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Phil - Your logic not only makes sense, but it made a lot of premium profit for me over the past 12 months. I have recovered much of the massive equity losses of last year. My Monday play is the sale of long term puts on FXI. Love the premium!

- Gel1

Against all prognostics (bears) Phil pointed in the morning the correct direction, and in middle of day he pointed the possible move to 2.5% Incredible… I'm starting to serious believe on the program trading and the human nature behind the programing those "trade-bots".

- Spider

Newer member here, but just wanted to say thank you too. I've learned so much and I hope you'll be around for a long time helping us learn along the way.

- Where

Wow, Phil, we pretty much made your levels. Your levels: Dow 7,404, S&P 775, Nas 1,466, NYSE 4,839 and RUT 402 My sceen is showing: Dow 7,404, S&P 777, Nas 1,462, NYSE 4,868 and RUT 404

- Jordan

Phil: That NFLX call was awesome. The speed at which NFLX options decayed was precipitous. The blow out spike that allowed me to double and roll my callers to 190(!) and the ridiculous 170 weeklies @3.50 a day away from Op-Ex. The gains I realized in that trade floored me when I took a long at my portfolio value on Friday. What a great way to start the 3rd Quarter.

- Kinkistyle

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! How will I ever do anything else in my life that will compare to the wild ride you get trading an ultra etf in the most volatile sector in the stock market the day before option expiration?

- Matt1966

Hey Phil, Your HOV suggestion about 3 months ago basically paid for my Philstockworld subscription for years to come. My average cost is about $1.

- Ether

I doubled down on our USO June $35 puts on Tuesday afternoon and listened to your posting yesterday and sold 1/2 midday and the rest I sold (luckily) at the top of the market yesterday with the last 1/4 of my contracts at 100% return in less than one day!

- Samlawyer

Phil: well, often you say, just for FUN, great comment, TXS, closed 2 SKF positions, one with 10 % , the other with 6 % gain,

- RMM

Phil: UNH, hedged stock position, doing great, up over 50 %,

- RMM

Thanks Phil another great week of guiding us!

- Steven Parker

Phil is a master at keeping you laughing, as well as making you money. - It is like " laughing all the way to the bank!"

- Gel1

Gel1…..I've been here 6 months, mostly watching and learning. Lots of smart people on the site and I've learned a lot from Phil and many others. //// Inflan - I have to trump your sentiments regarding the wisdom of the board. I have to thank Phil and the many contruibutors for a 80% profit for 2009. I have learned a lot and am still learning ( even occasionally about political issues - ha! )

- Iflantheman & Gel1

Just closed out my V put for 50% in 24 hours thanks Phil!

- Humvee

Opt, I think the hardest thing is being disciplined enough to trade with you. Atleast now when I see something go in the red I know how much I'm going to loose and that I will profit somewhere else and have enough money left at the end of the day to trade again. Thanks for all your hard work! My stress levels are down 75% and I have even made a small profit in the short time I've been here

- Mopar

Have been a member for about 6 months or there abouts. Signed up for a quarter at first and then for a year. To me, and it's only my opinion, it's an investment and I have made the membership fees back many times over on the strategy advice. Since joining and implementing the strategy of buy/writes and hedges I have cut my portfolio losses for the year and have a really good chance of going positive this year. If I would have continued down the road I was on, I would still have been fumbling around without a strategy and completely inept in what I was doing. I feel now the strategy is working and I am far more comfortable with the risks I am taking. I still have a lot to learn but I feel the fees have been one of the best investments I have made. The returns have been fantastic. Still have problems with the politics but hey nobody is perfect

- DKGuy

Personally I admire and respect you disciplined approach to investing. My style is at the extreme side of aggressive and I have to learn how to be less that way. If I yell " Let it Ride" at my house, no one says a word so I can't use that to temper my behavior. Phil has done a pretty good job of knocking some of my potential moves and as a result, I have increased my portfolio value by almost 25% since late July.

- DoubleD

Phil - I just referred 10 people. Last week was a 50% gainer for me. There are companies that want to sell mentoring service for thousands of dollars. This is far better of a deal with very good advice.

- Steve

I picked up one of your recommended Gold plays, the July ABX 30s and sold the Feb 35s, which are now mostly intrinsic value. Is it time to roll these to the March 37.50s, or should I wait this spike out?

- Bill Hoffman

I have been very fortunate over the years as an investor. Last year was on of my best in terms of percentage gains. I have to attribute much of this success to my membership in PSW which gave me the best education available anywhere when it comes to the understanding of option trading , discipline and general trading strategies. I will be forever grateful to Phil and the many "highly skilled" traders that have offered their advice.

