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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Politics and Options Investing
The Free Enterprise Action Fund (a small fund run by Republican Lobbyists) is a mutual fund that set out to prove that red leaning companies had superior earnings to that of blue leaning companies. During the first nine months of … Continue reading
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Skateboarding – Just Fun or Good Business?
Any company that lets you design your own skateboard in an easy to use interactive environment is at least a novelty. And if outfitting your Rasta Panda deck with Thunder Jamie Thomas ’05 trucks doesn’t get you going then you’re … Continue reading
Delta Petro. Corp. (DPTR) – Covered Calls
Delta Petroleum Corporation (DPTR) is a Denver, Colorado company that concentrates on the production and sale of natural gas and crude oil. They are an independent company that has seen significant movement in their stock price in the last month … Continue reading
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Trucking – Fuel Costs – Stock Option Investing
With the recent decreases in the cost of fuel, the trucking industry is looking bullish. Like the airline industry, one of the largest operating expenses incurred in the trucking industry is for fuel, second after expenses for labor.When the cost … Continue reading
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) – Gold or Dust?
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) is scheduled to announce its quarterly earnings on 1 November at 4 pm EST. What do they do? Newmont Mining Corporation is one of the largest producers of gold and copper. They have mining operations all … Continue reading
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Bond ETFs – Calendar Calls – Know When To Fold-Em
In the article, “Bond ETFs – Calendar Calls and the Business Cycle“, we outlined a bond ETF calendar calls stock options strategy. This strategy is mostly geared for a softening economy, but may perform well in an environment of relatively … Continue reading
Bearish Trading REITs Returned 7.5%
In a previous article, “Bearish Trading & REITs“, we outlined a bear call credit spreads strategy for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). In the article, a bear credit call spreads position for MLS was selected with a maximum return of … Continue reading
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Crocs Shoes – Hideous Footwear or Profit Machine?
Are Crocs ugly? Maybe. But, people love them. Nearly every story I’ve read about them follows the same template…
Bearish on Oil Stocks in Oct. – Nice 5.1% Return
In article, “Bearish on Oil Stocks?“, we outlined a bearish strategy for oil stocks for the next few months. Almost every single bear call credit spreads stock options investment position selected in the article returned the maximum possible return with … Continue reading
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DJIA – Price Resistance – Revisited
In article, “DJIA – Stock Price Resistance“, we outlined a bearish strategy for the Dow Jones Industrial Average when the index is close to its historic high using bear call spread options. Basically, the $DJX had to remain below $120.1 … Continue reading