Entries from July 2007

NTRI Covered Call Opportunity – Post 2 of 3

July 27th, 2007 · Comments Off

I initiated my NutriSystems, Inc (NTRI) covered call strategy on July 24th, 2007, before the company announced Q2 2007 earnings. This post is Post 2 of 3 regarding this trade. Part 1, which was posted on July 18th, described the setup of this short-term opportunity for existing long-term shareholders of NTRI, here is the link…. [...]

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Book Review: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle

July 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off

As I receive a few inquiries a month on my finance blog regarding how I research companies, what books do I read, etc..I would like to introduce a new section to my finance blog, Book Reviews.
For my 1st book review, I picked up “The Little Book of Common Sense Investing” by John C. Bogle.
John C. [...]

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The Nutrisystems, Inc. covered call “schnitzel”

July 13th, 2007 · Comments Off

With the upcoming NTRI Q2 2007 earnings announcement on July 24th, there might be an opportunity to capture some call option premium dollars if you are long the stock.
3 reasons to consider writing a covered call on the pre-announcement date of July 24th, 2007:
- Although revenue growth is still positive and strong, it is on [...]

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