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2008-12-04T06:55:00.000-08:00

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HOLIDAY MOVES!! The Optionster lines up for big 4th Q swings! Energy and Tech

2008-11-27T16:31:00.001-08:00

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TRADE APPLE! TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE MARKET! HUGE RETURNS THIS QUARTER!!

2008-11-14T04:14:00.000-08:00

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WE ARE TRADING APPLE SHORT !! THE RALLY will be our entry point!!

Why?

Rumors regarding Steve Jobs Health!!

Top Apple Executives leaving!!

Lowering of Guidance of all major electronic retailers and suppliers including Apple computer!!

These types of pressure will continue to press the bottom for this stock!!

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Where do we go from here! DOW Jones in Bear Cat Bounce! Ride the Options wave to Profit!

2008-11-02T01:57:00.000-07:00

Q: How have stocks performed in the past when the indexes are down 20% or more over the last year on the close on the day before Halloween?
A:
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) - According to the 9 previous occurrences of this event, EventEdge indicates that DJIA.t has shown a very strong bearish edge that peaks 19 trading days after the event. Thus, the projected date for the peak of the bearish edge relative to the current event date (Thursday, 30 October 2008) is Wednesday, 26 November 2008. DJIA.t declines in 100% of the cases (9 of 9) by an average of -6.4% relative to the close on the event date. The overall return of the 9 cases is -6.4%, which, based on the close of DJIA.t on the event date (9180.69), provides a target price of 8593.13.
S&P 500 Index (SPX) - According to the 6 previous occurrences of this event, SPX has shown a somewhat bearish edge that peaks 39 trading days after the event. Thus, the projected date for the peak of the bearish edge relative to the current event date (Thursday, 30 October 2008) is Friday, 26 December 2008. SPX declines in 83% of the cases (5 of 6) by an average of -14.2% relative to the close on the event date. The average of the 1 rally is 8.5%. The overall return of the 6 cases is -10.5%, which, based on the close of SPX on the event date (954.09), provides a target price of 853.91.
NASDAQ Composite Index (NASD) - According to the 4 previous occurrences of this event, COMP has shown a very strong bullish edge that peaks 4 trading days after the event. Thus, the projected date for the peak of the bullish edge relative to the current event date (Thursday, 30 October 2008) is Wednesday, 5 November 2008. COMP rallies in 100% of the cases (4 of 4) by an average of 4.6% relative to the close on the event date. The overall return of the 4 cases is 4.6%, which, based on the close of COMP on the event date (1698.52), provides a target price of 1776.65.

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Energy BULL! The Optionster Said it first!!

2008-10-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnbc.com/id/27392155

Global Interest Rate cut! This is one of the many moves setting up for a HUGE Energy run!
Flight to quality from Currency to Energy!

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OIL, OIL RUN! THE OPTIONSTER PICK OF THE YEAR!!! Obama+OPEC+ DOW Jones equals big profits!

2008-10-21T04:14:00.000-07:00

This Quarters mega play has revealed itself in this DOW Jones sell off! Our indicators and industry veterans have located a major bull run in the horizon! This play is based on a major Oil Servicing company linked to the markets premium Energy Companies.

OIH ( Oil Service Holders) . This stock runs parallel to major energy price moves and is catapulted by DOW Jones sentiment. This means in an oversold market and 52 week lows in the energy sector. OIH is sure to blow! Follow our monster pick at http://www.theoptionster.com/.

OBAMA will win the Nov 4th Election. His first order of business is to place Iraq on a withdrawal timeline. This instability will cause huge fluctuations in the flow of oil out of this area. This will further strenghthen this next energy bull run.

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DOW JONES sell off!! THIS WEEKS POWER PLAY: THE DEATH OF APPLE!!

2008-10-12T16:07:00.000-07:00

The beauty about OPTIONS is that of Volatility. With the VIX at current levels, Option traders are having a field day in capturing and realizing profits.

