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      <title>Insiders Not Abandoning Ship At J.C. Penney</title>
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        <![CDATA[i am confused by your 'right to buy'.  What does this actually mean? Perhaps they were 'given' these options for a token amount, in order to get them to stay.  The last thing current investors want is for these 'non-Apple' execs to leave.  Please clarify what these 'right to buy' actually cost them?]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:15:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[i am confused by your 'right to buy'.  What does this actually mean? Perhaps they were 'given' these options for a token amount, in order to get them to stay.  The last thing current investors want is for these 'non-Apple' execs to leave.  Please clarify what these 'right to buy' actually cost them?]]>
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      <title>This Blue Chip Dividend Stock Has Huge Dividend Growth And Goes Ex-Dividend Next Week</title>
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        <![CDATA[This article really seeks to promote SLB, no matter what angle.  I think it's a great stock, but the dividend story isn't captivating, so the author then goes on to talk about 'juicing returns' with selling calls and puts.  Not sure why this is even a 'dividend story'.  Anyway, i don't disagree with the author, but authors who write these kind of stories to heavily promote a stock from every which angle, and then claim to have no position, nor any interest in taking a position - ... well, i know it's for info purposes - but you get the idea.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:40:18 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[This article really seeks to promote SLB, no matter what angle.  I think it's a great stock, but the dividend story isn't captivating, so the author then goes on to talk about 'juicing returns' with selling calls and puts.  Not sure why this is even a 'dividend story'.  Anyway, i don't disagree with the author, but authors who write these kind of stories to heavily promote a stock from every which angle, and then claim to have no position, nor any interest in taking a position - ... well, i know it's for info purposes - but you get the idea.]]>
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      <title>Apple (AAPL) -1% after Deutsche's Japanese team writes supply chain activity suggests a 30%+ Q/Q drop in iPhone 5 production for the March quarter. UBS, Jefferies, and others have already cautioned iPhone production is set to fall sharply this quarter, thus some bad news on this front appears to be baked in. CRUS -1.2%.</title>
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        <![CDATA[Interesting how this hit right before market open. The decline in AAPL over the past few months has made investors &amp; traders quite skittish.  Easy for 'well-placed' shorts to 'spook' market.  Can't seem to find any detail analysis of this report - other than repitition of the same release.  Anyone have any further details?]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:49:16 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Interesting how this hit right before market open. The decline in AAPL over the past few months has made investors &amp; traders quite skittish.  Easy for 'well-placed' shorts to 'spook' market.  Can't seem to find any detail analysis of this report - other than repitition of the same release.  Anyone have any further details?]]>
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      <title>Forrester Report Says Apple Will Sell $39 Billion In Macs And iPads To Businesses Over Next 2 Years</title>
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        <![CDATA[interesting article. Based on casual observation, i constantly hear about increasing penetration of Iphone; ipads in business &amp; enterprise.  Yesterday, at Nordstrom's, all of the salespeople in Men's dept (assume other depts as well), have specially equipped I-Phones and I-Pads to process payments and refunds, check inventory, place &amp; ship orders for merchandise,  show customer photo and specs of similar products that are not stocked in store, but can be ordered.  Quite interesting.  Salespeople had nothing but positives to say. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:38:38 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[interesting article. Based on casual observation, i constantly hear about increasing penetration of Iphone; ipads in business &amp; enterprise.  Yesterday, at Nordstrom's, all of the salespeople in Men's dept (assume other depts as well), have specially equipped I-Phones and I-Pads to process payments and refunds, check inventory, place &amp; ship orders for merchandise,  show customer photo and specs of similar products that are not stocked in store, but can be ordered.  Quite interesting.  Salespeople had nothing but positives to say. ]]>
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      <title>Harmonic Energy's Stock Promotion Enriching Insiders While Leaving Investors In The Dust?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Great article. This is kind of reporting that CNBC should be doing, instead 're-treading' the same guests who make outrageous pronouncements and are not held accountable in public (e.g., Meridith Whitney and Muni market)]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:16:13 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Great article. This is kind of reporting that CNBC should be doing, instead 're-treading' the same guests who make outrageous pronouncements and are not held accountable in public (e.g., Meridith Whitney and Muni market)]]>
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      <title>Exxon Mobil - Natural Gas Options Play</title>
