Michael Shulman

Michael Shulman

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

An ETF for the Grecian Debt Crisis

The crisis in Greece will send the Euro lower. Buy put options in the CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE).

How to Trade the Debt Ceiling Crisis

Profit from the debate over the debt ceiling by trading the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (NYSE: TBT), iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSE: TLT), iShares Silver (NYSE: SLV), SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD).

An Option Traders Case Against Citi

Trade put options on Citigroup (NYSE: C) which remains overvalued despite a 10-for1 reverse stock split.

Pair Up Option Trades for a Double Dip

Looming recession suggests option trades with paired firms. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) looks weak. In medical, pair Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) with TEVA (NASDAQ: TEVA).

Is There a Bin Laden Trade?

Try a covered call option trade on Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE), US Oil Fund (NYSE: USO).