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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…
September 18, 2018
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Update | Options Expiration

Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 9 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what they…

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TheWeek Ahead | 9/17/2018

Global Spotlight An Alternative Mode of Payment. The European Union is continuing its quest to find a way to push back against the United States’ unilateral sanctions. North Korea Saga Continues. North…

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Will Federal Express Deliver?

Federal Express (FDX) will report their quarterly financial performance after the close of trading on Monday, September 17. This being an important, widely held bell weather company and stock we thought…

September 13, 2018
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Is eBay the eWay?

eBay, Inc. (EBAY) operates e-commerce platforms that connect buyers and sellers worldwide. Many of us have used their service at one time or another to buy from a tradition “brick…

September 12, 2018
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September 12, 2018
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Clarification of our Comments on Yesterdays Bond/Interest Rates

Yesterday, we talked about interest rates and long-term bonds. Eric, one of our subscribers noted that we change our stance from a post we published on August 7. We failed…

September 11, 2018
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Long-Term Interest Rates, Where to Next? (TLT)

The bond markets continue to be a bit of an enigma at the moment. The interest rates on short-term securities have been on a relentless rise since the beginning of 2015.…

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The Week Ahead | 9/10/2018

Risks to the market this week will be the decision President Trump makes about the tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese exports. Here at the Options Edge, we do not…

September 8, 2018
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Facebook (FB) Which Way Next?

On Friday, Dan Nathan pointed out on Options Action that there was a huge option buyer in Facebook. This activity peaked our interest in light of the fact that the…

September 6, 2018
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Adjust the Trade in GameStop (GME)

Our trade suggestion in GameStop, Inc. (GME) has given us a bit of heartburn. When we decided to suggest selling a cash covered put on 5-December-2017, the stock was hated…

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