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2012/06/05

Laugh at volatility...all the way to the bank

Schaeffer's Investment Research

Laugh in the Face of Market Reversals, "Flash Crashes," and Overnight Calamity

And rack up 244%, 205%, 111% GAINS — no matter which way the market moves — in as little as three days!

Hi Z,

We're living in "interesting times," my friend...

A time when computer jockeys and high-speed traders can create instant "flash crashes"...

When huge rallies (or plunges) can turn the market on a dime...

And a time when overnight news from Greece, the Middle East, or China can spread panic like wildfire...

But you don't have to live in fear of all this uncertainty. In fact, you can embrace it, limit your risk, and profit handsomely. How?

With a strategy that lets you potentially profit no matter which way the market moves.

In fact, the bigger the "shock" to the system, the better! Whether it's an earnings surprise, government announcement, or some new calamity from overseas.

This simple trading strategy flies in the face of most "standard" trading practices.

Because usually when you trade, you're banking on the fact that a stock will move in a particular direction.

But with this strategy, a big stock move is all you need to profit. Period. And it doesn't matter which direction that move takes!

It's simple. It's fun. And it's how we've banked some very impressive gains in as little as 3 days.

In fact, we just closed 4 big wins on one single day! Check out the profits you could've made:

  • $1,295 in extra cash on Apple. Buy 1 contract for $1,165. Pocket $2,460 in just 3 days for 111% gains!
  • $918 in extra cash on Molycorp. Buy 2 contracts for $1,082. Pocket $2,000 in just 2 months for 85% gains!
  • $1,445 in extra cash on Amazon.com. Buy 1 contract for $1,970. Pocket $3,415 in just 2 months for 73% gains!
  • $746 in extra cash on InterDigital. Buy 2 contracts for $1,134. Pocket $1,880 in just 2 months for 66% gains!

That's a total of $4,404 on 4 trades – all closed on the same day!

And that's on top of our other winners:

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  • +244% GAINS on Silver Wheaton
  • +205% GAINS on SuccessFactors Inc.
  • +126% GAINS on Devon Energy
  • +105% GAINS on iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund
  • +93% GAINS on Apple
  • +91% GAINS on another Apple trade
  • +91% GAINS on F5 Networks
  • +92% GAINS on Medifast
  • +107% GAINS on Skechers USA
  • +119% GAINS on LinkedIn Corp.

Couldn't you use a bump in your earnings with gains like these?

If you haven't guessed by now, the strategy you can use to profit no matter which direction the market moves is called straddles.

Trading straddles means you buy a call and put on the same stock at the same time. (With the same expiration month and same strike price, too.)

In other words, both the call and the put have the same "starting point."

So if a stock goes up by a certain amount, you can win. If a stock goes down by a certain amount, you can win. You're straddling the fence!

Now don't worry if you've never traded straddles before. It's as simple as buying a call and a put.

Straddles are so easy to trade that even novice traders can make big money using this tool. Especially when you have my expert team guiding you every step of the way.

In fact, I'm so convinced that straddles are the single best way to profit in 2012, that I want to make it super-easy for you to try them. With a service that's specially designed for straddles – Schaeffer's Volatility Trader.

Schaeffer's Volatility Trader gives you a simple way to profit from unexpected big market moves and volatility explosions. We use straddles to turn these so-called "catastrophes" into double- and triple-digit gains!

So if you're looking to add some serious firepower to your trading arsenal, then you're going to love this...


ONE DAY ONLY -- SAVE $296 and Profit in any Direction!


Now the regular 3-month price for Schaeffer's Volatility Trader is $395. And I think you'll agree...that's a small price to pay for the returns we've been seeing.

But you don't have to pay $395. Not even close!

Instead, you can get started for just $99. That's a full $296 OFF the retail price! And you get 4 to 6 hot straddle recommendations each month over the next 3 months!

This special price means you can start trading right away – and keep your upfront costs low. But you must hurry to get in, because this sale ends at midnight tonight!

Why this special 3-month offer?

Because once you get a taste for what Volatility Trader can do for your portfolio, I'm sure you'll want to make straddles a regular part of your trading toolkit. So I want to make it as easy and cheap as possible for you to give it a try.

But this special opportunity comes off the table at midnight tonight. So you have to act quickly!

Schaeffer's Investment Research All you need to do is click here to take advantage of this special deal — before it's gone!

Or you can call 1-800-448-2080 Ext. 1251 before 6:00 p.m. ET tonight to talk to one of my experienced product specialists.


Why Straddles Are the Best Way to Play
The Remainder of 2012 and Beyond


The beauty of straddles is that you can potentially profit from a big move in the underlying stock, in ANY direction.

So instead of getting wiped out by sudden reversals, flash crashes and breaking news stories...you can turn these market catastrophes into BIG returns. What's more...

