Subject: May 23, 2015 Saturday Report
May 23, 2015 Saturday Report
May 23rd, 2015 at 2:36 pm EDTMay 23, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was a quiet week with 7 of 11 portfolios making gains. The main feature of this week's report is a discussion of long-term vertical credit put spreads which might increase returns for many of our 1 ...
May 16, 2015 Saturday Report
May 16th, 2015 at 12:15 pm EDTMay 16, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was not a good week for us. We positioned ourselves for lower stock prices only to see the market rebound nicely and hurt many portfolios which should have done better. If you missed it earlier, we ...
How to Make Gains in a Down Market With Calendar Spreads
May 14th, 2015 at 10:35 am EDTDear Friend,This week I came to the conclusion that the market may be in for some trouble over the next few months (or longer). I am not expecting a crash of any sort, but I think it is highly unlikely that we will see a large upward move anytime soo ...
Special Note Concerning the Market Direction
May 12th, 2015 at 8:35 am EDTSpecial Note Concerning the Market Direction Dear Friend, For several reasons, the bull market we have enjoyed for the last few years seems to be petering out. First, as Janet Yellen and Robert Shiller, and others, have recently pointed out, ...
May 9, 2015 Saturday Report
May 9th, 2015 at 12:40 pm EDTMay 9, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, Except for GMCR's implosion after earnings and a choppy week for the market, it was a great week for our portfolios, with 10 of 11 gaining in value. Enjoy the full report. Terry Copyrigh ...
May 2, 2015 Saturday Report
May 2nd, 2015 at 11:08 am EDTMay 2, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was a choppy week for the market and a so-so week for our portfolios, many of which suffered from falling underlying prices. Enjoy the full report, as well as the Kentucky Derby, the big fight, the ...
Check Out a Long-Term Bet on FaceBook (FB)
April 29th, 2015 at 2:03 pm EDTDear Friend,In the family charitable trust I set up many years ago, I trade options to maximize the amounts I can give away each year. In this portfolio, I prefer not to actively trade short-term options, but each year, I make selected bets on compan ...
April 25, 2015 Saturday Report
April 25th, 2015 at 1:58 pm EDTApril 25, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, The market moved higher and gave us one of our best weeks ever. Three different portfolios gained over $1400 in a single week and our Pattern Play cashed in a 75% gain for the month. This week's rep ...
Why Calendar Spreads Are So Much Better Than Buying Stock
April 22nd, 2015 at 4:21 pm EDTDear Friend,One of the great mysteries in the investment world (at least to me, an admitted options nut) is why anyone would buy stock in a company they really like when they could dramatically increase their expected returns with a simple stock opti ...
April 18, 2015 Saturday Report
April 18th, 2015 at 2:49 pm EDTApril 18, 2015 Saturday Report Dear Friend, It was an awful week for the market as well as our portfolios. Yesterday turned a good week into a bad one. This week's report includes an interesting study on how we should revise our strategy for ...