OptionInvestor.com Announces Investment Opinion.Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued by OptionInvestor.com. LITTLETON Littleton, city (1990 pop. 33,685), seat of Arapahoe co., N central Colo.; platted 1812, inc. 1890. It is a suburb south of Denver in an irrigated farm area. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2000 A Rule for Option Trading...Courtesy Courtesy Boy Scouts youth organization, ever ready to perform good deeds. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 59] Castiglione, Baldassare (1478–1529) author of The Courtier, Renaissance bible of etiquette. [Ital. Lit. of OptionInvestor.com Rule number 2 of 10... 2. Never hold a position over an earnings report. As we are in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of earnings season, we thought it might be a good time to remind those of you currently playing the options market of this very important rule. Historically the number of stocks that rise substantially after an earnings report is less than one in ten. Sure there are a rare few that gap open on great earnings, but far more gap down. To gap open, they must beat the whisper number Whisper Number Unofficial and unpublished earnings per share forecasts that circulate among the professionals and wealthy investors on Wall Street. Whisper numbers are especially useful when they differ from the consensus forecast. by a LARGE margin AND have a good conference call. To go down, they only need to meet the whisper See WISPr. , meet the estimates, miss the estimates, prewarn Pre`warn´ v. t. & i. 1. To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [ imp. & p. p. os> r>; p. pr. & vb. n. os> Individuals who take positions in securities and their derivatives with the objective of making profits. Traders can make markets by trading the flow. When they do this, their objective is to earn the bid/ask spread. leaving after playing the earnings exert enough pressure on the price as it is, without bad news. Keep an eye out for these upcoming earnings reports (a): Wednesday, January 12, 2000 Delta Pine Land (NYSE:DLP) Rational Software (NASDAQ:RATL) Network Equipment (NYSE:NWK) Ruby Tuesday (NYSE:RI) Thursday, January 13, 2000 ATI Tech (NASDAQ:ATYT) MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) Audiovox Corp. (NYSE:VOX) Precision Castparts (NYSE:PCP) Black Box (NASDAQ:BBOX) Rowan Cos (NYSE:RDC) Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) SLM Holding (NYSE:SLM) Clayton Homes (NYSE:CMH) A. Schulman (NASDAQ:SHLM) Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) Huntington Bansch (NASDAQ:HBAN) Golden West Fincl (NYSE:GDW) Kaufman and Broad (NYSE:KBH) Loews Cineplex (NYSE:LCP) Friday, January 14, 2000 Briggs & Stratton (NYSE:BGG) FPL Group (NYSE:FPL) Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCH) Constellation Eng (NYSE:CEG) First Union Corp. (NYSE:FTU) McAfee.com (NASDAQ:MCAF) Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) National City Corp. (NYSE:NCC) (a) Not all dates are confirmed One of the many pieces of information available to you at www.optioninvestor.com, is the earnings date for each and every one of the recommended plays. You can profit from the up and the downside Downside The dollar amount by which the market or a stock has the potential to fall. Notes: You might hear someone say that the downside on stock XYZ is $10. What that means is that the stock could fall by this amount if things got bad. to the movement of a stock and OptionInvestor.com can provide the tools you need to do so successfully. You will always find accurate, concise, insightful data to help you make the most informed decisions. In today's world, information is the key. Let OptionInvestor.com help you choose the best performers in today's volatile With regard to computer memory, it means "temporary" and not "highly changeable," which is the usual meaning of the word. See volatile memory. 1. (programming) volatile - volatile variable. 2. (storage) volatile - See non-volatile storage. markets. OptionInvestor.com offers a two-week free trial for investors who are serious about their trading and want an advisory service that offers analysis and superior performance. For a free, two-week trial, visit http://www.OptionInvestor.com. |
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