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Speculating On $1,500 Gold

SPDR Gold Trust ETF ( GLD - news - people ): Bullish options activity in the June 2010 contract on the gold exchange-traded fund suggests significant upside potential for the price of gold bullion. Shares of the GLD are up 1.35% to a new ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, INTERACTIVE BROKERS, Forbes,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pfizer Inc.,  Comcast,  Vivendi|VIVEF|other-OTC

Monday FX View: Fed Comments Revive Risk Appetite

St. Louis Fed President, James Bullard said in a speech over the weekend that the Fed should retain the flexibility to respond through continued purchases of mortgage securities in 2010 should it see the need. In conjunction with the views of Chicago’s ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, ETF Investor,  23 Nov 2009

Getting Bearish In Sporting Goods

( DKS - news - people ): Shares of the largest publicly traded U.S. athletic store edged more than 3.5% lower to $21.71 after revealing a lower than expected fourth-quarter profit estimate range of 41 cents to 46 cents per share yesterday. ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, INTERACTIVE BROKERS, Forbes,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Micron Technology, Inc.,  Bank of America,  KB Home,  ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

Credit Cards Party, Bears Smell Blood At E*Trade

E*Trade Financial ( ETFC - news - people ): A bearish risk reversal in the January 2011 contract on E*Trade Thursday indicates long-term pessimistic sentiment on the online brokerage firm. ETFC rebounded by noon (EDT) to stand 2% higher at $1. ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, Forbes,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MasterCard,  Regions Financial,  E*Trade Financial,  King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Riverbed And Bunge Attract Bulls

Riverbed Technology ( RVBD - news - people ): The wide-area network optimizer saw bullish activity in the November and December contracts. Shares of RVBD are slightly off by 0.89% to stand at $21.40. Investors purchased call options 2,100 ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, INTERACTIVE BROKERS, Forbes,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bunge Limited,  Illumina, Inc.,  Thermo Fisher Scientific,  Goldman Sachs,  General Growth Properties, Inc.

Wednesday Options Update: BG, ILMN, COH, TMO, & SPG

Bunge Ltd. (BG) – Option traders were fast to predict continuing gains in global agri-producer, Bunge Ltd., as they aggressively bought call options aimed at harnessing further gains in its shares. With shares trading a little above $60 this morning, ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, ETF Investor,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bunge Limited,  Illumina, Inc.,  Thermo Fisher Scientific,  Coach, Inc.,  Goldman Sachs

Bulls Speculate On Long Dowdy Duds

Ann Taylor Stores ( ANN - news - people ):Women's apparel retailer Ann Taylor attracted bullish investors to the November contract despite the 2% decline in shares to $13.73 Tuesday. Option implied volatility on the stock is up sharply ahead ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, INTERACTIVE BROKERS, Forbes,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,  US Food and Drug Administration,  DirecTV Group,  Berkshire Hathaway,  Warren Buffett

Bristol Myers Baby Formula Trade

Mead Johnson Nutrition: Over the weekend, Bristol Myers Squibb ( BMY - news - people ) decided to sell its remaining 83% stake in Mead Johnson, maker of baby formula, Enfamil. Mead Johnson shares declined by 2% to $44.35, and the additional ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, INTERACTIVE BROKERS, Forbes,  16 Nov 2009

Tuesday FX View: A Series of Known Factors

The dollar has stabilized on Tuesday after a raucous battle to begin the week. However, key influences helping the dollar stand up appear to be a series of known factors that may have only provoked light profit taking before the move can continue. With ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, ETF Investor,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: G-20

Monday Options Update: GLD, AMR, ANF, CEPH & ESV

SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) – Not 100% sure on this trade, but we’re throwing it out there anyway on a best-efforts basis. It appears that an investor has built an iron-condor using the June contract in the gold exchange traded fund today. Gold has taken ...

From ANDREW WILKINSON, Seeking Alpha,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: International Monetary Fund,  G-20,  AMR Corp,  American Airlines,  Abercrombie & Fitch

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