Publications

9/11/13 Trade Alert: Get Down on the Mat

Iron Condor on Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU)   “Buy to Open” September (2nd week) $57.50 Put and “Sell to Open” September (2nd week) $62.50 Put and “Buy to Open” September (2nd week) $85 Call and “Sell to Open” September (2nd week) $80 Call Option Symbols: LULU130913P57.5 and LULU130913P62.5 and LULU130913C80 and LULU130913C85 Limit Order Price […]… Read More

9/5/13 Trade Alert: Roman Holiday

Note: Four Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) “Buy to Open” November $52.50 Put and “Sell to Open” November $57.50 Put Option Symbols: GILD131116P52.5 and GILD131116P57.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.15 or more ($115 per spread)–good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly […]… Read More

8/29/13 Trade Alert: Eat Out and Roll Doughy Stocks

Note: Five Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) “Buy to Open” October $62.50 Put and “Sell to Open” October $67.50 Put Option Symbols: YUM131019P62.5 and YUM131019P67.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.00 or more ($100 per spread)–good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly […]… Read More

8/22/13 Trade Alert: An Old Friend

Note: Two Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP) “Buy to Open” October $77.50 Put and “Sell to Open” October $82.50 Put Option Symbols: KMP131019P77.5 and KMP131019P82.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.35 or more ($135 per spread)–good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral […]… Read More

8/15/13 Trade Alert: October Surprise

Note: Four Separate Trades 1. Put Credit Spread on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) “Buy to Open” October $265 Put and “Sell to Open” October $275 Put Option Symbols: AMZN131019P265 and AMZN131019P275 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $2.10 or more ($210 per spread)–good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options […]… Read More

8/14/13 Market Briefing: Market Correction is Likely

Jim is traveling to the San Francisco MoneyShow, but wanted to send out an abbreviated market briefing before his departure. Stay tuned for an updated OFI portfolio review in a couple of weeks…. Read More

8/8/13 Trade Alert: Rolling a Debacle

Vertical Roll on Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) to December “Buy to Close” August $16 Put and “Buy to Open” December $7 Put and “Sell to Open” December $16 Put Option Symbols: FIO130817P16 and FIO131221P7 and FIO131221P16 Limit Order Price for Three-Legged Vertical Roll: Net credit of $0.20 or more ($20 per spread)–Good ’til canceled (GTC) For […]… Read More

8/8/13 Trade Alert: Takeover Rumor

Note: Three Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) “Buy to Open” October $75 Put and “Sell to Open” October $80 Put Option Symbols: PG131019P75 and PG131019P80 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.00 or more ($100 per spread)–good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to […]… Read More

8/1/13 Trade Alert: Moving Along

Note: Three Separate Trades   1. Put Credit Spread on Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH) “Buy to Open” November $90 Put and “Sell to Open” November $95 Put Option Symbols: PH131116P90 and PH131116P95 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.00 or more ($100 per spread)–good ’til canceled (GTC) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly […]… Read More

7/26/13 Trade Alert: Early Vertical Roll

Vertical Roll on Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to November “Buy to Close” August $77.50 Put and “Sell to Close” August $72.50 Put and “Buy to Open” November $70 Put and “Sell to Open” November $77.50 Put Option Symbols: ACN130817P77.5 and ACN130817P72.5 and ACN131116P70 and ACN131116P77.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $0.40 or more ($40 per […]… Read More