This weeks trading strategy involved a pure straddle concept around APPLE, Inc. With 52 week lows across the board call premiums are slowly but surely diminishing. We love our oversold positioning around this volatility.
Apple Computers is the biggest Tech Trade this year:

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AS MUCH AS WE HATE CRAMER....DOW SELL OFF MEANS BIG PLAYS WITH THE OPTIONSTER!!!

2008-09-28T07:13:00.000-07:00

JIM CRAMER asks the question how far down will we go....!!! READ HERE For more info

Cramer’s got a new issue he’s taking up with Washington: FDIC deposit insurance.

The Mad Money host wants the $100,000 limit upped to as much as $2.5 million, with additional protection available at a percentage cost.

Banks runs are taking place under the radar, he said, and this is the best way to stop it.

Even corporate and trust accounts need protection. Chief financial officers, lawyers, the wealthy – they’re all pulling their money from savings accounts and asking for T-bills. As a bank’s deposits evaporate, so too does its ability to lend, i.e., make money. This will continue until Congress agrees on a bailout deal.

OPTIONS INTERPRETATION!! HUGE VOLATILITY leading to 4th quarter and Year End Earnings!!

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Run on the Bank! RECESSION! Free Options Picks! The Truth Behind the Financial Fallout! Goldman Sachs

2008-09-23T11:17:00.000-07:00

Big Question!! Where is the Market headed! The Optionster Research team met via VOIP to discuss the biggest quarter for VIX and Options Put volumes this decade. The outcome of this meeting addressed two main issues. Volatilty and the Market Trend Analysis. FALLOUTS at WAMU and Wachovia show serious underlying weaknesses in the market.

This puts a potential Wallstreet fallout in the 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. We have the plays to put BIG RETURNS in traders pockets! Follow the play by play for free at!!!

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Lehman Bros... Recession Victims climb as Economic fears spread... The Optionster has a play!

2008-09-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

How do you capitalize in times like this? Lehman Bros joins the fraternity of Wall Street victims this week as they File for Chapter 11 Protection...

Financial shorts are on the loose as we monitor the FXP for fluctuations in the tech sect....

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2008-07-28T10:31:00.000-07:00

WINNER OF CNBC PORTFOLIO CHALLENGE!!! Edward Burke ( A Musician) HE WINS THE OPTIONSTER 's MOST AGGRESSIVE TRADE OF THE YEAR!!! Hit FANNIE MAE trade put him over the top!!!!
" Bought in the dips and sold in the rally!!!"

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THIS WEEK's PICK BROUGHT TO YOU BUY THE TRADERS CHOICE OF CIGARS!!!

RUN ON THE BANK!!!! Washington Mutual in trouble!!!! The Optionster said it first!!

2008-07-27T07:29:00.001-07:00

THIS WEEK!!! The nightmare of all financial nightmares may happen to a familiar face in the banking industry!!!

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http://www.investmentmoats.com/investment-ideas/sector/washington-mutualrun-on-the-bank-coming/

This coming after months of volatility and the largest sell off in the past 8 years!!! First was INDY MAC!! Could the commercial banking sector be next!!!

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The recent, staggering bull run in the Shanghai Stock Exchange [SSE] has many investors comparing Shanghai’s market with that of the .com bull run of the late 90’s. I believe many of the comparisons are valid. It took the Shanghai Composite Index roughly two years to rise from 1000 to 2000, yet only a few months to rise from 3000 to 4000.
Local newspapers in China are constantly reporting that new daily records are being set for the number of brokerage accounts being opened by individual investors.
All of the bullish news being released from China about its GDP growth, foreign investment and private equity markets has me asking how much longer can the SSE continue to rise? This question has me revisiting the three typical stages of a bull run. Here is a summary the three stages, without going into great depth:
Stage 1 typically finds contrarian investors entering the market as it hits a bottom. Stage 2 is typically when institutional investors enter the market and the media picks up coverage of the bull run. Stage 3 is typically when the individual investor catches wind of the investment opportunity.
In Shanghai, I believe we are definitely at the market's last legs. I expect to see another 10-25% upside in the market over the next 6 months to 1 year. The momentum in the press is strong in China. There is a common belief shared in the housing and the stock market in China, that the central government in Beijing will do its best to avert any major economic downswings prior to the olympics in 2008. Hot stocks like Baidu.com Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (NYSE: SNP) have become watercooler and cocktail party chat.

