About Jay Soloff
Jay is a former professional market maker who cut his teeth trading on the floor of the CBOE, the world’s largest options trading exchange.
He’s worked with Wall Street firms to help design options market making software for trading on electronic exchanges when those exchanges first came to the U.S. Jay was a senior analyst at a hedge fund, where he worked closely with multiple options trading funds employing some of the most cutting edge strategies in the field. Over two decades ago Jay got his start at the Kansas City Board of Trade in the Wheat Futures pit.
He has a degree in economics from University of Illinois, Champaign and two Masters degrees from Arizona State University: an MBA and Master of Science in Information Management.
With more than 20 years of experience trading and investing, his focus today is on making professional strategies accessible to everyone, which is exactly what does in his highly profitable investment advisory services; POWR Income and POWR Stocks Under $10.
He is also the lead Options Portfolio Manager at Investors Alley, where he edits 48-Hour Income, an investment advisory bringing you professional options trading strategies, with all the bells and whistles of Wall Street, but simplified so all you have to do is enter the trades with your broker.
Recent Articles By Jay Soloff
Income Stock of the Week: Xerox Holdings (XRX)
Everything old is new again with this stock. As investors, stocks that aren’t constantly in the news sometimes fall off the radar. But, it can pay to revisit those old names. Often when a company has gone through a difficult business environment it can emerge on the other side a lean, mean, and sometimes very different business model, machine. Xerox (XRX) is reemerging as a new and different company and deserves a fresh look.
POWR Stock of the Week Under $10: Amplify Energy (AMPY)
The oil chart looks like it's bottoming here after a drawdown in prices in the last quarter of 2023. Improving economic conditions, and further potential cold weather patterns in a few weeks, could help play a role in the bottoming process. Looking for undervalued oil assets is a great way to play a rebound, and Amplify Energy appears to be one of the cheaper oil properties on the board right now.
POWR Income Stock of the Week: Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC)
With rate cut anticipation has come an uptick in business outlooks from many companies recently. And, to stay on top of the competition, companies know they will have to loosen recently tight pursestrings, and update process integration and digitization efforts, some of which have been on hold since the pandemic. This business renewal should benefit companies like Magic Software Enterprises as customers turn to it for its business process expertise.
POWR Income Stock of the Week: ARC Document Solutions (ARC)
Not all businesses are AI, super high tech, only understood by the intelligentsia of Silicon Valley. Many of the businesses I look at could be considered pedestrian. They provide essential services to help companies deliver their product, provide accounting or tracking of the product cost and sales, and help them market their products to consumers. One company that pays a great dividend, but may be overlooked because it’s not the next shiny object is ARC Document Solutions.
Stock of the Week Under $10: Vivid Seats (SEAT)
It’s not headline news anymore, because we saw it constantly in 2023, the concert market…aka Taylor Swift…is strong and shows no signs of weakening. As inflation eases and consumers find themselves with a little more disposable income, this market should continue to see a bright future. One company that is taking advantage of this concert/live event business is Vivid Seats.
Stock of the Week Under $10: Lincoln Educational Services (LINC)
You may have seen the popular series Dirty Jobs hosted by Mike Rowe. If so, you know there are a lot of jobs out there in high demand that often have a lack of trained labor to fulfill them. Enter a company like Lincoln Educational Services with just the right training programs for many of those “dirty jobs”, which, it turns out, are not only in high demand but pay quite well, especially considering the rising cost of a traditional college education.
POWR Income Stock of the Week: Xerox Holdings (XRX)
Everything old is new again with this stock. As investors, stocks that aren’t constantly in the news sometimes fall off the radar. But, it can pay to revisit those old names. Often when a company has gone through a difficult business environment it can emerge on the other side a lean, mean, and sometimes very different business model, machine. Xerox (XRX) is reemerging as a new and different company and deserves a fresh look.
POWR Stock of the Week Under $10: ProFrac Holding (ACDC)
Oil prices were nothing if not volatile last year, and nothing indicates this year will be any different. With prices trading at the bottom end of the range as we enter 2024, now may be a great time to take a look at some beaten down oil stocks. One company working to get the supply/demand mix right for its products after a rough patch in 2023 is ProFrac.
POWR Stock of the Week Under $10: ProFrac Holding (ACDC)
Oil prices were nothing if not volatile last year, and nothing indicates this year will be any different. With prices trading at the bottom end of the range as we enter 2024, now may be a great time to take a look at some beaten down oil stocks. One company working to get the supply/demand mix right for its products after a rough patch in 2023 is ProFrac.