Covered Call Report
Covered call writing is the most common options trading strategies used by individual and professionals alike. Some people believe it is a low-risk strategy that generates income. We like to…
Portfolio Update (11-July-2017)
We present our ideas here at TheOptionsEdge.Com and in the spirit of full transparency, we track the performance of these ideas in the TOE Trade-Ideas portfolio. In 2016 and 2017…
South Africa (EZA) Update
Back on June 20, 2017, we published a bearish article on the South African economy and the stock market. We took this stance because the Zuma government is restructuring the…
Will Cheniere Energy (LNG) Suffer the “Big Chill”
Cheniere Energy, Inc., (ticker, LNG) is a specialty energy company, engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) segment of the oil & gas business. The company is organized into two…
Frontier Investing
Before a country is known as an "Emerging Market", they develop as a "Frontier Economy" or "Frontier Market." Wikipedia defines a frontier market as a market that is a type…
Gap Stores (GPS) Update
It is no secret that retail is one of the toughest places to invest right now. This kind of challenge also comes with opportunities. As the retail landscape changes to…
Jim Grant Explains the Gold Standard
Here at TOE, we seek to educate as we present our analysis of the economy, markets and trade ideas. At the same time, we go in search of those with…
Fed’s Yellen expects no new financial crisis in ‘our lifetimes’
The statement of public figures tells us a lot about conventional wisdom. In our views, government and regulatory bodies are "consensus" entities. That is to say, their statements have more…
Precious Metals Update
The precious metal complex is probably the most frustrating asset class in the marketplace today. Both the bulls and the bears would make the case that the price action of…
Oil, Oil Everywhere
Oil has been in the news once again the past few week. Or more accurately, the price of oil has been in the news. Representatives from OPEC countries, financial journalists,…