COMMODITY BOOM + ECONOMIC DOOM = EASY OPTIONS PUTS!

2008-07-08T00:33:00.000-07:00

MARKET CRIME WAVE!! EASY MONEY this month! The Optionster believes this month will contain super volatility. The commodities boom is showing real weakness after a 2 Quarter super spike. READ THIS!
http://www.northstarwriters.com/lk053.htm
We have identified OIL as the most aggressive player in this sector. Analyst have agreed that this super spike and serious economic consumption cutbacks will bring in serious volatility to this bullish oil trade. The OPTIONSTER community recommends to buy puts into rallies. Estimates of up to 40% premium in the price of a barrel of oil . (OIH) Oil Service Holders is our favorite trade due to its inherent market exposure to stocks. USO is another one with less market exposure and a more direct price point based on the actual Western Intermediate spot oil futures contracts. AND YES WE ARE AT HIGHS!!!

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THE BIG APPLE!!!: THIS IS THE ULTIMATE VOLATILITY TRADE!!
MONTHS NOV 07 and JAN 08 tell the story!

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Every sector has felt the mounting US economic pressures in relation to discretionary spending. This trade has resisted most of this pressure by maintaining guidance outlooks throughout this period. Speculators our counting on that to change after the release of the new IPHONE and the earnings release later this month! THE OPTIONSTER has identified a 40% premium from 52 week highs and lows. Thats the numbers!

The other theory is that of the IPHONE function ability and its target audience's needs. This is a great phone no doubt but ignores the fundamental issues of women consumers and youth needs in the area of text messaging and pricing. WOMEN with fingers nails have issues with its all touch screen functions. The younger population has converted into an all TEXT message group. This leads them into phones like the SIDEKICK and Blackberry. Sounds trivial and funny but the streets don't lie! THIS ALONE WILL SLOW LONG TERM OUTLOOK ON THIS HOT PRODUCT AND ITS ENOUGH FOR US TO SHORT THIS THING into BIG PROFITS! Watch us trade this stock real time at http://www.theoptionster.com

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2008-06-23T08:46:00.000-07:00

APPLE GOES PLATINUM!! PREMIUM PRICE PUTS AND CALLS EQUALS BIG MOVES!
This one goes down at the release of RIMM earnings. Double Top! Similiar pattern to Nov and Jan moves! We are getting in now! Play to win! The World's Most Aggressive trades!

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The good news that's over the top is about the new iPhone. It's going to set the world on fire once it's released, according to all the experts.

This leaves me as perhaps the only mainstream naysayer, since I remain skeptical that Apple (or anyone else for that matter) can jump into the deep end of the mobile-phone swimming pool without knowing how to swim.

So here is the latest I've heard, and it comes from yet another industry insider.

I got a call last night. "I think it's time to sell Apple short," said the voice.

"I think that's premature," I responded. "What have you heard?"

"The keyboard is a disaster, and people are going to return the phone in droves. I'm guessing 20% will go back."

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OIL !!! OIL!!!! RETIRE in 10 Years

2008-04-30T07:20:00.000-07:00

Time Value of money states that with an investment of $25,000.00 with 20% returns/year and 10 years would reap a returns of 154,793.41!!!619% returns!

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Conservatively speaking!! We have a winner!
How does the worlds most aggressive option site do it! We fundamentally have isolated the most valuable commodity on the planet!! ENERGY!! Specifically Oil!!!
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Our plays for this 10 year AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY are!! OIH, USO, XLE, SUN, SLB Who needs diversity when you have a depleted non-renewable natural resource... If you believe that we can come up with a savior energy source from say hydrogren or ethenol... read this
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DOW TO 10,000 BC! OIL My Gosh!!

