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Hi Z, Did you miss it? I sent you an urgent email yesterday about a big mistake many traders make... ... a mistake that could cause you to miss racking up gains like +120%, +150% and even +164% — all on the same day! Some traders pass up gains like these simply because they think the strategy seems "complicated." It's not. In fact, it's no more complicated than buying a call option or a put option. The difference is... ... you buy both a call and a put. At the same time...on the same stock. At the same strike price! I'm talking about straddles, of course. And yesterday I mentioned that many traders are leaving big profits on the table by not taking advantage of straddles. Because straddles can help you grab hefty profits — without having to guess which way the market is moving. And straddles aren't expensive as you might think. In fact, you can usually get in on these straddle trades for less than $500 a contract. And still rack up big gains! Just check out the three triple-digit winners we grabbed all on the same day this month! +150% GAINS on Terex Corp.(In for $233) +120% GAINS on Apple (In for $1,115) +103% GAINS on Sears Holdings Corp. (In for $565) And that's on top of a lengthy list of other winners: +164% GAINS on Patriot Coal (In for $154) +85% GAINS on Molycorp (In for $541) +244% GAINS on Silver Wheaton (In for $164) +205% GAINS on SuccessFactors Inc. (In for $385) +119% GAINS on LinkedIn Corp. (In for $1,300) +126% GAINS on Devon Energy (In for $514) +143% GAINS on Apple (In for $1,070) +105% GAINS on iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (In for $280) +111% GAINS on more Apple (In for $1,165) +92% GAINS on Medifast (In for about $373) +91% GAINS on F5 Networks (In for $493) +107% GAINS on Skechers USA (In for about $187) And did you see how cheap most of these trades were to enter? Volatility Trader gives you a simple and easy way to trade straddles. Your "cost to play" is relatively low...and right now is a perfect time to try straddles because you can... Save a Bundle When You Sign Up Before Midnight TONIGHT! The regular 3-month price for Schaeffer's Volatility Trader is $395. But with this special invitation, you can get started at the low, low rate of just $149. You get 12 to 18 trades over the next 3 months for $246 less than the regular price! But you have to hurry, because this opportunity ends at midnight. So prime your portfolio for profits with my Volatility Trader! Trade straddles the easy way and keep your upfront costs low with Schaeffer's Volatility Trader. PLUS, we do all the work for you! We uncover the hottest straddle trades then send you 4 to 6 recommendations each month. You receive one email containing both an easy-to-understand trade recommendation plus a trade commentary link. We tell you exactly which put and which call to buy. And we give you a maximum entry price. And finally, we send you an email when it's time to close 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! But this special offer to try Volatility Trader ends at midnight TONIGHT! So reserve your place in Volatility Trader now! Because after midnight, it will be too late. I hope you take this opportunity to see for yourself why straddles are uniquely suited to help you profit in 2012 and beyond. Yours for bigger, better profits, Bernie Schaeffer Chairman & CEO Schaeffer's Investment Research P.S. I pasted my email from yesterday below. Read on to see why Volatility Trader is a must-have trading tool for your trading arsenal! Why most traders will NEVER buy a call and a put on the same stock at the same time... ...and how you can use this blind spot to grab 244% gains in as little as 3 days. Hurry! Your opportunity to act on the special message ends soon... Hi Z, It might seem illogical. Even downright irrational. But it's often very, very profitable. For instance, you could have used it to triple your money in just 3 days… What is it? A simple trading strategy where you buy both a call and a put. At the same time...on the same stock. At the same strike price. And you can use it to make some serious cash. Now I know this simple trading approach 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 short time periods, like... +164% GAINS on Patriot Coal +143% GAINS on Apple +150% GAINS on Terex Corp. +103% GAINS on Sears Holdings Corp. +120% GAINS on more Apple +111% GAINS on another Apple trade +244% GAINS on Silver Wheaton +205% GAINS on SuccessFactors Inc. +126% GAINS on Devon Energy +85% GAINS on Molycorp +105% GAINS on iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund +93% GAINS on yet another Apple trade +91% GAINS on F5 Networks +107% GAINS on Skechers USA +92% GAINS on Medifast +119% GAINS on LinkedIn Corp. And that's not even a complete list of winners! As you may have already guessed, this very profitable trading strategy is called...a straddle. Trading a straddle just means you buy a call and a put on the same stock (both with the same expiration month and the same strike price) at the same time. With Straddles, You Still Trade Straight Calls and Puts – You Just Buy 1 of Each! So trading straddles is just like trading straight calls and puts. But instead of buying just one put or just one call, you buy 1 of each. In other words, both the call and 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! The pros use straddles all the time. And they are so easy to trade that even novice traders can make big money using this tool – especially when they have an experienced team of traders at their side. In fact, I'm so convinced that straddles are the single best way to profit in 2012, that I want to give you a special way to try them – the very best way – as a Schaeffer's Volatility Trader. So if you're looking to add some serious artillery to your trading arsenal, then you're going to want to jump on this... SAVE $246 and Aim to Profit Big! 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 $149. That's a full $246 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 tomorrow! Why the special 3-month offer? Because Schaeffer's Volatility Trader is the perfect way to make money in this see-saw market. And 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 we're going 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 tomorrow. So you have to act quickly! Just take advantage of this special deal — before it's gone! Or you can call 1-800-448-2080 Ext. 1251 today or tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET to talk to one of my experienced product specialists. The Secret to Profiting on the Cheap – No Matter Which Way a Stock Moves 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 in total. 