Tag: consumer discretionary sector
Options Trading: Strategies For Staying Short XLY
Hindsight is always 20/20. Back on June 1 when I hypothetically wrote a June 5th weekly 76.50 naked call on the SPDR Consumer Discretionary...
Options Strategy: Short Collar On Consumer ETF (XLY)
The SPDR Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) finds itself at a crucial juncture. And those that are short likely have some decisions to make, especially...
Options Trading Idea: Short Put On Consumer Stocks ETF (XLY)
The SPDR Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) dropped 0.9 percent last week, to $77.20, and looks poised to come under pressure medium-term. On a weekly...
Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY): Short Put Options Trade – Again
I believe the SPDR Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) may be primed for another short put options strategy.
Last week, the ETF went on to rally...
An Options Strategy For Consumer Discretionary (XLY) Shorts
Last Thursday saw a powerful rally in stocks. Several indices went on to notch new records. The Nasdaq Composite surpassed its March 2000 intra-day...
Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY): More Downside Ahead?
Back on June 1st, I talked about a naked call strategy on XLY, the Consumer Discretionary ETF. To refresh, the ETF closed at 76.52...
Why The Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) Is A Short Candidate
The Consumer Discretionary SPDR ETF (XLY) made an all-time high of 77.89 toward the end of April, and has more or less traded sideways...
What Consumer Stocks Are Saying About The Health Of The Consumer
One market leading indicator (and sector) is the consumer. If the consumer and consumer-related stocks are healthy, the stock market tends to perform well....
Are Consumer Stocks Ready To Roll? …Or Roll Over?
After a period of sideways price action, active investors are hoping that earnings season provides some clarity. Yesterday, I wrote a post about the importance...
Is The Consumer Ready To Make a Comeback In 2015?
Unfortunately, the body of economic evidence over the past 5 years would lead most (including myself)Â to say "probably not". And this would likely be...
