| My Wealth Builder Buy List - 10/20/08 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | System Used | Target Price | Target Shares |
| Kansas City Southern (KSU) | Top 5 | $15-20 | 100 |
| Hess Corp (HES) | Top 5 | $25-30 | 100 |
| CF Industries (CF) | Top 5 | $30-40 | 100 |
| EMCOR (EME) | Top 5 | $8-12 | 100 |
| Flowserve (FLS) | Top 5 | $30-35 | 100 |
To avoid buyer's remorse again, I plan to wait for a further market correction before taking any long positions. The approach I will use is to sell a November expiration put with a strike at about 50% of the current price. For reference, here are the current prices and 52 week highs.
| My Wealth Builder Buy List - 10/20/08 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 10/20/08 Price | 52 week high | Put Month, Strike, Price |
| Kansas City Southern (KSU) | $30.93 | $55.90 | Nov 30 - $2.55 |
| Hess Corp (HES) | $57.38 | $137.00 | Nov 30 - $0.50 |
| CF Industries (CF) | $60.97 | $172.99 | Nov 30 - $1.30 |
| EMCOR (EME) | $19.87 | $36.05 | Nov 17.50 - $1.15 |
| Flowserve (FLS) | $66.21 | $145.45 | Nov 40 - $0.60 |
Based on the availability of November put options at strikes 50% below today's price, I will try to sell November 30 puts for both Hess Corp and CF Industries. Selling a put obligates me to buy 100 shares of stock which has fallen below the strike price. If Hess Corp or CF Industries are below 30 on November 21, 2008, I will gladly buy either of the stocks.
Disclosure: At time of publication, I do not own shares of any stock mentioned in my trading accounts. Hess is owned in accounts managed by our financial advisor.
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