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The latest investment strategies and insights from Markman Capital Insight. Helping investors get the most reward from every ounce of risk.  The latest investment strategies and insights from Markman Capital Insight. Helping investors get the most reward from every ounce of risk. 

Its Time To Update Our Digital Transformation Portfolio

Its Time To Update Our Digital Transformation Portfolio

After today’s rally, the S&P 500 is now down 17.5% for the year, the Nasdaq 100 is down 24.8%, the Dow is down 11.7% and the small-cap Russell 2000 is down 19.3%Safety is for suckers. Our suite of research services have helped thousands of independent investors grow wealth by harnessing the power of peril.Learn to turn fear and confusion into...

  • July 21st, 2022
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SPDR Industrials calls up 31%

We just completed a successful trade in SPDR Industrials October $54 calls. XLI is an exchange traded fund comprised of all the industrial companies in the S&P 500. Top holdings include General Electric (GE), 3M (MMM), Union Pacific (UNP), Boeing (HON), Honeywell (HON) and Caterpillar (CAT). The fund had flattened out for the two weeks prior...

  • January 6th, 2015
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RF Micro Devices calls up 44%

We just completed a successful trade on RF Micro Devices October $12 calls. RFMD is a $3.5 billion company that has been one of the stronger tech stocks of the year for good reason: It is one of the top manufacturers of the radio frequency components that are an essential component of mobile devices.Earlier this year, it announced a "merger...

  • January 6th, 2015
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Alcoa calls up 40%

We had a successful play on Alcoa October $16 calls this week. Alcoa is a $19.5 billion aluminum miner and producer based in Pittsburgh. It went through some hard times earlier in the decade but has come out very nicely on the other side in synch with improvements in end markets such as automobile, airplane manufacturing and commercial real estate development.Shares...

  • January 6th, 2015
How to Buy Call and Put Options

How to Buy Call and Put Options

To trade options, you first need to request permission to buy "naked" calls and puts at your brokerage. This means you want to speculate on the direction of a security rather than hedge a current holding. Our recommendations will consist of four elements: A security (stock or ETF) name; the month and date of expiration; the strike price; the buy...

  • January 6th, 2015