How would you feel if your best friend and next door neighbor was metamorphasizing into a monster? A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde if you will. Could that be happening to our old friend, the Exchange Traded Fund? The historical definition of an ETF is a security that tracks an index, a commodity or a basket [...]
Entries from June 2009
Beware of Leveraged ETFs; The Changing Face of Exchange-Traded Funds
June 28th, 2009 · 12 Comments
Tags: Exchange-traded funds · economic news
The Greeks- Factors that Influence our Option Premiums plus Stocks on the Move
June 21st, 2009 · 12 Comments
There are several factors that allow us to estimate the risks associated with our option positions. Together, they fall under the heading of the “greeks” because most of them are named after Greek letters. Let’s first look at the major forces that impact a call option’s price:
An increase in volatility will increase an option premium
An increase [...]
Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Stocks on the Move · The Greeks · economic news · greeks
Using Moving Averages in Your Buy-Sell Decisions
June 14th, 2009 · 19 Comments
When it’s time to buy a new car we analyze the reliabilty and safety of the automobile. A comparison is made of the price of the car to the value we are receiving. We contrast that value to the worth of other vehicles. At some point, after all the analysis, a decision is made…..”that’s the car I will [...]
Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · NYSE Euronext · Technical Analysis · economic news · moving averages · ticker symbols
Jim Cramer Makes Us Some Blue Collar Money; Vol. XI plus Same Store Retail Sales Update by Tony Covino and Alan Ellman
June 7th, 2009 · 11 Comments
Executive Decision with Bucyrus International
Hello to all Blue Collar Investors. On May 15, Jim Cramer welcomed Bucyrus International CEO Tim Sullivan to the show. Cramer has been bullish on (BUCY) for all you home gamers, for a while now. And he’s been right: The stock is up over 28% to $29.14 since his call on [...]
Tags: Alan Ellman · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Guest Author · Jim Cramer · Mad Money · Tony Covino · economic news


