Dear Reader,
Our trading specialist Jeff Clark has just created the "perfect play"...
A way for you to make money – no matter what...
As you know, the market is going crazy right now. Up one day, down the next – a roller coaster ride that shows no signs of slowing down.
Trying to decide whether to buy, sell, or just hold on can be nerve-racking.
The good news is, Jeff thinks we're due for a rally. And in my experience as Publisher of Jeff's letters, he's rarely wrong.
His options service is hands down the most successful letter we publish. In fact, if you had been following Jeff's trades for the past few years, you would have had the chance to double your money 44 different times.
And the "perfect play" he's just designed could do it again – making you over 100% if the market rallies from here.
But here's the really good news:
Even if he's wrong – even if his pick goes nowhere... or even falls in value – you could still make a lot of money.
Let me say that again: If he's right, you could double your money in no time. If he's wrong... you'll still get paid.
In fact, if you follow Jeff's precise instructions, you'll be "in the black" the second you make this trade.
How is that possible?
Let me explain...
I'm sure you've heard us say it over and over again...
Gold is one of our absolute favorite investments right now. In fact, Porter himself is putting a full 25% of his net worth into gold.
You might be thinking of buying some yourself – or adding to the position you already have. But maybe you're wondering:
"Is now the right time? What if gold goes lower?"
That's the beauty of Jeff's "perfect play"...
It's a way for you to get direct exposure to gold (an investment that goes up and down directly with the spot price of bullion) without buying gold bars.
That means you can buy and sell it at a second's notice, just like a stock.
And even if the price of gold falls from here, you'll still make money. That means no worries.
But it gets even better...
Thanks to an inefficiency in the market... you can make this trade now and actually get paid for doing it.
I'll explain the details in just a moment. Basically, it's all thanks to a strategy only a true options expert like Jeff could pull off.
It's called a "combination trade."
He's used this technique countless times since joining our team – and not just to trade gold. And he's shown his readers some tremendous gains as a result.
Twice he used this technique to trade on XM Satellite Radio – making 113% the first time... and 200% the second time.
In both these cases, the stock actually went down after he recommended the trade.
He used it again last year to make a trade on Rowan, Inc. The stock went hardly anywhere – but anyone who followed Jeff's recommendation made money just by making the trade.
And just last month, Jeff did it again, recommending a combination trade on another gold investment: Goldcorp. This time, you could have made 70% in a matter of weeks following Jeff's advice.
How do these trades work exactly?
Let me show you...
The "combination trade" is a special kind of options play.
As the name implies, it actually involves buying two or more different options on the same stock... giving you the right to buy and sell that stock at various prices.
If this sounds a little complicated, don't worry...
All you really need to know is that having these various options is what enables you to make money whether the stock goes up or down or nowhere at all.
And the best part is, you don't need to be an options expert to use them. Jeff does all the work for you.
Let me give you an example using one of Jeff's recent combination trades, CRM.
At the time Jeff made his initial recommendation, CRM was a hot stock. Rumors of a buyout deal had sent the stock up about 20% in less than a month.
Jeff thought the company was already overvalued (at about 350 times earnings). And the buyout premium made it ridiculously overpriced.
Bottom line: Jeff was pretty sure the stock would go down.
But instead of just shorting the stock, Jeff decided to recommend a combination trade. By using his strategy, even if the price went up by 30%, his readers would still make money.
At the time of the recommendation, CRM was trading for about $56. Six months later... the price had gone up to $66.
So far, Jeff was wrong...
But it didn't matter.
Thanks to the combination technique, Jeff's readers still couldn't lose money on this trade – even though the stock wasn't doing what it was supposed to.
In the end, however, Jeff turned out to be right (as seems to be the case more often than not). The market came to its senses. CRM dropped like a stone...
Today, the stock sits at about $30 a share.
Thanks to Jeff's combination technique, his readers pocketed 95% of one of these options and 72% on another – even though he was wrong for most of the trade.
And remember how I said his readers got paid just for making the trade?
Well, that's all thanks to the price of these various options.
You see, using combination trades, you're actually on both sides of the trade. That's how you make money no matter what.
In the CRM example, you were paying $13.10 for the right to buy CRM stock. But you were receiving a $13.70 credit for the right to sell CRM stock.
That means, you were actually getting 60 cents for every contract you bought. The market was paying you.
A $10,000 investment would pay you $600 instantly... before anything even happened.
Again, don't worry if this sounds confusing. Jeff does all the work for you, showing you exactly how it works in the process. All you have to do is follow his advice.
