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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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