In August 2011, even as the Dow plunged some 8% off 11,700 highs, one analyst closed out 24 winners (96%) success with 55% average gains.
With successful calls on a broken UK economy, Treasuries, subprime and troubled banking institutions, the major breakdown of the Dow, and my latest predictions of U.S. and global economies spiraling out of control post-Bernanke efforts, the markets in the coming months will offer some incredible investment opportunities — both on the short and long sides of the market.
And the only way to trade it is with options… but only if you’re interested in making money.
You see, it really all comes down to a simple fact: Options offer the potential to make hundreds — even thousands — of percentage point gains on your investment, often in just days.
And with our economy still in flux, the opportunity for epic gains in options has never been greater. All you need is the right guide.
Tell me this: When a stock rallies just 15% from your entry price while the option runs up 150%, which gain would you take?
Options are the reason we were able to easily rake in hundreds, if not thousands, in gains. In 2007, during the height of the subprime fiasco, we took:
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Fremont General September 2007 12.50 puts – 291% in 16 days
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Lennar January 2008 25 puts – 279% in 40 days
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Pulte January 2008 15 puts – 224% in 40 days
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New Century January 2008 25 puts – 214% in 16 days
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Centex January 2008 25 puts – 207% in 40 days
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Countrywide January 2008 27.50 puts – 203% in 69 days
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Thornburg October 20 2007 puts – 188% in 6 days
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MGIC Investments December 35 puts – 175% in 80 days
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Capital One January 2008 65 puts – 160% in 59 days
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New Century January 2008 25 puts – 89% in 1 day
In 2008, we called for the downfall of Lehman, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, walking with gains of:
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Lehman Brothers October 20 puts – 188%
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UBS AG September 2008 22.50 puts – 42%
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Freddie Mac January 2008 6 puts – 94%
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Fannie Mae December 2008 puts – 46%
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Lehman Brothers January 2009 puts – 95%, 49%, 208% and 135% gains
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Morgan Stanley January 2009 25 put – 71% gains in a day
By 2009, we saw monster gains from all sectors:
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Financial Select Sector SPDR June 2009 8 puts – 32% in days
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Equity Residential April 2009 puts – 30% in a week
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Prudential Financial June 2009 17.50 puts – 68% in 12 days
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Dendreon August 2009 7.50 calls – 338%, 107%, and 208% gains in a week
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Marriott January 2009 20 puts – 27% in just five days
By 2010, the success with options continued:
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Thermo Fisher March 2010 50 calls – 167% and 111% gains in just a day
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Coinstar May 2009 35 calls – 60% and 38% gains in just five days
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XLF June 2009 16 puts – 139% in just 15 days
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BP October 2009 30 puts – 141% in five days, followed by gains of 87%, 68%, 74% and 69%
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Arena Pharmaceuticals August 2009 5 calls – 192% and 333% gains in two weeks
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Hewlett Packard September 2009 40 puts – 91% and 82% gains in days
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Netflix October 2009 150 calls – 95% and 171% gains in about a month
As for 2011, we’ve already taken:
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Molycorp February 2011 49 puts – 60% in 9 days
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Dow Diamond April 2011 117 calls – 104% in two weeks
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Silver ETF July 2011 42 calls – 165% and 103% in two weeks
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Corinthian Colleges August 2011 6 puts – 75% in 6 days
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Exxon Mobil January 2012 80 calls – 51% gains in a month
And that’s just a taste of what we’ve raked in for readers, all while the underlying stocks moved at just a fraction of those figures.
Point is, the only way you’ll make money in this market is with options, pure and simple.
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