Expedia’s most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on Expedia is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $94.00 short put and a strike $89.00 long put offers a potential 33.33% return on risk over the next 22 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread were to → Read More
As one reviews the current stock and bond markets, it would be natural to think about the concept of “Inflection Point”[1]. I don’t think that many readers would quibble with me if I observed that markets have been a bit peculiar lately. For example: 1) Last week, the Dow, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all → Read More
VF Corp’s most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on VF Corp is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $75.00 short put and a strike $70.00 long put offers a potential 16.28% return on risk over the next 24 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread → Read More
The major indexes have staged breakouts that are hard to miss. Focusing on the ETFs that are easy to trade, the NASDAQ Composite, represented by QQQ, has marched upwards for 8 straight sessions, nearing the all-time highs set back in 2000: The S&P 500, represented by SPY, set a new high: The smaller cap Russell → Read More
United Tech’s most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on United Tech is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $120.00 short put and a strike $110.00 long put offers a potential 6.38% return on risk over the next 25 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread → Read More
The Seasonal Forecaster newsletter has 13 open stock positions right now: 12 long stock trades and 1 short stock trade. Most were entered in the past two months. Seven are sporting gains of 3% or more. The majority of open positions fall into two general categories: 1. Industrials (manufacturers and service providers) Pioneer Natural Resources → Read More
Kellogg’s most recent trend suggests a bearish bias. One trading opportunity on Kellogg is a Bear Call Spread using a strike $65.00 short call and a strike $70.00 long call offers a potential 9.89% return on risk over the next 29 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bear Call Spread were to → Read More
In the February 2nd, 2015 newsletter I mentioned the strength building in the energy sector and showed the XLE ETF daily and seasonal charts. After forming a double bottom, XLE has now stepped up to a 2-month high: If you do not have any existing exposure to the energy sector, a small initial position in → Read More
In our prior article [ https://www.markettamer.com/blog/u-s-bonds-elephant-in-the-room ] we focused upon concerns voiced at the January ETF.com Conference by financial experts regarding apparent dislocations within the fixed income space. Specifically, they recognize that “experts” have been warning for several years now of an imminent rise in interest rates – therefore cautioning investors to “beware” of overexposure → Read More
Google’s most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on Google is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $545.00 short put and a strike $540.00 long put offers a potential 25% return on risk over the next 4 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread were to → Read More