And the bottom line is the same: You'll make money no matter what.
Jeff believes his newest combination trade – a way to buy gold and profit whether the price goes up, down or nowhere at all – could be the most profitable one of them all.
Just like the others, you'll make money whether gold prices go up or down. And you'll get paid for doing it.
In fact, with this play, you'll get paid $2.90 for every contract you buy. A $10,000 investment would pay you $2,900 instantly.
So how can you get in? And make money no matter what?
Everything you need to know is included in Jeff's latest special report. It's called: Get Paid to Own in Gold.
In this report, you'll learn exactly how to make this trade... exactly how much you'll get paid for doing it... and exactly what you can expect to make – no matter what happens to gold prices from here.
Best of all, you can access this report on-line FREE of charge.
The only thing I ask in return is that you give Jeff's advisory, The S&A Short Report, a risk-free trial.
Let me tell you more about it so you can decide if it's right for you...
As you can probably guess, Jeff's approach is totally - 100% - a short-term strategy... designed to generate the biggest gains possible in the shortest time possible.
If you're looking to conservatively sit on a stock for months or years, then Jeff's advice is not for you.
However, if spending a couple minutes in the morning – to potentially make a few thousand dollars by day's end – sounds good to you, I think Jeff's work is right up your alley.
As one of Jeff's readers, Kimberly Simms, remarked:
"After I've played some in the morning I can typically take the rest of the day off. That said, I figure at the end of a year's time, I could produce an additional $60,000 to $75,000."Now, like any successful technique, Jeff's strategy cannot be distilled into a single sentence – or even a single paragraph.
It's a combination of market prowess, technical expertise, and over 25 years of first-hand trading experience.
And not just formulating theories and back-testing them against stock charts...
Twenty-five years of managing other people's money – millions of dollars of other people's money – in real time.
The good news is, if you really want the chance to make serious money trading options, all you have to do is listen to Jeff's advice... and pull the trigger.
That's exactly what Dan Tilghman did a few weeks ago. He just wrote in to praise one of Jeff's recent recommendations – trading the S&P 500 ETF.
"I made $8,000 in less than 24 hours," he said. "Sure wish I would have doubled the investment."
Let me show you how he does it, using one of his recommendations from last month...
A 250% Gain before the Year even Started
On Tuesday, December 2nd, Jeff sent an email to his subscribers. He had already found his first trade for 2009.
"And we won't have to wait a whole year to cash in on it," he wrote. "We'll close it out by March."
The trade was silver.
The price of silver had sunk to $9.38 an ounce by that point. A 50% drop from just four months prior. Take a look at the chart...
Most traders probably wouldn't go near silver – or trade any stock associated with it. But Jeff's veteran eye spotted an opportunity.
He wrote:
For the past six weeks, silver has been stuck in a trading range between $8.75 and $10.50.At the time, Silver Wheaton calls were trading for 60 cents a piece.
Ultimately... I expect silver could rally back up to its summertime high at $19 per ounce.
The best way to take advantage of the coming rally in silver is to buy Silver Wheaton calls.
Exactly two weeks later – on December 16, 2008 – Jeff told his readers it was time to get out.
Silver Wheaton calls had skyrocketed to $2.10 – a 250% gain in 14 days.
Jeff's first trade of 2009 – the one he thought he'd hold until March – was a huge winner before 2009 even started.
It's exactly the kind of success – an understatement – that Jeff's readers get used to very quickly...
Just consider Jeff's recommendation of Palomar back in July...
Here's a stock going straight down – a stock most analysts would never look twice at.
But on July 21st, Jeff wrote to his readers:
We're looking at a truly explosive situation here. We could make 300% gains in a month.Sure enough, look what happened on July 23rd – just two days later...
The stock popped. Anyone who followed his advice made 490% – even more than he predicted.
Most analysts would never promise a gain of 300% in one month. And I don't know of anyone that would promise 300%... and deliver 490%.
But at this point, it's what I expect from Jeff. And I'm not the only one...
As one of Jeff's readers, Ned Marks, recently wrote: "Jeff, I find you absolutely, uncannily correct."
Just how exactly does he spot these trades?
Let me show you what he's looking at in more detail...
Consider this chart for PowerShares (QQQQ).
Do you see a pattern here? Most people don't. But look again...
See the 3 spikes at the top?
That's a classic "head-and-shoulders" pattern. According to Jeff, it's a sure signal the stock is getting ready to TANK.