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        <![CDATA[i am a little confused.  In order for this trade to make money by July 2013, expiration, doesn't XOM have to move above $92.20 (86.50 current price) + cost of PUT ($5.70).  Of course, any dividend would be subtracted from the $92.20. I don't understand your premise. It is not clear in the article.  Is the purpose to buy protection against a further slide or make money on your thesis that XOM is largest nat gas producer.  Please clarify.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:21:34 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[i am a little confused.  In order for this trade to make money by July 2013, expiration, doesn't XOM have to move above $92.20 (86.50 current price) + cost of PUT ($5.70).  Of course, any dividend would be subtracted from the $92.20. I don't understand your premise. It is not clear in the article.  Is the purpose to buy protection against a further slide or make money on your thesis that XOM is largest nat gas producer.  Please clarify.]]>
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      <title>Annie's: Overstuffed And Ready To Drop</title>
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        <![CDATA[Outstanding article. I started shorting about a month ago, but very low volume in puts and calls]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:16:28 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Outstanding article. I started shorting about a month ago, but very low volume in puts and calls]]>
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      <title>Will The New Team At Penney Turn It Around Or Merely Rearrange The Deck Chairs?</title>
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        <![CDATA[The strategy seems so dependent on bringing in high priced talent, which created a 'backlash' among remaining longer-term employees. Perhaps, the new broom needed to 'sweep clean', but it will create resentment 'where the rubber meets the road' - at the customer experience/customer transaction level. Quite hypocritical how they pay these execs and previoius CEO vs. treating employees. JC Penny is caught up in a secular decline. The brand &amp; shopping experience doesn't resonate with younger moms, younger people. The merchandise is one step above Sears, one step below Macy's. Went into Naples store and compared to Dillards and Macys, there is no reason to ever want to walk into a JCP. Lighting was horrible, flooring was outdated, merchandising reminded me of Sears 10 years ago. I'm afraid the 'Masters of the Universe' at JCP never had to turn a battleship in a bathtub. Don't think it will work. Fixed costs, variable costs, competition are obstacles that will weigh on JCP ability to 'turn'. P.S., went to Sears at Naples, Fl. mall on Saturday with 40% off sale, and store was empty and merchandise was 'thin' and quality was awful. Dillards, however, was 'jumping' and a very pleasant experience.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:17:30 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[The strategy seems so dependent on bringing in high priced talent, which created a 'backlash' among remaining longer-term employees. Perhaps, the new broom needed to 'sweep clean', but it will create resentment 'where the rubber meets the road' - at the customer experience/customer transaction level. Quite hypocritical how they pay these execs and previoius CEO vs. treating employees. JC Penny is caught up in a secular decline. The brand &amp; shopping experience doesn't resonate with younger moms, younger people. The merchandise is one step above Sears, one step below Macy's. Went into Naples store and compared to Dillards and Macys, there is no reason to ever want to walk into a JCP. Lighting was horrible, flooring was outdated, merchandising reminded me of Sears 10 years ago. I'm afraid the 'Masters of the Universe' at JCP never had to turn a battleship in a bathtub. Don't think it will work. Fixed costs, variable costs, competition are obstacles that will weigh on JCP ability to 'turn'. P.S., went to Sears at Naples, Fl. mall on Saturday with 40% off sale, and store was empty and merchandise was 'thin' and quality was awful. Dillards, however, was 'jumping' and a very pleasant experience.]]>
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      <title> Much of the world's recent increased agricultural production and fertilizer demand has come from China, but both may be hitting a wall. Among forces driving the slowdown: China is nine years ahead of schedule on production of staples, it's running out of arable land, and it's finished converting land to fertilizer-heavy crops like corn. It could mean trouble for POT, MOS, AGU, IPI. </title>
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        <![CDATA[This story has no basis in fact, yet it is presented as a 'factual story' to lead people a certain way. It's a shame that crap like this ever sees the 'light of day'. How manipulative on someone's part for planting this story and how foolish for the editors of Seeking Alpha to run it.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:50:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[This story has no basis in fact, yet it is presented as a 'factual story' to lead people a certain way. It's a shame that crap like this ever sees the 'light of day'. How manipulative on someone's part for planting this story and how foolish for the editors of Seeking Alpha to run it.]]>
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      <title>CMG's $100M Buyback... Seriously, Why Bother?</title>
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        <![CDATA[I think your article is interesting. perhaps the buyback is a 'cover' for insider sales, to make analyst community complacent in their adoration of this stock.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:16:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I think your article is interesting. perhaps the buyback is a 'cover' for insider sales, to make analyst community complacent in their adoration of this stock.]]>
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      <title>Chipotle: A Solid Pick For Gains Now</title>
