Archive for the ‘Option Trading’ Category

Discount Broker Review #1 – TD WaterHouse Web Broker Trading Platform Is Outdated, Active Trader Fee Is Ridiculous Compared To Competitors

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

by Das Brain

Dissatisfied TD WaterHouse web broker customerMy gripe with TD WaterHouse Web Broker Trading Platform (Canada) and the way they route option orders has hit an all time high.

Over the last four months that I have been actively trading with the TD WaterHouse web broker platform I have come across many many bad qualitites and features about TD web broker platform and the way they do things.

Dow, S&P and Nasdaq All Down Big, Is This A Buying Opportunity?

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

by Das Brain 

NYSE Stock Trader Looks Down - Stock Market DeclineOver the last week, all the U.S indexes has been hit by a sell off of around 6%. Apparently, the jitters are over the sub prime loan issue problem that has hit the U.S, where low income high risk borrowers are having difficulty making their mortgage payments. A large amount of these borrowers are losing their houses and therefore getting out and selling their houses driving real estate prices down in some states.

Profiting From A Boucing Apple (Apple Stocks) – Option Trades

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

by Das Brain

As promised, here are a listing of option trades I made on Apple (AAPL). Apple’s stock and option contracts are great to trade when it experiences some weakness. When the stock price takes a hit down to near its stock price major support level, and all the technical indicators (MACD, Forecast Oscillator and DMI) on the chart looks to be all in line, I have been buying some DITM CALL option contracts, then selling the options when it rises near AAPL stock price resistance level. Today, AAPL was down in early trading about $5 or 4% to $137.50. However, it has come up a bit since.

When To Buy A Stock or Option – Market Timing – Part 2

Monday, July 9th, 2007

by Das Brain 

Stock Market Chart and Flat Screen Monitor

In the last post (Part1 ) I wrote about when to get into a stock for long term investing and capital gains and as promised I will write about my experiences in regards to mid-term and intermediate-term market timing in this blog post. I will save the short-term trading information for part 3.

Amazon’s Stock Price Target Price Raised By RBC Capital

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

by Das Brain

Today RBC Capital raised the price target of Amazon to $75. The stock today jumped up $1.80 or 2.64% to the currently traded stock price of $69.99.

Read the original article below:

Amazon target price raised by RBC Capital

With Amazon’s earnings report 22 business days away, I can see why RBC Capital is coming out with the raise in target stock price. I have already opened up positions in Amazon (AMZN) with ITM (In The Money) call options expiring in October, and strike price of $67.50.

Getting Into Coach Inc. (COH) With Some ITM Call Option Contracts

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

by Das Brain

Taking a look at the 60 day chart for Coach Inc, stock ticker COH it looks like Coach is now a good buy. I think right now is the time for me to get in, however I do recommend that you do your own research and read my disclaimer.

CROX Stock Split 2 to 1 Today

Friday, June 15th, 2007

by Das Brain

Crocs shoes sandels

Yesterday I was talking about the weakness in CROX shares, and that I will buy when it hit a certain level, but today the stock split 2 for 1. So it went from around $90 to the current trading stock price of $45.42.

CROX Stock Price Starting To Show Some Weakness

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

by Das Brain

Crocs shoes sandelsLooking at the chart for CROX, it looks like the stock price is showing some weakness. This company which makes those famous crocs shoes has been on my watch list for the last 2 months.

Deutsche Bank Buying Apple On The Dip

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

After my last post on taking an opening option position on Apple, I was scouring for news releases on Apple and found this one below:

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Deutsche Bank: Buy On Any Apple Weakness
Wednesday June 13

FP Trading Desk submits: Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL – News) CEO Steve Jobs used the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference to preview its new Leopard operating system, which includes more than 300 new features, the Safari 3 Web browser for Windows, and the highly-anticipated iPhone, and market is watching progress for these products closely.

Apple Stock Price Slapped Almost 8 Percent Last 3 Days

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

by Das Brain
Steve Job holding iPhone at MacWorldThe stock price of Apple is taking it on the chin today, 2 days ago with about a 4% decline, yesterday it was flat, and then today the sell off continued with a 3.5% hit on the downside. In dollar value that is about a $10 decline from Apple most recent stock price high. Currently, Apple’s stock price is trading at $115.98 .

Another Day of Declines For Stock Market – 3 Days In A Row

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

by Das Brain

Looking at the major U.S stock market indices right now, it is all red.  Today makes the third day of declines for U.S stock markets.  Funny, as I was writing my post 2 days ago about “when is the stock market will correct“, the market started to decline.