Saturday Night Quarterback says (on Sunday), for the week ahead expect…
... earnings from Netflix (NFLX), scheduled for release after the market close on Thursday, January 17, to be a BIG TEST to see whether this big bounce turns into a sustained rally. Netflix shares gained another 4% on Friday after analysts at Raymond James and UBS...
Adding Netflix Puts to Volatility Portfolio because the Bear isn’t over
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Adding Amazon Puts as a “Portfolio Protection Pick” in my Volatility Portfolio
On December 21 I made Amazon Put Options my second Portfolio Protection in my completely revised Special Report How to Protect Your Portfolio Without Selling Your Portfolio on this site. I said I would buy the put for my Volatility Portfolio on Monday, December 24. On...
Completely and newly revised for the bear: Special Report How to Protect Your Portfolio Without Selling Your Portfolio
This Special Report was revised--extensively- on December 21. When I posted the first version of this Special Report back in November, the bear market was just a possibility--although a highly likely possibility--and my best projection on how the market would develop...
Selling AAPL, FCX, NKTR, PXD, VIX options out of Volatility Portfolio on likelihood of continued downward trend in the market and looming expirations
In November and December I selectively added risk to my Volatility Portfolio in the expectation of a strong seasonal January Effect Rally and the odds of an end of the year bounce that would, temporarily, disrupt the developing bear market. I thought that was a...
How low can the VIX volatility index go?
The trend is still down, in my opinion, despite today's slight gain in the volatility index. The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX), often called the "fear index" because it measures how much traders and investors are willing to pay to hedge risk in the S&P...
How could Apple be so stupid?
Let's see. You're a company running into serious global headwinds in a maturing (or mature market) that are raising huge doubts about your ability to increase unit sales quarter to quarter for your core product. You: a) Grimly admit that unit sales are stagnant and...
Special Report Complete: How to Protect Your Portfolio Without Selling Your Portfolio–Part 1 why this is such an “odd” correction, Part 2 my risk assessment calendar, and Part 3 my five Protection Picks
Scary market, huh? Completely unpredictable it seems, right? Up on Tuesday October 30 with the Standard & Poor's ahead 1.57% at the close and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite ahead 1.58%. Quite a turn about from the previous day when the S&P 500 finished...
Apple ahead of earnings: What to watch, what to expect
Apple (AAPL) reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter (the quarter that ended in September) after the market close in New York tonight. Right now, at 2:30 the shares are down 0.05% to $218.76. I bought the Apple January 18, 2019 calls with a strike price of $225...
Special Report: How to Protect Your Portfolio Without Selling Your Portfolio–Part 1 Why this is such an “odd” correction and Part 2 My risk assessment calendar
Scary market, huh? Completely unpredictable it seems, right? Up on Tuesday October 30 with the Standard & Poor's ahead 1.57% at the close and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite ahead 1.58%. Quite a turn about from the previous day when the S&P 500 finished...
Stocks hold most of their gains today but end of day selling shows how nervous the market remains ahead of Apple and jobs numbers
Stocks broke strongly higher out of the gate this morning, held onto most of their gains until about 3:15, and then slid into the close. The Standard & Poor's 500, which had been up 1.94% as of 3:17 p.m. New York time, finished the session up 1.09%. The Dow closed...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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