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        <![CDATA[I just don't see it. The premium for this stock is so high and the growth, although higher than industry, is not exponential, and needs to be to 'catch up' to high-multiple P/E.  From an observational perspective, I think the quality of food is excellent, but when i go to Chipolte, i see an aesthetically challenged environment and seating layout that may appeal to young people, but overall not to seniors, moms with kids, etc. I also see a  limited menu, lots of young people (18-25), but not a lot of diversity in 'who comes in'.  I think it's trendy, well-run, excellent quality - but I just don't see exponential growth.  If you really believe your article, why not 'go long' and invest?]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:34:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I just don't see it. The premium for this stock is so high and the growth, although higher than industry, is not exponential, and needs to be to 'catch up' to high-multiple P/E.  From an observational perspective, I think the quality of food is excellent, but when i go to Chipolte, i see an aesthetically challenged environment and seating layout that may appeal to young people, but overall not to seniors, moms with kids, etc. I also see a  limited menu, lots of young people (18-25), but not a lot of diversity in 'who comes in'.  I think it's trendy, well-run, excellent quality - but I just don't see exponential growth.  If you really believe your article, why not 'go long' and invest?]]>
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      <title>Sears Holdings: A Comparison To Manipulated Stocks</title>
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        <![CDATA[Really excellent article. It would be great if one of the business reporters on CNBC or NY Times picked up this story.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:08:07 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Really excellent article. It would be great if one of the business reporters on CNBC or NY Times picked up this story.]]>
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      <title>Sears: The Poor Life At A High Price</title>
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        <![CDATA[Excellent article.  It would be nice if MSF would stick to subject and not try to promote other stocks.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:52:26 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Excellent article.  It would be nice if MSF would stick to subject and not try to promote other stocks.]]>
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      <title>Apple: The Goldman Connection</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for addressing this issue with a plausable theory.  Not many in the press have. There was no news at 12:30pm that caused the stock to sink so fast.  Something like 10-12 million shares dumped in less than an hour. How about the fact that it was lunchtime, people are away from their desks.  In my view, this was a determined move to bring the stock down as fast as possible, by someone who had a vested interest in making this happen dramatically and hitting 'stops' as fast as he/she or their institution was capable of.  This was not an ordinary, orderly market move, rather a 'manipulation' in my view.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:42:12 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for addressing this issue with a plausable theory.  Not many in the press have. There was no news at 12:30pm that caused the stock to sink so fast.  Something like 10-12 million shares dumped in less than an hour. How about the fact that it was lunchtime, people are away from their desks.  In my view, this was a determined move to bring the stock down as fast as possible, by someone who had a vested interest in making this happen dramatically and hitting 'stops' as fast as he/she or their institution was capable of.  This was not an ordinary, orderly market move, rather a 'manipulation' in my view.]]>
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      <title>A Rare Negative Reversal In Apple</title>
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        <![CDATA[Something weird, like at 12:30pm a bell went off and with volume light, the dramatic move down was too steep, too quick.  I think large volume movers moved it down hard and knew the 'stops' would go off. They raced their horse down the mountain, gave it a rest, to let it come back and repeated all over again.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Something weird, like at 12:30pm a bell went off and with volume light, the dramatic move down was too steep, too quick.  I think large volume movers moved it down hard and knew the 'stops' would go off. They raced their horse down the mountain, gave it a rest, to let it come back and repeated all over again.]]>
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      <title>Dropping The Dime On J.C. Penney</title>
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        <![CDATA[Great article. Didn't see that Johnson sold his stock - reported very heavily in other places.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Great article. Didn't see that Johnson sold his stock - reported very heavily in other places.]]>
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      <title>Digging Deeper: Options Expert Discusses Pinning, Max Pain and Apple (Part Two)</title>
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        <![CDATA[Mac Daddy, you make a great few points. I think there is 'academic obfusiveness' in Dr. Pearson's paper, and the clarity of your simple questions (market maker vs. contract owner), will set this discussion into a further 'obscure response'.  Great point Mac Daddy.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 10:34:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Mac Daddy, you make a great few points. I think there is 'academic obfusiveness' in Dr. Pearson's paper, and the clarity of your simple questions (market maker vs. contract owner), will set this discussion into a further 'obscure response'.  Great point Mac Daddy.]]>
