A New Solution to Your #1 Trading Fear

A New Solution to Your #1 Trading Fear

If you want to stop worrying about using the wrong trading strategy… picking good stocks… and this unpredictable market… Then you need this brand new trading plan. You see, The Wall Street Journal reports, “This Could be a Lost Decade for Stocks.” And many options traders will be left in the dust! That’s because most […]

Trade of the Week: PTON

Trade of the Week: PTON

The share price of Peloton (PTON) has taken a massive beating after being a darling of the Covid era.  The exercise bike maker has struggled to appease investors as sales growth has slowed. However, investors liked a new deal between PTON and Amazon (AMZN) last week, which sent the shares up 20%. A bullish block […]

What Does This Enormous Options Trade Mean for PBR?

What Does This Enormous Options Trade Mean for PBR?

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 […]

This “Special Situation” Could Get You 30%+ Profits

This “Special Situation” Could Get You 30%+ Profits

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 […]

The Best Play on the Shrinking MLP Universe

The Best Play on the Shrinking MLP Universe

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 […]

The Secret to My 95% Win Rate Revealed

The Secret to My 95% Win Rate Revealed

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 […]

I’ve never seen this happen in 20 years in the market

I’ve never seen this happen in 20 years in the market

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 […]

Don’t Be Part of the Coming Retirement Crisis

Don’t Be Part of the Coming Retirement Crisis

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 […]