As presented in Friday’s SOTW, the 2nd Place Winner in the Midas Touch Challenge delivered an amazing 184.52% Annualized Rate of Return. Ken R. used a tighter stop than our 3rd place winner, so there were many more trades, but you can’t argue with the results. Just a 14.17% maximum drawdown with a relatively smooth […]
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Buying Puts Long. How to profit when stocks are falling.
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By Don Fanstone, Member of the Kitchener/Waterloo User Group March 1, 2015 Buying Puts Long Think of Buying Put Options as a means to realize capital gain when Optionable stocks are falling in price and you expect them to continue to fall. For example, you might consider buying a put long: To use as an […]
» Read More134% ARR Wins 3rd Place in Midas Touch Challenge
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If you haven’t seen it already, you must watch Friday night’s Strategy of the Week presentation. Todd Shaffer, Manager of Research, described how Sharon Conrad, a VectorVest employee, produced a 69.91% gain from January 2, 2013 to January 15, 2015 with only a 7.10% drawdown. Sharon’s score became the benchmark to beat in the Midas […]
» Read MoreDon’s Option Strategies and The Week Ahead
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By Don Fanstone, Member, Kitchener/Waterloo User Group Option Blog February 23, 2015 Think of Buying Call Options as a means to buy Optionable stocks for half-price or less. Why pay full price when you can buy for less, much less depending on the delta of the Strike Price? Buying a Call Option with a delta […]
» Read MoreLearn investing skills for a lifetime. Join us Wed, February 25 for a FREE Stock Market Basics Course.
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Once individuals begin working and start to accumulate some savings at the end of the month, that’s often when they seriously begin thinking about the best ways to invest their hard-earned money. Why invest? Generally you invest in order to put your money to work for you in order to create wealth. It doesn’t take a lot of extra […]
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