MARISSA MAYER TRADES: BULL PUT TRADE VS. LONG CALL TRADE Marissa Mayer caused a controversy in February this year when she changed Yahoo’s policy of allowing its employees to work from home. While it likely caused much consternation for employees who telecommuted, it was hailed by some (including Mayor Bloomberg) as a good move. In making the change, Mayer cited more »
This is a follow-up market update to show beginning investors and traders that trading does not have to be complicated. Two, days ago I speculated that the market bias was to the downside, and, indeed, the last two sessions the market has moved lower. The question is where do we go from here. As can be seen from the more »
I am posting this market update to show beginning investors and traders that trading does not have to be complicated. It is important for everyone to develop their own style in trading, whether stocks, options, forex or commodities, traders who do well are usually ones that follow the KISS (Keep It Super Simple) principle. So, here goes my analysis of more »
In the last two trading sessions, gold prices have dropped dramatically – as of this writing $GLD is down over 12% (151.05 on 4/11/2013 to 132.05 intraday on 4/15/2013). Speculation runs rampant as to what has caused the drop in gold prices, gold stocks, gold futures, and all things gold. Some blame the drop on Cyprus selling gold, some on more »
Bull Put Spreads offer options traders an opportunity to put the ‘greeks’ on their side when the opportunity arises. As exemplified in this current case, when a stock appears to make a bullish breakout, the bull put credit spread aligns delta, vega and theta to make profit quickly. As noted in my essay on Winning Trading Strategies, the essence of successful stock more »
If you are wondering ‘What are mini options’? Wonder no more! Mini options are option contracts that represent a deliverable of 10 shares of an underlying security, as compared to standard contracts that represent a deliverable of 100 shares per options contract. The five securities for which mini options began trading today are SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), Apple, Inc. (AAPL), SPDR Gold more »
HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE TRADING STOCK OPTIONS Many folks wonder How to become a millionaire or How to become a billionaire – however, for most this is more of a wish than an achievable goal. Since they don’t know how to become a millionaire, they buy lottery tickets in the hope that Lady Luck will smile on them and more »
WILL MARISSA MAYER’s BAN ON REMOTE WORKING TURN YAHOO AROUND? Marissa Mayer caused a controversy last week when she announced (via an internal memo) that Yahoo (YHOO) would change its policy of allowing its employees to work from home. While it was understandable that the number of Yahoo employees who would be expected to work in Yahoo offices beginning June more »
FEAR AND GREED INDEX As most savvy investors and traders know, fear and greed are the two emotions that cause the stock market to fall or rise respectively. Smart investors and traders recognize this fact, and do not let their own emotions control their actions, and attempt to gain an edge in their investing and trading when others are swayed more »
Power of the GTC order The GTC (Good-Till-Cancelled) order is one of many current advantages that today’s individual investor and trader have that their senior generation might wish they had when starting out. The GTC order, when coupled with other advantages such as lower commissions and online trading, give the individual investor and trader an almost enviable edge over institutional traders. The more »