All Posts Tagged With: "USO"
(FCX) Anatomy of Naked Put Trades
Today I review two short or “naked” put trades I have talked about this month to show examples of how this option technique can be used successfully to either generate income or to buy your favorite names at a discount. On paper, one of the open trades is a winner, and one...
28Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(USO) Embracing Volatility – How to Use the Put-Sell Strategy to Grab Stock Discounts and Cash
When I was a floor trader on the NYMEX in the 1990s, a “big” day occurred when oil futures moved by $0.50 intraday. And it would take all day for that to happen. Today’s fluctuations make those days look like bingo night at the church hall. It’s not uncommon to see...
27Mar2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(USO) Four Commodities – Four Ways to Profit
by Lee Lowell, Stock and Commodity Option Specialist Wednesday, February 10, 2010: Issue #1194 So much for the oil rally. The market started 2010 in blazing fashion, with March oil futures tagging $84 a barrel. Next stop: $100, right? A price not seen since the fall of 2008....
10Feb2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(USO) The Best Ways to Play Oil Gold and Frozen Florida Oranges
by Lee Lowell, Stock and Commodity Option Specialist Tuesday, January 12, 2010: Issue #1173 “So what do you expect from the commodity markets in 2010?” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked this question over the past few weeks, I’d be able to buy myself an...
12Jan2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(ETF) Gold and Oil: Why These Two Commodities Are Set to Blast Higher in 2010
by Lee Lowell, Stock and Commodity Option Specialist Thursday, December 17, 2009: Issue #1160 If you’re looking for some calm during the market’s ongoing storm, don’t expect to find much in the commodities sector. Not that this is a bad thing. If you know what you’re...
17Dec2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) The Fed Stays on Easy Street
The Federal Reserve decided to keep the Federal Funds rate unchanged at the meeting it concluded today, as expected. Below is the current Fed Statement along with the one from their September meeting in paragraph-by-paragraph format, with my translation and commentary interspersed. As...
4Nov2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(OIL) How To Play the Oil Conspiracy Theories
Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Despite the world’s economic growth woes this year and consequent decreased energy demand in the U.S., the price of oil has held up pretty well this year ($77 as of November 3) when you’d actually think that it would be lower. What...
4Nov2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(USO) Oil Prices Are Headed to $90 – How to Profit From the Move
by Lee Lowell, Stock and Commodity Option Specialist Monday, October 26, 2009: Issue #1123 When it comes to the energy sector, this market is the undoubted leader of the pack in terms of making large intraday moves and the effect it has on the broader economy and other markets. And...
27Oct2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) Four Easy Ways to Trade the World’s Top Commodities
by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist I’m going to open the door to a “secret society” for you today. It’s a world shrouded in deep myths and folklore that include stories of people losing their homes, or having 5,000 bushels of soybeans dumped on their front lawn. I’m...
22Sep2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(USO) These Three Commodities Are Set to Move – Are You Ready to Profit?
by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist If you’re looking for what I call a “blast-off” move, look no further than the sugar market. Since April, the commodity has embarked on an extreme upside move, shooting to highs not seen since sugar hit $0.45 per pound in 1981. The chart...
25Aug2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(ETF) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (March 2 – 8, 2009)
“Down, down, deeper and down”. So goes the chorus of a Status Quo song, but it is eerily starting to sound like the stock markets’ anthem. Another week and another plunge of equities on fears about the intensity of the global recession and renewed skepticism regarding the...
9Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(C) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2009)
Battle-weary investors remained skeptical of a banking quick fix and endured more grim economic fodder during the past week, causing US stocks to hit their lowest level since 1997. After the worst January (-8.8%) on record, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed February (-11.7%)...
2Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(USO) The Wrong Way to Profit From Oil
by Matt Weinschenk, Senior Analyst, The White Cap Report Tuesday, January 27, 2009: Issue # 923 Editor’s Note: Last Saturday, we sent out a special broadcast on an oil situation called “contango.” We’ve received a lot of response from that broadcast. Many investors have...
29Jan2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(USO) How to Keep your Gas Prices Low
How to Keep your Gas Prices Low by Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director, Money Morning Thursday, December 18, 2008: Issue #903 Editors Note: Oil and gas are back in the headlines today. But we’ve heard very few good ways investors can take advantage of what – in all...
26Dec2008 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(USO) Will The Price of Oil Per Barrel Drop to $20?
Will The Price of Oil Per Barrel Drop to $20? In a sharp reversal from earlier this year, when traders were looking at $147 barrels of oil and pundits claimed it would never go below $100 ever again, the price of crude oil continues to make new lows. Oil hovers around $43.71...
17Dec2008 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued