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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Insurance Investing Returns +0.5% in Jan 07
In a PowerOptions WeBlog article, “Hurricanes – Insurance – Options Investing”, we outlined a covered calls stock options strategy for the property & casualty segment of the insurance industry. Using PowerOptions SmartSearchXL stock options search tool, we discovered two attractive … Continue reading
Sewing Covered Calls Without Wal-Mart (WMT)
In the article, “Sewing Up Profits – Covered Call Investing”, we analyzed the retail fabric market and decided a covered calls stock options strategy was prudent for this segment in light of the popularity of hand made clothing by today’s … Continue reading
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Nexen (NXY) – Oil Delivery – North Sea Prospect
In a press release dated January 8, 2007, Nexen (NXY) announced a major oil field prospect in the North Sea commenced production. The stock is experiencing heavy trading today at 128% of its average volume. The stock has advanced 3.5% … Continue reading
DJIA Price Resistance – Total Return of +21.1% in Three Months
In an 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 spreads options. In the article, “DJIA Price Resistance – … Continue reading
6% to 15% Potential Profits for January
PowerOptions WeBlog identified several successful trades for the option expiration month of January. Below is a table showing some of the successful trades identified.
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Bullish on Merrill Lynch (MER)
Merrill Lynch (MER) experienced higher than expected earnings in the fourth quarter. Earnings increased 68 cents to $2.35 per share. Large equity gains and investment banking results were cited as the main reasons for the increase.
Novartis (NVS) reports 23% Increase in 4Q Profit
Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis (NVS) reported a 23 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday. The company attributes much of the growth to the sales of its top two drugs Diovan and Glivec as well as successes in its generic … Continue reading
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Netflix (NFLX) Offers Streaming Movies and TV – Covered Call
Netflix (NFLX), a company suffering punishing competition recently from larger rivals such as Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Blockbuster (BBI), will begin showing movies and TV shows over the Internet this week.
K-Swiss (KSWS): Are You a Fool or Mad?
K-Swiss (KSWS) was featured prominently last week on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money and on the Motley Fool’s website. Cramer was bearish and the author of the Fool article, Selena Maranjian, was bullish. Who will prove to be right?
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Telecom & Cable – Yes to AT&T (T) & Comcast (CMCSA)
Sometimes comical, and always entertaining, stock analyst Jim Cramer answered a question in his mailbag column last Friday afternoon. Today, the PowerOptions’ blog takes a look at Cramer’s comments and offer some option trading suggestions. This blog talked briefly about … Continue reading