Sunday, October 6, 2013

BOTD's Top 5 Stocks


the TWIT of CHI-NER!
... with the $TWTR (twitter) IPO on the horizon and talks of a 20 billion valuation, the twitter of CHINA should go higher in anticipation, ... long the NOV 95 calls. 

HUNGRY HIPPOS!?
... Yelp is in the sweet spot of MOBILE and LOCAL with a "what's for lunch?" play on food.  ... long the NOV 80 calls. 

PRINTING PROPHETS!
... i'm not sold on the whole 3D personal home printer idea, but i think the business use opportunities are HUGE. ... long NOV 60s.

CASH MACHINE.
... the BOTD retail play of choice with a loyal (mobile) customer base that grows stronger by the day, Starbucks is unstoppable.  ... long NOV 80s. 

SULTAN of SOFTWARE.
(king of cloud)
... it's appropriate that Salesforce.com would have the best "salesman" as CEO ... long NOV 55 calls. 

No hardware. No software. No boundaries.


full disc:  Long ALL FIVE (via calls) 

Friday, September 13, 2013

100% on the $100 roll! ~ $Z & $HUM

... $Z third time's a charm!
TRADE:  Long $Z October $100 calls 
 ... current price: $4.50-1.05 (-18.92%)
          TARGET = $9.00 (+100%)

The 3 Zillow Themes:  Local, Mobile, & Real Estate

     The phrase "Third time's the charm" refers to the superstition that after two failures in any endeavor, a third attempt is more likely to succeed. This is also sometimes seen in reverse, as in "third man [to do something, presumably forbidden] gets caught" ... and don't forget the classic, "there is NO such thing as a triple top!!!" 

$HUM ... affordable HEALTH CARE!

TRADE:  Long $HUM October $100 calls 
... current price: $1.85+ 0.15 (+8.82%)
TARGET = $3.70 (+100%)

The Obama Care play of choice ... HUMANA! ... all-time high, weekly breakout, and headed toward that magnet at one hundred.   The sector is STRONG!  Health Care stocks: CHARTS (click here)

full dipclosure: long both, looking for 100% on the $100 roll.


Thursday, September 12, 2013

WHO WANTS THE GOLD? ~ $GDX

Long the MAJOR MINERS!
$GDX
25.87
-0.94 (-3.51%)

p.s.  .... $P 24.05+2.67 (12.49%) 

The ALL-TIME HIGH Club ~ $SBUX & $P


 ... pandora up 150%+, overnight.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

ANTICIPATE YOUR OPTIONS! ~ $SBUX & $P

Long $SBUX calls ...
hashtag winning.
Pandora ... headed to all-time highs.

how do you make money in stocks?  buy options.

      ... the music and coffee trade.


... follow the money.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Bullish Appreciation Day ~ $FB $GE $NFLX $SBUX *$VIX



 ... markets hitting new all time highs,  $VIX headed to zero, and cocaine is cheap ... the world is yours! 


Wednesday, July 31, 2013

SPECULATION @ WORK ~ General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

the General.
LONG the Sept 25 CALLS! 



 ... with our recent win in $FB (+3000%), it's time for more speculation!  The General is forming a nice bull flag with a new high target.   Note today's volume in the Sept 25 calls (long) ... BOTD!

The DIPfolio

Thursday, July 18, 2013

What does BOTD mean?



... with the new plates, i get asked a lot now.  BOTD???  Bo (Jackson) Touch Down?, Born on the Dock?, Bloated Organic Tempura Dumplings?, Bugged Out Tit Doctor?, Beemer of the Douche? ... Let's ask Free Dictionary:
BOTD? ... it's a stock thing.


ALL-TIME HIGHS.
... In 2007, when i started www.BuyOnTheDip.com, i had the foresight to pick an appropriate moniker, too bad my timing hasn't always been sublime. 

        does BOTD work? ... new all-time highs = YES.

///M3

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The CHASE BOOK Trade ~ $FB


     The FaceBook is up 8 days in a row and breaking out from a recent base ... over bought and extended.  So, why buy now? ... Earnings Monday Wednesday.  This trade either works or it doesn't.  Trading is about having an opinion and risking capital on that opinion.   ... social, mobile, search, ads, instagram, etc ... buy FaceBook before Earnings!

LONG the AUGUST $29 CALLS @ .40  ... 40 contacts ($1600) *

*looking to add on pullback(s)

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        ... who took the money?  #EarningsRoulette