Things are pretty slow after a weak open on this expiration Friday. One trade that can work well here is to buy at the money straddles starting at around 11:00 AM, and hold them until 2 PM, or until they hit your profit target (don’t get too greedy on a …

A few weeks ago, with Amazon trading below $90, I wrote an article about why I thought Amazon was a terrible short candidate  (see here http://seekingalpha.com/article/162186-why-shorting-amazon-is-a-bad-idea). Over valuation can look like a compelling reason to bet against a stock — after all, sanity has to return sometime, right? But as Keynes …

In the current market I am finding exciting buys to be a bit thin on the ground, and consequently I am doing a lot of watching and waiting. One thing you can always do in any market however, is go fishing for long term spreads at compelling prices. If you …