2008-03-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/SuperModels/AreWeHeadedForAnEpicBearMarket.aspx
Polar Bear Market! Dow Jones

Could there be an oil "bubble''? Well, yes. In early 2002 oil sold for roughly $20 a barrel; now it's close to $75. The main cause lies in tightening supply and demand -- and the fact that supply (as the present Middle East fighting reminds us) could be interrupted at any time. Old-fashioned speculation may also have played a role, and that raises the possibility of a bubble. But any bubble would be a peculiar beast, and if it burst and prices dropped significantly, we shouldn't delude ourselves into thinking that this might signal a new era of comfortable abundance. It wouldn't.

http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html

In financial bubbles, prices become disconnected from "fundamentals." At the height of the tech bubble, stocks of dot-com companies with no profits (and little prospect for them) sold at fabulous prices. By contrast, oil prices aren't unhinged from "fundamentals." Despite all the griping, gasoline is still affordable. Even at $3 a gallon, it costs Americans only about 4 percent of their disposable income, reports economist Nigel Gault of Global Insight. The same is true globally. At $105 a barrel, global crude sales would total about $2.2 trillion annually; that's still a tiny share of the $50 trillion world economy.

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article3945.html

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2008-02-10T14:44:00.001-08:00

YAHOO goes BANANAS! VOLATILITY has shown its ugly face. The Optionster is playing this one to win!
We feel bearish! This deal is huge for the future of the web business. That equals huge potential for outrageous returns!

Yahoo's board will reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The decision could provoke a showdown between two of the world's most prominent technology companies.

If the world's largest software maker wants Yahoo badly enough, Microsoft

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[MSFT 28.56 0.44 (+1.56%) ] could try to override Yahoo's [YHOO 29.2 0.16 (+0.55%) ] board by taking its offer -- originally valued at $31 per share -- directly to the shareholders. Pursuing that risky route probably will require Microsoft to attempt to oust Yahoo's current 10-member board.

Paul Sakuma / AP

Yahoo!'s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

Alternatively, Microsoft could sweeten its bid. Many analysts believe Microsoft is prepared to offer as much as $35 per share for Yahoo, which still boasts one of the Internet's largest audiences and most powerful advertising vehicles despite a prolonged slump that has hammered its stock.

Yahoo's board reached the decision after exploring a wide variety of alternatives during the past week, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press. The person didn't want to be identified because the reasons for Yahoo's rebuff won't be officially spelled out until Monday morning.

Microsoft and Yahoo declined to comment Saturday on the decision, first reported by The Wall Street Journal on its Web site.

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2008-02-07T12:28:00.001-08:00

Fed decisions have led to huge sell off in all major markets. We are now faced with rising inflation( led by the housing crisis), credit crisis, liquidity issues, slowing global growth, and a host of other fundamental concerns!

If anyone knows any good news, please let us know! The OPTIONSTER GURU has recently set up its largest gain of its 2 year history with Apple Puts in January! The option game is like this! It takes only a few trades to make it happen!!

Our research team has placed puts outside of our 52 week model and opened a 3yr range for growth stock valuations. This means 52 week lows are meaningless to this market! Valuations and inflation have lead us to increase our ranges.

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How to Play the Fed!! The Optionster loves credit cards!

2008-01-27T15:57:00.001-08:00

The Fed Meeting this week is going to really set some things in motion! We have two scenarios! Each with big money plays for sideline players.
Scenario 1) Anticipated 3/4 Point cut, will set market in motion for bullish trends. Tech sector being the most oversold will absorb most of its gain in a huge NASDAQ rally... time frame unknown...
2)Less than 3/4 point, will confirm markets dead cat bounce! Overvalued puts will continue to pay out handsomely.
The plays are simple. Heavy hedges in cheap oversold calls and insurance valued puts in out the money financials, tech, etc... More conservative political moves call for LEAP Healthcare and Staples plays.
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2007-12-31T08:20:00.000-08:00

The beautiful world of success is sometimes compared to the most intimate components of human life!

