Anthem Inc. (ANTM) Feels the Bern
Q1-2019 was a good quarter for healthcare stocks. XLV the Health Care Sector SPDR ETF was up about 10%. Going back to December 24 low, XLV was up an impressive…
REITs | Trade Strategy… Mean Reversion or Trend Following?
Carter Braxton Worth took a stab at the Real Estate Sector on Options Action last Friday. He and Mike pointed out a few interesting tidbits that are worth discussing. We…
Dude… Can You Give Me a Lyft?
Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) became a publicly held company on March 29. The IPO price was $72 a share which gave the company a market capitalization of about $24.3 billion dollars.…
Chipotle (CMG) Will the Bear Eat the Burrito?
Chipotle Mexican Grill seems to have put its food safety issues behind it and it is becoming a popular destination for people looking of a hearty, high-quality meal at a…
Boeing (BA): How to Press a Short
The investment merits of the Boeing Company is very interesting at the moment. The company is suffering because of 2 crashes of its 737 Max aircraft. The 737 Max is…
When stocks crash, options premiums rise.
Tragically, on the morning of March 10th, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa. None of the 157 passengers and crew survived. All crashes involving modern…
Embracing the Bear
The panel members are usually an optimistic bunch. But, something a bit unusual happened on Friday's episode of Options Action. The mood has darkened. The trades discussed had a definite…
Back to Tesla’s Future
The Good Elon Musk is one of the most courageous entrepreneurs in history. Courageous because, already successful from his earlier ventures Zip2, X.com and PayPal, he embarked on several new,…
Tesla (TSLA) Update
On Friday, March 1, the team on Options Action took another look at Tesla (TSLA) once again. Their review of the situation was timely as the company said this week that…
Will Retail Go to the Mall or Stay Home?
The equity and high yield bond markets have rallied quite strongly since the December 24 bottom. It took us a bit of time to figure out the rally was for…