Using the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Covered Calls to Preserve Long Term Capital Gains

One of the tools I regularly use to preserve gains and especially long-term capital gains is writing covered calls on positions that I think can do down in the near term. Technical analysis is a…


In the Belly of the Beast by Howie Bick on Vornado Realty Trust $VNO

Analyzing VNO: Vornado Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust is one of the biggest players in New York City Real Estate there is. Whether we’re talking about office, residential, or retail, they are one…


Stocks are Tapering Themselves - Barrons.com

  By MICHAEL KAHN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The Dow Jones Industrial Average is coming off its worst week of the year and now, for the second time in 2013, it is trading below its important…


Finance Week Ahead: Earnings Season Kicks Off | The Exchange - Yahoo! Finance

Finance Week Ahead: Earnings Season Kicks Off By Rebecca Stropoli | The Exchange – Fri, Apr 5, 2013 8:39 PM EDT   What a difference a few days makes: On Tuesday the S&P 500 was a mere three…


U.S. Moves F-22 Jets to South Korea - WSJ.com

U.S. Ups Its Show of Force in Korea By JULIAN E. BARNES Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The U.S. sent F-22 fighters like this one to South Korea for exercises. The U.S. flew F-22 stealth fighter…


Non-correlated returns

As the market creeps higher and higher, the chances of sharp pullbacks increase.  At this time, I'm looking for non-correlated returns.  Risk arbitrage is one place where you may find them.  Take…


The Aleph Blog » Blog Archive » Wall Street Hates You

Wall Street Hates YouI have a saying, “Don’t buy what someone wants to sell you. Buy what you have researched.”And so I would tell everyone: don’t give brokers discretion over you accounts, and don’t…


Reading the Markets: Bulkowski, Visual Guide to Chart Patterns

Bulkowski, Visual Guide to Chart Patterns In general, the Bloomberg visual guides are a conceptual stretch, but Thomas N. Bulkowski’s Visual Guide to Chart Patterns (Wiley/Bloomberg, 2013) is an…


Pension Pulse: The End Is Here?

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012 The End Is Here? Noah Barkin of Reuters reports, Euro doomsayers adjust predictions after 2012 apocalypse averted: Back in May, as the euro zone veered deeper into crisis,…