Forbes.com
10-07-2006, 11:25 PM
Forbes Investing Ideas
Options Watch
Bullish On The Brokers
Jocelynn Drake, Option Advisor 10.06.06, 5:00 PM ET
With gold and oil in the doldrums, investors are searching for some winning sectors. One group showing amazing resilience: the financials.
Are Biotech stocks on the verge of a full-fledged breakout, or are they stuck in neutral? Click here to find out whether you should be buying calls or loading up on puts...in Bernie Schaeffer's Option Advisor.
The Select Sector SPDR Financial Fund (amex: XLF - news - people ) has jumped roughly 11% since the end of 2005, outpacing the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Depositary Receipts (amex: SPY - news - people ), which has added nearly 8%. The financials exchange-traded fund has been in a solid uptrend since March 2003 thanks to the strength of such major players as Bank of America (nyse: BAC - news - people ) and American Express (nyse: AXP - news - people ).
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Options Watch
Bullish On The Brokers
Jocelynn Drake, Option Advisor 10.06.06, 5:00 PM ET
With gold and oil in the doldrums, investors are searching for some winning sectors. One group showing amazing resilience: the financials.
Are Biotech stocks on the verge of a full-fledged breakout, or are they stuck in neutral? Click here to find out whether you should be buying calls or loading up on puts...in Bernie Schaeffer's Option Advisor.
The Select Sector SPDR Financial Fund (amex: XLF - news - people ) has jumped roughly 11% since the end of 2005, outpacing the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Depositary Receipts (amex: SPY - news - people ), which has added nearly 8%. The financials exchange-traded fund has been in a solid uptrend since March 2003 thanks to the strength of such major players as Bank of America (nyse: BAC - news - people ) and American Express (nyse: AXP - news - people ).
complete article here... ( http://www.forbes.com/finance/investingideas/2006/10/06/financials-brokers-merrill-pf-guru_in_jd_1006options_inl.html?partner=rss )
The Prudent Speculator -- Up over 107% in 2003 -- Ranked #1 by Hulbert...Click Here (http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1968314-10360472)!