GDX (the Gold Miner etf) has rallied 23% since November 5th in what has felt like a straight line. Juxtaposed against the 5% rally in the GLD (the etf on the underlying commodity), the move in the …
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Another new all-time high for the indices, and single stock options were heavily skewed towards calls, though ETFs saw some put activity. 1. XLE – Energy remains the main lagging sector in 2014, still down 3% …
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Precious metals are getting walloped again today, continuing a vicious downtrend that has been in place since July. That also happens to be when the U.S. dollar started on its very strong run, which has …
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Options volumes were relatively light even with the pop in the VIX on the market selloff. Commodity-related ETFs had the most active options activity. 1. XLE – XLE closed just above its 200 day ma, the …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was July 14th – July 18th: Monday July 14th: Name That …
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As regular readers know, I am not schooled in the intricacies of why investors buy gold or gold related stocks. I get the quasi “doom and gloom” science behind it, but its just not my …
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The large-cap tech stocks had the most options volume on Friday, in a session that was very light on volume once again, continuing a trend of the past 3 months. 1. AAPL – The stock set …
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Precious metals were the most active sector in the options market on Thursday. Both gold and silver broke above their 200 day moving averages on the largest volume of the year. GDX also broke out …
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Here’s our next addition to our investment portfolio:
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Here is a list of some of the most interesting options activity that caught our eyes today: 1. AIG – the largest options block of a single stock traded in the name where a buyer …
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