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"Best Trade" Newsletter (July 4, 2006)

In the following example, we have based our  QQQQ options trades on NASDAQ 100 advance / decline indicators. Using the principles outlined below, you may wish to trade options on the SPDRs (SPY), ^SPX, DIAMONDS Trust, Series 1 (DIA), as well as on other underlies that generally tend to move in concert with the S&P 500 index. It is also conceivable that an analysis similar to the one shown below could be used to trade options based on the NASDAQ 100, Russell 2000, and other indexes.

For this "Best trade", A trade (Buy Calls) is opened
in order to close it later with profit if the index moves in our favor.

Below you will find a Table of Trade Motivations and a chart showing the trades, including detailed trade calculations.

Chart 1: NASDAQ 100 Advance / Decline Issues - July, 2006.

In Table 1 - a 'Table of Trade Motivators' - we show the motivating factors that led us to take the above trades.

Table 1: Table of Trade Motivators

Date Trading
Decision
Motivation
07/05/06 Buy Calls On July 5, 2006 the NASDAQ 100 Advance/Decline (A/D) issues and A/D volume ratios reached extremely bearish levels of 0.05 and 0.03, respectively. During the intraday timeframe the NASDAQ 100 advance/decline (A/D) issues and A/D volume ratios reached even lover levels of 0.02 around 10:00. Last time the NASDAQ 100 index reached similarly critically low sentiment readings on January 20, 2006. This revealed an extremely bearish market sentiment, indicating the market is oversold and thus prone to trend reversals.

Since our indicators are strong with respect to the resumption of the mid-term uptrend we have purchased calls with expiration in September.

Below we list in detail the actual trades made, along with the netted returns achieved.

Table 2:
Details of the trades

Date Trade Strike Expiration Contracts Contract
Price

07/05/2006

Buy QQQIL Calls $38 Sep. 2006 70 $1.55

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Important: The analysis results presented in the "Best Trade" may differ from the outlook presented in the daily Market Commentaries. Results may also differ from the trading signals generated for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), or from any other research and analysis efforts shared with our members. These are products developed by independent research teams, delivered to MarketVolume® members. While sharing some research results, these autonomous research teams may use different systems and may have dissimilar market outlooks.

Disclaimer: This newsletter is intended for educational purposes only – it does not constitute trading advice, nor does it make or imply any market trend predictions. This newsletter illustrates examples based principally on MarketVolume® index volume indicators and advance/decline (AD) indicators. We do not mean to imply that you should follow our exact trades, but rather wish to suggest that you may make use of our analytics to develop your own trading style.

 

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