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craigmatic

(4,510 posts)

8. You sound really good at this.

Reply to Hoppy (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 10:17 PM

Apr 2016

That's too rich for my blood I'm just dipping my toe in the waters right now so to speak. I got my eye of this shell stock and I was hoping it would drop today but it didn't stay down for long. I'm betting we see gas go back up to the 2.10's sometime in the next 2-3 years.

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Is now a good time to buy oil stock? [View all] craigmatic Apr 2016 OP

According to the old rule, elleng Apr 2016 #1

Here's 3 of them progree Apr 2016 #3

What's your opinion on shell oil? craigmatic Apr 2016 #7

Nice dividend yield, 7.24% :-) progree Apr 2016 #10

Shell oil is like 52 dividend is like 7%. Chevron is 98 dividend is like 4.4% craigmatic Apr 2016 #4

I think there is the long-term headwind of climate change - divestiture and the indisputable progree Apr 2016 #2

yes the climate change argument is persuasive. Ideally I'd like to get into Tesla or technology but craigmatic Apr 2016 #6

Buy 100 BP and sell a covered call, Jan. 2017. Then, buy a $25 put, Jan, 2017 Hoppy Apr 2016 #5

You sound really good at this. craigmatic Apr 2016 #8

The strategy I described, works best in stocks that trade weekly options and are high volatility. Hoppy Apr 2016 #9