by Ian Cooper | Jan 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
There are a few open positions at the moment in Inside Value Trader. While all remain on hold, I am recommending some new put positions if you have room. There is no recovery in housing. There is no reason to get excited about the sector. Even though homebuilder...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
While holding all other positions, consider closing the second half of the Activision (ATVI) February 20 put for gains. The stock has pulled back nicely after failing at $22 double top resistance. Also, shortly after recommending a buy on the Finish Line (FINL) May 25...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
From now on, we will issue weekly alerts on any weekly activity from Forgotten Profits. This way, we can keep you up to date, and issue reminders on recent buy and exit activity. Also, please note that our next webinar will be held January 23, 2015. Please stay tuned...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is a new weekly update from Inside Value Trader. We simply want to keep you up to date, and issue reminders on recent buy and exit activity. Also, please note our next webinar will be held January 23, 2015. Please stay tuned for times and e-mailed reminders....
by Ian Cooper | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The herd isn’t rational. It never has been. It never will be. It’s driven by extreme forces of fear and greed. Stocks get too high because of it. Stocks get crushed because of it, too. But if you can spot the extremes, you put yourself ahead of the game. Look at...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
2014 was a good year. We took some hits along the way. But overall we did quite well. While we set up for some new picks, we need to ditch some of the dogs we hold. Each should have worked out much better than they did. If you still hold the BABA January 97.50 put,...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
If this rally has legs – which I’m not sure it does – volatility will reverse off lofty highs of 34 in a hurry. The last time it fell from this level, it plummeted from just above 34 to 28 in no time at all. In fact, we profited from that last reversal with gains on...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’ll be interesting to see if this rally has legs… For now, traders believe it does. I’m not so sure. While the bulls come back out of hiding today, I’m recommending that you sell to close the second half of the DIA March 2015 176 put for quick gains. It’s not worth...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
What do Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham have in common? Other than the fact they’ve been ultra-successful investors, neither has subscribed to the idea of technical analysis. Warren Buffett will tell you he realized technical analysis didn’t work was when “I turned...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Just yesterday, we exited half of the DIA March 176 put for solid, quick gains of up to 49%. Today, the put is up to $6.65, moving higher as the Dow pulls back another 100 points. Hold. Unfortunately for the bulls, there’s not much to get excited about. Oil and...
