Portfolio Update (21-April-2017)
We present our ideas here at TheOptionsEdge.Com and we identify this portfolio as the TOE Trades. In 2016 and 2017 we wrote for Action Alerts Options over at TheStreet.Com. We…
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY): Time to Buy or Ready for Bed?
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) operates a chain of retail stores that sell a range of products for the home. The products they sell including bed linens, bath items,…
The State of the Equity Markets
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Does Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) Have the Muscle to Move Higher?
Tyson Foods, Inc., (TSN) operates as a food company worldwide through four segments, Chicken, Beef, Pork, and Prepared Foods. The company grows and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added…
Precious Metals Update
The reflation trade is a phrase used by the financial press and investment professionals to describe investment reallocation on the assumption that economic growth and inflation will rise. It is used…
Income Tax Time: Rates Then & Now
This week is the deadline for citizens and tax payers in the United States to file their tax forms. Anyone can get an automatic extension by asking for it should they…
Options Expiration Week: Take Profits & Reposition for Further Gains
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of this week. Since we have 7 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them now so you have time to…
Real Estate & the Headwinds of Higher Interest Rates
Real estate has performed far better than we expected since the financial crises. Did we think there would be some kind of recovery? Yes, but we thought it would look…
Aflac (AFL) The Duck that Quacks
Aflac Inc. (AFL) provides supplemental health and life insurance products. Most of us are familiar with the company’s advertisement campaign featuring a duck telling people about the protection Aflac’s disability…
Packaging a Trade in WestRock (WRK)
WestRock Company (WRK) manufactures and sells paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The company is organized into three divisions. (1) Corrugated Packaging segment produces…
Easy Money Has Been Made: Take Profits on Acuity Brands (AYI) Put Spread
Back on March 24, 2016, we recommended investors construct a bearish put-spread on Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI), the lighting manufacturing and solutions company. Click here for the original article. The company…
Dynamics of Equity & Oil Prices
Understanding how the market is behaving is critical for stock and options traders alike. It is important to understand the price action of individual stocks, commodities, bonds and the asset class…