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Entries from July 2008

EARNINGS REPORTS ARE TELLING US TO BUY STOCKS!

July 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Avoid Earnings Reports like the plague! That’s what I promote in my book and DVD Series, Cashing in on Covered Calls. I stand by that premise for many reasons, the most important is the one that relates to the great returns I have been getting. But ERs do give us information regarding the overall economy, industires, [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Earnings Reports · Economic Indicators · Economy · Locating Stocks · Uncategorized · watch list

THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE VALUE OF YOUR OPTION PREMIUM plus Our Readers Pick their Favorite Stocks

July 20th, 2008 · 19 Comments

So you sold an options contract for $380 and generated a 3.5% 1-month return. Did you ever wonder how the market determined the value of that contract to be $380? The simple equation that most of us know and understand is the following:
 Option premium = Intrinsic Value + Time Value
To review, let me define the [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Earnings Reports · Economic Indicators · Economy

AN ENERGY PLAN THAT MAKES SENSE plus Tony C. Checks on Cramer

July 11th, 2008 · 9 Comments

“A fool with a plan can beat a genius with no plan”. (T. Boone Pickens).
Our country has no energy plan. In the past and currently we have been buying foreign oil and as our needs increased so too have our imports. 700 billion dollars flow out of this country every year to pay for these foreign [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Economic Indicators · Economy · Guest Author · Uncategorized

RISING OIL PRICES CREATE BLUE COLLAR OPPORTUNITIES

July 6th, 2008 · 5 Comments

NOT US: This is the worst thing that can happen. Oil prices are through the roof. Gas is $4.50/gallon. The stock market is tanking and our economic future is looking bleak. I’m going to get into bed and curl up into a little ball ….help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
US: I live in NY and traffic isn’t nearly as bad as [...]

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Tags: Economy · Uncategorized · watch list