SOX Still Vulnerable

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face=”Arial, Helvetica”>Lehman Brothers
(
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PowerRating)
, mentioned
Tuesday night, may still present an opportunity for covered
calls. You can buy the stock for 118 5/16, and you can sell
the October 125 calls for 7 7/8. This represents
approximately a 12% return (more than 50% annualized, based
on 79 days until expiration) should the stock be called
away.

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On
the short side, the semis
(
$SOX.X |
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PowerRating)
, mentioned
recently, still look vulnerable. Continue to look for buying
opportunities in puts and put spreads here.

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Continuing
on the short side, telecom
(
$XTC.X |
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News |
PowerRating)
is a pattern
similar to the semis. Look for buying opportunities in puts
and put spreads here.

Best
of luck with your trading on Thursday!

P.S. Reminder:
Protective stops on every trade!