How to Hedge a Joe Biden Presidential Victory
A Joe Biden election this November is seeming increasingly possible. Regardless of how you feel about that outcome, here's how to hedge it.
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Jacob Mintz
Jacob Mintz is a professional options trader and editor of Cabot Options Trader. Using his proprietary options scans, Jacob creates and manages positions in equities based on unusual option activity and risk/reward.
Jacob developed his proprietary system during his years as an options market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, where he ran several trading crowds for nearly 10 years.
After a successful career on the trading floor Jacob was tasked with setting up a trading desk at a top-tier options trading company, trading against the most sophisticated hedge funds and institutions in the world.
Today Jacob trades for himself, coaches and teaches about options trading, and runs our Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro advisories. Jacob lives in North Carolina with his wife and two kids who keep him very busy with their sports and social calendars.
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Articles by Jacob Mintz
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Any doubts surrounding the work-from-home secular theme were dispelled by the pandemic, as remote platforms are now more prevalent than ever, and it should stay that way—recent surveys point out that up to three quarters of companies anticipate remote work being part of long-term...
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Genetic testing makes it easier for medical professionals to understand and diagnose diseases since a big portion of health problems have genetic origins.
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In what came as a shock to many, some brick-and-mortar retailers actually did quite well during the shutdown. This retailer emerged as one of the winners in the locked down economy, keeping all its stores open during the pandemic and reporting strong online (+45%)...
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Cabot Profit Booster Update 6/18/2020
Tomorrow is the expiration of June options and we are going to close five positions for full profits ranging from 9.75% to 17.64%.
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The Cabot Profit Booster Portfolio continues to do very well … though depending on which sectors are in favor and which are not on any given day, we have had some stocks moving up and down violently.
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Today’s Covered Call idea is a recent earnings winner that broke out to new highs last week, and has pulled back in marginally early this week.
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Precious metal stocks have become mixed of late as economic optimism has increased, but some are still strong, and today's recommendation is one of them.
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The Greatest Options Trade I Ever Saw
Let me tell you about the greatest options trade I saw in my 10 years on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) - and what I learned from it.
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Options Education: Five Options Trading Myths Exposed
There's a lot of mystery and misinformation out there about options trading. Here are five common misconceptions - and what the real truth is.
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This biopharmaceutical firm acquires, rebrands and reprices drugs for sale in the U.S., with many that treat inflammatory conditions, including a few that take aim at rare diseases.
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How to Hedge Your Portfolio If there is a Second Wave of Coronavirus
Want to know how to hedge your portfolio in case a second wave of coronavirus sends stocks spiraling again? Try put options.
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Today's recommendation continues to look like the market’s top networking-related play, as it’s one of the only firms out there that’s firing on all cylinders.
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Cabot Profit Booster Update 5/14/2020
Tomorrow is the expiration of May options, and it's been a spectacular month for our covered call strategy.
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Our latest recommendation makes low power programmable semiconductor chips for the communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer markets.
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How to Sell Covered Calls to Create Portfolio Yield
With interest rates back near zero, you need to get creative to find yield. One way to do it is to sell covered calls. Here's how it works.
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Our latest recommendation makes low power programmable semiconductor chips for the communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer markets.
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Our positions continue to perform exceptionally well as the market rally of the past month has pushed nearly all of our Covered Calls above our short strike price, and on their way to full profit.
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Cabot Profit Booster Update 4/27/2020
On April expiration this recommendation's calls that we sold for $0.70 expired worthless.
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How Can a Barrel of Oil Be Worth Less than Zero?
How can a barrel of oil be worth less than zero? It's a situation we've never seen before. Here are the reasons behind it - and how to play it as investors.
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