NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 9 'Quick Picks'

Quick Pick week as I have two plays for Thanksgiving Day. Take Detroit +6 1/2 over the Patriots and take Cincinnati +9 1/2 over the Jets.

I will have issue 10 up on Saturday for this weekend. It is time to put the peddle to the metal and get serious winners this week. Last week we let ourselves down and only went 1-3 to bring our season total to 15-14, just not good enough.

We will get this ship going in the right direction. It is amazing how I can pick winners left and right but since I started my blog and been putting my selections up and out there for the record I have struggled.

However I feel that the ship is about to take a turn for the better and a smell a ton of winners coming my way. Hope someone out there is ready to take this ride...

NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 8 'Better Late Than Never'

We are focused and the Yin and Yang is back. Three wins, no losses last week and could of been 4-0 if we had made Philly and official play. Standing at 14-11 for the year it is time to extend the profits especially for you gamblers that just don't have the faith in the WIZARD.

We have four plays this week and we do have the Monday Night game as an official play this week. But lets start with a home underdog. Take Carolina +14 over Baltimore, take Cincinnati -5 over Buffalo, and Atlanta -3 1/2 over St. Louis. And for Monday Night we love Denver +9 1/2 over San Diego. This division rivalry should prove to be an edge of the seat thriller. Taking the over in this game could be a good play also but that is not an official play. But the scoring in this game should often and exciting.

NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 7 'Day of the Dog'

Well we are dead even to this point in the season with a 11-11 record. Actually it does put us behind the 8-ball with the vig. Last week there were no plays worth posting so we did not post any. This week we have three dogs that we like.

First is Denver +1 over Kansas City as home dogs are always a good bet. We also like St. Louis +6 over San Francisco and the pitiful Cowboys +14 over the Giants.

On Monday Night the Washington Redskins are home dogs and home dogs on Monday Night cover the spread 77% of the time. However I believe Philly is the play Monday Night, but this is not an official play from us. It is just a very interesting game on the schedule especially since it is a sandwich game for Philly also. So many things point to Washington covering this game, and this is the reason it is not an official play for us.

Good Luck gamblers...

NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 6 'Getting Even'

A clean sweep last week helped some, bringing our record to 9-10 for the season to date. We have three plays for you again this week. We are back on track and you can have faith in our selections from here on out.

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With the Detroit Lions coming off there bye this week we like them to get it done against Washington. Take the Lions -2 over the Redskins. Both Oakland and Pittsburgh are caught in division sandwiches this week. Take Seattle +2 1/2 over Oakland and take New Orleans -1 1/2 over Pittsburgh on Sunday night.

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This should get us back to even after our terrible start to the 2010 season. We will break the bank yet...

NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 5 'Late'

There were no selections last week and this week we are late, but better late than never, as they say. We like the Falcons -3 1/2 over the Bengals, Washington +3 over Chicago, and Seattle -5 1/2 over Arizona. Short and sweet since we are late getting these selections up.

NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 4 '50/50'

So far this year we have been very disappointing with our selections but hopefully this week is the turn around. This week we have four selections. Starting with Minnesota +4 over Jets on Monday Night.

On Sunday we have Buffalo +1 over Jacksonville. Cincinnati -6 over Tampa Bay is a very nice play and Dallas -6 over Tennessee. Short and sweet this week because we just want to get winners going.

NFL WIZARD Vol. II Issue 3 'Horrific'

A Horrific week 3 were we had only one winner out of six selections. Taking this years record to 5-7. So we have two winners this week. And we will slowing get back to a respectable level.

This week we love the over 40 points in the Seattle/St. Louis game. And to keep it simple we like the Patriots on Monday night. The Patriots -1 over Miami is our second and last play for week 4.

NFL WIZARD Vol. II, Issue 2 - 'Sitting at 80%'

NFL Wizard has started 2010 with a 4-1 record, 80% winners. And things are just getting started, this week we have six solid plays for all you gamblers. We will start on Monday Night were we like the Green Bay Packers -3 over the Chicago Bears. We also like the over 46 points in the game.