It sounds almost too good to be true.
Wall Street's bull wants to run in 2008, but its success will depend on whether the U.S. economy avoids recession and the credit crunch continues to ease.
There's a growing chorus of investors who believe U.S. stocks will outperform other markets next year. In the week ahead, big investors will start to put on new trades for 2008, and while they see the market moving forward, they also see lots of volatility.
Look at the past year.
Really, it wasn't too shabby a performance by U.S. equities, if you consider the high level of volatility and current conditions: There's still a credit crunch; earnings growth is slowing; the housing market is in recession, oil and other commodities are hitting highs, and the dollar is near record lows. Plus, there's the threat the U.S. economy could go tumbling into recession.
But the view of many big investors is that the stock market will continue to move ahead in 2008, and in fact, will fare better than some other investment choices. These investors believe recession will be avoided, slower earnings growth is already in valuations, and the financial companies will clean house -- transforming themselves into attractive market leaders once more.
Of course, the Fed has to accommodate by cutting rates to keep markets and the economy moving.

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Believe me, this was not the view we heard a few weeks ago, when the credit crunch drove fear through November's markets. But as investors review the year ahead, there's a more bullish tone than we might have expected to hear.
The Dow last week was off 0.63 percent, but it held gains of 7.24 percent for the year. The Nasdaq is up 10.7 percent for the year after losing 0.65 percent for the week, and the S&P 500 is up 4.24 percent on the year, after losing 0.40 percent for the year.
Credit un-Crunching?
David Kotok, chief investment officer for Cumberland Advisers, sees the credit crisis easing in '08, which he says means the economy will experience just a mild downturn, not a recession. If that's so, the U.S. market will be more attractive than some other developed-nation equities markets.
"I think the U.S. economy turns north before the other advanced economies. They're trailing," Kotok said.
Consider the view of some institutional investors, surveyed recently by both Merrill Lynch and Citigroup. When Citi asked its biggest clients which group would outperform global equities markets, managers by a wide majority -- some 28 percent -- put U.S. stocks at the top of the list, followed by about 16 percent for Asia/Pacific emerging markets. Third was Japanese equities.
At the bottom of the barrel: bonds, European equities and private equity in that order.
Merrill Lynch's global managers weren't so decisive on U.S. stocks, but still they saw opportunity.
In its study, 32 percent surveyed told Merrill they would overweight U.S. stocks in the next 12 months, but 25 percent said they saw the U.S. stock market as the most overvalued. These fund managers were moving away from European equities, strong performers in 2007.
Kotok, a CNBC contributor, also believes the financial companies will flush out their problems in the coming quarter, helping their performance. He's not alone: We've seen a flurry of comments from analysts who say they are dipping into financials.
In the Citi study, institutions said the best performing sectors in the next year would be tech, then financials. In the case of financials, it's hard to see them getting worse. You may recall we spoke to J.P. Morgan's chief U.S. equities strategist Thomas Lee a few weeks ago, and his view was that the financials would lead the stock market higher next year.
Econorama
The first week of the year gets off to a busy start with some major data. First on New Year's Eve, existing home sales for November is the last piece of key data before year's end. The bond market closes early that day but stock exchanges are open until 4pm ET as usual. Obviously, markets are all closed on Jan. 1.
The most important data point of the week is December's jobs report, reported Friday at 8:30am ET. Consensus expectations have fallen to an anemic 50,000 from a prior estimate of 94,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to move to 4.8 percent from 4.7 percent.
Other important data includes December ISM manufacturing data Wednesday morning, and the minutes of the FOMC's December monetary policy meeting, released Wednesday at 2pm ET.
On Thursday, ADP's preview jobs data is released, as are jobless claims and factory orders for December. ISM non-manufacturing data is also released Friday.
Big on the economic agenda is the speech by Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn Friday at 3:30pm ET. He speaks on macroeconomic policy to a conference for economists in New Orleans.
Oil Drill
Oil closed out the week at $96 per barrel, up 2.9 percent. Gasoline was up 3.4 percent for the week at $2.4597 per gallon, and heating oil climbed 1.1 percent to $2.6370 per gallon.
Gold was up 3.3 percent for the week to $839.60.
Treasurys saw buying this week. The yield on the 10-year fell to 4.098 percent and the two-year was at 3.128 percent Friday afternoon.
The dollar fell 2.4 percent against the euro for the week. Late Friday, the dollar was $1.4716 per euro. The dollar also fell against the yen, losing 1.4 percent for the week.

