Happy Days are Here Again... No, Really

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Market Insight: Weekly News for Options Traders - 11/06/2008 MARKET UPDATES In This Newsletter: FEATURED ARTICLE:   Kaeppel's Corner: Volatility and Opportunity LATEST EARNINGS LISTINGS:  BX, PDRT 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 Want straightforward commission rates? At optionsXpress, we believe you should get all the tools & resources an investor needs – without any complicated commission formulas. Open an account today and get powerful tools and investor training – for one, low commission rate. Go to top Kaeppel's Corner: Happy Days are Here Again... No, Really Good riddance October and September, hello November. And not a moment to soon I might add. To say that the financial markets experienced "a bit of trauma" in the past several months could be categorized as "a bit of an understatement." Some like to use sports related phrases in describing the markets ("it's not over until it's over," "it's fourth and long," and more so of late, "boy does our team stink"). But unlike a sporting event, the market never ends. So at no point can you really say "well our side has lost and the game is over." As a result there is always a need to be "a bit forward thinking." And that's fine because at long last we have entered the month of November. Why does this matter? This requires a bit of explanation. Click here to continue reading... Jay Kaeppel 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.   Stocks ranked by both bullish and bearish price change in 3 trading day(s) Click a stock symbol to get the chart Stock Fri Close Mon Close Change (%) Stock Volume HIG  news 10.32 16.28 57.75 12896385 Stock Fri Close Mon Close Change (%) Stock Volume BCO  news 48.49 27.34 -43.62 893719 Stock Tues Close Wed Close Change (%) Stock Volume SPWRA  news 50.50 32.99 -34.67 2935074 Go to top EARNINGS LISTINGS 12/15/2008 -  12/19/2008 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, December 15, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info CPTC Composite Technology Corp -0.03 Quote, Chart RICK Ricks Cabaret Intl Inc 0.25 Quote, Chart HEI Heico Corp New 0.49 Quote, Chart BRLI Bio-Reference Labs Inc 0.36 Quote, Chart WPCS Wpcs Intl Inc 0.23 Quote, Chart HRB Block H & R Inc -0.39 Quote, Chart XNN Xenonics Hldgs Inc -0.02 Quote, Chart SEH Spartech Corp 0.14 Quote, Chart BKRS Bakers Footwear Group Inc -1.80 Quote, Chart TFSL Tfs Finl Corp 0.03 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info APSG Applied Signal Technology Inc 0.19 Quote, Chart BBY Best Buy Inc 0.42 Quote, Chart HOV Hovnanian Enterprises Inc -1.51 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info MDZ Mds Inc 0.10 Quote, Chart NKE Nike Inc 0.80 Quote, Chart JOYG Joy Global Inc 1.08 Quote, Chart NDSN Nordson Corp 0.86 Quote, Chart CAG Conagra Foods Inc 0.39 Quote, Chart APOG Apogee Enterprises Inc 0.42 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Thursday, December 18, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info CMED China Med Technologies Inc 0.38 Quote, Chart ATU Actuant Corp 0.50 Quote, Chart RIMM Research In Motion Ltd 0.93 Quote, Chart PRGS Progress Software Corp 0.55 Quote, Chart FDX Fedex Corp 1.48 Quote, Chart PALM Palm Inc New -0.17 Quote, Chart NBF Nova Biosource Fuels Inc -0.05 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Friday, December 19, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info KMX Carmax Inc 0.05 Quote, Chart CC Circuit City Store Inc -0.88 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Go to top RECOMMENDED TRADING PRODUCT Triple Your Money "Insider secrets for creating high-profit, low-risk investments regardless of market direction." Learn More Go to top NEW CBOE LISTINGS 11/06/2008 08-689 Valmont Industries, Inc. ("VMI/VMZ/WAW") Jan 2009 Series and 2010 LEAPS® Listing Go to top Indexes & Quotes DOW 8,691.33 -447.94 S&P 500 906.11 -46.66 NASDAQ 1,617.47 -64.17 VIX 64.06 9.50 Highest % Price Increase for Puts Option Symbol Closing Price Change   QSUWF 3.10 2.65 SDSWC 1.20 0.85 FTZWJ 1.30 0.90 ENRWI 2.35 1.60 BACWD 0.86 0.58 Highest % Price Increase for Calls Option Symbol Closing Price Change   CHKKU 1.60 1.30 EYGKT 1.35 1.05 TYJKV 2.70 1.90 RKHBJ 0.90 0.65 QCRKI 1.20 0.80 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? 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