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What is an Earnings Play?

What is an Earnings Play?

As we enter the second quarter for 2016 another earnings season is upon us.  It seems appropriate to review what constitutes an "earnings play".  Previously I published an article describing "earnings season" as "Christmas Four Times Each Year".  If you missed that...

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I Know Nothing!!

I Know Nothing!!

Those of you that are old enough (like me) probably remember “Hogan’s Heroes”. It was one of those old sit coms that I couldn’t wait to watch each week. The show ran for six years and you can still catch some of the episodes in syndication. If you have watched the...

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It Is All About the Odds!

It Is All About the Odds!

Options trading is nothing more than endless series of probabilities. At first, I was a skeptic when I was introduced to the concept of probability-based options trading. It was hard for me to realize how the answer to what on the surface appeared to be so complicated...

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Efficient Market Hypothesis

Efficient Market Hypothesis

Efficient market hypothesis (EMH) evolved from a Ph.D. dissertation by Eugene Fama in a 1960's dissertation.  EMH states  that financial markets are efficient and that prices already reflect all known information.  Furthermore any stock or other security reacts very...

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Trading is Not a Game of Perfect

Trading is Not a Game of Perfect

In some of my other articles you may have noticed some references to golf. Like trading, I love golf. There are so many similarities between trading and golf that I feel compelled to write a future article on the relationship between the two. In this article I want to...

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