Track Record | How we did in 2017
We present our ideas to our followers here at TheOptionsEdge.Com. Our first goal is to preserve capital. That is to say, we do our best to avoid losses and generate…
Christmas Was Great for Retailers | Will it be Great for Investors?
With the unemployment rate lower than last year, the major stock averages prices up over 20% and real estate trading at higher prices, people are feeling more flush with cash.…
South African Politicians are at it Again
Back on 20-June-2017, we discussed the investment environment in South Africa. In that post, we gave a bit of background on the country. Republic of South Africa (RSA), as the…
Retail | A Tail of Two Stories | Looking at Averages Does Not Help
If you listen to the popular press, wall street analysts and financial pundits, you might think that retail sales are dead in the water. Taken to their logical conclusion, you…
As the Worm Turns The Market Squirms
Ever since the equity markets bottomed in March of 2009, prices have moved relentlessly higher. The price trend from the lower left to the upper right marched on without regard to…
Covered Call Report
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Hold a Buck to Make a Buck
One of the subjects that we have discussed here at TOE has been monetary policy, interest rate differentials, and the performance of the US Dollar. As a memory refresher, we…
Portfolio Update (17-October-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…
The Pain in Spain Might Send Your Money Down the Drain
The country of Spain is in chaos and it does not look like the political turmoil will end anytime soon. Catalan has voted for its succession and independence for the mother…
Can UAL Takeoff?
The airline industry is not what it once was. It has matured and transformed from a highly competitive and fragmented industry to one that is still competitive but more disciplined…
Portfolio Performance Update (03-Sept-2017)
We present our ideas here at TheOptionsEdge.Com and in the spirit of full transparency, we track the performance of these ideas in the TOE Trade-Ideas portfolio. In 2016 and 2017…
Jobs Report Disappoints | Equity Investors Shrug
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that in August the United States economy only generated 156K new jobs. Consensus expectation by leading economists predicted that 180k new jobs would…