In a previous entry we discussed the value investing strategy and applied it to Palm Inc. options. In this article we will discuss another company from the Steel industry that investors may also consider under valued.
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Value Investing – Palm Inc (PALM) – Covered Calls
The 2nd annual Value Investing Congress will meet in the Time Warner Center in New York City on November 9th and 10th ( valueinvestingcongress.com ). The congress promises to bring you “sessions packed with investment wisdom and profitable ideas.” This conference was the impetus for us to look for stocks that value investors think are a good buy right now.
Implied Volatility & Here Comes the Long Straddle
A few months ago, we looked at possible stock option trades that could have been made on KCI – Kinetic Concepts ( Learn the Risk Factors and Profit , July 21, 2006). A verdict was expected to be released on July 21st, options expiration day. An option trader speculating on an increase in KCI may have purchased Long Calls or they may have been selling Naked Puts.
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 this year, the fund has lagged behind the S&P 500 by about 3 percentage points.
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 probably more into stock investing than skateboarding.
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 – $19.50 to its current price of $26.50.
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 for fuel decreases, the trucking industry’s costs are decreased, so the savings helps the industry’s bottom line.
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 over the globe from the embattled Uzbekistan to the United States.
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 unchanging interest rates as well, as is the case of the current interest rate environment.
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 7.5%. Since MLS remained below the short call strike price of $17.5, the position was fully profitable.