beaten severely again on June 1 earnings call and i think we see a run to nearly $17. New contracts and the completion of one of the largest Windturbine Manufacturing plants in China with support and Billions in commitment from the Chinese Govt and Superior involvement by GE i think this stock is set to sail to $30-$40 by the end of 2011 if not sooner.