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Subscriber Chat Room Archive (August 15th-August 21st)

Here’s the past week’s discussion from the TradingWithCody.com Subscriber Chat Room: eryba1 August 15, 2013 – 8:26 am @arnold: AT this point I would rather buy the stocks with better earnings, guidance who are pulling back such as a goog, FB, SNDK, AMZN. As an example cody

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Cody Kiss & Tell: Rise of the 10 Year Yield, Icahn’s Tweet on Apple, and Option Timelines

Here is the transcript to this week’s Live Q&A chat. Join me next Wednesday at 2pm EST at http://tradingwithcody.com/chat or send me an email with your question at support@tradingwithcody.com. Howdy y’all. Saddle up. Q. What’s your take on the speed

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Trade Alert – VIX Cake

Buying the “VIX” means that you’re buying market volatility and expecting either a pullback or more specifically that the markets are about to get edgy and make some big moves. The VIX generally trends upward when the markets trend downward and vice versa. Remember that chart I showed you

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Trade Alert: Lights, camera, action

Revolution Investing is a two-fold concept that covers both “cyclical” and “secular” trends. It entails trying to navigate the broader macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and cycles that increasingly dominate our economy and markets. This is how we navigate the “cyclical” realities that we all have to deal in, which

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Trade Alert – Revolution Investing and trading analysis on Apple

As for trading. I’m buying some December 2013 and January 2014 INTC call options with $25-26 or so strikes. Meanwhile, I’m going to trim about 1/10 of my SSYS position which is at yet new all-time highs again and which I haven’t trimmed before.

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Trades for the week of August 12th through August 16th

Here are my trades for the week of August 12th through August 16th: Common: Stock Action Date Initiated Time Initiated Price SLV – iShares Silver Trust SELL 8/12/2013 12:49pm $20.63 FF – FutureFuel TRIM 8/12/2013 12:49pm $17.34 LNKD – Linkedln TRIM 8/12/2013 12:

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Trade Alert: Trimming yet more SLV calls and a new short position

What a wild ride this SLV trade has been. I continue to trim out my SLV call options, the remaining which are up through the roof at this point with several hundred percent gains on them. On the other hand, I’m not trimming any of the VIX call options

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Subscriber Chat Room Archive (August 8th-August 14th)

Here’s the past week’s discussion from the TradingWithCody.com Subscriber Chat Room: eryba1 August 8, 2013 – 7:29 am @hc2002-: since apple has broken above all its trend lines its a clear breakout. I see no reason why it NEEDS to retest low 400’s at this point.

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Cody Kiss & Tell: Using Common vs. Options, VIX Alternatives and Detailed Options Strategies for Beginners

Here is the transcript to this week’s Live Q&A chat. Join me next Wednesday at 2pm EST at http://tradingwithcody.com/chat or send me an email with your question at support@tradingwithcody.com. Sorry I’m late, hit me with anything you got. Q. Cody, You

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CORRECTION and tonight’s earnings reports

CORRECTION: I’m buying the September VIX calls with $15 strikes for $1.30 or so. The December $14 VIX calls are just about as good, but more expensive for each one than the Sept $15s, obviously. Meanwhile, Apple is rocking, adding to its gains after Carl Icahn, whom I’

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Trade Alert: Buying volatility and preparing for the next Black Swan

It’s starting to feel a little bit slippery out there in the stock markets. To the downside, that is. I am adding to my VIX calls, buying some December 14’s for about $1.30. Why? Well, take a look this one year Nasdaq chart. The markets can fall

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Trade Alert: A couple earnings trade gambles

A couple potential earnings trade gambles for those so inclined tonight. I’m building a tiny position in BRCD September $7 puts for about mid-40 cents. Brocade is a storage networking company that just hasn’t caught any real traction in years despite being in a Revolutionary Growth sector.

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