Articles by OptionsANIMAL

Time For A Little Perspective

5/24/2013, 10:34 am from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Economy, Bonds, Options

By Greg Jensen So, it happened, and seemingly all at once. Ben Bernanke finally did start speaking about exiting from the massive bond buying program known as QE. It seems, however, that... Read >>

The Markets Are at All-time Highs: How to Proceed Cautiously

5/22/2013, 4:17 pm from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Options, Investing Ideas, US Markets

By Karen Smith With the markets at all-time highs and continuing to climb daily, you may feel that you are missing out on a tremendous opportunity to profit from higher equity prices if you... Read >>

Profit From Calm in the Gold Market

5/9/2013, 4:25 pm from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Options, Commodities, US Markets

By Greg Jensen When most people think of a volatility index, they think only of the big boy, the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX), which measures implied volatility in options on... Read >>

Looking For Yield? These Three Mortgage REITs Still Have Some Upside

5/1/2013, 5:07 pm from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Investing Ideas, Options, Real Estate

By Greg Jensen Much of the resilience in the market comes down to one thing. Money, and especially institutional money, needs a yield. These last few weeks have seen disappointing earnings... Read >>

Apple (AAPL): Trust The Numbers

4/24/2013, 3:57 pm from OptionsANIMAL in News Headlines, Earnings, Options, Technology

By Greg Jensen Not too long ago, Apple ( AAPL ) couldn’t do any wrong in the eyes of the street. Analysts competed with each other to give ever higher price targets (Anyone remember $1100?)... Read >>

What Does the Decline in Commodity Prices Tell Us?

4/18/2013, 5:38 pm from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Commodities, ETFs, US Markets

By Greg Jensen It isn’t news to anybody who follows markets that commodities in general and gold in particular have taken a beating in the last week or so. There is no shortage of people... Read >>

Regional and Multi-Regional Banks: Still Strong or Due a Correction?

4/15/2013, 2:18 pm from OptionsANIMAL in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans, Business, Economy

By Greg Jensen Regional banks have been frustrating for investors since the financial crisis. They were a sexy pick by many to lead the recovery. Everything looked to be in place; those that... Read >>

Thinking of Selling in May and Going Away? Consider This Simple Options Strategy

4/8/2013, 11:05 am from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Options, ETFs, Investing Ideas

By Greg Jensen One of the beauties of the options market is that it is usually possible to construct a strategy to suit any scenario you may envisage. The old clichéd strategy of “Sell... Read >>

Price Chart Technical Analysis 101

3/25/2013, 11:48 am from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Basics, Investing Ideas, Options

By Emilu Bailes As an active investor, I am most fond of technical analysis . I’m not saying that I don’t think fundamentals are important. I’m just admitting that I like hearing what the... Read >>

Retail Stocks: What to Buy and Why

3/13/2013, 11:30 am from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Investing Ideas, Options, Stocks

By Greg Jensen As consumers, we often fool ourselves. We tell ourselves that we want certain things, but when they are offered we continue to do what we habitually do. Take JC Penney ( JCP ),... Read >>