Kaeppel's Corner: When Up Is a Downer

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Market Insight: Weekly News for Options Traders - 08/21/2008 MARKET UPDATES In This Newsletter: FEATURED ARTICLE:   Kaeppel's Corner: When Up Is a Downer LATEST EARNINGS LISTINGS:  AZO, ACEC and many more FONTANILLS' 5 MINUTE SUCCESS FORMULA NEW CBOE LISTINGS Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Become a subscriber to our FREE newsletter. ADVERTISEMENT Named by SmartMoney as the #1 discount broker for 2006 based on Commissions/Fees; Customer Service; Mutual Funds; Trading Tools; Research; Banking Amenities (August 2006 issue). Get free, cutting-edge option trading tools like the P&L Calculator and the Probability Calculator. No minimums. No catches. Click here to find out more Go to top Kaeppel's Corner: When Up Is a Downer Investors and traders often hear warnings advising them to beware of "the crowd." Whenever something looks "too good," it's time to head for the exit or avoid that something altogether. And folks, I'm here to tell you that truer words were never spoken. The latest example: the exciting world of commodities. Click here to continue reading... Jay Kaeppel, Optionetics.com Staff Writer and Trading Strategist Optionetics.com ~ Your Options Education Site Go to top 5 MINUTE SUCCESS FORMULA Using George Fontanills' 5 Minute Success Formula, you can easily find the exceptional stocks that are prime for large moves. For more information on how to find these stocks using the Optionetics.com Website please click here. There are no optionable stocks that match this criteria in the past 3 trading days. Go to top EARNINGS LISTINGS 9/15/2008 -  9/19/2008 Earnings reports have a tendency to move stock prices violently either up or down. If one times the purchase to coincide with a period of low volatility before the announcement and then sells right after the announcement, one has a better than average chance to make a profitable trade. This is an excellent set up for straddles. Monday, September 15, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info ACEC Ace Comm Corp -0.01 Quote, Chart QXM Qiao Xing Mobile Comm Co Ltd 0.32 Quote, Chart NTWK Netsol Technologies Inc 0.07 Quote, Chart DDMX Dynamex Inc 0.42 Quote, Chart NSSC Napco Sec Sys Inc 0.10 Quote, Chart GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.16 Quote, Chart DBRN Dress Barn Inc 0.29 Quote, Chart SMTS Somanetics Corp 0.20 Quote, Chart HWAY Healthways Inc 0.50 Quote, Chart OMN Omnova Solutions Inc 0.05 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info BBY Best Buy Inc 0.56 Quote, Chart CBRL Cbrl Group Inc 0.91 Quote, Chart ADBE Adobe Sys Inc 0.46 Quote, Chart DRI Darden Restaurants Inc 0.75 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info BRC Brady Corp 0.62 Quote, Chart CLC Clarcor Inc 0.54 Quote, Chart APOG Apogee Enterprises Inc 0.41 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Thursday, September 18, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info PRGS Progress Software Corp 0.45 Quote, Chart FDX Fedex Corp 0.94 Quote, Chart PIR Pier 1 Imports Inc -0.13 Quote, Chart CAG Conagra Foods Inc 0.29 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Friday, September 19, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info KMX Carmax Inc 0.10 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Go to top RECOMMENDED TRADING PRODUCT Wealth Without Worry "Start building a comfortable future today." Learn More Go to top NEW CBOE LISTINGS 08/20/2008 08-518 New Listings 08/20/2008 08-517 Calpine Corporation ("CPN/YLN") New LEAPS® Listing 08/15/2008 08-511 NCI Building Systems, Inc. ("NCS/LKR") New LEAPS® Listing 08/15/2008 08-508 Frontier Oil Corporation ("FTO/KCY") New LEAPS® Listing 08/15/2008 08-507 08-508 Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ("ETE/LLI") New LEAPS® Listing Go to top Indexes & Quotes DOW 11,430.21 -12.78 S&P 500 1,277.72 3.18 NASDAQ 2,380.38 -8.70 VIX 19.80 -0.62 Highest % Price Increase for Puts Option Symbol Closing Price Change   NVUUU 1.33 0.97 FXJUN 1.10 0.78 UBON 1.30 0.88 FXJUO 2.35 1.48 ADIUF 1.65 0.95 Highest % Price Increase for Calls Option Symbol Closing Price Change   QMFHX 2.85 2.58 LDGIL 10.85 9.55 DQRHO 1.28 1.10 CFHX 1.08 0.92 CFHW 2.70 2.27 ADVERTISEMENT TELL A FRIEND Know a friend or colleague who might like our newsletter? Forward our newsletter to them! FREE 2-HOUR WORKSHOP Are you ready to take charge of your financial future? Get going today with a FREE 2-hour Optionetics Workshop! 2008 Workshops Aug 25-27, Atlanta, GA Aug 25-27, Vancouver, BC Aug 31-Sep 3, Dallas, TX Aug 31-Sep 3, Houston, TX Aug 31-Sep 3, Spokane, WA Sep 7-10, Raleigh, NC Sep 8-10, Minneapolis, MN Sep 8-10, Portland, OR Sep 15-17, Milwaukee, WI Sep 15-17, San Diego, CA Sep 15-18, Los Angeles, CA Sep 21-23, Ft. Meyers, FL Sep 21-24, Toronto, ON Sep 22-24, West Palm Beach, FL Sign Up today!

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