In this case, the pattern's distorted, making it difficult to spot...
But Jeff picks it off at the very top of the head...
"It's just a matter of time," he wrote to his readers. "Be prepared to take profits at a moment's notice."
He was right. Look what happened...
A "down" pattern appears on October 31st...
Jeff pulls the trigger. The stock tanks.
His recommended option play saw a 122% gain in 5 days.
"Easily the fastest, most rewarding trade I've made in a long, long time," wrote subscriber Bryan Ernst.
The pattern in this example is a "head-and-shoulders" pattern. There are other patterns, like a "wedge" pattern, "triangle" pattern, and "flag" pattern.
You don't have to worry about knowing which pattern is which. Or what they mean. That's Jeff's job – one he's very good at.
The point is, Jeff's strategy breaks down stock charts according to pattern – and if you spot a classic pattern early enough, you can make a fortune.
Using these secrets, Jeff booked a 1,458% total return last year.
Let me show you another recent example, where the gains were even FASTER...
What were you doing on April 15, 2008?
For most people, it was just another Tuesday. Maybe you'd stayed up late the night before to finish your taxes.
But around 10 a.m., Jeff sent an email alert:
Semiconductor stocks are ready to make a major move... I'm betting on an upside surprise.Coming from Jeff, this alone was intriguing. Then he showed the chart...
In short, he'd found an unbelievable triangle pattern, developing over four months.
The stock was about to take off – fast. And Jeff knew it.
Get ready for some excitement. Buy the Semiconductor HOLDRs May 30 calls up to $0.80.It happened fast. Before noon, he pulled the trigger...
And within 8 hours, Jeff's recommendation soared 110%.
"Brilliant!!!" wrote subscriber Ryan Pindell.
"I just closed out for a little under $11,000!" wrote Sid Boland.
As you can guess, a play that goes up 110% in just 8 hours is not your typical buy-and-hold play.
You can't just turn off your computer for a week and expect to take advantage of these kinds of gains.
Options trading, especially with Jeff's strategy, does not require you to take big risks – but it does require you to act quickly. The more prepared you are for Jeff's alerts... the more money you stand to make.
If you'd waited even just a few hours after Jeff issued this play, you would have missed out on this huge 1-day winner.
But those who did get in could have turned $5,000 into $10,500 in less than a day.
And again, you don't have to know what "head and shoulders" patterns, "divergence levels," or any of those other technical terms really mean.
Jeff's written an in-depth report that details exactly how these strategies work. And I'll tell you exactly where to find it on our website in just a minute.
But even if you never read it, don't worry. Jeff does all the legwork for you. And he explains, in detail, the reasoning behind every recommendation he makes.
All you really have to do is wait for Jeff to say "buy."
The best part: Jeff spots hundreds of plays like this every single week.
So how does he know exactly when to pull the trigger?
It all boils down to one key factor...
When you trade options, time is your enemy. Options contracts have a short life span, so your strategy must be time-efficient...
The first two keys of Jeff's trading strategy deal with fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
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Most good traders include those in their strategies.
But the difference between good traders and great traders comes down to the timing strategy – knowing when to pull the trigger.
That's Jeff's true secret to success – his own proprietary trigger.
It's the most critical indicator he looks for when recommending a trade.
For example...
Jeff waited six months before trading Overstock. But when he finally said "pull the trigger," you could have made 269% in a matter of days.
Likewise, Jeff waited four months before trading Netflix. But when the time was right, he said "buy" – and you could have made 1,007% in a matter of weeks.
The point is: The only stocks Jeff writes about – and recommends – are the ones he thinks are about to pop... very soon.
And it's his secret proprietary trigger that tells him exactly when.
I don't want to dedicate too much time to his secret in this letter... because Jeff already wrote a Research Report that lays out this strategy in full detail.
It's called How to Make a Fortune Spotting the Perfect Trade.
Inside, you'll learn everything you need to know about following Jeff's trading strategy:
- His THREE Secret Keys for finding the perfect trade, including his proprietary trigger...
- What to say to your broker...
- When to buy put options, and how many you should purchase, and...
- Strategies to limit your downside – and explode your upside potential...
If you've read this far, then I can only assume you're interested in seeing these kinds of trades... and this kind of money.
If you are, then I'd like to offer you this report free of charge as well, simply for trying Jeff's Short Report service today.
That's in addition to Jeff's special report on his "perfect gold play": Get Paid to Own Gold.
As well as something else I think you'll find very valuable...
