Subject: June 13, 2015 Saturday Report
June 13, 2015 Saturday Report
June 13th, 2015 at 1:24 pm EDTJune 13, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was a volatile week in the market, ending up about even, but the whipsawing caused us to make adjustments and lose value in some portfolios (although 7 of 11 made gains). ...
June 6, 2015 Saturday Report
June 6th, 2015 at 1:17 pm EDTJune 6, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was a down week for the market but the majority of our portfolios managed gains. The new longer-term strategy set up last week in Black Gold got off to a good start, and P ...
Why Option Prices are Often Different
June 1st, 2015 at 5:24 pm EDTDear Friend,This week I would like to discuss why stock option prices are low in some weeks and high in others, and how option spread prices also differ over time. If you ever decide to become an active optio ...
May 30, 2015 Saturday Report
May 30th, 2015 at 12:51 pm EDTMay 30, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend It wasn't such a hot week for the market or our portfolios, but most of the losses were minimal. The big news this week is the addition of an entirely new longer-term strateg ...
How to Make 80% a Year With Long-Term Option Bets
May 27th, 2015 at 8:42 pm EDTDear Friend,One of my favorite options plays is a long-term bet that a particular stock will be equal to or higher than it is today at some future date. Right now might be a perfect time to make that kind of ...
Black Gold Portfolio will no longer use USO as underlying
May 27th, 2015 at 3:55 pm EDTImportant Information for Black Gold followers Dear Friend, I am writing to you because you are Auto-Trading our Black Gold portfolio which uses USO as the underlying. We set up this portfolio with expectations that ...
May 23, 2015 Saturday Report
May 23rd, 2015 at 2:36 pm EDTMay 23, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was a quiet week with 7 of 11 portfolios making gains. The main feature of this week's report is a discussion of long-term vertical credit put spreads which might increase ...
May 16, 2015 Saturday Report
May 16th, 2015 at 12:15 pm EDTMay 16, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was not a good week for us. We positioned ourselves for lower stock prices only to see the market rebound nicely and hurt many portfolios which should have done better. If ...
How to Make Gains in a Down Market With Calendar Spreads
May 14th, 2015 at 10:35 am EDTDear Friend,This week I came to the conclusion that the market may be in for some trouble over the next few months (or longer). I am not expecting a crash of any sort, but I think it is highly unlikely that w ...
Special Note Concerning the Market Direction
May 12th, 2015 at 8:35 am EDTSpecial Note Concerning the Market Direction Dear Friend, For several reasons, the bull market we have enjoyed for the last few years seems to be petering out. First, as Janet Yellen and Robert Shiller, and others, h ...