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  1. MIDWEEK OUTLOOK • December 26, 2008

    This week's recommendation to buy the Verizon January $30 call for $225, or less (see 11-23-08 Options Hotline), was not officially triggered. The low trade I've seen this week was $240.

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  2. Happy Holidays A Year-End Bond Bubble • December 22, 2008

    The year of the American Contagion, the year of chickens coming home to roost, the year of the bailout, 2008, is heading into history as a momentous time of tumultuous market moves in: stocks, commodities, currencies, and interest rates.

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  3. MIDMEEK OUTLOOK • December 18, 2008

    Yesterday's big announcement that the Fed is focused on doing everything it can to fight deflation (by inflating like mad) sparked a healthy rise in stock indexes and clearly demonstrated that they are getting going on Plan C.

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  4. Is Santa Claus Coming Or Is The Rally Running Out Of Steam? • December 15, 2008

    Despite the bleak economic picture, stock and commodities charts are showing improved underlying support. On Friday, stocks were set for a breakdown. Futures were indicating an early drop of around 400 points for the Dow industrials.

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  5. MIDWEEK OUTLOOK • December 11, 2008

    This week's recommendation to buy the Archer Daniels Midland March $30 call for $275, or less (see 12-07-08 Options Hotline), has not officially triggered. The low trade I've seen was $290. That option traded today at $370, as ADM continued to climb.

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  6. Can The Rally Continue? • December 8, 2008

    Stocks recovered from a nasty Monday shakeout, with the big battle between continued deflation and desperate central bank inflation as a backdrop. This past week, commodities continued their collapse and the overall economic picture darkened.

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  7. MIDWEEK OUTLOOK • December 4, 2008

    Stocks settled today's whipsaw session looking higher, despite a continued onslaught of awful economic news and more questionable plans emanating from the Treasury Department.

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