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The Optionster gears up for 08!! Finance bulls Tech Exposure! Stock Options Trades!

2007-12-26T09:37:00.000-08:00

In times of uncertainty, investors like to stick with the perceived safety of large-cap companies over small fry. So it makes sense to hold large players demonstrating solid growth, such as Apple (AAPL, news, msgs) or just about any of the stocks our experts suggest for 2008.

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2007-12-10T08:28:00.000-08:00

Stay in your lane! Volatility has remained high ahead of the FED Rate decision! http://www.cnbc.com/id/22170111

The Optionster trades Fannie Mae ahead of this monster decision! Market sentiment has seemed to change. We observe this by slight moves in the CBOE ( VIX) ahead and/or key market news alerts. The market seems to be responding less aggressively with the release of negative news and more aggressive on positive news! This is a good indicator that inflationary rates will move the markets. Global banks are preparing for market slow downs and cutting rates. http://www.cnbc.com/id/5993188/for/cnbc/

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Market Pullback is music to the ears! Go long with Energy! Watch out for Tech Volatility! Learn the Options Trade!

2007-11-26T07:37:00.001-08:00

The Optionster Guru has identified huge potential positions for this weeks trades at the 13,000 level. The 13,000 level places the market at May prices! This is the beginning of a balancing act that many fundamentalist have been predicting since that time. All major indices have fallen off there highs. This is a clear trend reversal. Factors such as weakening dollar, credit sentiment, subprime markets, overvalued real estate pricing, inflation, and wage gaps will take a toll on corporate earnings at some point.
The Optionster has located the best hedges for this type of situation.
Apple, Inc is a niche company that has the momentum to weather the fiercest of the markets downturns. The volatility on this one will definitely reward the savvy investor with signifigant returns. OIH is also rallying as the barrel price approaches 100. The pullback from that level will pay handsomely.
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2007-11-18T16:57:00.000-08:00

The Optionster has predicted the markets positioning for weeks now! The game is getting tough but our analyst have predicted this 4th Quarter to be most aggressive quarter of 2007!!

VIX ( Volatility Index) is hovering around 52 week all time highs! This is creating huge spreads in our options entry and exit points.

The recent woes in the credit markets have opened up the doors for more volatility leading to future earnings cuts in all major brokerage houses and institutional investors. These woes are furthered by a struggling consumer! Read this article : http://www.cnbc.com/id/21835890 .

This 4th Quarter is a critical battle field for the Goldi Locks Soft landing Bernanke and friends have been trying to create. The bad news is that the euphoric nature of the markets have led to a huge valuation problem when dealing with future inflation and rate cut interpretations. This translates into a huge opportunity to locate plays that will not only react aggressively to this environment but also create trading funnels. Check out the Optionster.com for specific options strategies to win big!!!

THIS WEEKS Sleeper PLAY IS OIH! Oil Service Holders is taking advantage of the increased global demand, a huge pull back in the markets, and turmoil in the middle east! This is easy money!
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Heavy Weight Investor Points toward big correction!!! BEAR ALERT

2007-11-06T11:29:00.000-08:00

BEAR FIGHT! Billionaire Investor Speaks! This is our man! When the money starts to talk... The market starts to move!

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