Jay Shartsis

Street Insight Contributor

Jay Shartsis is director of options trading for R.F. Lafferty, where he has authored his market letter "Shartsis on Charts" since 1979, and currently manages accounts of $100,000 or more with an accent on option selling.

Shartsis has also written The Striking Price column many times in Barron's. Under no circumstances does the information in his diary represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks.

Trading diary authors disclose at the bottom of each entry any positions they hold in stocks mentioned in that entry. The author is required to disclose positions only in companies he writes about in a given entry. The author is not required to disclose positions he may hold in stocks that are not mentioned in an entry. Positions may change after they are disclosed. If an author mentions companies in which he holds no positions, the entry will be marked "no positions in any stocks mentioned." If the author mentions no equities in an entry, no disclosure is required.

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What's Next for Google?

By Jay Shartsis

After Google's earnings report last week, there was an outpouring of adoration and hero worship last seen when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface.

09:30AM 04/27/07

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Put-Call Ratio Is in Record Territory

By Jay Shartsis

But other put/call measures do not confirm the broad market equity put/call ratio.

10:26AM 04/09/07

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Not Much Upside Left in Dendreon

By Jay Shartsis

The big rise in the stock has already anticipated FDA approval and not much more upside would be forthcoming upon that event.

02:38PM 04/03/07

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Is Hyperinflation on Its Way?

By Jay Shartsis

Numerous bouts of less than hyperinflation in the U.S. have been associated with severe market declines.

11:04AM 04/02/07

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Straddling Subprimes

By Jay Shartsis

Accredited Home Lenders Holding and American Home Mortgage Investment are both candidates.

12:27PM 03/20/07

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Two Ingredients Are Pointing to Higher Equity Prices

By Jay Shartsis

The high level of put buying and the low VIX are currently bullish.

11:13AM 03/30/06

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Expiration Has Offered Plenty of Selling (RealMoney Silver $)

By Jay Shartsis

It's interesting that the broad-based Russell 2000 and NYSI have not taken out their lows of Wednesday.

04:04PM 01/20/06

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Looks Like a Top in Apple (RealMoney Silver $)

By Jay Shartsis

What stands out to me is the recent run up to the high and drop back down over the past two weeks.

03:36PM 01/20/06

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Consider Airlines While Oil Prices Are On the Rise (RealMoney Silver $)

By Jay Shartsis

If the XOI and OSX close down for the day, I would consider buying U.S. Airways.~A rising oil price produces knee-jerk selling in the airlines.

03:03PM 01/20/06

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Put/Call Ratios Are Moderately High (RealMoney Silver $)

By Jay Shartsis

The CBOE is at .87 and the ISE is at .85.~Readings above .90 would be interesting as representing a quick rush to puts.

02:00PM 01/20/06

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