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Toyota Motor Company | TM

Toyota Motor is probably our favorite auto manufacturer, as it makes more cars than any other in the world. The company made 9.6 million vehicles under the Toyota brand in 2025. Add in the Daihatsu and Hino brands, and total…
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Oil Services | SLB

One of the situations that surprises most retail oil and gas investors is that exploration and production companies did not automatically increase drilling activity when oil prices began to rise after the onset of the war with Iran. This article…
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People are nervous. Should you be? | SPY & QQQ Oil & Rates

The equity markets are at an interesting juncture. About 6 weeks ago, we were looking for a correction in the broad market averages as we interpreted investor behavior a bit frothy. But an interesting thing happened as the scenario played…
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Netflix Update | NFLX

Netflix reported earings on October 20. We thought the performance was just fine. The street thought otherwise. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.
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Super Micro Computer Inc | SMCI

Back on August 23, we suggested getting long Super Micro Computer Inc when the stock was trading at $37.24 a share. We suggested getting long by selling an October $35 strike put option for $3.09. This article is for paid…
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Hess Midstream LP | HESM

With the leading tech names looking a little wobbly and the AI trade becoming painful, we think it makes sense to continue to look for developing ideas. We have found one that offers high yield. This article is for paid…
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GDP Watch: US Economy Chugging Along Just Fine

Investors, journalist, investment strategists and market commentators talk about and analyze the economy as part of their investment decision-making process. They do so on the premise that if the economy…

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“To Hedge or Not to Hedge” That is the Question

In early May, we recommended investors sell an appropriate amount of in the money call spreads (16-June-2017, 144/138) on IWM to hedge some of the downside risks in their portfolios…

June 20, 2017
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South Africa: A Country of Great Promise & Risk for Investors, Here is the Trade in EZA, the RSA ETF

Republic of South Africa (RSA), as the name implies, is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 1740 miles of coastline facing the South Atlantic…

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The Week Ahead – 06/19/2017

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Portfolio Update (19-June-2017)

We present our ideas here at TheOptionsEdge.Com and we identify this portfolio as the TOE Trade ideas. In 2016 and 2017 we wrote for Action Alerts Options over at TheStreet.Com.…

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Symantec (SYMC) Buy the Dip or Has a Bull Trap Been Set?

Symantec Corporation (SYMC), provides cyber security solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments; (1) Consumer Digital Safety and (2) Enterprise Security. The Consumer Digital Safety segment provides Norton-branded products that…

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Valero Energy (VLO) Refining Profits in the Energy Space

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) is an independent petroleum refining and ethanol producing company doing business in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It operates through two segments,…

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What the Fed Said: Raise Fed Funds Rate by 25 bps, More Raises to Come & Shrink the Balance Sheet

The following is the Fed’s press release. We highlight the statements we think are most important. Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the…

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What To Do This Options Expiration Week

Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of this week. Since we have a number of open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them now so you have time…

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It’s Fed Week: What’s Next?

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The Week Ahead 06/12/2017

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Every day we are bombarded with an inexhaustible list of information about politics, the economy, science, advice, health, food, and many other subjects. This information comes to us from “official…

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