Houston Texans are for real and Dallas will be no match for them in Houston. Take Houston -2 1/2 over the Cowboys. The Giants -3 over Tennessee is also a nice play. The Titans have quarterback issues and will be out matched by the Giants.

Look for some points to be scored in the San Diego/Seattle game. Take the over 44 points in the San Diego/Seattle game. We also like the over 41 1/2 points in the Detroit/Minnesota game. I smell a nice 6-0 this week because this year we are 'breaking the bank'!

NFL WIZARD 'Breaking the Bank'

The 2010 season is here and the NFL WIZARD is off to a nice start. Even though we did not get the pick up in time officially we did play the under 34 in the Ravens/Jets game Monday night.

In 2010 the theme is 'Break the Bank' last year we were off with a 39-29 record, only 57% winners. We at NFL WIZARD anything less than 67% is a failed season.

NFL WIZARD will not be rating there selections anymore as we treat all bets the same, for the sake of keeping a money track we'll use $100.00 as our bet amount for every selection in 2010.

In week 2 we like four plays. The New York Jets simply do not have the offense in working order and the longer it takes to get going the harder it is going to get, especially for pretty boy Sanchez. Take the Patriots -3 points.

The Houston Texans are for real and will have no problem covering 3 points over the lowly Redskins. Take Houston -3 points.

We also like two overs on totals. Take the over 40 points in the Seattle/Denver game. And the Manning Bowl as they are calling it. Take the over 48 points in the Indy/Giants game.

Let's 'Break the Bank'...

NFL WIZARD issue XVII 'Salute to the Saints'

The 2009 NFL Wizard was no wizard this season. However, the New Orleans Saints did and they had the voodoo working also, that is for sure.

How foolish could we be laying so much money on the Indianapolis Colts when all the voodoo priestesses had all those pins in the Peyton Manning doll. It was that last pin that did it. The one stuck in Peyton with just over five minutes left to play in the game. Pick seven, and it was over!

With the Manning family history in Louisiana it must of been hard for some of those priestesses but I am sure that a small part of Peyton is truly happy for the city of New Orleans. I also wonder who Archie Manning was truly rooting for?

Having spent my honeymoon in New Orleans it is a city that I respect for many reasons. It is a city truly rich in culture, from Cajun cooking to the Voodoo Religion to all the legendary Jazz music it is an amazing city.

Having gone threw the Katrina Hurricane I am extremely happy for the city and it's people. It was an awesome feeling when my New England Patriots won the Super Bowl shortly after 9-11, so I understand how they must feel. I great feeling it is!

Well the NFL Wizard finished the season with a 39-29 record, a 57% winners. The Wizards worst season ever. We will be back next year with a vengeance. Look for our first issue in August sometime with fantasy football draft preparation issues.

Golf season is here and it is time to swing the clubs. If you gamble on golf do not forget about Bottom Line J for your picks. There is a link on this page on the left column to his site. Otherwise you can go to www.blj04.blogspot.com or satellite radio on Sirius 98 on Wednesday evenings usually shortly after 5:30pm. I also believe you can go to HardcoreSportsRadio.com. His picks are right on week after week do not miss out on them.

MARKET MAGIC REPORT issue XII 'A Quick Update'

Hello fellow traders, probably wondering why the MMR has not written an article in so long with all that has been going on. The MMR wanted you to fully understand that sometimes when the stock market is behaving this way the best thing to do is look the other way for a while.

Now some of you probably did not take my advice and sell your call options because we never came on here and told you to do so, correct? Well that is fine, even though we told you to sell at a certain point which the market did cross over. Great if you sold, that is what you should of done.

However, those of you that are still holding those call options. Great if you held them, that was certainly something you could of done. He's crazy your saying right now. Nope we are not crazy. We just know that the market sometimes acts very strange.

We here at the Market Magic Report (MMR) plan on having two Working Man's Portfolios now. Portfolio A - sold there call options and portfolio B - kept there call options. Hopefully this will not get confusing for you.

Portfolio A had a profit of about three hundred off those trades and that is where I will start it. Some of you probably did better than that and that is great but I think because we didn't have a exact sell point we need to take an average point of were you folks sold the options.

