Back To Archive The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Friday, June 30, 2006 Email – #144 Action To Take: We’ve hit our trailing stop on the McAfee (NYSE: MFE) put contracts. Sell the August $22.50 put (MFE TX). Elsewhere, sell the Cabot Microelectronics (Nasdaq: CCMP) August $30 calls (UKR HF), currently trading at…
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Back To Archives The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Thursday, June 29, 2006 Email – #143 Action To Take: The Fed went in our direction and the market is certainly rewarding us. . The Cabot Microelectronics August $30 call, UKR HF, is moving up nicely. Let’s move our trailing stop up to $1.25.…
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The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Email – #140 Action To Take: Buy the Cabot Microelectronics (Nasdaq: CCMP) August $30 call, UKR HF, at $1.15 to $1.25 or less. Your mental stop is $0.80. Buy the Cabot Microelectronics August $25 put, UKR TE, at $0.60 or less. Your mental…
Back to Archive The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Email – #141 Fortunately, we were able to get into both of the recommendations made this morning at (or slightly below) the designated prices. As a result, let me make a small change to one of our stops. Action To…
The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday, June 26, 2006 Email – #326 ** Sell Boston Scientific Recent news of recalls at Boston Scientific is playing havoc with the shares. Our calls are quite far out in time and in strike. While the time issue is favorable, the strike price is too high…
The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Friday, June 23, 2006 Email – #139 There will be three picks next Tuesday morning for the POPS. I will be traveling cross country Monday to the San Francisco and Portland chapter meetings. I do not want to put out recommendations Monday, as I usually do, because…
The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Friday, June 23, 2006 Email – #325 ** Thanks, Anadarko Today Anadarko Petroleum announced a staggering buyout of Kerr McGee and Western Gas. It acquired the companies, mostly for cash, and a premium of 40% to 50% above their closing prices as of yesterday. These buys were…
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The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Thursday, June 22, 2006 Email – #324 ** Betting On A Commercial Property Bust A few months ago we sold our DR Horton homebuilding put for a slight gain. A few months before that we sold our Toll Brothers housing put for a loss, after hitting our sell…
The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Email – #323 ** AMD: Building On Momentum Recently we covered our short positions on the Nasdaq 100 Trust (Nasdaq: QQQQ) and entered into a bullish spread for our VIX positions. It turns out that both moves were timely… for now. I am…
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The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Monday, June 19, 2006 Email – #138 There is no new recommendation this week. The market’s 100-point swings have created havoc on the technical side, which makes picking a short-term option far too risky. Stay tuned for the Smart Options e-Report this week (www.smartoptionsreport.com), I plan to…
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Back to Archive The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Thursday, June 15, 2006 Email – #322 QQQQ – Take Profits The Nasdaq 100 Trust (Nasdaq: QQQQ) closed above $38 today, so close out your spread tomorrow. This means that you should cover your spread by buying back the January 2007 $38 put (VCQ…
The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Thursday, June 15, 2006 Email – #137 Sell Your EK Puts It looks like this market hit bottom at 10,700. It has been moving straight up since, and so has EK. Let’s sell the EK put (EKSX) now at current prices. We should be able to get…
Back To Archive The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Email – #321 ** Volatility = ProfitsOur VIX trade (VIX BC) is up over 50% based on the midpoint of the bid and offer today. But, just like the VIX, this trade is volatile and there is only one market…
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The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Email – #136 Hold Onto Your EK Puts It looks like our Eastman Kodak July $22.50 put (EK SX) is holding its own. It traded up to $0.90 today. We were very close to being in-the-money twice, but it couldn’t make the last…
The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Monday, June 12, 2006 Email – #135 Eastman Kodak Update We have hit our trailing stop on the Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) July $25 call (EK GE). You should be out of your position. Hold on to your put (EK SX). And stay tuned… Good investing. Steve…
Back to Archive The Volatility Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Monday, June 12, 2006 Email – #134 Action To Take: Buy the Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) July $25 call, EK GE, at $0.50 or better. Your mental trailing stop is $0.35 Buy the Eastman Kodak July $22.50 put, EK SX, at $0.70 or better.…
Back to Archive The LEAPS Trader105 W. Monument StreetBaltimore, MD 21201 Monday, June 12, 2006 Email – #320 ** QQQQ – Lower Your Stops The QQQQs continue to sell off. Based on the closing prices, we are up almost 100% on this position. Move your sell stop on the spread down to $38 from $39.…