Earlier today Unilver (UN) issued a statement suggesting that Q3 sales decelerated in emerging markets partially the result of the strengthening Euro. As the Euro Zone recovers from the recessionary environment of the last few …
Continue readingWDAY is one of the story stocks that have been a huge winner in 2013. It’s a nimble competitor in the enterprise cloud space, encroaching on ORCL and CRM’s turf over the last couple years. …
Continue readingFirst Solar is another roller coaster stock. I am fascinated by stocks like these because the market’s perceived value of these companies has changed so rapidly from year-to-year. That volatility indicates that traders and investors …
Continue readingVIX spot has perked up in the past few days, as the government shutdown possibility has gained steam. VIX spot was near 3 month highs early this morning, and has held up even as the …
Continue readingMorningWord 9/30/13: We have spent a good bit of time in 2013 writing and talking about the phenomena that has centered around TSLA, its Founder/CEO and the company’s product. After growing up in this …
Continue readingThe U.S. political wrangling over the past week has the feel of a Choose Your Own Adventure novel. We could be turning pages back and forth and end up in the same place over the …
Continue readingVIX calls were active on Friday as VIX spot rallied 10% as the budget negotiations stalled. VIX – The Oct 18 calls traded over 80k on the day, at an average price of $0.517. VIX spot …
Continue readingRisk-off is in full swing overnight after the Congressional impasse deepened over the weekend, and the Italian parliament also was at risk of dissolving, leading to new elections and a potential hung parliament scenario. SPX …
Continue readingHere is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed or expired in the week that was Sept 23rd – Sept 27th:
Continue readingTonight on Options Action on CNBC at 5:30pm I was asked to take a look at Dominoes Pizza (DPZ) as my friend, the illustrious chartist from Oppenheimer, Carter Worth has a a bearish view on …
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