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| BULLISH CALL SPREAD STRATEGY | ||||||||||||||
| This module is empty because the picks found had very low probability to be profitable. | ||||||||||||||
| Symbol | Expirat | Buy | Sell | Debit | Max | Break- | Max | Profit/ | Stock Trends | Sector Trends | Buy Side | Sell Side | ||
| Month | Strike | Strike | Profit | Even | Loss | Loss | Daily | Weekly | Daily | Weekly | Symbol | Symbol | ||
| MCD | Jan-05 | 22.50 | 27.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 26.00 | 3.50 | 0.43 | Up | Neutral | Up | Down | MCDAX | MCDAY |
| HHH | Jan-05 | 50.00 | 55.00 | 2.80 | 2.20 | 52.80 | 2.80 | 0.79 | Up | Down | Up | Down | HHHAJ | HHHAK |
| SMH | Jan-05 | 27.50 | 32.50 | 2.75 | 2.25 | 30.25 | 2.75 | 0.82 | Up | Down | Up | Down | SMHAY | SMHAZ |
| INTC | Jan-05 | 22.50 | 27.50 | 1.80 | 3.20 | 24.30 | 1.80 | 1.78 | Up | Down | Neutral | Down | NQAX | INQAY |
| MCD | Dec-04 | 20.00 | 25.00 | ##### | ##### | ##### | ##### | ##### | Down | Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | #ÑÑÛËÊÀ! |
| #ÑÑÛËÊÀ! | ##### | ##### | ##### | 0.00 | ##### | ##### | 0.00 | ##### | Neutral | Up | ##### | ##### | 0 | 0 |
| HHH | Nov-04 | 50.00 | 55.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Up | Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMH | 38261.00 | 22.5 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 22.50 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Up | Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BEARISH CALL SPREAD STRATEGY | ||||||||||||||
| This module is empty because the picks found had very low probability to be profitable. | ||||||||||||||
| Symbol | Expirat | Buy | Sell | Credit | Max | Break- | Max | Profit/ | Stock Trends | Sector Trends | Buy Side | Sell Side | ||
| Month | Strike | Strike | Profit | Even | Loss | Loss | Daily | Weekly | Daily | Weekly | Symbol | Symbol | ||
| 0 | Jan-00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Neutral | Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Down | Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Up | Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Down | Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Down | Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #ÄÅË/0! | Down | Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Short Glossary | ||||||||||||||
| "Bullish Call Spread" Strategy | ||||||||||||||
| Action: Buy lower strike call, sell higher strike call of the same month. Potential profit: a) When the stock price is above the break-even. b) Limited to the difference between the two strikes minus the net premium paid. Maximum loss: Net premium paid. Break-even: Lower strike plus net premium paid. Time value impact: Neutral. | ||||||||||||||
| Example: Buy XYZ May 90 Call, pay 20, and Sell XYZ May 120 Call, receive 10. Net Premium: Pay 20-10=10. Break-even point: 90+10=100. Profit when: Stock price is above 100. Potential Profit: 120- 90-10=20. Potential Loss: 10 | ||||||||||||||
| "Bearish Call Spread" Strategy | ||||||||||||||
| Action: Sell power strike call, buy higher strike call of the same month. Potential profit: a) When the stock rice is below the break-even. b) Limited to the net premium received. Maximum loss: The difference between the two strikes minus the net premium received. Break-even: Lower strike plus net premium received. Time value impact: Neutral. | ||||||||||||||
| Example. Action: Sell XYZ Sep 95 Call, receive 15, and buy XYZ Jan 110 Call, pay5. Net Premium: Receive 15-5=10. Break-even: 95+10=105. Profit when: Stock price is below 105. Potential Profit: 10. Potential Loss: (110-95)-10=5. | ||||||||||||||
| Break-even. Point at which gains equal losses. This is the market price that a stock must reach for an option to avoid loss if exercised. For a call, the break-even equals the strike plus the premium paid. | ||||||||||||||
| Call option. The right, but not the obligation, to buy the stock at a predetermined price (also known as the strike) at any moment before the expiration date for a paying a premium. | ||||||||||||||
| Stock Technical Signals are based on various technical indicators for daily and weekly charts. Usually, swing traders check weekly charts to avoid fighting longer-term trends, while investors check daily charts for better timing of entry/exit points. | ||||||||||||||
| Sector Trends. We distinguish short-term and intermediate- term time horizons, based on various technical indicators for daily and weekly charts. | ||||||||||||||
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