Portfolio B just continue to hold those options and I think we can still make some nice money. Just so everyone understands the reason some of us kept the options past the sell point was because it was holding the next support line so strong.

Which at the time was 1085 on the S&P. We are looking for the S&P to bounce off of the 1040 level at this point but if the market closes below that point you may want to sell what is left of your call options as our gamble did not pay off.

However, what we are truly looking for on the S&P is 1040 then to 1180 or 1200 then a bear market down to 800 area. However after that the sky is the limit and the MMR believes you will see 1500 on the S&P in 2013 and 2000 by 2016.

NFL WIZARD issue XVI

A Jewel of a Play for this Week.... The Super Bowl, the game of all games. Besides maybe the World Cup final game or the Olympics opening ceremony.

Naaaa... the Super Bowl is king and will always be that way, especially in this country. It is the game of all games here. There will be more things to bet on today than any other Sunday during football season.

From the coin flip to the Super Bowl winner you can gamble your life away. But here at NFL WIZARD we have found the winners for Super Bowl Sunday.

First and most important the line. Indianapolis -5 over New Orleans is the play. We also like the game to go under the 57 Total. We also found some very interesting lines. Indianapolis to win by 7 - 12 for a 3-1 pay off, awesome play here. Not necessary a recommendation but Indy to win between 13 - 18 at 5-1 isn't too bad also.

This game was hard to pick since my heart is with New Orleans but Indianapolis is the prudent play. Good Luck and let's hope that this Indy win does not make them the team of the century over the Pats.....

MARKET MAGIC REPORT issue XI 'Panic Striken'

The stock market was down big Wednesday and again today. That is usually were the panic sets in with investors and more so with traders. The 'Working Mans Portfolio' is operated somewhere in between.

Two thirds of the Working Mans Portfolio is an investment portfolio and the other third is a traders portfolio. But that is just how we feel every one's portfolio should be. Keeps you involved so you know where your money is going.

When you are investing or trading in the stock market the two worst things you can do is to panic or get too greedy. This is how and when we make bad decisions with our money.

When there are days like yesterday sometimes the best thing to do is walk away for the day. Do not get wrapped up in the market or it will consume you on those days. When the S & P dropped below 1136 we did stop and look at some intra-day charts to get a feel for what was going on then walked away.

The Market Magic Report simply decided it was not the start of a bear market but the bear claws are coming out soon. We still believe the S & P needs to kiss 1180 or 1200 before a bear market starts.

If you are following the Working Mans Portfolio and are concerned about the call options we have on the board. Stand fast and be patient and above all do not panic. However, we are really close right now to a support level and if it is broken we need to go ahead and sell our call options.

This support level is 1114 to be exact. If the market closes below this level you need to sell the call options. Even if you sold them today at closing prices you would make a profit of around five or six hundred so be patient, we still have the ability to make a nice profit.

However, we still believe the S & P needs to reach 1180 and when this happens keep a close eye on the market. I am looking for a day that sees the market sore upwards then comes way back down off of the highs. The S & P will probably be around 1170 - 1180 at the start of the day and will get up over 1200 then finish the day at 1188 or something. Sell all call options at this time.

The Market Magic Report has been asked recently about putting on stop losses on there trades. Stop losses are never a bad thing and in the Working Mans Portfolio's case we would let you know if we thought it was necessary to put a stop loss in on a trade.

When trading large quantities of stock, stop losses are strongly recommended. When we bought the penny stock OPMG we probably should of put a stop loss on that trade and if we had held it for any longer we may of just done that. But as you know we sold that bad trade off rather quickly.

It is always important to set levels when trading stock or options in the market. For instance, on the Weatherford International (WFT) Call option we are looking for 22 to 23 on the stock price to take profits and have a bottom sell point of 17.50.

On the other hand Arch Coal (ACI) Call option has past our profit taking point but has come back to it the last two days. You have not received a sell trade on this yet due to the fact that we feel it has more room to run and set a new profit taking level of 29 to 30. However, if this goes much below 24.75 think about taking your profits on this one, but again be patient I think it sees at least 29 first.