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      <title>Digging Deeper: Options Expert Discusses Pinning, Max Pain and Apple (Part Two)</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks Rocco for continuing to explore this subject in a 'clear and rationale' manner.  However, like Tom said, there is so much 'manipulation' seeming to go on, that it's hard to watch these 'suspicious' moves without thinking that the stock price is being manipulated. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 19:13:41 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks Rocco for continuing to explore this subject in a 'clear and rationale' manner.  However, like Tom said, there is so much 'manipulation' seeming to go on, that it's hard to watch these 'suspicious' moves without thinking that the stock price is being manipulated. ]]>
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      <title>Interview: Options Expert Frederic Ruffy on Manipulation and the Options Market</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for following up on article.  Question that wasn't answered is 'how is pinning exactly done'?  And after the pinning is complete, does the 'pinner' need to unwind a 'pinned position', which often causes a bounce in the stock?]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:24:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for following up on article.  Question that wasn't answered is 'how is pinning exactly done'?  And after the pinning is complete, does the 'pinner' need to unwind a 'pinned position', which often causes a bounce in the stock?]]>
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      <title>What's Ahead for Apple: More Noise or a Return to Reality?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Rocco, keep up the work. I don't think Ruffy, CNBC or general business press look at market manipulation - wheter legal, questionable or illegal - as a factor in moving prices, particularly during options expiration and the influence that call writers exert on lowering prices so they don't have to pay up.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:36:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Rocco, keep up the work. I don't think Ruffy, CNBC or general business press look at market manipulation - wheter legal, questionable or illegal - as a factor in moving prices, particularly during options expiration and the influence that call writers exert on lowering prices so they don't have to pay up.]]>
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      <title>What's Ahead for Apple: More Noise or a Return to Reality?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Rocco, you're the only one who writes columns that deals with Option Expiration and what it has done last week to both Google and Apple.  Your quote:  &quot;The notion that powerful call sellers pinned AAPL at $330 on Friday-- the monthly options expiration date-- is tough to ignore.&quot;  However, all of the business press seems to ignore this issue and so does the guy who writes options columns for Seeking Alpha.  Why do you think Apple and Google popped so much today, ... because the call writers were finished driving down the price and covered their positions, and walked away to let the price action rise to where the value should be of these stocks.  Now the cycle begins over and over again.' ]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16:01 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Rocco, you're the only one who writes columns that deals with Option Expiration and what it has done last week to both Google and Apple.  Your quote:  &quot;The notion that powerful call sellers pinned AAPL at $330 on Friday-- the monthly options expiration date-- is tough to ignore.&quot;  However, all of the business press seems to ignore this issue and so does the guy who writes options columns for Seeking Alpha.  Why do you think Apple and Google popped so much today, ... because the call writers were finished driving down the price and covered their positions, and walked away to let the price action rise to where the value should be of these stocks.  Now the cycle begins over and over again.' ]]>
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      <title>Monday Options Recap</title>
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        <![CDATA[Fred in regard to your comment to Craig, about lots of calls expired yesterday at expiration at 360, 365, 370, doesn't the reverse hold true that the people who sold those options (particularly puts) could be driving the stock down so they don't have to pay up? It's funny how the JMP analyst downgrade had legs two days before the announcement, how the analyst was the only one to make assertions that were later disputed, that rumors about Steve Jobs were once again circulated last week, how I-Pad supply issue rumors (based on no facts or announcements) were circulated and picked up by the 'non-critical', non fact-checking business press and business media.  So my point is, it would be helpful if ]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:49:07 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Fred in regard to your comment to Craig, about lots of calls expired yesterday at expiration at 360, 365, 370, doesn't the reverse hold true that the people who sold those options (particularly puts) could be driving the stock down so they don't have to pay up? It's funny how the JMP analyst downgrade had legs two days before the announcement, how the analyst was the only one to make assertions that were later disputed, that rumors about Steve Jobs were once again circulated last week, how I-Pad supply issue rumors (based on no facts or announcements) were circulated and picked up by the 'non-critical', non fact-checking business press and business media.  So my point is, it would be helpful if ]]>
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