The Most Important Word for Investors in 2008

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Market Insight: Weekly News for Options Traders - 11/13/2008 MARKET UPDATES In This Newsletter: FEATURED ARTICLE:   Kaeppel's Corner: The Most Important Word for Investors in 2008 LATEST EARNINGS LISTINGS:  WAG, ABPI 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 Need some power tools? optionsXpress offers FREE tools to help you find and research potential investment opportunities. Open an account now & get streaming quotes, news, and charts along with screeners, pricers, calculators, and more! Go to top Kaeppel's Corner: The Most Important Word for Investors in 2008 Most people would say that the most important word in 2008 was either "change" or "hope." But when it comes to the financial markets, that would be incorrect (although it has not been uncommon to hear an investor say "I hope I have some change left by the end of the day"). For there is one thing that the financial markets in general, and the stock market in particular, hates more than anything else. And that one thing is "uncertainty." And "uncertainty" has been the most important word for investors in 2008. 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 Tue Close Weds Close Change (%) Stock Volume AMB  news 18.95 13.25 -30.08 2516775 Go to top EARNINGS LISTINGS 12/22/2008 -  12/26/2008 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 22, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info WAG Walgreen Co 0.47 Quote, Chart ABPI Accentia Biopharmaceuticals -0.29 Quote, Chart TIBX Tibco Software Inc 0.19 Quote, Chart ASHW Ashworth Inc -0.25 Quote, Chart AM American Greetings Corp 0.58 Quote, Chart EBF Ennis Inc 0.38 Quote, Chart SMTS Somanetics Corp 0.23 Quote, Chart LUB Lubys Inc -0.06 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info MVC Mvc Capital Inc 0.32 Quote, Chart Click here for a full list of earnings Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info No earnings are available for this day Thursday, December 25, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info No earnings are available for this day Friday, December 26, 2008 Symbol Company Name EPSEstimate More Info No earnings are available for this day Go to top RECOMMENDED TRADING PRODUCT Triple Your Money "An insiders secret for achieving explosive returns with little risk." Learn More Go to top NEW CBOE LISTINGS 11/12/2008 08-699 New Listings 11/07/2008 08-694 0-694 Monster Worldwide, Inc. ("MNST/BSQ/YBF") Stock and Option Symbol Change to "MWW" Go to top Indexes & Quotes DOW 8,497.63 214.97 S&P 500 877.35 25.05 NASDAQ 1,534.66 35.45 VIX 63.99 -2.47 Highest % Price Increase for Puts Option Symbol Closing Price Change   PIIWE 1.95 1.55 QYGWX 1.40 1.10 NTYWD 3.40 2.60 TQIWC 1.10 0.80 PVZWL 1.90 1.35 Highest % Price Increase for Calls Option Symbol Closing Price Change   SMGKE 2.85 2.00 GDWKE 1.25 0.75 SMNKB 5.60 3.35 DUGKV 3.60 2.15 EYGKT 1.35 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? Get going today with a FREE 2-hour Optionetics Workshop! 2008 Workshops Nov 16-19, Detroit, MI Nov 16-19, Washington, DC Nov 17-19, Charleston, SC Nov 23-26, Atlanta, GA Nov 23-26, Vancouver, BC Nov 30-Dec 3, Miami, FL Nov 30-Dec 3, Orlando, FL Dec 7-10, Dallas, TX Sign Up today!

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