Publications

12/31/12 Market Briefing: 20-Month OFI Performance Beats the S&P 500 Again

Updating the 20-month performance of the OFI portfolios yields the same conclusion reached at the 12-month and 16-month milestones — conservative option trading offers lower risk and higher returns than buy-and-hold stock investing. Also, autotrading of OFI trade alerts is now available from the eOption brokerage.
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12/27/12 Trade Alert: A Little Bit Country

Sell Put Credit Spread on Tractor Supply Co (Nasdaq: TSCO) “Buy to Open” April $75 Put and “Sell to Open” April $80 Put Option Symbols: TSCO130420P75 and TSCO130420P80 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.25 or more ($125 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income […]… Read More

12/21/12 Trade Alert: Surgical Extraction from Harm

Vertical Roll on Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) to January “Buy to Close” December $505 Put and “Sell to Close” December $495 Put and “Buy to Open” January $485 Put and “Sell to Open” January $505 Put Option Symbols: ISRG121222P505 and ISRG121222P495 and ISRG130119P485 and ISRG130119P505 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $2.30 or more ($230 per […]… Read More

12/20/12 Trade Alert: Far-East Fast Food Phenom

Please Note: Three Separate Trades 1. Sell Put Credit Spread on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) “Buy to Open” April $55 Put and “Sell to Open” April $62.50 Put Option Symbols: YUM130420P55 and YUM130420P62.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.50 or more ($150 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options […]… Read More

12/13/12 Trade Alert: The Price is Right

Please Note: Two Separate Trades 1. Sell Put Credit Spread on Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) “Buy to Open” April $550 Put and “Sell to Open” April $560 Put Option Symbols: PCLN130420P550 and PCLN130420P560 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $2.80 or more ($280 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for […]… Read More

12/6/12 Trade Alert: Healthy Marketing

1. Sell Put Credit Spread on Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) “Buy to Open” February $35 Put and “Sell to Open” February $42.50 Put Option Symbols: HLF130216P35 and HLF130216P42.5 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.45 or more ($145 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Margin […]… Read More

12/5/12 Weekly Briefing: Iron Condors vs. Naked Strangles

Both iron condors and naked strangles are excellent neutral option strategies that can sometimes be made even better with the help of trading adjustments. Also, gunslingers will perform better with stop losses…. Read More

12/5/12 Trade Alert: A Lulu of a Trade

Iron Condor on Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU) “Buy to Open” December (1st week) $55 Put and “Sell to Open” December (1st week) $62.50 Put and “Buy to Open” December (1st week) $85 Call and “Sell to Open” December (1st week) $77.50 Call Option Symbols: LULU121207P55 and LULU121207P62.5 and LULU121207C85 and LULU121207C77.5 Limit Order Price for […]… Read More

11/29/12 Trade Alert: Foreign Fantasy Replay

1. Sell Put Credit Spread on NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES) “Buy to Open” March $32 Put and “Sell to Open” March $40 Put Option Symbols: NTES130316P32 and NTES130316P40 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.45 or more ($145 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Margin […]… Read More

11/23/12: Gunslinger Trade and Early Market Close

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! On the day after Thanksgiving — Friday November 23rd — the stock and options markets close early at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Consequently, any in-the-money option expiring today (November 4th week) needs to be closed out prior to 1:00 PM to avoid assignment. Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) closed […]… Read More