We will kick off with a quick look at the chart which is shaping up reasonably well for a run at $22.00 and beyond. At the last update SLW had just nudged above the 10dma, it is now starting to pull away as it edges closer towards the $20.00 level. Also note a positive crossover on the MACD which is indicative of better things to come.

As you are aware on 29th May 2010, we purchased some Call Options which are the September 2010 series, with a strike price of $21.00 and we paid $1.30 per contract for them. The last trade finished at $1.45 per contract on the New York Stock Exchange today, for a paper profit of 10.38%. To generate a profit we need to see silver prices put in a decent performance which they did today with an increase in silver prices to $18.57. Gold prices continue to show strength gaining another $12.00 or so during the session.

Just to refresh our memories this is an overview Silver Wheaton’s web site:

Forecast 2010 production, based upon the company’s current agreements, is 22.2 million ounces of silver and 20,000 ounces of gold, for total production of 23.5 million silver equivalent ounces. By 2013, annual production is anticipated to increase significantly to approximately 38 million ounces of silver and 59,000 ounces of gold, for total production of over 40 million silver equivalent ounces. No ongoing capital expenditures are required to generate this growth and Silver Wheaton does not hedge its silver production.

Silver Wheaton’s industry-leading growth profile is driven by a portfolio of world-class assets, including silver streams on Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine in Mexico and Barrick’s Pascua-Lama project straddling the border of Chile and Argentina. The company’s unique business model creates significant shareholder value by providing considerable leverage to increases in the silver price while reducing the downside risks faced by traditional mining companies. Silver Wheaton has an experienced management team with a strong track record of success and is well positioned for further growth.

Have a good one.

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The latest trade from our options team was slightly more sophisticated in that we shorted a PUT as follows:

On Friday 7th May our premium options trading service OPTIONTRADER opened a speculative short term trade on GLD Puts, signalling to short sell the $105 May-10 Puts series at $0.09.

On Tuesday the 11th May we bought back the puts for just $0.05, making a 44.44% profit in just 4 days.

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Silver-prices.net have been rather fortunate to close both the $15.00 and the $16.00 options trade on Silver Wheaton Corporation, with both returning a little over 100% profit.

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