by Ian Cooper | Feb 9, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
In late January 2015, I recommended exiting half of the SLV April 18 put for gains. Today, believing SLV could reverse higher I’m recommending that you exit the second half, while holding the long-dated SLV January 2016 18 call. Hold all other positions. Over the last...
by Adrian Manz | Feb 5, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
While holding all open trades, consider a put option on Dunkin Brands (DNKN). After filling its bearish gap, shares look a bit toppy, with reversing MACD, RSI and MFI. I’d like to see a drop to at least $43,50 on the stock. At the moment, DNKN is a bit of a volatile...
by Ian Cooper | Feb 2, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
I’m sure you’ve watched as the Dow sank 500 points. It hasn’t been pretty. What’s a bit worrisome is this. If the Dow fails to hold that 200-day moving average, we could potentially fall to test 16,000. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen. Because of such wild...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 29, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
On January 21, 2015, we just finished banking 53% and 42% gains on the iShares Silver (SLV) January 2016 15 calls earlier than expected. I then recommended buying a silver hedge because the silver was topping out. I mentioned buying the SLV January 2016 18 call and...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 29, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
Shares of Alibaba are in free fall after failing to live up to expectations. So we are recommending one of two things. One, sell to close the remaining call options. Or, two, allow them to expire. Fortunately, we have done quite well with calls on this trade in the...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 26, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
“Ian, thanks for the service. Sorry you broke your wrist. Speedy recovery. Can I get your thoughts on Mattel? What’s the best way to trade it here?” Thanks for the kind words. Mattel is a bit of a mess at the moment. Its CEO just stepped down, as the company...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 21, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
On January 9, 2015, I recommended a buy on the SLV January 2016 15 call as it traded at $2.25. Today, it’s up to $3.40. Consider selling to close this call to secure gains. Now I want you to consider opening a hedge on silver. The gold-silver ratio tells me silver is...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 20, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
Please join us this Friday, January 23, 2015 at 1 p.m. EST for our latest Inside Value Trader webinar. Over the last week, I opened new positions in the Lennar May 45 put and Pulte Group April 21 put. Shortly after, I recommended exiting half of each for gains as both...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 15, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
On January 13, I recommended a buy on the Lennar (LEN) May 45 put and the Pulte Group (PHM) April 21 put because the bulls sent builders up too much too soon on nothing more than hope. As usual, though, the bulls weren’t paying attention. There is no recovery in...
by Ian Cooper | Jan 14, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
If you bought the UNG April 14 call, as it pulled back under our buy range, consider selling to close half of the position for gains. The underlying UNG ETF is up 85 cents on the day. If you instead bought the UNG April 14 put on our error in the January 7th email...
