Monday, March 17, 2025
About as big of an options trade as you’ll ever see hit the tape last week in Petrobras Brasileiro (PBR). This trade appears to be a put spread executed 150,000 times, expiring in October. The trader spent about $12 million in premiums to buy the put spread. This position may be a hedge for an […]
I am a huge fan of special situation investing. Situations that involve unusual buying activity by insiders or corporate activists, merger arbitrage and bidding wars, and other unusual events can offer the opportunity for outsized profits no matter what the markets might do. Sir John Templeton once remarked that it is impossible to beat the […]
This article could save you a lot of money… Because one of the biggest mistakes options traders make is trading the wrong stock at the wrong time. If you’ve run into this problem, you know how frustrating it can be. To have all the stars aligned for a winning trade… only to discover one crucial […]
The DCP Midstream (DCP) buyout offer earlier this month marked another master limited partnership (MLP) coming off the board. Over the last eight years, the number of publicly traded midstream MLPs declined by 74%. Here’s what that means for investors, especially those who like the tax-advantaged, high-yield income from MLPs… On August 18, Phillips 66 […]
This strategy is… Selling Covered Calls. My readers and I enjoyed a 95% win rate on 47 trades last year because covered calls can be incredibly low-risk when done correctly. Lots of folks have a hard time believing my 95% win rate. So here’s my full trading record: If you look close, you’ll notice that […]
BHP Group (BHP) is returning a record amount of cash to investors as surging coal prices helped the world’s biggest miner deliver a 26% increase in annual profits. The company and its shareholders are grateful it hung on to some of its coal assets. That kept BHP’s cash profit climbing in the 2022 financial year, […]
There’s a major divergence happening in the market. In the past month, we’ve seen tech rally… But we’ve also seen the utilities sector continue to push higher. That hardly ever happens as these sectors usually move against each other. Utilities are seen as more ‘safe’ investments is why. I’m not saying go long utilities or […]
There is a pending retirement crisis for U.S. workers, and the only solution is to take your future into your own hands. So today, let’s talk about a strategy to ensure your retirement years will be as you hope and dream. I receive a daily email from a business and tech news service called The […]
The last thing you need is more doom and gloom when it comes to the stock market. So if your trading account has taken a beating this year… I have some good news for you. I know it may sound hard to believe… After all, The Wall Street Journal and many other sites predict a […]
Ever since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been a busy time for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon arm that oversees foreign military sales. During the first seven months of 2022, the agency facilitated 44 such deals, up from 25, 43 and 40 cases in the same period of the […]
