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Time For A Little Perspective

OptionsANIMAL — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:31 Z

By Greg Jensen So, it happened, and seemingly all at once. Ben Bernanke finally did start speaking about exiting from the massive bond buying program known as QE. It seems, however, that

The Markets Are at All-time Highs: How to Proceed Cautiously

OptionsANIMAL — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:43 Z

By Karen Smith With the markets at all-time highs and continuing to climb daily, you may feel that you are missing out on a tremendous opportunity to profit from higher equity prices if you

Profit From Calm in the Gold Market

OptionsANIMAL — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:25:08 Z

By Greg Jensen When most people think of a volatility index, they think only of the big boy, the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX), which measures implied volatility in options on

Looking For Yield? These Three Mortgage REITs Still Have Some Upside

OptionsANIMAL — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:07:18 Z

By Greg Jensen Much of the resilience in the market comes down to one thing. Money, and especially institutional money, needs a yield. These last few weeks have seen disappointing earnings

Apple (AAPL): Trust The Numbers

OptionsANIMAL — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:57:35 Z

By Greg Jensen Not too long ago, Apple ( AAPL ) couldn’t do any wrong in the eyes of the street. Analysts competed with each other to give ever higher price targets (Anyone remember $1100?)

What Does the Decline in Commodity Prices Tell Us?

OptionsANIMAL — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:38:29 Z

By Greg Jensen It isn’t news to anybody who follows markets that commodities in general and gold in particular have taken a beating in the last week or so. There is no shortage of people

Regional and Multi-Regional Banks: Still Strong or Due a Correction?

OptionsANIMAL — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:18:20 Z

By Greg Jensen Regional banks have been frustrating for investors since the financial crisis. They were a sexy pick by many to lead the recovery. Everything looked to be in place; those that

Thinking of Selling in May and Going Away? Consider This Simple Options Strategy

OptionsANIMAL — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:05:04 Z

By Greg Jensen One of the beauties of the options market is that it is usually possible to construct a strategy to suit any scenario you may envisage. The old clichéd strategy of “Sell

Price Chart Technical Analysis 101

OptionsANIMAL — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:48:07 Z

By Emilu Bailes As an active investor, I am most fond of technical analysis . I’m not saying that I don’t think fundamentals are important. I’m just admitting that I like hearing what the

Retail Stocks: What to Buy and Why

OptionsANIMAL — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:30:40 Z

By Greg Jensen As consumers, we often fool ourselves. We tell ourselves that we want certain things, but when they are offered we continue to do what we habitually do. Take JC Penney ( JCP ),

Outside Looking In? Try The Mega-Banks

OptionsANIMAL — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:24:54 Z

By Greg Jensen The Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at record levels three days in a row has resulted in a rash of mainstream media coverage, most of which says the same thing. “The Dow

3 Earnings Opportunities: SKUL, HLF, and TEX

OptionsANIMAL — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:36:26 Z

By Greg jensen This week, as this earnings season draws to a close, there are several releases that are worth following. In general this quarter has been positive, with two thirds of companies

Learn How Placing a Small Hedge Can Pacify Your Seemingly Irrational Worries

OptionsANIMAL — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:03:03 Z

By Greg Jensen Sometimes, you look at a particular market and it just feels like something is going to happen. Feelings and emotions are generally a terrible basis from which to trade and

We're all Fed Watchers Now

OptionsANIMAL — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:17:11 Z

By Greg Jensen There seems to be two distinct opinions of Ben Bernanke. He is either a hero who saved America’s economy, or he is a reckless man, playing fast and loose with our economic future.

Apple (AAPL): An Opportunity to Try Something Different

OptionsANIMAL — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:20:40 Z

Two days ago, Apple ( AAPL ) announced Q4 earnings for 2012 that represented the largest quarterly profit for a non-oil company in the history of mankind. Sales were so strong that the company