Yearly Archives: 2014
Tax Deferral Using Options
Jason Ayres
First of all, let me preface this post with the disclosure that I am not an accountant, and it is always best to consult with one before making any investment related decisions pertaining to taxation. That said, many Canadian investors have been benefiting from a healthy bull market with nothing more than the odd hiccup in the...
Can the Canadian Bull Market Continue?
Patrick Ceresna
The S&P/TSX60 closed at 890.00 the other day. The market is now just 10 points away from the 900 level, which also corresponds with the 2008 all-time high prior to the great bear market that wiped out 50% of the value of the index. This leaves many investors asking the question: will the S&P/TSX60 be able to make...
This One’s For The Blackberry Bulls
Jason Ayres
Few Canadian stocks have garnered as much attention as Blackberry LTD (TSE:BB). In fact, it has been the topic of a few of my postings over the last year or so. Why, you may ask? Well, option traders love volatility. By that I mean price action, and fewer Canadian stocks deliver as much action as Blackberry. With a historic...
Why I am Dumping my Magna Shares
Patrick Ceresna
Ok, I have to admit I used the word “dumping” to get your attention. This is not a bear rant on a good company but rather a strategic maneuver to create a favorable risk/reward proposition. In fact, what I will demonstrate is my rationale for replacing the stock with call options. Here are some facts about the stock: Magna...
Asymmetric Returns with a Directional Condor
Jason Ayres
The objective of any trader or investor is to achieve the greatest return for the least amount of risk. This is what you hear hedge fund and money managers referring to as “asymmetric returns”. One of the benefits of using options to participate in a directional view is the limited risk exposure of the purchased...
Re-visitng Past Blogs
Richard Croft
In this Blog I occasionally follow up on previous recommendations. Taking some credit where due and blame when trades are not so successful. The idea is to engage in self-examination with the hope that it will make us better traders. I began 2014 with the Blog “New Year Optimism” where I talked about the possibility that...
Insurance for your Insurance Stocks
Patrick Ceresna
For any keen market observer, it is hard to have missed the relative under-performance of the Canadian insurance stocks vs. the Canadian bank stocks. This divergence comes to a surprise to many investors that felt the stocks would rise together in the pronounced bull market. So what could be some of the underlying precipitating...
Tim Hortons – Value or Growth?
Richard Croft
The Company is a Canadian icon. Like Canadian Tire, Hudson’s Bay and even the Timothy Eaton Company once Canada’s premier department store. Despite the familiarity of these brands in Canada there has been little evidence that Canadian brands carry any weight south of the 49th parallel. Canadian Tire being a case in point....
European Central Bank QE and the U.S. Dollar
Jason Ayres
Last Thursday Mario Draghi confirmed the suspicions of many…that the European Central Bank was preparing a Quantitative Easing type policy package for its next meeting scheduled for June. Considerations will include cuts in interest rates and other measures with a focus on stimulating lending to small and medium size...
Defining Risk in the Energy Stocks
Patrick Ceresna
The Canadian energy sector began 2014 with a bullish advance that has seen many of the stocks rise 20+%. Clearly there is a bullish buzz unlocking the low valuations we have seen on these stocks over the last few years. The big question…is this sustainable? The Bull Argument: 1. Attractive valuations 2. Attractive dividends...
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