Publications

2/14/12 Trade Alert: Rolling Medical Waste

1. Vertical Roll on Stericycle (Nasdaq: SRCL) “Buy to Close” February $90 Put and “Sell to Open” May $90 Put and “Buy to Open” May $80 Put Option Symbols: SRCL120218P90 and SRCL120519P90 and SRCL120519P80 Limit Order Price for Three-legged Vertical Roll: Net credit of $0.40 per share or more ($40 per vertical roll) For those […]… Read More

2/9/12 Weekly Briefing: February Max Pain Predictions Look Good

February option expiration is shaping up to be another very profitable month for the OFI portfolio.
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2/9/12 Trade Alert: Low Beta Food Company is Low Risk

1. Sell Put Credit Spread on Kellogg (NYSE: K) “Buy to Open” June $42.50 Put and “Sell to Open” June $50 Put Option Symbols: K120616P42.5 and K120616P50 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.60 or more ($160 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Margin […]… Read More

2/2/12 Trade Alert: Selling Jeans to Teens

1. Sell Put Credit Spread on Buckle (NYSE: BKE) “Buy to Open” June $32.50 Put and “Sell to Open” June $40 Put Option Symbols: BKE120616P32.5 and BKE120616P40 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.50 or more ($150 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Margin […]… Read More

1/31/12 Weekly Briefing: Steady as She Goes

A balancing act between slowing economic growth and anticipated additional monetary easing has global stock markets rising steadily (for now).
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1/26/12 Trade Alert: Pump it Up

Sell Put Credit Spread on Flowserve (NYSE: FLS) “Buy to Open” April $90 Put and “Sell to Open” April $100 Put Option Symbols: FLS120421P90 and FLS120421P100 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $2.00 or more ($200 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to slightly bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Margin requirement […]… Read More

1/18/12 Weekly Briefing: Counting the Cash and OFI’s Outperformance

OFI’s trade recommendations since inception have generated more than $9,000 in cash and outperformed the S&P 500 by a substantial margin.
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1/18/12 Trade Alert: Two More Rolls

1. Sell Horizontal Spread on Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) “Buy to Close” January $45 Put and “Sell to Open” April $45 Put Option Symbols: TAP120121P45 and TAP120421P45 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $1.40 or more ($140 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral to Bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Approximate margin […]… Read More

1/17/12 Trade Alert: Rolling Crown

Sell Horizontal Spread on Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK) “Buy to Close” January $40 Put and “Sell to Open” July $40 Put Option Symbols: CCK120121P40 and CCK120721P40 Limit Order Price: Net credit of $0.50 or more ($50 per spread) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Bullish Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Approximate margin requirement per contract: […]… Read More

1/12/12 Trade Alert: January Rolls

1. Vertical Roll on Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) “Buy to Close” January $62.50 Call and “Sell to Close” January $67.50 Call and “Sell to Open” April $62.50 Call and “Buy to Open” April $72.50 Call Option Symbols: AMGN120121C62.5 and AMGN120121C67.5 and AMGN120421C62.5 and AMGN120421C72.5 Limit Order Price for Four-Legged Vertical Roll: Net credit of $0.95 per […]… Read More