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TEN Exclusive: Options Update – 9/5/2010
What a way to kickoff a new month. The Dow put August and its three-week losing streak in the rearview mirror and kicked off the month of September with a solid three-day rally. The Dow added... more
This BEAR doesn't hibernate...
I hoped you all locked in at least partial profits on Friday. Tuesday will be interesting! Both the Dow and the S&P 500 both hit expected resistance at the 200-MA on Friday.&nb... more
Hedge Trade for 9/18/2010 Expiration
Trade Structure: 1. Buy-Write iShares Silver Trust (SLV), Sept 20 Calls 2. Sell Short Powershares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP) Reasoning: 1.Slightly better than expected unemployment number... more
XLF: An Update from the Angry Monkey
The Monkey doesn't have much to be Angry about this week, as the set-up in the XLF as discussed in my last blog post is working out nicely. Felt it was prudent to take some money off the table to... more
5 Reasons To Lock In Gains Today
Take a look at the red lines on the 3 charts below. Now let’s look at the 60 minute time frequency charts. There are 5 reasons why we locked in gains today. 1. Multiple indexes hit... more
TEN Exclusive: Portfolio Update – 9/2/10
Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow.The Dow Jones industrial average r... more
How to Build a Killer Trading Plan
Mark Wolfinger brushes up on trading essentials - such as developing the right trading plan. TK client iounodda raised a very valuable question in the forums lately: how can you b... more
6 Strong Momentum Stocks
Alan Brochstein identifies six stocks that sailed through the summer’s correction What a tough summer it has been for investors, whether bullish or bearish. The market has been consolidating ... more
Which Stocks Does Wall St. Think Are Double-Dip-Recession-Ready?
With the markets skidding sideways, and the threat of a double-dip recession increasingly possible, what are some good recession-proof investments for your idle cash? For those of you scratching yo... more
TEN Exclusive: Options Update – 9/1/10
Wow, what a way to kick off a new month. After a very rough August, investors were determined to get September off to a good start. They didn’t waste anytime as the market opened solidl... more
Dell: Still Not a Buy
In the 1990’s, there weren’t many stocks that outperformed Dell (DELL). It returned close to an unfathomable 100,000% throughout that decade and it was the envy of all other companies. So many Dell... more
A Guide to Covered Call Writing
Brian Overby provides an introductory guide to writing covered call option strategies. Along with a real example of a covered call, Brian covers the pros and cons of writing a covered call vs... more
The Rush to Bonds
I read two interesting articles lately about investors' shifting en masse from equities to bonds. As TraderMark explains in The Shift from Stocks to Bonds Continues, the trend can be explained... more
Radient Pharmaceuticals - RPC
Was the Goldman small cap analyst coverage legit? The company claims 4th quarter profitability? Anyone out there believe this?
Buy Stocks "In The Face Of Fear"
TESTING 1 2 3 TESTING 1 2 3 And that folks is the order of the day when you look at the S&P 500 today. 1040 going once, 1040 going twice, SOLD at 1040. The market has now defended the 1040... more
Sentimental Benefit
The stock market is a complex organism with many factors constantly influencing its movement. Sentiment plays a large role in assigning valuations at least in the short-term as much as more fundame... more
Is Ryder (R) cruising for a bruising?
Michael Kahn eyes a bearish opportunity in this trucking stock I was just flipping through some charts yesterday, not looking for anything in particular, and saw trucking stock Ryder (R). Tran... more
We're #548 in the Inc. 500!
So close! We just got word about our ranking in the 2010 Inc. 500 / 5000 lists of the fastest-growing companies in America, and we just missed the top tier by a hair. Bummer, but still ou... more
TEN Exclusive: Options Update – 8/29/10
he Dow Jones Industrial Average was in big trouble last week until it rallied back above the psychologically important level on Friday. The Dow fell for the third week in a row. We were... more
Intel: Time to Buy
Intel (INTC) is the Rodney Dangerfield of the stock market: it gets no respect whatsoever. Here we have a world-class company with impeccable financials and the dominant player in a global market, ... more
