Michael Shulman

Michael Shulman

Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Michael Shulman is an author, writer, newsletter advisor and expert on financial trends and developments.

Michael began his career doing in-depth company and market analysis for a variety of companies, building databases and simulation models to estimate the success of various technologies across a wide range of market segments. He moved “inside” the high-tech community as a manager at high-tech companies including AT&T. Michael was an early private investor in several Internet start-ups, notably XOOM.com, which went public in 1998 and was bought by NBC in 1999.

Michael entered the financial publishing business formally in 2001 as director of research for ChangeWave Research’s institutional research business and as the writer and editor of Hedge Fund Investing. His current newsletters include Options Income Blueprint, Short Side Trader, The New Normal Investor and Madness of Crowds. Click here for more information about these services.

Michael is also the author of Sell Short (John Wiley, 2009) and Made in America: Inside Stories of Success (Otterbourn Publishing, 2013), a book based on four factory visits and a brief overview of the  myths and realities about surrounding US manufacturing. He has been published in a variety of trade and general business publications, including CD-ROM Today, Worth Online, The Motley Fool, Bonjour Paris and the Los Angeles Times and is a frequent guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and Fox Business.

Recent Articles

How to Pick the Right Put Option

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Picking the right put option is harder than you think. Once you've found a lousy stock, how do you choose the perfect put option to profit from its slide? Find out here.

Portfolio Killers: 8 Zombie Stocks to Avoid

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

We now have a financial system and an auto industry comprised of zombie banks and companies. The government is propping them up, keeping them from their natural death. As these "living dead" companies walk around with hands out looking for more of our tax dollars, some investors might be tempted to buy these once-thriving stocks. What you should be doing is running in the other direction.

5 Short-Side Investment Rules

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

What are the five rules for constructing great short-side positions? Read on to find out.

The Bad News Victims of 2008 are the New Victors of 2009

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

There were a lot of losing trades last year, but there were also winners for those willing to bet against conventional wisdom -- and this will be the case in 2009, too.

The Obama Bounce Trade: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

When the election euphoria ends, the markets and investors have to face reality about the economy.

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