Subscribers are leaving their wallet with El Segundo-based Direct TV DIRECTV Group, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:DTV) thanks to their complete domination of the HD channel lineup, which now stands at 95 - more than any other provider. We’re going through a recession right now in the United States, and rather than spending $20 to drive to the movies, another $20 for tickets and $15 for a Soda and some popcorn, most consumers are opting to stay home watching movies in High Def – and paying a comparable price for their monthly ...

If you know what an iron condor is—which, if you’re reading this, you probably do—you also know that it isn’t the only options strategy out there. It’s worked very well for us, consistently providing close to 10% average monthly returns—but a lot of our subscribers have expressed an interest in, shall we say, a bit more variety. Sure, our bonus trades mix it up a little, but we thought it was time we started talking about other kinds of trades on a regular basis. That’s why we’re introducing Calendar Options. Condor’s Complement So what’s the best way to complement our iron condor positions? We like the idea of profiting no matter which direction the market takes from week to week, especially with so much economic uncertainty out there right now. So we’re going to stick with the delta-neutral theme for our ...

My latest post is up at RealMoney. I think there is still quite a bit of run left in the energy bull market. That belief has led me to some good picks, such as Patterson Uti (PTEN) and Flowserve (FLS) , as well as one bad one, Frontier Oil (FTO) . My models recently brought W&T Offshore (WTI) into focus, and I’m thinking it is more likely one of the former than the latter. The stock shows up very well in the Stock Market Beat models: Earnings momentum score: 1 (Positive) Earnings quality score: 5% (Positive) Price momentum score: 37% (Positive) Free cash flow yield: 10.6% (Positive) Return potential: 16.8% (Positive) Capital expenditures are ramping up, which will hurt free cash flow in the near time. If the expenditures are as successful as those of the past, however, the cash should start flowing again after a ...

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Are you a customer coming back to Trade-Ideas after some time off? Could have been with another set of tools; getting more education; raising more capital - we won't ask any questions. Instead here's a guide to help you so you don't skip a beat. It comes straight from a IM session:

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UPDATE: Here is Dave himslef talking about his presentation: http://blog.stocktickr.com/2008/02/08/presentation-on-automation-at-traders-expo/If you are attending the upcoming NY Traders Expo beginning Sunday and lasting until Tuesday next week, you'll want to see one of our subscribers, Dave Mabe of StockTickr, use Trade-Ideas to fatten his portfolio. Dave is one of the nicest guys you'll meet in a place like this or anywhere else. What you see is what you get with this guy. Here's what you'll see:

This session will explore how discretionary traders can use technology to automate much of their trading routine without necessarily automating their actual orders. There are huge benefits to using automation without having a computer actually "pull the trigger" on your trades. Automating your daily trading routine will make you more efficient, allow you to find and trade more opportunities, and give you more confidence in your trading system-all while doing less

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Trade-Ideas expands the list of ways to describe an option trader's universe with 6 new filters. These filters are in their final testing phase and will soon go live. When they do subscribers will simply see them appear in the list under the Filters tab in Trade-Ideas PRO. And you thought you had to download a new version to see them. That's so 90s, dude.Min Option Volume Max Option VolumeThese filter stocks based on the number of option contracts traded on an average day. This includes both puts and calls.Units: # of ContractsMin Option ...

Figuring out exactly what the market will do at the very next moment is tough to do. Understanding what mood the market is in, however, proves to be not only easier, but eventually leads to better accuracy about what comes next.The beauty of Trade-Ideas' tools is that you get to ask and answer your questions about the market's mood.Trade-Ideas allows you to develop any theme or behavior about the market like,"Are recent new lows enticing buyers?""Do bounces in this market have strength or are they dead cats?""Do any of these themes behave differently in the afternoon than in the morning?""What are the odds of a winning trade on any of these themes in the market right now?"

Aren't these better questions to be asking than "Is this stock going up or down?"

Subscribers who use The OddsMaker (our event-based backtesting tool) already know how to answer

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