  • Straddles are simple to understand and easy to execute.
  • With straddles, your profit potential is theoretically unlimited; but your losses can be limited with little concern about intraday volatility and day-to-day price gaps.
  • Your "cost to play" straddles is modest. That's how you can easily afford to diversify by stock and by directional bias to benefit from a number of different market scenarios.

And let me make one thing very clear. Even though you're making two option trades and paying two premiums, you don't have to spend a fortune to trade a straddle.

For instance, if you bought just one contract each – a put and a call – on our Silver Wheaton straddle, you could have grabbed that 244% winner for a mere $164!

Or you could have bought 10 straddles (10 contracts of both the put and the call) for $1,640 and walked away with a hefty $5,640 just 3 short days later!

Or if you bought just one contract each – a put and a call – on our Devon Energy winner, you could have snared that 126% gain for a very affordable $514.

Or you could have bought 10 straddles (10 contracts of both the put and the call) for $5,140 and walked away with a hefty $11,613 just 42 days later.

You get the idea.

But still, you might ask: why pay double premium if you don't have to?

Because the beauty of a straddle is that you can profit from a sufficiently large move in the underlying stock, regardless of direction.

You don't have to know which way the stock will break! All you need to know is that a stock is wound tight as a coil and ready to spring.

How do you do that?


5 Secrets to Spotting a Stock That's Ready to Spring


At Schaeffer's, we rely on a set of technical and sentiment indicators to uncover hot straddle plays. We do all the analysis, so you don't have to.

And then we send you simple, step-by-step instructions on how to enter (and exit) the hot trades we uncover.

Here are the secrets we use to uncover our straddle plays:

Secret #1: See if your Bollinger Bands are pinched.

"Bollinger Bands" is a funny name, I know.

But it's an important indicator when you're trading straddles. Bollinger Bands are drawn by taking a stock's 20-day moving average and calculating two standard deviations above and below the trendline.

Very wide Bollinger Bands indicate a period of volatility expansion. Narrow bands indicate a period of volatility contraction.

Volatility Trader targets stocks whose Bollinger Bands are at their narrowest point during the past year – in other words, where contraction is at an extreme.

Because these contractions often precede a period of sharp volatility expansion where we see big moves in an equity. The kinds of big moves that lead to jaw-dropping straddle gains!

Secret #2: Don't Pay High Premiums.

We look at Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) to see if our options are "cheap" compared to previous time periods.

The SVI takes the current option premium and compares it to all premiums during the past year.

When the SVI percentage is low, we know we're getting a bargain buy – which of course translates into bigger profits!

Secret #3: Analyze the stock's previous moves on Schaeffer's proprietary Volatility Scorecard.

Schaeffer's proprietary Volatility Scorecard compares the average moves made by stocks to their typical option premiums.

Stocks that have moved disproportionately more than their option premiums will have a high score.

Stocks that don't move as much as their option premiums indicate will have a low score.

So of course we want stocks that move. So we're looking for those with a high Schaeffer's volatility score...

Secret #4: Check out the sentiment.

Sentiment can be revealed by several indicators, including short interest and analyst ratings.

When trading straddles, it's better to find a stock with a very high short interest (and trending higher). Because if a stock starts to rise, the shorts will need to cover their positions, which can spark a swift, furious rally.

But stocks with very bullish sentiment (which can also lead to a dramatic move) can make good straddles as well.

When it comes to analyst ratings, it's nice to see many "hold" ratings or an extreme consensus on one side. Because when analysts change their mind, this can act as a great catalyst for stock movement.

Secret #5: Look for news that can spark big moves.

We also look for potential outside forces that might move the stock – like earnings announcements, Federal Reserve announcements, or big economic or market sector news.


Sound Complicated? Not for You...
Because we do All the Work!


As you might guess, all this research can take hours and hours. But the good news is, you don't have to spend your life crunching numbers and developing proprietary technical analysis tools.

And you don't have to spend days learning how to trade straddles either!

That's because Schaeffer's Volatility Trader does all the hard work for you...and shows you exactly how to trade the straddles we recommend.

If you can read...you can trade straddles!

We uncover the hottest straddle trades and send you 4 to 6 recommendations each month. You'll receive one email containing both an easy-to-understand trade recommendation and a trade commentary link.

Just click on the commentary link for greater insight as to why we think this recommendation is poised to deliver big gains. This link will give you immediate access to the trade commentary and graphs...and also technical, sentiment, and fundamental indicators and parameters.

We also tell you exactly which put and which call to buy. And we give you a maximum entry price.

So you'll always have the information you need — and you'll know exactly why we expect the trade to deliver.

And finally, you'll receive an email when we recommend closing out each position. So you're never left wondering what to do. You just sit back, place the trades, and wait for further instructions.

It's that easy!

Schaeffer's Investment Research So try Volatility Trader today for only $99!

