Unemployment Hits 10%
9:15am (EST) We were expecting the Dow to trade pretty close to 10,000 going into Thursday’s close as we said […]
Daily Update, Earnings
Cisco Systems
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Cisco Beats Street, Stock Up
9:15am (EST) Cisco Systems (CSCO, $23.29, up $0.38) does it again. It shouldn’t come as a surprise the company beat
Market Analysis, Financial Stocks, Option Trades, Daily Update, Sectors, Market Commentary, Earnings
Big Week For Earnings
8:30am (EST) The bulls took the ball and ran with it as the market headed higher throughout the week and
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Random Thoughts
10:45am (EST) There’s not a lot of green out there as the bulls are taking a breather ahead of the FOMC
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Tuesday's Tidbits
9:30am (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $16.68, up $0.26) November 17.50 calls (BYOKZ, $1.50, up $0.10) Entry Price: $1.25 (8/10/09)
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Trade Updates
11:35pm (EST) Bank of America (BAC, $16.42, down $0.28) November 15 calls (BYOKO, $2.60, down $0.27) Entry Price: $1.50 (6/12/09)
Daily Update, Market Analysis, Option Trades
Futures Pointing Towards Big Open
9:00am (EST) Futures are sharply higher this morning as broad gains in the overseas markets have helped put Wall Street
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Trade Updates
11:15pm (EST) Ford (F, $7.39, up $0.27) December 6 calls (FLI, $1.85, up $0.20) Entry Price: $1.25 (5/18/09) Exit Price:
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Wednesday’s Wake-Up Call
9:00am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a negative open after Durable Goods orders came in lower than expected. Dow
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Weekly Wrap for 7/26/09
1. Commentary 2. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Brewing Big Gains 3. Earnings 4. Current Trades & Closed Trades 5. Monday
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Market Holds Up Despite Earning Woes
12:45pm (EST) The market has held up rather well despite the rough outings being posted by Amazon.com (AMZN, $86.00,
Strategies, Option Trades, Trading Tips, Daily Update, Sectors, Earnings
Updated Trade Format
I have taken your requests and have tweaked how I’m going to profile the trades we are currently following and
Market Analysis, Apple, Option Trades, Trading Tips, Daily Update, Earnings
Apple's Gravy Train
10:30pm (EST) Talk about a product(s) that sells itself. Every year, quarter after quarter, Apple (AAPL, $151.51, down $1.40) seems
Company Commentary, Option Trades, Daily Update
Monday Morning Playbook – Cisco Gets Upgrade
10:30am (EST) We have a tiger by the tail… The Dow is currently up 75 points to 8819 while the
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Another One Bites the Dust?
10:00am (EST) I was jamming to Queen’s classic hit song on my iPod last night and started wondering if Wall
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IBM Call Options Double Heading Into Earnings
Intel (INTC, $18.05, up $1.22). Even better was the fact that the company also issued higher guidance for the third
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It's All About Intel
9:20 am (EST) Intel (INTC, $18.07, up $1.24) is powering the futures higher after beating Wall Street estimates by 10
Daily Update, Company Commentary, Option Trades
Trade Updates
7:30am (EST) Futures are sharply lower this morning so many of these positions will have to be watched closely. There
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Weekly Wrap for 6/28/09
1. Commentary 2. Palm Continues To Surge 3. Precision Trading Tools & Tactics Live Webinar 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades
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Market Pulls Back
8:45pm Wednesday night (EST) The market started off on a good note after we got a great Durable Goods report
Daily Update, Commodities, Financial Stocks
Green Mountain Splits Stock/ Cisco Up
If you are watching the pre-market trades this morning you will notice that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR, $63.36, down
Daily Update, Market Analysis, Company Commentary, Financial Stocks, Apple, Option Trades
Market Rebounds After Starting Lower
10:00pm (EST) The bulls are back in town. Well, they never left really. The bears came up swinging Monday after
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Weekly Wrap for 6/7/09
1. Commentary 2. Dow Takes New Shape 3. TiVo Hits 52-Week High 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Closing Thoughts
Apple, Option Trades, Uncategorized, Daily Update, Market Analysis, Company Commentary
Market Surges, Pulls Back
10:00am (EST) The euphoria wore off quickly as Wall Street started to digest the unemployment numbers. The Dow reached a
Option Trades, Rick's Account, Daily Update
News Flash: Dendreon Up in After-Hours
10:00pm (EST) I have a couple pieces of good news for everybody tonight. The first one is obvious as Dendreon
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Dow Takes New Shape
9:15am (EST) Out with the old, in with the new. Sorta. The Dow managed to extend its May gains with
Option Trades, Uncategorized, Daily Update, Market Analysis
Bulls Come Out Swinging
9:30am (EST) Like cotton on sheep, the bulls are all over the opening bell. The Dow just opened and is
Commodities, Strategies, Daily Update, Option Trades, Market Analysis
More on General Motors – Update at 1:30pm
1:30pm (EST) Just wanted to add something to the blog below. The GM June 1 puts (GMVR, $0.61, up $0.07)
Daily Update, Strategies, Option Trades
Just What the Doctor Ordered
12:30pm (EST) OceanFreight (OCNF, $1.88, up $0.09) had its 15-minutes of fame as the stock hit a high of $2.10
Daily Update, Option Trades
Wednesday Wake-Up Call
9:00am (EST) Cisco Systems (CSCO, $18.88, up $0.16) made a run over $19 as the July 19 calls (CYQGA, $0.98,
Daily Update, Sectors, Commodities, Option Trades
OceanFreight Reports Earnings
7:45pm (EST) Note: There was a problem with the Weekly Wrap sent out on Sunday night and I apologize if
Covered Calls, Daily Update
Cisco Systems Update
8:00pm (EST) Cisco Systems (CSCO, $18.72, up $0.80) had a super day as it added nearly 5% and closed near
Market Analysis, Oil, Weekly Wrap RR, Strategies, Momentum Stocks Weekly, Uncategorized, Option Trades
Weekly Wrap for 5/17/09
1. Commentary 2. Power Stock Trading Strategies 3. Covered Calls 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning Playbook 7.
Daily Update, Company Commentary
Intel and Cisco Systems Planning for Future
Cisco Systems (CSCO, $16.50, down $0.35) completed a $4 billion debt sale on Monday raising speculation that the company is
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Weekly Wrap for 2/8/09
1. Commentary 2. Straddle’s Part 2 (Amazon Keeps on Rolling) 3. Financial Sector (open positions) 4. Akamai Technologies 5. Current