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Playing the Correction Using Stock Options
Posted by optionmaestro on February 3rd, 2010

It has been a scary ride down over the last 10 days but we cannot let fear overcome us. Yes the S&P 500 has corrected 6.6% from its closing high, but did we forget it rallied 70% from its closing low?

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AAPL | DIA | GLD | IWM | QQQQ | SPY | TLT | XLF | XLK
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, AAPL, SPY, xlf, DIA, QQQQ, XLK, IWM, GLD, TLT

Volume Talks: Wednesday's Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Option Trade
Posted by optionmaestro on December 3rd, 2009

With the major indices trading mixed Wednesday, there were many stocks which traded higher on BIG volume. The list described below is a large one which is quite unusual for a rather flat trading day.

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ACL | AMZN | ASIA | AXU | AXU | BIOF | BIOF | BPZ | CAGC | CGR | CHSI | CPRT | CRIS | DGW | DIA | DWA | ECPG | GIII | GLD | GOOG | IOC | IWA | IWA | IWM | JOSB | KERX | KERX | KMGB | KMGB | KOF | LIHR | LIWA | LIWA | MELI | NAK | NG | NILE | NTRI | PFCB | PFCB | POM | QQQQ | SIRO | SNDK | SPY | TLT | TNS | TSTC | TSTC | UAUA | ULTA | WCRX | WRC | XLB
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, GOOG, AMZN, SPY, DIA, QQQQ, NILE, IWM, Asia, ACL, GLD, UAUA, xlb, NG, JOSB, NTRI, TLT, DGW, POM, SNDK, TNS, ECPG, SIRO, AXU, BIOF, BPZ, CAGC, CGR, CHSI, CPRT, CRIS, DWA, GIII, IOC, IWA, KERX, KMGB, KOF, LIHR, LIWA, MELI, NAK, PFCB, TSTC, ULTA, WCRX, WRC

Selling Theta: 5 Option Write Ideas for a Closed Market
Posted by optionmaestro on November 25th, 2009

Today is Wednesday November 25, 2009 and I am in a selling mood, not because I am extremely bearish but because I see a potential profit play. I am looking to sell covered calls on some of my holdings. If you're thinking about selling covered calls like me, today may be the day to do it!

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Longtop Financial: Using Vertical Option Spreads to Capture the Next Move
Posted by optionmaestro on November 23rd, 2009

With the market trading relatively flat on November options expiration Friday, there were several stocks that hit my radar which traded higher on BIG volume. In this post, I will name 11 stocks which traded higher Friday November 20, 2009. I will be checking these stocks frequently to see if there is continued buying pushing the stocks higher.

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CRMT | CYTR | DIA | DRAM | GGR | GLD | IWM | JST | KIRK | LFT | QQQQ | SJM | SKIL | SPY | TECD | TLT | TTIL | XLF | XLI | XLK
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Investment Ideas, SPY, stock options, xlf, DIA, QQQQ, XLK, IWM, xli, SJM, GLD, bull call spread, Bear Put Spread, TLT, DRAM, JST, LFT, TTIL, GGR, KIRK, CYTR, SKIL, CRMT, TECD, vertical put spreads, vertical put spread, vertical call spreads, put and call options, option st

30 High Yielding Option Write Ideas for November's Option Expiration Friday
Posted by optionmaestro on November 20th, 2009

In a previous OptionMaestro.com post, I outlined 30 stocks which I wouldn't mind going long at these levels. I wrote about getting long the stocks by using the buy-write option strategy. This is an updated post to that one, adjusting the strikes and prices accordingly for options expiration today.

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AA | AAPL | AMZN | AONE | AXP | BAC | BAX | BGU | BGZ | BIDU | BRCD | C | CAT | CSCO | DIA | DNDN | DOW | F | FAS | FAZ | FSLR | GG | GLD | GOOG | GS | IWM | JPM | LVS | MA | PALM | POT | QQQQ | RIMM | RMBS | SDS | SKF | SPY | SSO | STP | TLT | TNA | TXT | TZA | UYG | V | WLT | XLF | XLK
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, AAPL, bidu, BAC, GOOG, dow, GS, RIMM, C, CSCO, AMZN, FSLR, SPY, xlf, sds, DIA, QQQQ, stp, XLK, gg, POT, IWM, JPM, V, MA, CAT, SSO, AA, SKF, TXT, AXP, GLD, UYG, F, LVS, BAX, Palm, TLT, FAS, FAZ, DNDN, bgz, bgu, tna, RMBS, tza, WLT, AONE, BRCD

Canadian Solar: A Hot Stock for an Options Trade
Posted by optionmaestro on November 20th, 2009

With the market selling off Thursday, there were several stocks that hit my radar which traded higher on abnormal volume. In this post, I will name 12 stocks which fought the trend Thursday November 19, 2009. I will be checking these stocks frequently to see if there is continued buying pushing the stocks higher.

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AMSC | BONT | CSIQ | DCI | DIA | DTV | GLD | IWM | LFT | NTAP | QQQQ | SOLF | STP | TLT | TSL | TTIL | XLF | XLI | XLK
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Technology, xlf, DIA, QQQQ, stp, XLK, IWM, xli, GLD, SOLF, CSIQ, TLT, DTV, DCI, LFT, AMSC, BONT, NTAP, TSL, TTIL

volVolume Talks: Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Buy Write Option Trade
Posted by optionmaestro on November 18th, 2009

Here is a list of stocks which traded higher Tuesday November 17, 2009 on unusually higher volume. As always, I will keep an eye on these stocks Wednesday to see if there is continued buying pushing the stocks higher. This method is just one of the ways I use to pick stocks to structure particular option trades. The second part of this post requires the knowledge of stock options.

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AIXG | ALKS | CAAS | DBRN | DIA | DTV | GLD | HL | IO | IWM | IWN | JST | LFT | MFW | NABI | NTY | OHI | QQQQ | SH | SINA | SPY | TLT | TWB | VECO | XLK
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Investment Ideas, SPY, DIA, QQQQ, XLK, IWM, GLD, sina, HL, TLT, NABI, IWN, DTV, NTY, * ABV, MFW, AIXG, ALKS, CAAS, DBRN, IO, JST, LFT, LMDIA, OHI, SH, TWB, VECO

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