OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition

August 22nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm

OPTIONSMART MORNING UPDATE: Sunday Edition

1. OUTLOOK: The surprisingly strong report helped drive the market to its best single-session percentage gain this month. Stocks surged after Bernanke said the economy is near a recovery. That optimism is likely to sustain gains in the short term. Kaufman raised their Salesforce.com (CRM) target to $52 from $50 following the company's better-than-expected July qtr and guidance. The QQQQ technical chart approached resistance at 40.25 and needs more reasons to move higher.

QQQQ chart

2. TRADING OPPORTUNITY: n/a

3. OUR FREE MONTHLY TRADING RECOMMENDATION AUTO-TRADEABLE WITH OUR PARTNER BROKERAGES: to be published  in September.
 

4. HOW WE MADE MONEY FROM THE LAST WEEK'S MARKET UPTURN:

QQQQ ENHANCED PORTFOLIO

QQQQ Oct 37/39 Debit Call Spread: Bought @1.3565 on 08/14/09 and sold @1.50 on 08/21/09 with a 10.6% gain in 7 days!

QQQQ Sep 36/38 Debit Call Spread: Bought @1.59 on 08/18/09 and sold @1.7587 on 08/21/09 with a 10.6% gain in 3 days!

QQQQ PICKS  

Q3Sep 38/40 Debit Call Spread: Bought @1.22 on 07/31/09 and sold @1.36 on 08/21/09 with a 11.5% gain in 21 days!

MOMENTUM PLAYS 

MSFT Sep 21/23 Debit Call Spread: Bought @1.58 on 7/28/09 and sold @1.80 on 8/21/09 with a 14% gain in 24 days!

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