Just remember that panicking and getting too greedy are two very bad emotions to have when trading in the market. So are we getting greedy with Arch Coal? Possibly, but we are confident holding this a little longer will be profitable. However we will watch it closely with the sector down grade today.

Patience is a virtue... so they say, let's give it a try!

NFL WIZARD issue XV

Post-season wizardry, the football post-season picks could not be hotter. A record last week of 2-0, and unofficially 4-1. Taking our post-season total to 4-1 officially and 6-2 unofficially. Just winners this post-season.

Just so my newer readers understand. Usually my record is much better in the regular season and not so hot in the post-season. This year it has been the opposite. 56% winner in regular season and 80% in the post season for an overall 59% winners in 2009.

This week we love our picks. Both games came out to 3 Star plays. Minnesota +4 over New Orleans and Jets +8 over the Colts.

There are two other plays that caught our eye this week. These are not official plays but wanted to let you know about them just in case you can take advantage of them. Minnesota 4.5 to 1 to win the Super Bowl are the best odds out of the four teams left that has a chance to win. We also found a pick em' line on the Super Bowl. Take the NFC over the AFC on the pick em' line for the Super Bowl.

Well here's to having a bucket full of money to spend on the Super Bowl as we will have more things to bet on that game than any other single sporting event. What other event can you bet on a coin flip?

MARKET MAGIC REPORT issue X - 'Where and When?'

Off to a bumpy start to 2010 and everyone is wondering which way the market is going. Are we gonna get a double dip? Will the bull market continue?

Usually when these questions are being asked the market is getting ready to correct. However, this is usually preceded by a nice run up in the market before the correction. And this is where the Market Magic Report thinks we are at in the timeline.

This is why the call options are sill on the table in the working mans portfolio. We believe the market has one more nice run up before a pull back or correction. The Market Magic Report made a mistake with our trade on QQQQ put option. This option was put on the table way too soon, but with some patience we can still make a little profit as we have plenty of time left on this put option.

The biggest question facing the Market Magic Report is how big of a correction will the stock market have? This correction could be around 15% or greater. And certainly could end up being thought of as a double dip.

The Market Magic Report still thinks that stocks will never be cheaper than they are now. At least between now and the next market correction.

The stock market is closing in on a serious bull market and we hope you are not left behind during this amazing time in the stock market. Consider investing in the market soon.

The next working mans portfolio chart update will be towards the end of the month. The portfolio is up some 20+ percent at this point.

NFL WIZARD issue XIV

Which NFL players will be getting frustrated on the golf course sooner that others is the true question this time of year. And the NFL Wizard is off to a great post season start with a 2-1 record last week.

This week we have two solid 3 star plays. The first is New Orleans -7.5 over Arizona looks great. Not sure what the over is but expect at least 60 points scored in this one. Next the New York Jets +7.5 over San Diego is another solid play.

We also like Minnesota and Baltimore this week but are not official play. Good luck.... 67% winners post-season, 56% winners regular season.

NFL WIZARD issue XIII

Well it is playoff time of year. Our regular season totals are far from profitable, but they were break even numbers anyway.

A total of 33-26 on the regular season. Just shy of 56% winners. We will try and make that number bigger during the post season.

Our first selection for this week is a 3 Star play. Arizona -1.5 over Green Bay is our top play this week. However, we do have two 2 Star plays also. The Jets +2.5 over Cincinnati as I just think last weeks game took too much out of the Bengals, not to mention all that team has been through this year. And the Eagles +4 over the Cowboys should be the difference as I just do not think the Cowboys have another big game in them. And if they do win it will only be by a field goal tops.

Good luck everyone. Did not touch the Patriots game as they are my home team and there is too much emotion involved there to make a clear selection.

MARKET MAGIC REPORT issue IX - 'TRADE'

Working Mans Portfolio TRADE; First we are going to sell OPMG at 0.07. Then we are going to buy CALL options on WFT, CHK, and ACI. First buy .WFTEY May 23 Call at 0.60 tops, then buy .HKWDT April 33 Call at 0,65 tops, and last buy .ACIDE April 25 Call at 1.45. I will update everything with a chart towards the end of the month.

