Market Summary The S&P 500 Says Happy 8th Birthday to the Bull Market. The bull is getting long in the tooth but is still strong since the driver is earnings instead of lower interest rates. The Fed is raising rates, but even if it raised three times this year, available interest income is still at…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up a Treasury Bond Fund ETF (TLT) short-term (44-day) option strategy. Investors could simultaneously: The difference between funds received and paid out is a $.63 per share credit which we keep if the TLT ETF closes above $114 on Friday April 21st but immediately exit the position if it appears the price will…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up an Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) short-term (8-day) option strategy. Investors could simultaneously: The difference between funds received and paid out is a $.55 per share credit which we keep if the Alphabet, Inc. closes below $870 on Friday March 17th but immediately exit the position if it appears the price will end up…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up an Amgen, Inc. (NasdaqGS: AMGN) short-term (44-day) option strategy (based on Wednesday’s closing quoted bid/ask mean) Investors could simultaneously: The difference between funds received and paid out is a $.51 per share credit which we keep if Amgen, Inc. closes below $190 on Friday April 21st but immediately exit the position if…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up a Biogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) short-term (10-day) option strategy (Based on Tuesday’s closing quoted bid/ask mean) The difference between funds paid out and received is a $1.85 per share debit maximum risk for this trade. The maximum profit is approximately $8.15 per share if Biogen, Inc. shares move lower prior to the…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up an Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) short-term (45-day) option strategy (based on Tuesday’s closing quoted bid/ask mean) Investors could simultaneously: The difference between funds received and paid out is a $.56 per share credit which we keep if Allergan plc closes below $260 on Friday April 21st but immediately exit the position if…
DetailsMarket Summary The market ended flat last week. For the week, the S&P 500 Index and the Blue Chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average were basically flat closing up .7% and .9% respectively. The Nasdaq rose .4% and the MidCap 400 moved up .2%, while the small cap Russell 2000 gained .03%. As seen in the…
DetailsMarket Summary The Dow extending its streak of record-setting gains to 11 days, the longest such streak since 1987, as increases in utilities and other safety plays outweighed declines in financials. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose for a fifth straight week, while the Dow brought its string of weekly gains to three.…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up an S&P 500 Index (SPXW) short-term (8-day) option strategy. Investors could simultaneously: The difference between funds received and paid out is a $.60 per share credit which we keep if the S&P 500 Index closes below $2,390 on Friday March 3rd but immediately exit the position if it appears the price will…
DetailsTheOptionPlayer.com sets up a SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE: GLD) short-term (29-day) option strategy (based on Thursday’s closing quoted bid/ask mean) Investors could simultaneously: The difference between funds received and paid out is a $.50 per share credit which we keep if the GLD ETF closes below $121 on Friday March 17th but immediately exit…
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