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September 25, 202010:38 AM EasternWhat happens when you mix a Federal Reserve that’s basically out of monetary policy bullets … a Congress that sees no urgency to enact fiscal stimulus because the markets aren’t forcing it to …...
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Juan M. Villaverde and
Mandeep Rai On
September 22, 202011:40 AM EasternThe markets are getting more volatile again, with everything from Federal Reserve policy and election worries to COVID-19 headlines buffeting stocks. I’ll have more on the big-picture environment...
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Juan M. Villaverde and
Mandeep Rai On
September 18, 202001:30 PM EasternSeptember expiration is upon us … and I’m happy to report that two more positions should go off the board exactly as we want them to.
First, your September iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
September 11, 202003:00 PM EasternSeptember expiration is fast approaching — and it’s time to make a couple of moves with one of your open positions. I’m talking about General Mills (NYSE: GIS, Rated “B”).
You sold a September...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
September 4, 202011:25 AM EasternThe wins just keep on coming in your model portfolio!
You should have had no trouble last week closing out your September McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD, Rated “C”) put spread for a net cost of...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
August 28, 202011:08 AM EasternGood news: You scored another income “two-fer” last week!
First, your August Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE, Rated “C”) put spread expired without value. That would’ve locked down $989 in income for...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
August 21, 202011:20 AM EasternToday is August options expiration day, and I’m pleased to report that the contracts you targeted with your August Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE, Rated “C”) put spread are set to expire without value....
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
August 14, 202011:46 AM EasternEditor’s Note: Earlier this morning, we re-sent the August 11 correction to the August 7 Trade Alert just to be sure you received the correct information. The August 14 Weekend Windfalls issue is...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
August 11, 202011:02 AM EasternIn our issue from Friday, Aug. 7, we intended for you to buy to open a Sept. 18, 2020 General Mills (GIS) put option with a strike price of $55 (GIS200918P00055000).
We correctly identified this...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
August 10, 202002:15 PM EasternShares of State Street (NYSE: STT, Rated “C”) have continued to rally in the short term. Earlier today, in fact, they tagged the $70 strike price on your August STT calls (STT200821C00070000).
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