- Gel1

That was a quick double on the DIA calls. trailing stop in place.

- Kwan

Brilliant covering of the arcane, the profane , but never the mundane! Easy to understand the reason for your huge following, Phil, and why you have become a must read on my daily agenda. Please accept my complete appreciation.

- Seeking Truth

AMZN ... thanks Phil; boy did they run a squeeze on everyone there ... made me sweat ... scaling helped! I think AMZN has an 85 handle tomorrow ... maybe lower.

- Cap

Phil: I loaded up big time yesterday on your suggestion of the AMZN September 75 naked puts. They are up 43%!

- Gel1

Phil I have been applying your arsenal (matresses, Edz plays, Ugl verticals etc.) to my gold holdings . So a big thank you for "teaching me how to fish" rather than just giving me the fish...

- Magret

Joined last year and and started profitably trading options thanks to everything I have learned here. THANK YOU!!

- OnWisconsin

Sold out my AAPL mar95 calls. Up over 100% today on them!

- Singapore Steve

Phil - I celebrate today, having reached my goal for the year, trading in sync with your education and guidance, of 1 million in profit. I learned a lot, achieved much, and am profoundly grateful. To be honest, when I set the goal I thought it was daunting, as I have for many years been an investor in equities but did very little with options. Learning and doing has for me been a blast! I reached my goal by following Phil's strategies - lots of Buy/Writes, covered calls on equities , naked put entries for income production. I did it with 2.5 mil and kept 600,000 in cash in case I got in trouble. I concentrated on stocks (many of my own choosing) that had decent dividends and wrote front month calls against (OTM) which has worked well in this market run. 25% of my gain is in dividends and premium selling, with the balance in appreciation.

- Gel1

Phil - Moved today to send kudos. You're in my top 5 to see/read daily. I do not trade... but as former econ-finance adjunct faculty near Stanford U. I give you lots of attaboys.... and provide your links to many to spread some understanding of the mess we are in. Best to you and yours,

- HJ Kobbeman

Fed days are fun! Just for grins I decided to see how much money I could make in two clicks. I bought DIA calls right when the surge started and then sold them the minute they hit my account. Net gain of 20% in 20 seconds. Can't do that very often…

- MrMocha

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Hearing FDA Approval In AMAG Pharma For Brain Tumors (AMAG)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 12:57 pm

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Hearing FDA Approval In AMAG Pharma (NASDAQ: AMAG) For Brain Tumors

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Ross Stores Surging On Improved Guidance (ROST)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 12:22 pm

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Shares of Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) are up 7.5% on Thursday to $78.96, a new 52-week high. The company reported a 10% rise in April comparable store sales. Ross also increased its first quarter EPS guidance to $1.47 to $1.48 versus previous guidance of $1.27 to $1.32.

Ross Stores, Inc. operates two chains of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores.

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Wells Fargo will Pay $1 Million Over Late Prospectuses, FINRA Says -Bloomberg (WFC)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 12:21 pm

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Bloomberg reports that Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) will pay $1 million over late prospectuses, FINRA says.

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A Grand Jury Files Superseding Indictment vs. Allen Stanford -CNBC

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 12:04 pm

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CNBC reports that a grand jury files superseding indictment vs. Allen Stanford.

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Centerpoint Says it May Consider a Modest Stock Buyback -Bloomberg (CNP)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 12:02 pm

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Bloomberg reports that Centerpoint (NYSE: CNP) says it may consider a modest stock buyback.

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Complete Preparation for Panasonic’s May 6 Earnings Announcement (PC)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 11:46 am

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Panasonic (NYSE: PC) is set to release its Q1 earnings report before the market open tomorrow, May 6th.

Panasonic has been affected by a number of factors in recent months. On April 28th, Panasonic announced that it would layoff 17,000 workers. The layoffs will take place over the next two years and will reduce Panasonic’s workforce by 4%. Most of the layoffs will occur outside of Japan, where the company is headquartered.

The reduction in workforce is part of Panasonic’s larger restructuring plan. The company recently announced a loss of nearly $500 million due to its restructuring plan.

Panasonic has also cited a strong Yen as a catalyst for the company’s pains. Panasonic, being primarily an exporter, has been hurt by the recent spike in the value of the Yen, increasing the costs of its electronics in foreign markets. Back in March, the Yen hit its highest level against the U.S. dollar since the Second World War at a rate of nearly 80 Yen to a single U.S. dollar.

The Japanese central bank has consciously worked to weaken the Yen in the weeks following the currency’s strong rally. However, since the beginning of the April, the Yen has begun to trend upward and appears to be on the way to reaching the highs of last March.

The CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (NYSE: FXY) is a U.S.-traded security that roughly tracks the value of the yen. At last check, the year-to-date performance of this fund has been +1.1%.

The increase in the value of the Yen coincided with the recent disasters on the east coast of the country. Panasonic cites the tsunami and subsequent nuclear issues as contributing to tightening profitability. The natural disasters in Japan have been widely attributed as an explanation for the strong selloff the Nikkei 225 experienced in mid-March. Although the Nikkei 225 has rallied back since, it is still below its yearly high.

Like the Nikkei 225, Panasonic underwent a sharp decline in mid-March and has rallied back. Despite the factors currently affecting Panasonic, one analyst put a rating of “strong buy” on the stock. Analysts have pegged an earnings estimate of $0.54 and a P/E ratio of $22.93 which is roughly…

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Complete Preparation for Panasonic’s May 6 Earnings Announcement (PC)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 11:46 am

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Panasonic (NYSE: PC) is set to release its Q1 earnings report before the market open tomorrow, May 6th.

The reduction in workforce is part of Panasonic’s larger restructuring plan. The company recently announced a loss of nearly $500 million due to its restructuring plan.

The CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (NYSE: FXY) is a U.S.-traded security that roughly tracks the value of the yen. At last check, the year-to-date performance of this fund has been +1.1%.

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Hearing Chatter Walmart is Fighting with Green Mountain Coffee Over Pricing, May Lose Relationship With Walmart (GMCR)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 11:44 am

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Hearing Chatter Walmart is Fighting with Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ: GMCR) Over Pricing, May Lose Relationship With Walmart

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Hearing Chatter Microsoft Could Buy Research in Motion To Compete Better With Apple (RIMM)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 11:30 am

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Hearing Chatter Microsoft Could Buy Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) To Compete Better With Apple

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Top 6 Upgrades Apple Should Do Next (AAPL)

by Insider Zone - May 5th, 2011 11:27 am

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Now that the new Mac is available, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is surely gearing up for its next evolution.

At this point, it seems that the Mac Pro desktop machine will be the next to receive a boost in power and speed. After that, the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Nano and MacBook Air should receive an upgrade.

But what will those upgrades include? More importantly, what should they include?

6. Motion Technology

Nintendo (NTDOY) started the craze. Soon, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) became a fan. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) even used it as the foundation of an April Fool’s gag.

Clearly, everyone loves motion technology. So why doesn’t Apple?

Apple brags about its silly motion controls for iPhone racing games. But when it comes to desktop applications or high-end gaming, the company has been rather silent. And while it might seem difficult to compete with Kinect (which has now sold more than 10 million units), Apple has never been a company that runs away from a fight. So why should it run away now?

5. USB 3.0

For more than a decade, USB and USB 2.0 have ruled as the standard forms of peripheral connectivity. Now USB 3.0 stands to take this technology one step further…so why isn’t Apple on board?

Thunderbolt is cool, but we need more!

4. Wireless Connectivity

Despite Apple’s insistence on cutting the cord from every mouse and keyboard it develops, the company has yet to do the same for iPods and iPads. The latter is obviously much more difficult than building a wireless mouse. But wouldn’t it be great if you could place your iPad near any Mac or PC and instantly connect? There have been rumors about this for a while – let’s hope Apple can finally pull it off.

3. Apps On Apple TV

Year after year, Apple is rumored to be developing a game console. Whether or not Apple wants to move in this direction, no one knows for sure. But by releasing an App Store-equipped Apple TV, Apple could experiment with consumers to see what we really want from a game machine.

If Apple moves in this direction, I have just one…

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Jobless Claims Improve, Leading Indicators Decline: Economic Report Card

September 22nd, 2011 5:36 pm

Courtesy of John Nyaradi.

Jobless claims improve while leading indicators decline in today’s economic report card

by Wall Street Sector Selector Staff

Weekly jobless claims declined to 424,000 from last week’s 432, 000 but stubbornly stayed above the all important 400,000 level for another week.

August Leading Indicators came in at +0.3% compared to 0.5% for July, as the economy continues registering weakness.

Good news came from July Home Prices which rose to +0.8% from the previously reported +0.7%.

But the biggest economic news of the week came yesterday when the Federal Reserve said it saw “significant downside risks to the economic outlook, including strains in global financial markets.”

Global stock markets responded negatively yesterday an...

Insider Scoop

Priceline.com Trades Higher on Q1 Earnings Results (PCLN)

May 5th, 2011 5:10 pm

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Shares of Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) are trading higher in the after-hours following the release of its Q1 earnings results. Currently, shares are up 2.74%, trading at $548.60; they closed the regular session down 0.67 %, at $533.97.

