October 16, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
The tumble in Seagate Stock is somewhat stunning considering the loss of value. I believe it is overdone but there is never any point in fighting the emotions of investors who are obviously bailing on the stock. At present levels and with put premiums so high, it makes sense to consider setting up some trades. Here are the trades I entered today in Seagate Stock. This is a trade alert on Seagate Stock trades for FullyInformed Members. Seagate Stock Trade Alert FullyInformed Members can read…
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June 26, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
Just a few days ago I wrote about an upcoming trade I was planning on Seagate Stock. I wrote that there was no rush as the stock was under pressure. Indeed today Seagate stock broke through long-term support and set a new 52 week low before bouncing. I entered one trade and have offers in on others. When a stock I follow sets a new 52 week low, here is what I look at to determine what I should be doing next to keep my…
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June 23, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX), Trade Alerts and Ideas
With the overall market indexes moving higher it is interesting how many stocks are not following that trend. One stock not following the trend higher and dropping this morning is Seagate Stock. Seagate Stock is one stock I have traded on and off for a number of years. I keep it on my radar for those times when an interesting trade opportunity appears. While many investors feel the better company to be trading in is Western Digital, I disagree. I prefer the statistics from Seagate…
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March 20, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
With three active trades in Seagate Stock, two of them are in the money as options expire today, March 20 2015. Here is a look at how I handled the two trades that are in the money. I have included my outlook for the stock short-term. When I place capital at risk in trade, I already have repair and rescue strategies selected in the event that they are needed. This is a good example of why having a rescue plan in advance of placing the…
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February 25, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
Put buying is increasing in Seagate Stock with more than 6,000 March 6 puts sold on Tuesday for $1.13 to $1.55. One large group was done at $1.37 for 5,162 puts. Interest has increased more than 200% over normal volumes. The drop in the stock may also have something to do with CEO Stephen Luczo selling of 50,000 shares on Monday at an average price of $61.87. This reduced significantly the number of shares the CEO holds to 112,130. For a lot of investors, that…
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February 25, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
Seagate stock entered my online portfolio in January 2014. Last year the stock returned just over 17% by the end of the year. So far this year trades are up 6% so that’s a fairly good start for just two months. However recently the stock has had trouble keeping momentum up for the stock. Each pullback does result in a rally but each rally tends to see a lower high. This bears watching. Seagate Stock Trade Ended There aretwo trades that are active in Seagate…
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February 24, 2015
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
I started trading in Seagate stock in 2014. The year returned about 15% in what was primarily very straight forward and easy trades, The recent plunge in the stock has opened up new opportunities for my portfolio. Here is the trade done today, Feb 24 2015. This is a trade alert on Seagate Stock for FullyInformed USA Members. Seagate Stock Trade Alert FullyInformed USA Members can read the rest of this Seagate Stock trade alert by logging in directly through this link or members can…
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October 27, 2014
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
So far in 2014 Seagate trades have returned 28% against current capital at risk. Seagate stock is up over 1% today as earnings came in 8.5 percent higher in its latest quarterly revenue. Seagate is finding demand for its personal computer and cloud storage products continuing to climb. One of the world’s largest providers of digital storage, I have found Seagate Stock to excel for my type of option selling investing. Seagate Stock 12 Month Chart You can see in the 12 month chart below…
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October 13, 2014
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
Seagate stock (STX) has exceptional option premiums but the stock is declining at present along with much of the NASDAQ. I had naked puts expire on Friday which I had sold for Oct 10 expiry at the $54 put strike. However while the stock did close at $54.94, it also fell $1.29 which meant my covered calls which were for Oct 18 expiry at $56 had to be rolled lower. Here is the latest trade update in Seagate Stock which shows the roll down of…
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October 5, 2014
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
I traded Seagate Stock a number of times in 2013, but in 2014 I have traded Seagate Stock far more frequently. This is the latest update for trades done in 2014. At present shares were assigned on October 3. By reviewing all the trades for 2014 investors are better able to understand the use of options in generating significant income while at the same time working toward protection the capital in use from loss. The assignment of shares is not uncommon, particularly in more volatile…
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September 5, 2014
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX)
As explained in my Seagate Stock trade ideas article yesterday, I like the technical outlook for Seagate Stock at the present time. Seagate stock is not a stock I trade in all the time. While earnings are good and it has a solid product line-up I prefer to only be trading in the stock at what I consider to be the most opportune time. This is a trade alert following yesterday’s outline of the strategy for Seagate Stock trades going forward. The rest of this…
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September 4, 2014
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX), Trade Alerts and Ideas
Seagate Stock is one stock I have traded on and off for a number of years. I keep it on my radar for those times when an interesting and easier trade comes up. Seagate stock continues in an uptrend setting new highs throughout the past 6 months. What I like at this time is the stock being under pressure but still caught in an uptrend. This sets up a decent trade which is far enough out of the money to allow for a reasonably good…
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March 7, 2014
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX), Selling Put Options
A stock that did well for my portfolio for quite a while last year was Seagate Technology. They trade under the symbol STX. Seagate goes head to head with Western Digital. (WDC). I prefer Seagate though as it trades at a lower Price to Earnings coming in at 11.2 times versus WDC at 20.18 times. Seagate also highest a gross profit margin almost equal to Western Digital at 27.56%, but it’s overall profit margin is 11.59% versus 6.86% for Western Digital. The return on investment…
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March 11, 2013
Categories: Seagate Stock (STX), Selling Put Options
Put Selling against some stocks can bring large rewards even in a low volatility environment such as at present. While many investors who love Put Selling are having trouble bringing in decent returns, the key is to look for those stocks that are strong enough to not end up putting your naked puts into assignment and if by chance they do, strong enough to recover and allow you to get out of your positions. It seems like a tall order at times but one of…
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March 2, 2013
seagate Categories: Seagate Stock (STX), Stock And Option
Seagate Stock has been a nice performer for Put Selling since November. This year I have had a lot of profit Put Selling the stock and another trade looks ready for those who missed the downturn on Feb 26. Seagate Stock symbol is STX. On Feb 26 Seagate stock fell back to a low of $30.26 and I sold the March 16 $30 puts, but the bounce back has not been strong and yet the stock continues to exhibit a lot of strength at the…
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