by MaxGanik | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Finance & Economics
Yesterday afternoon I decided to buy GMCR puts ahead of earnings. I bought the 60 weekly puts for $0.12. I sold them today for $6.00 even. That is a 5000% profit. I have not played many earnings this season because I wanted to better manage my risk but the risk/reward...
by MaxGanik | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog, Finance & Economics
Posted 6/30/15 14:05pm The market is at a turning point. The whole year has been very choppy, with trades not willing to make many directional bets. It seems like every bullish headline was followed by a bearish headline and vice versa. Is this the start of a bigger...
by MaxGanik | Jan 27, 2015 | Blog, Finance & Economics
Posted 1/27/15 12:49pm Treasury bonds have gotten off to an amazing start for 2015; the question is whether or not this performance will continue to be so strong. Last week, the ECB launched a massive bond-buying (QE) program, in which they detailed a plan as to which...
by MaxGanik | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog, Finance & Economics
Posted 12/30/2014 9:02pm Oil has been one of the most telegraphed stories of 2014, as we have seen Oil plummet 50% from the high. Right now Crude Oil is at $53 per barrel, the lowest it has been in over 5.5 years. While it is hard to say that this is the bottom for...
by MaxGanik | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog, Finance & Economics
Posted November 30, 2014 7:55pm December is typically one of the strongest months of the year. It is usually a month that has very little volatility and slowly melts higher. The question is how should one play a year-end rally? I think the best way to play for a...
by MaxGanik | Oct 26, 2014 | Blog, Finance & Economics
Posted October 26, 2014 14:31pm I have remained bullish on GILD for a while now. The stock has returned phenomenal gains YTD and is one of the leading biotech names. There are many technical reasons to like the stock, but more importantly, there are fundamental ones...