The company said that its Q1 EPS came in at $2.66 on revenues of $809.3 million; this compares to the Street's estimate of $2.46 per share on revenues of $779.5 million. Revenues rose 38.6% year over year.

"In the 1st quarter, the Group benefited from strong growth in our global hotel business, particularly at Booking.com and Agoda," said Jeffery H. Boyd, Priceline President and Chief Executive Officer.

He added, "Room nights booked grew by 55.8% and our international gross bookings grew by 79% compared to prior year...

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Zero Hedge

Fukushima Explosion Update: Core Presumed Intact As Sea Water Used To Bring Temperature Down, Radiation Level At 1015 Microsieverts/Hour

March 12th, 2011 9:41 am

Courtesy of Tyler Durden

The damage control to the Fukushima explosion reported earlier is coming fast and furious. According to CNN, "the explosion at an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant was not caused by damage to the nuclear reactor but by a pumping system that failed as crews tried to bring the reactor's temperature down, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Saturday. The next step for workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant will be to flood the reactor containment structure with sea water to bring the reactor's temperature down to safe levels, he said. The effort is expected to take two days." While the government is trying to play down the threat from the explosion, it has nonetheless double the evacuation zone radius from 10 to 20 kilometers: "Radiation levels have fallen since the explosion and there is no immediate danger, Edano said. But authorities were nevertheless expanding the evacuation ...

Chart School

The Mega-Bear Quartet and L-Shaped "Recoveries"

March 12th, 2011 9:35 am

Courtesy of Doug Short

Note from dshort: I retired this chart series last summer in deference to my prefered inflation-adjusted series that aligns the S&P 500 2000 high with the Nikkei peak in 1989. However, I continue to receive requests for this version, despite the "V" shape of the the recovery since the March 2009 low. This chart series overlays the current S&P 500 with the L-shaped "recoveries" after the Dow Crash of 1929, the Nikkei 225 after Japan's 1989 bubble, and the post Tech Bubble NASDAQ. Click the chart below for a larger version and use the links to see various comparisons.

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I've ...

Sabrient

Sabrient Risers - 3/12/2011

March 12th, 2011 12:00 am

Top 5 RisersStockRatingAnalysisVLOSTRONGBUYAn increasingly positive growth rate of past earnings, along with improving expectations for long term growth, make Valero a good prospect for high returns.KROSTRONGBUYKronos Worldwide has been gaining recognition from analysts as a good canditate for achieving higher than expected earnings along with higher overall projected valuation.SFIBUYiStar is one of the top candidates projected to achieve both higher than previously projected earnings in the short run and a higher earnings growth rate in the long run.AMATSTRONGBUYApplied Materials has been...

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Option Review

Bulls Scoop Up Sprint Nextel Corp. Calls

March 10th, 2011 4:33 pm

Today’s tickers: S, FTR, JTX & SBUX

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OpTrader

Swing trading portfolio - week of March 7th, 2011

March 6th, 2011 11:25 pm

This post is for live trades and daily comments. Please click on "comments" below to follow our live discussion. All of our current virtual trades are listed in the spreadsheet below, with entry price (1/2 in and All in), and exit prices (1/3 out, 2/3 out, and All out).

We also indicate our stop, which is most of the time the "5 day moving average". All trades, unless indicated, are front-month ATM options.

Please feel free to participate in the discussion and ask any questions you might have about this portfolio, by clicking on the "comments" link right below.

To learn more about the swing trading portfolio (strategy, performance, FAQ, etc.), please click here

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Stock World Weekly

March 6th, 2011 8:22 am

Here's the newest Stock World Weekly: Illusion Based on a Fantasy

Comments welcome... share your thoughts.

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Biotech Junkies Update and Momenta Pharma Moving Forward

March 1st, 2011 9:42 am

February is now past, and the Biotech Porfolio is loaded with winners and a miss (PLX). MRK is down a bit, but I expect that trade to recover, and one could be more agressive and double down on it, or play another round at the Jan13 $30 options for roughly the same price. Below is the summary, and note the grey boxes are ones that did not fill. I am still a fan of BMRN, and like DEPO as well. Now let's look at a few others.

Table 1. PSW Biotech Plays Since January 2011

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Our newest play is Momenta Pharmaceuticals (MNTA), who is pursuing a three-part business model which includes complex generic equivalents in partnership with the Sandoz division of Novartis, proprietary compounds, and follow-on- biologics (FOB). It seems that this company is tied up in competition/litigation wit...

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