Plus, you receive access to the online Volatility Trader handbook, which gives you everything you need to know to trade this service...and target serious gains.

So all you need to do is read a few simple instructions to your broker, and you'll be trading straddles like a pro!

Just like our other Volatility Trader subscribers. Who've racked up a slew of big double- and triple-digit hits – often investing as little as a few hundred dollars – like...

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  • +244% GAINS on Silver Wheaton (In for just $164)
  • +205% GAINS on SuccessFactors Inc. (In for only $385)
  • +126% GAINS on Devon Energy (In for $514)
  • +105% GAINS on iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bond Fund (In for just $280)
  • +91% GAINS on F5 Networks (In for $490)
  • +66% GAINS on InterDigital (In for $567)
  • +85% GAINS on Molycorp (In for $541)
  • +92% GAINS on Medifast (In for $375)
  • +78% GAINS on American International Group (In for $329)
  • +107% GAINS on Skechers USA (In for just $188)

Did you notice how cheap you could get into most of these straddles? The majority cost under $500!

Now sometimes these big moves deliver triple-digit gains like the 205% GAINS we banked on SuccessFactors Inc. And sometimes you have to "settle" for solid double-digit wins like the +85% we just banked on Molycorp or the +78% GAINS we made on American International Group.

But please note that there are also times that the move doesn't play out as we expect and we have to cut our losses short.

Yes, there will be losing trades. That's the way it is when you trade options. You'll have winners and losers.

But remember...the most you can lose on any single trade is the amount you invest, while your potential gains are UNLIMITED. It only takes a few big winners to more than overpower any losing trades that you'll have along the way. That's why I love options trading so much.


Start Trading Straddles TODAY...and Save a Bundle!


Now the regular 3-month price for Schaeffer's Volatility Trader is $395. But as part of this special offer, you can pay the low, low rate of just $99.

That's a full $296 off the retail price!

So, you can start trading straddles right away...and your upfront costs stay low.

But, this offer ends at midnight TONIGHT!

Schaeffer's Investment Research So click here to reserve your place in Volatility Trader before the clock strikes twelve.


How to Pocket +244% GAINS in Just 3 Days!


Here's an example of a successful straddle trade to give you an idea of how these trades work.

We recommended our subscribers buy a straddle on Silver Wheaton, which operates a silver streaming company worldwide.

Why did we target this stock for a straddle play?

First, the Bollinger Bands had narrowed significantly and then began to expand again. This indicated the equity could be entering a potential period of volatility expansion.

Our proprietary Schaeffer's Volatility Index sat at 25%, which meant the option on the stock was cheap, compared to historical prices.

Plus Ben Bernanke was scheduled to announce his Federal Reserve minutes the day after we recommended the straddle. We knew that any changes in policy – even small ones – could have a dramatic impact on both silver and equities.

Combine this with some other market factors in our favor, and we knew this was a solid set up for a straddle play.

Turns out, we were right!

Thanks in large part to the market's reaction to a dismal economic outlook from Bernanke and with fears about the Euro's stability (which helped drive the dollar higher and commodity stocks lower), the Silver Wheaton commodity sector stock dropped like a stone.

Silver Wheaton fell a whopping 22% in just 3 days, which made the shorts happy. But the straddle traders were laughing all the way to the bank!

Volatility Trader subscribers turned that 22% stock plunge into 244% GAINS. They more than tripled their money in JUST 3 DAYS!

That's a great example of how straddles can help you profit from a big stock move – regardless of its direction.

Schaeffer's Volatility Trader is specifically designed to take advantage of big stock moves like these – regardless of whether they play out to the upside or downside – and translate them into big profits.

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Try Volatility Trader...which has the power to turn unexpected market moves and volatility explosions into big gains...for only $99 for three full months!

That's 75% OFF the regular 3-month rate. Over the next 3 months, you get 12 to 18 hot straddle trades. And with this special offer, there's no big upfront cash outlay and no long-term commitment.

All you need to do is click or call – right now – before this offer vanishes at midnight tonight!

Schaeffer's Investment Research Hurry! Click here now for the chance to start reaping the benefits that straddles can add to your portfolio.

Or call one of my helpful product specialists at 1-800-448-2080 Ext. 1251 between 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday for more information.


You don't have to sit on the sidelines!


Overnight news from Europe or China or even Congress can create instant contagion. It can turn markets around in a heartbeat and trigger massive rallies.

But you don't have to sit on the sidelines and let your investments stagnate because of today's market volatility.

You can use the same strategy the pros use to profit whether the markets go up OR down.

Take advantage of the incredible profit potential of straddles – and join Schaeffer's Volatility Trader with this special offer right now!

See why straddles are ideally suited to help you profit in 2012...and beyond.

Yours for bigger profits, faster,

Bernie Schaeffer, Chairman & CEO

Bernie Schaeffer
Chairman & CEO
Schaeffer's Investment Research
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