Buying the “VIX” means that you’re buying market volatility and expecting either a pullback or more specifically that the markets are about to get edgy and make some big moves. The VIX generally trends upward when the markets trend downward and vice versa. Remember that chart I showed you last week when I bought a […]
Trade Alert: Lights, camera, action
Revolution Investing is a two-fold concept that covers both “cyclical” and “secular” trends. It entails trying to navigate the broader macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and cycles that increasingly dominate our economy and markets. This is how we navigate the “cyclical” realities that we all have to deal in, which in many ways is a defensive […]
Trade Alert – Revolution Investing and trading analysis on Apple
As for trading. I’m buying some December 2013 and January 2014 INTC call options with $25-26 or so strikes. Meanwhile, I’m going to trim about 1/10 of my SSYS position which is at yet new all-time highs again and which I haven’t trimmed before. ———————– “Geez, whats going on with Apple? It gets bigger everyday. […]
Trade Alert: Trimming yet more SLV calls and a new short position
What a wild ride this SLV trade has been. I continue to trim out my SLV call options, the remaining which are up through the roof at this point with several hundred percent gains on them. On the other hand, I’m not trimming any of the VIX call options from yesterday or prior purchases though […]
Trade Alert: A couple earnings trade gambles
A couple potential earnings trade gambles for those so inclined tonight. I’m building a tiny position in BRCD September $7 puts for about mid-40 cents. Brocade is a storage networking company that just hasn’t caught any real traction in years despite being in a Revolutionary Growth sector. Win or lose I’ll be out of this […]
Trade Alert: It’s truly a Currency World War
Recall that we are, everywhere in the developed world, in the midst of an all-out World Currency War. To really drive the point home of what we’re talking about with these accelerating currency wars, let’s call it by something a little more striking – WCW1. Silver and gold are ripping higher this morning, continuing a […]
Trade Alert – Markets commentary, more FB profits and other trades
The continued steady move higher in the broader markets over the last month of trading has been remarkable and over the last year. Given that, what adjective would you use to describe Facebook’s chart over the last month and last year? Mind-blowing? Outrageous? Rocknrolling? Facebook’s fundamental outlook amongst the sellside analysts changed dramatically after […]
Trade Alert – Dog days of summer
It’s the dog days of summer, and my own Australian Cattle Dog rescued from a NYC shelter and my Great Pyranees rescued here in NM, are sleeping as I type this. The bailed out bankers are out spending their ongoing welfare income on boats, party beach houses and helicopters rides to and fro wherever they […]
Trade Alert – Lock in Linkedln
Looking at the portfolio and earnings calendar, I see that Linkedln reports tonight and I am buying a few puts to hedge my long LNKD common stock position. I’m buying August 2013 puts with strike prices of $210 and $215. I’m paying $13.50 for the $210’s and $17.00 for the $215’s. Don’t forget today’s live […]
Trade Alert – Where we are now in the Economic Cycle
First, some trade alerts. Yesterday’s Earnings Report Gamble Flips are played out now and the market has served as final arbiter as always. To review, yesterday I wrote, In PMCS, I’m buying some August $6 calls for about 90-95 cents and I’m bidding on some November $6 and $7 calls for $1.05 and about 30 […]
Trade Alert – Facebook rocks, so you know what to do now
And where do we go from here? Which is the way that’s clear? Still looking for that blue jean baby queen, Hey, kid, rock ‘n’ roll, rock on – Rock on, David Essex (1973) Wow, what a move we’ve had in the markets, in our portfolios and in Facebook lately huh? First things first, I […]
Trade Alert – And how much is a bank’s promise worth?
God don’t make promises that He don’t keep, You got some big dreams baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep. When you gonna wake up – When You Gonna’ Wake Up – Bob Dylan People carry roses, Make promises by the hours – Love Minus Zero, Bob Dylan Short-selling is when you […]
Trade Alert – Tying it all together and gently locking in more profits
Look at what’s dominating today’s market headlines: Indicator Update: Have stock investors dodged the correction bullet? U.S. stocks hold line after record climb Citi, Boeing, Leap on the rise And best of all, our quote of the day: The ‘Bernanke Put’ is Back in Play – “The phones have been crazy,” says William Lefkowitz, options strategist at […]
Trade Alert – What I learned from Coty “The Ox” Wheeler
A very old buddy of mine named Coty Wheeler is the younger brother of one of my best friends, Syrus, both of whom grew up and live on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. One night a few years ago, I couldn’t sleep and I flipped on the TV and the channel was starting to play “The Worst […]
Trade Alert – Calgon take me away!
I’m just about finished up with my latest book, “The best growth industries and stocks for the next ten years” (working title still). In it, I’ve dug down on three of the biggest growth industries in the world and have then dug down and found the very best stocks to bet on in those industries. […]
Trade Alert – And everything you need to know to start off this week
Here’s everything you need to know to start off this new week. Behind the weather that led to the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire – It rained in SE New Mexico last night. Glory be. Truly seemed like the first time in years. Mother Nature and Mother Market work in mysterious ways. Meanwhile, my prayers go out to all those affected […]
Trade Alert – “We sell the car and buy diving gear!”
Buried Treasure (1967) We can’t control when or where opportunity arises. And as you know with gold having crashed some 30% from its highs, I started rebuilding my own physical gold and silver assets in April, looking to take about 1-2 years to build up those assets to about 10-15% of my portfolio to own/hedge/protect […]
Trade Alert – Gold, silver and diamonds
“The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at no cost.” – Ben Bernanke 2002 “With respect to their safety, derivatives, for the most part, are traded among very sophisticated financial institutions and individuals who have considerable […]
Trade Alert – Preview of my upcoming “Ten Potential 10-Baggers” book
I’m working on a new investment book called “Ten Potential 10-Baggers” and we should be publishing it next week. In it, I drill down on three disparate extremely high growth sectors of our economy and detailing their financials, their fundamentals and their long-term prospects, giving each a Revolution Investment Rating from 1-10 with 10 being […]
Trade Alert – Rolling profits into a risky options trade
Talk about some volatility. We’re watching 2-3% daily moves in the US stock markets and 5% plus daily moves in Asia. When volatility is this high, and when you were buying VIX calls back when volatility was extremely low just a few weeks ago, it’s time to take profits and close the trade. I’m closing […]