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CF Industries: CF

Industrial farming, as it is, depends heavily on fertilizer. The primary pure-play competitors in the fertilizer space who reside in the US are CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Industries (IPI), and Nutrient (NUT). This article is for paid members…
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Chevron: CVX

Unlike the average investor, we like the oil & gas sector of the economy. As much as we would like to see a transition to more efficient energy sources, that is just not happening. All we have to do is…
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What Ails UnitedHealth? (updated)

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine. It ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by total revenue and is typically released around this time each year. The list includes both publicly traded and privately held companies.…
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Selling Volatility: SVXY

Selling volatility is a yield strategy. Volatility traders buy vol when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive. Options market makers buy and sell options against stock as they provide liquidity to the market. That removes 80%…
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Panning for yield.

Most investors, particularly when they first start investing, are primarily concerned with capital appreciation. Parents saving for a child’s college education will only withdraw from those savings once their son or daughter begins attending. Saving for a down payment on…
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Discover Financial Services: DFS

Credit card products are the most profitable products in the financial services industry. I am also the most volatile. When the economy is chugging along, defaults are low and profits are high. When the economy goes into recession, defaults and…
December 11, 2018
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Take a Look at Celgene (CELG)

Notwithstanding what you see on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Fox Business, etc. investing is a very tough and often times confusing business. Everyone has an explanation for why the stock market, bond market…

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The Week Ahead | 12/10/2018

Global Spotlight The Brexit Test. Just one day before a fateful parliamentary vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, the European Court of Justice on Dec. 10 will rule whether the United…

December 9, 2018
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Danger Will Robinson!

It was just a week ago when our analysis suggested that the price of popular equity indexes was peaking. We thought the bullish swing move was largely done, and one…

December 7, 2018
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Natural Gas Update

Back on November 14, we noted that the price of natural gas had been in a trading range for years. From our perspective, there is a wide long-term trading range…

December 6, 2018
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You Only Need One Word in Your Vocabulary… Down

Up until this morning, we held the view that the US & China would work out a deal and global trade would get back to normal. Now we are not…

December 5, 2018
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Manic Monday Followed by Terrible Tuesday

On Monday, the equity markets rallied shapely with the S&P500 running up about 40 points by midday. After hitting the 2,800 it fell back 10 points to close the day up…

December 4, 2018
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Close the Bullish SPY Trade

On November 29 as equity prices had people scared as can be, we suggested investors lean the other way and take a bullish position. Our view was that at this time…

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The Week Ahead | 12/03/2018

Global Spotlight A Dinner Deal to Start Dealing? In a few short hours here on Dec. 1, we’ll know whether a crowded dinner table in Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring U.S. President…

November 30, 2018
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JP Morgan | Buy, Sell or Hold

We have not written too much about the banks here at theOptionsEdge.Com as a rising rate environment is not good for banks. We know, we know,  we know. The financial media has…

November 29, 2018
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Mr. Market Has Spoken… At Least for Now

Just a few days ago, just as we were all sitting down to a family meal at Thanksgiving, the financial press and market commentators were in a tizzy, suggesting that…

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