Today’s tickers: DE, XLF, V, PBR, HPQ, POT, XLB, RF & F DE– The largest maker of farm equipment in the world has posted second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations as sales of agricultural machines remained...
Read MoreFed days are always great fun. Although it’s just the minutes and not a policy decision, often the minutes of the Fed meeting move the market more than the decision itself. Sure a cynic may say that the reason for this is that...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: EWZ, X, EEM, VIX, DGX, AMR & XHB EWZ– The Brazil ETF has rallied more than 2% to $52.19 today, and we observed one investor initiating a bullish calendar spread on the fund. The trader appears to have...
Read MoreOnce again we are attacking the 40% lines. In the first Member Alert of the morning yesterday I said: “The real breakouts are our 40% lines and they have been impassable so far: Dow 8,412, S&P 945, Nas 1,716, NYSE...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: EEM, VALE, CSCO, ALL, IBN, STT & XLE EEM– Shares of the emerging markets ETF have jumped 5% today to stand at $31.58. Ignoring the current bullish movement in the underlying share price, one option trader...
Read MoreA lot of mail we get from people interested in our service had the question: “Are option trades as easy to follow as stock trades?” I think the quick answer to that is yes for straight options and no for spreads but...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: BAC, FXI, JWN, WFC, XHB, CNQ, ANF & PEP BAC– And finally today, one investor apparently sees a 60% improvement in the prospects for shares over at BAC having placed a 60,000-lot trade on the PHLX to lock-in...
Read MoreIt looks like they pushed this week one day too far. Oddly enough, investors seem shocked this morning that the EU GDP was a 10% miss, falling 2.5% for the quarter and 4.6% for the year, the worst ever recorded. They were led...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: UNG, HIG, XLF, XRT, CLF, WFMI & VRTX UNG– Shares of the natural gas fund have rallied by more than 1% to stand at $16.66. We observed some bullish call buying on the ETF by one investor looking for natural...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: HST, GSI, CST, MGM, UNH, AMD, XLI & XLY HST Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. – The stock has shed more than 9% to stand at $7.66 on the day. One investor has positioned himself to have shares put to him by...
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