Traders are constantly seeking new stock trading ideas, the sad thing is they usually try to find this ideas at the bar instead of on the computer. We will show you the method to easily create an awesome stock screen which can be updated daily and help a trader find new ideas. We like to…
You want to know how to buy options and make a huge profit when a company is bought out or is a take over target? This question is typically asked by someone who heard from a friend who heard from another friend that a publicly traded company is a merger / acquisition target. The people…
Would you like to know how day traders do it? How day traders decide what stock to buy? These are the questions asked of a day trader. I will attempt to shed some light on the subject, although, it is similar to asking a heart surgeon, how he performs open heart surgery. (day traders think highly of…
The covered call trade strategy (aka buy-write) involves buying the stock and selling one call option against every one hundred shares that is owned. Learning to trade the covered call is not very difficult. Take a look at Microsoft stock ticker $MSFT as an example of buying and selling a covered call. If we were…
As we come closer to May and earning season starts making the markets gyrate we are going to hear the calls to “Sell in May & Go Away” get louder and louder. Be what if we need or want to stay fully invested in the markets, what do we do? The simple answer is to…
OpenTable (OPEN) and Amedisys (AMED) – What would you do with these two stocks? Here are their charts. OpenTable looks like a rocket ship taking off! Amedisys Healthcare looks like a rocket about to make impact! I have been eyeing both of them for similar reasons. Both are currently at nice wacky extremes. Interestingly enough, all…
Facebook will be announcing earnings after market closes on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Facebook is a wild company. The stock has performed well in the last 3 months but is flat on the year, and down 20% from its IPO pop. It is a way to play Social Media, Internet, Technology and Advertising. Here we…
A covered call is an option combination trade which involves buying the stock, and selling a call against that stock. One purpose of a covered call is to earn extra income and enhance the return on the stock. The downside to a covered call is that your profit potential is limited. The good thing about a covered call is that…
