A Superior Way to Get Long Amazon
Today on CNBC Options Action, Mike, recommended buying an AMZN 925/1000 June Call spread as a stock replacement strategy. This article is for registered members - please login or click…
Oil, War & Bull Traps
I wrote an article last night for release this morning, only to find that the US Government fired off 50 to 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles against a Syrian air base…
To VIX or Not to VIX
Investors look to the VIX index for guidance concerning future volatility of return on the equity markets in general and the S&P 500 in particular. Many people want to “trade”…
Dun & Bradstreet Corp (DNB) More to Come?
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (DNB) provides commercial data, analytics, and insights on businesses located worldwide. The company offers a number of risk management solutions. (1) In the area of…
Will the Price of Best Buy Stock Reflect Its True Value (BBY)
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is a retailer of technology products, services, and solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Many of us have shopped in their stores from…
Is a Short Squeeze in Bonds Upon Us?
We have been writing about interest rates, bonds, and the Fed a little more than normal lately. We have been doing this because we think short bonds are one of…
Shedding Some Light on Acuity Brands (AYI)
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a leading provider of lighting and building management solutions for commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications throughout North America and some international markets. Individual…
Can PPL Continue to Power Higher?
PPL Corporation is a traditional electric and gas utility company. The electric utility business is broken into three segments, (1) generation, (2) transmission and (3) distribution. While PPL has some…
Portfolio Update, Roll AIZ
Friday was options expiration and it is time to update and review our results. The following table provides the summary statistics of all the trading ideas published since the inception…
Investor Complacency Everywhere You Look
Ever since the election, the equity markets have moved higher day after day. Merrill Lynch Global Research recently pointed out, for example, that the S&P 500 Index has gone 105 days…