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 Trade Both Sides of the Debt Crisis

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Is the US too big to fail, or are we going to hell in a handbasket? Get trades for either scenario.

How to Beat the Market: 2 Short and 3 Long Short-Term Plays

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Where should you invest? Here are two short-side trades and three ideas to go long that make sense now.

Go for Gold with Miners GDX

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Consider Weekly and long-term options on the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX).

Invest in Washington Lunacy With GLD, SLV

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Trade the debt ceiling crisis with SPDR Gold (NYSE: GLD), Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), Japanese Yen (NYSE: FXY) and UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (NYSE: TBT).

Use Gold to Foil the Crisis Summer

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Use options on the SPDR Gold Trust and the CBOE Volatility Index to profit from problems bedeviling the markets.

Luxury Names Will Thrive as the Double Dip Takes Hold

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Consumers turn to well-made goods during recessions. Purchase call options on Polo (NYSE: RL), Tiffany (NYSE: TIF), Coach (NYSE: COH).

A Diamond Option at 99 Cents Only

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Short sellers may send higher the shares of Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND) and 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN). Buy call options first.

Sell Sunshine With Shorts on Solar Stocks

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Solar stocks will drop as government subsidies are reduced. Sell First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) options.

Buy Metals ETFs As Euro Zone Tanks

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Trade options on metals ETFs iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) to profit from Europe’s debt crisis.

Use ETFs to Trade the Double Dip

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Use ETFs to trade the coming double dip recession. Buy put options on Financial Select SPDR (NYSE: XLF) and SPDR S&P Homebuilders (NYSE: XHB).

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