In this Market of Uncertainty – These Could be a Few Little Gems
by ilene - June 1st, 2010 7:53 pm
In this Market of Uncertainty – These Could be a Few Little Gems
Courtesy of Pharmboy
Here at Phil’s Stock World, we try to offer the best of all possible worlds. Phil has the rounded techniques of using options, covered calls, shorting and overall market direction to a prime. David Ristau gives us one up and one down pick of the day for 2-3% gains (he has been on a roll), and Optrader satisfies the swing trades. And then there is me, Pharmboy. I try to investigate the science behind the scenes to give the best possible chances to our readers on entering stocks we think will be profitable trades.
Take Ariad (ARIA), which I wrote about in August 2009. We had several different approaches, but the favorite was buying the stock at $1.30, selling and equal amount of the February 2010 $2.50 puts and calls which if the stock was $2.50 or above on OPEX, one would have made 68% ( in other words, 100 shares of stock with 1 call and 1 put sold would have gained 68% of the original $1.90). Where did ARIA finish up on the February OPEX…. $2.54. Lucky, somewhat on the OPEX play, but ARIA has been one of the core biotech holdings at PSW, along with DCTH (we jumped on this stock at about $5), CRIS (in at $1.21), KERX, and QCOR. Now, not all are perfect, as we have had a few that have gone south on us, most notably GILD. (Actually, Optrader correctly picked the direction on them a week back and I should have paid more attention to his 5d MA strategy.)
PSW has a great group of traders and investors that are willing to offer advice and point to better option and stock plays for all to benefit. As Phil notes, the more eyes on the charts and the market gives us the distinct advantage to play the game with them, not against!
Next, on to a few picks that could have us very happy in the next 6-18 months….
The picks I am outlining today are a bit more risky than past posts, but I believe they have the potential to make it to the game. They may not be a market leader, or the next Genentech, but I believe they have the right ‘products’ in place if management acts…