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Rebuying Equinor call options at $25 for my Volatility Portfolio
When  I sold my options on Equinor (EQNR) out of my Volatility Portfolio back on July 18, the idea was to take some profits (I was looking at a better than 50% gain and the shares were trading at $26.42) and to roll the calls with an October 19, 2018 expiration with a...
Middleby bounces back strong on Q2 earnings report today
That's better. Today, before the market opened in New York, Middleby (MIDD) reported second quarter earnings of $1.63 a share. That was 7 cents a share above Wall Street projections and 20.&% higher than the $1.35 a share reported for the second quarter of 2017....
The two minor–but very important–flaws in Apple’s great quarter
If Apple (AAPL) hadn't climbed to become the first $1 trillion company by market cap, these flaws probably wouldn't be worth talking about. But when investors and traders have driven a stock's valuation up to these levels--in clear anticipation that someone not too...
Amazon to the earnings rescue after Facebook plunge
A day after Facebook (FB) told Wall Street analysts to expect slower growth for the rest of 2018 (and saw its stock plunge 18.96%) Amazon (AMZN) beat Wall Street earnings projections by a massive $2.58 a share, reporting earnings for the second quarter of $5.07 versus...
Adding AT&T (and its 6.5% yield) to my Dividend Portfolio
Today's 4.51% drop in shares of AT&T (T) on a relatively mild revenue disappointment announced after the market close yesterday has considerably de-risked the stock. At the current 3:30 p.m. New York price of $30.25 the stock pays a dividend yield of 6.61%. Yes,...
PayPal marks eventful week ahead of Wednesday earnings
Shares of PayPal Holdings have soared ahead of Wednesday, July 25, earnings--and the move is actually on some news. Today, for example, peer to peer payment competitor Snapcash announced that it would shut down. That's one less competitor in a brutally competitive...
Raising target price on Microsoft in Jubak Picks Portfolio after earnings
Going into yesterday's earnings report from Microsoft, I felt torn. On the one hand, the stock had hit an all time record high on the strong guidance for the June quarter back in April. How much higher could the stock go? Would guidance for the September quarter prove...
Selling my Equinor call options out of the Volatility Portfolio tomorrow
Oil prices continue to slip--very, very slowly--on fears that many of the world's oil buying countries will either directly or indirectly flout U.S. calls for new sanctions on Iran and a halt to purchases of Iranian oil by a Trump administration deadline of November...
Testing the rally: Netflix beats on earnings but lowers guidance
This is exactly the scenario I've been worried about. Now let's see how the market reacts tomorrow Today, after the market close, Netflix (NFLX) reported second quarter earnings of 85 cents a share that beat the consensus analyst projection of $79 cents. (The whisper...
Bank of America beats on earnings, confirms 25% dividend hike
Shares of Bank of America (BAC) closed 4.27% higher today after the company announced second quarter earnings of 63 cents a share, 6 cents a share above the Wall Street consensus. Revenue fell 0.9% year over year but at $22.6 billion it still exceeded the $22.5...
My August 17 NKTR calls run out of time–selling out of the Volatility Portfolio
The catalysts are out there, as Fox Mulder, might say, but the August 17 call options with a strike of $60 have run out of time. I'm selling today with a 86% loss since I added them on June 6, 2018. Thanks to the huge gains in previous rounds of Nektar options in...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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