Good luck everyone, lets make it happen in 2010.

MARKET MAGIC REPORT issue VIII - 'Making it Happen in 2010'

The Market Magic Report would like to start 2010 off with a bang. But greed is a bad thing, so maybe smart instead of a bang is better.

The stock market is getting closer and closer to a serious bull market. A stock market that may see the S&P 500 reach 1500 or better. However, this bull market could still be a few year off.

If you are playing the stock market for the long term now is the time to buy. If you have the money to invest for the long haul, Congratulations you will be one of the rich ones someday.

The question is, where to invest your money. Well if the market is going that high it will be hard to go wrong. However, there are certainly places where you can get the best bang for your buck.

Financials, technology and commodities are the three best areas to invest your money now. Companies like Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Optionsxpress, Apple, Amazon.com, IRobot Corp., Alcoa, Arch Coal, and US Steel are just a few.

Remember to always check with your financial advisor on our stock selections, but we recommend that you learn how to make your own selections when investing your hard earned money. Learn for yourself why and when we buy and sell stock, commodities, options, and futures.

But to put it simply, the stock price on most quality companies will never be this low again. And to put it simply, to make money in the stock market we buy low and sell high. And let me repeat myself one last time. 'Most stocks will never be this low again!'

THE WORKING MANS PORTFOLIO UPDATE

Above we have the working mans portfolio updated picture. Looks like we may of made a bad decision about OPMG as that stock has gone nowhere but down.

We need to put some of our cash to work for us to start the new year. But we will sit back and see which direction the market will start 2010 off with.

We have our eye on some moves like we think Bank of America could start to climb the ladder so to speak. Not to mention US Steel and others.

The Market Magic Report will let you know shortly about our moves so you can take full advantage of them. Probably towards the end of next week or the following week.

Since our last working mans portfolio update we have lost almost 400 bucks. Three hundred of which is with our terrible penny stock pick. However, we will continue to hold it and see what happens.

Stick with the Market Magic Report for 2010 and we will make you some money in the market. It should be a slower year than 2009 but we will show you how to continue to make a nice profit in a sideways market.

The Market Magic Report would like to wish you and yours a Happy New Year, and here's to a larger portfolio in 2010.

'2010' The New Year

What will 2010 bring? Health and prosperity for all? Not likely!

Well 2009 certainly did not bring us any wonderful experiences as a country or a world. But more American soldiers died overseas. The rich got richer and the middle class got smaller and thousands of more Americans lost their homes.

Lets not forget more false promises that things will get better from our government. Meanwhile more people are losing there jobs and homes.

Not that some people in society even deserve better, as common courtesies and common sense has been totally forgotten by humanity. More and more we are becoming an all for one, one for all society.

Why respect each other, what purpose does it gain? A close friend of mine was robbed on Christmas day while he and his family were visiting other family members during the day.

This is how desperate and disrespectful our society has become.

So what will 2010 bring? I can only hope it brings a society of respectful, honest people that work together and help each other prosper both financially and spiritually.

There are a lot of things that truly scare me about today's society. Only can hope things will change for the better soon because society is currently headed on a path of destruction.

Sometime I want to just buy a bunch of good and head out into the wilderness like Grizzly Adams or my favorite Jeremiah Johnson. Just leave society behind and live the pure life. The simple life, the way life should be.

Society and the leaders of our societies need to make some serious decisions. Let us hope they make the right decisions or we are all in trouble.

Keep the faith and honor, respect and love thy neighbor. It just might be a good start.

NFL WIZARD Vol. XII

Shark bitten last week with only a 2-2 mark on the day. And my fantasy football team, The Juggernauts came up short last week in the Stogy Bowl XIX our leagues nineteenth season.

Maybe this week will be better. We have another four plays for you guys and gals, one 3 Star play and three 2 Star plays. The 3 Star play is Chicago -3 over Detroit. The 2 Star plays are the 49ers -7, Miami +3, and Titans -4. Short and sweet this week, and back on winners.