WSJ As for Europe, we are once again in moderate freakout mode over Greek debt talks, which have been about to wrap up any minute now for going on six months. IMF chief Christine Lagarde …
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MorningWord 1/25/12: If I could barely contain myself in anticipation of AAPL‘s fiscal Q1 report yesterday morning then I must be popping out of my seat following the absolutely killer results. By all accounts, things …
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Bloomberg Asian stocks and U.S. equity-index futures climbed after Apple (AAPL) Inc.’s quarterly profit more than doubled and before the Federal Open Market Committee releases forecasts for its key interest rate. The yen weakened after …
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This is a continuing series on options trading terms and techniques. Parts I, II and III are here. We’ll be following up with Part V shortly. Part IV The Greeks The Greeks help us …
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Ok here is my trade, it is the Punt of All Punts, the Mother of all Punts…….. I think there is a high probability that the company beats Q1 and offers decent guidance and in that case …
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Event: YHOO ($15.67) report Q4 after the close tonight -Options market is implying about a 4% move vs the 4 qtr average move of about 4.5% Consensus Expectations: Q4: .24 eps, $1.19b in sales Q1: …
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This is a continuing series on options trading terms and techniques. Part I and II are here. We’ll be following up with Parts VI and V shortly. Part III Volatility The two types of …
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Bloomberg European stocks fell from a five- month high amid a stalemate between regional policy makers and Greek bondholders over how to resolve the nation’s debt crisis. Indian shares surged after the central bank unexpectedly …
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MorningWord 1/24/12: Some of you may have some things on your mind today, like a Greek debt deal, or the start of the FOMC’s 2 dayer, or maybe some of you are still mourning the …
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Yahoo Things looked bullish in the early going, but a mid-morning reversal left stocks to spend the rest of the session slowly working their way back to the flat line. Trade today opened on …
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