By Jared Levy A couple of weeks into this quarter’s round of reports and the overall results seem positive so far. At least that seems to be how the market has interpreted them. At the end of the day, when it comes to investing, it’s all about a stock’s relative value (for most of us, anyway). … Major Earnings Due Next Week – The Volatility Report
By Jared A Levy Casino giant Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) reports earnings on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Analysts are expecting quarterly earnings of 32 cents per share and the high and low estimates are $0.58 and $0.09, respectively. Earnings season has been relatively strong thus far, with about 80% of companies beating analysts’ expectations. Granted, earnings … WYNN Reports Earnings Thursday – Are You Prepared?
By Jared A Levy Options jargon can easily drive people nuts, whether they are novice or seasoned. Some names for certain strategies are certainly more intuitive than others. I’d like to think that the “Married Put” term is in the quasi-intuitive category. Regardless, I am going to spend the next dozen or so paragraphs addressing … Why Marry a Put?
by Jared Levy on July 19, 2010 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock and the company’s product line are both definitely favorites of mine. If you have followed my writing any amount of time, you’ll know that the smartphone universe and the players within it have been under my microscope for almost two years now. Apple, of course, … Two Ways to Play Apple (AAPL) Earnings
by Jared Levy on July 16, 2010 Apple (NASADQ:AAPL) is doing the unthinkable today; they plan to publicly address the issues with their newest device. The company is under extreme pressure and has even been sued over the “external antenna” design flaws with the iPhone 4. Apple has a history of saying practically nothing in … Apple (AAPL) iPhone4 Conference Coming Friday
by Jared Levy on July 13, 2010 While Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is not exactly known for a complete lack of volatility around earnings, its movements have not been all that violent (on a percentage basis). Thursday’s earnings report may be a pivotal one for Google, with the smartphone wars continuing to heat up. The Blackberry, part … A Couple of Ways to Play Google (GOOG) Earnings
by Jared Levy on July 12, 2010 Buy, sell, hold? The days of reckoning are upon us! So earnings season officially kicks off today with Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) report. CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) and Novellus Systems (NASDAQ:NVLS) are on today’s schedule as well. As I write this at 6:00 a.m. Monday morning, futures in the … Earnings Season Survival Guide
by Jared Levy on July 8, 2010 One of my favorite things to do is observe and sometimes laugh as market pundits (and sometimes that includes me) attempt to explain the reasons why the market does what it does. I woke up Thursday morning to S&P futures again moving higher by seven points and 10-year … Reversion to the Mean
by Jared Levy on July 8, 2010 1. All Options are Extremely Risky Even though options are becoming more and more mainstream, there is still a large faction of the investing crowd that believes all options are extremely risky. In fact, there are many options strategies that are less risky than the underlying stocks they … Five Notable Options Myths
by Jared Levy on July 6, 2010 For more than a year, I took Mad Money host Jim Cramer’s investing ideas and gave them a thumbs up or thumbs down according my own technical analysis and views. Here at OptionsHouse, it’s not about telling you what to do, but rather offering some strategies for you … Getting an Edge on Jim Cramer