By becoming a new member of The S&A Short Report, you'll receive an email alert each Tuesday, directly from Jeff.
He'll give you the full details on his weekly trade recommendation... what to buy... and when to pull the trigger.
At that point, it's up to you to take action.
But you won't be on your own. Throughout the week, Jeff will monitor the pick and stay in constant touch with you...
You'll receive email updates as necessary, letting you know exactly when to lock-in your profit... when to add to your position... and when to exit.
You'll also have access to Jeff's "Direct Line."
This is Jeff's daily trading blog where he posts real-time comments on the daily movements of the market. Monday to Friday, multiple times a day.
Here you'll not only get updates on Jeff's weekly recommendations – he'll also tell you what he thinks certain sectors, certain stocks, even the market itself are going to do each day...
You can use this information to day-trade the market if you're so inclined – or simply as a guide for what to do with your investments.
The "Direct Line" is a relatively new feature. But already we're getting some amazing feedback from Jeff's readers:
| "It is amazing to have Jeff's commentary in near real- time. I have yet to see anything like it anywhere else." |
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*Dan D., Portland, ME |
| "I have call options in gold and silver. Both positions are doing very well, up over 200% and 300% respectively. I place these fills based on Jeff's comments in the Direct Line." |
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*Dave Berry, Gambrills, MD |
| "I never realized the opportunities available in the short term (and I mean really short term, sometimes less than a day). I feel that I would be stabbing in the dark without Jeff's up to the minute advice." |
*Laura Rosin, Ashville, NC |
| "My approximate upside is $20,000 and growing." |
*Matthew Volker, New York, NY |
The best part is, you'll receive all of this – the weekly issues, the regular updates and the daily blog access – for a full year.
In other words: You'll have hundreds of chances to make a killing trading options...
Here's how to get started...
By becoming a new member of The S&A Short Report, you'll be among a group of people with exclusive access to Jeff's research...
The kind of research that just booked a 1,458% total return last year.
Again, for Jeff for even consider you as a client when he was running a money management firm in San Francisco, you had to have at least $250,000 in your account – and pay him a percentage of your profits.
Trust me, it was a deal no matter what the cost...
But now that Jeff's writing for us, you can get complete access to all his work – all his recommendations – without giving away a piece of the action.
One full year of The S&A Short Report costs a flat rate of $4,000.
Is it worth that much?
When you consider the success Jeff's had over the years, I think it's worth more.
As subscriber Matt Zimmer puts it:
"You should charge $10,000 a year for Jeff's service. I made enough on his last recommendation, 4 days ago, to pay for the next 4 years of service!!"But today, I'd like to offer you a much better deal...
If you sign up through this special invitation, I'll give you a full year of Jeff's research – everything I've mentioned here – for just $3,000.
That's $1,000 off the regular rate.
In addition, I'd like to offer you the best guarantee I can think of:
I guarantee Jeff will pick at least three 100% winners in the next three months – or I'll pay for your trial subscription.How can I make such an offer?
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Because I've been watching Jeff do exactly that ever since he started writing The Short Report back in April 2005.
As I mentioned before, Jeff's made 44 different recommendations during that time that have gone up 100% or more.
That's 44 doubles in 44 months – an average of one every four weeks... over a four year span. You can see the full list to the right.
I have no reason to think this year will be any different.
To take advantage of this offer, simply sign up now through the link at the bottom of this letter.
Within a few minutes of joining you'll get your password to The S&A Short Report website... and access to Jeff's exclusive reports: How to Make a Fortune Spotting the Perfect Trade and Get Paid to Own Gold.
Read these reports carefully right away. It will take you just a few minutes.
Then stay tuned for Jeff's newest recommendation. It will come out on Tuesday.
If you can't wait that long, log on to Jeff's Direct Line and take a look at what he's recommending in real time.
Take the next three months to examine Jeff's work. If he doesn't produce at least three 100% winners during that time, I'll promptly refund every penny you paid for your trial subscription, if you wish to cancel.
In fact, even if Jeff does produce three doubles in the next three months – if you're unhappy with The S&A Short Report for any reason whatsoever – just let us know and I'll give you a full refund, 100%.
Everything you receive between now and then is yours to keep, my compliments.
Bottom line: If you consistently follow Jeff's advice... week after week... I believe you'll make more money in the next year than you've ever made in any market – with any style of investing.
To secure your spot, Subscribe Now
Sincerely,
George Rayburn
Executive Director, Stansberry & Associates Investment Research
January 2009
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