Articles by Schaeffer's Investment Research
CBS Corporation Singled Out for a Short Strangle After Earnings
5/6/2011, 2:35 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
CBS Corporation (CBS - 26.62) gapped higher on Wednesday, as
Wall Street cheered the media company's stronger-than-forecast
first-quarter results. The stock scored a slew of price-target
boosts... Read >>
Opening View: DJIA, SPX Ready to Rally as Jobs Report Jolts the Bulls
5/6/2011, 8:34 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
Stocks extended their recent losing streak on Thursday, after an
unexpected surge
in weekly jobless claims unnerved the bulls ahead of today's highly
anticipated employment report.... Read >>
Opening View: DJIA, SPX Point South Ahead of Retail Sales and Jobless Data; GM, RIG, WFMI in Focus
5/5/2011, 8:05 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
Stocks finished Wednesday's session with both feet in the red,
after lackluster economic data -- including a somewhat
ominous employment report
from payroll processor ADP -- spooked the... Read >>
Opening View: DJIA Dodging the Bears as Earnings Disappoint; FSLR, LVS in the Spotlight
5/4/2011, 8:11 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA ) eked out a
fractional win on Tuesday, its broad-market brethren weren't as
fortunate, with both the S&P 500 Index (SPX ) and... Read >>
Opening View: DJIA, SPX Poised to Drop as Street Digests Earnings; PFE, CHK, and ADM in Focus
5/3/2011, 8:17 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
After touching new multi-year highs, the major market indexes
finished Monday's session just south of breakeven, as lackluster
economic data rained on the bulls' bin Laden-related parade.... Read >>
Opening View: DJIA, SPX Set to Soar as Street Celebrates bin Laden's Demise
5/2/2011, 8:11 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
Stocks are set to continue their quest for new highs today, as
markets around the world celebrate news of Osama bin Laden's death.
President Obama last night announced that a U.S. operation... Read >>
Trader Q&A: Bryan Sapp on Buying Straddles
4/29/2011, 2:45 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
Bryan Sapp is one of our resident options traders here at
Schaeffer's, and he's earned a reputation as the in-house expert on
straddles -- those two-legged volatility plays that are on the tip
of... Read >>
Opening View: Caterpillar Lifts DJIA, Though Microsoft Earnings Limit Pre-Market Momentum
4/29/2011, 8:10 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
Stocks extended their trip into new-high territory on Thursday,
despite a dose of less-than-impressive data on the home front.
Ahead of the bell today, the major market indexes are trading
mixed,... Read >>
Opening View: Futures Lower as Bulls Take a Breather Ahead of GDP Estimate
4/28/2011, 8:13 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
The major market indexes touched new multi-year peaks on
Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite (COMP ) even exploring
decade-high territory in the wake of Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben... Read >>
Opening View: DJIA, SPX Set to Head Humbly Higher Ahead of Bernanke's Unprecedented Q&A
4/27/2011, 8:05 am from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
After skyrocketing to multi-year highs on Tuesday, the major
market indexes are once again poised to journey higher -- though
cautiously so -- at the bell. During the first half of the... Read >>