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. And if you bought just one contract each – a put and a call – on our Devon Energy winner, you could have racked up a 126% gain for a very affordable $514. 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. Or consider our 104% gain on iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund. You could have traded that 104% winning straddle for a mere $280. Are you starting to see why traders love trading straddles? But still, you might ask: why pay double the premium if you don't have to? Because the beauty of the 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... 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 when to 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. These contractions often precede a period of sharp volatility expansion, where we see big moves in an equity. The kinds of big moves that can lead to jaw-dropping straddle gains! Secret #2: Don't Pay High Premiums. We then 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. 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 when 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. We show 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 on 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! 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 triple-digit and double-digit hits – often investing as little as a few hundred dollars – like... +164% GAINS on Patriot Coal +143% GAINS on Apple +150% GAINS on Terex Corp. +103% GAINS on Sears Holdings Corp. +120% GAINS on more Apple +111% GAINS on another Apple trade +244% GAINS on Silver Wheaton +205% GAINS on SuccessFactors Inc. +126% GAINS on Devon Energy +85% GAINS on Molycorp +105% GAINS on iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund +93% GAINS on yet another Apple trade +91% GAINS on F5 Networks +107% GAINS on Skechers USA +92% GAINS on Medifast +119% GAINS on LinkedIn Corp. Now sometimes these big moves deliver triple-digit profits like the 164% GAINS we banked recently on Patriot Coal. And sometimes you have to "settle" for solid double-digit wins like the +85% gains we banked on Molycorp, or the +73% gains we just banked on Amazon.com, or the +66% gains we made on InterDigital. 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. And it only takes a few big wins to more than overpower any losing trades that you 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 $149. That's a full $246 off the retail price! So, you can start trading straddles right away...and your upfront costs stay low. But, this offer ends at midnight TOMORROW! So reserve your place in Volatility Trader right away! How to Pocket +150% GAINS "Straddling the Fence" When the signs point to volatility, you can rack up triple-digit gains in a matter of days. For instance, just last month, we told our subscribers to buy a straddle on Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX). TEX manufactures heavy equipment for the construction, transportation, and energy industries. Why did we target this stock for a straddle play? First, TEX had recently pulled back and was bouncing around the 15 level, indicating potential support. But any breakthrough at that level could result in a sharp selloff. Second, our proprietary Sentiment Indicator — Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard — indicated that TEX was way underpriced for its probability of a sudden move. On top of that, short interest on TEX was near all-time highs. Again, this greatly increased the potential for a sudden move. The final catalyst was timing. TEX was due to report quarterly earnings the very next week. A big miss or a big hit on earnings could easily trigger a big move by the equity. And that's exactly what happened... TEX earnings blew past Wall Street analyst estimates for the second quarter. Shares in TEX surged by as much as 25% after it posted stronger-than-expected profits. But our Volatility Trader subscribers did much, much better! We told them to cash out the first half of their position just 12 days after opening for near 100% profits. By the time we closed our final position, the TEX straddle had netted subscribers a tidy 150% GAIN. That's more than double your money in just 29 days! And here's the best part. You could have grabbed that TEX straddle for as little as $233 a contract (for both the call and the put). That means you could have bought 10 straddles for $2,330 and walked away with a profit of $3,485 less than one month later! That's a great example of how straddles can help you profit from a big stock move. 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. The Time To Get In Is Now...With This Unbeatable Offer: Get Three Full Months of Volatility Trader For Just $149. Try Volatility Trader...which has the power to turn unexpected market moves and volatility explosions into big gains...for only $149 for three full months! That's 62% 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 tomorrow! Hurry for the chance to start reaping the benefits that straddles can add to your portfolio. You can also 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, 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 uncertainty. You can use the same strategy the pros use to profit whether the markets go up OR down. So if you want to take advantage of the incredible profit potential of straddles – you'll want to 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 Schaeffer's Investment Research 5151 Pfeiffer Road, Suite 250 Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 service@sir-inc.com http://www.SchaeffersResearch.com 1-800-448-2080 International 1-513-589-3800 P.S. Discover the secret to profiting no matter which direction a stock moves! Join Schaeffer's Volatility Trader with this special offer and SAVE 62% off the regular 3-month price. There's NO big upfront cash outlay and NO long-term commitment! But you must get signed up before midnight tomorrow! If you have any questions about SchaeffersResearch.com, Bernie Schaeffer or any of our products or services, send an e-mail message to service@sir-inc.com or please call us at 1-800-448-2080. 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