Last week I mentioned that I took an option assignment on my JP Morgan (JPM) naked put. I sat on the shares for a little while trying to decide how to make my next move. I thought JPM might have some more upside, which it has since I was forced into buying the shares, but was [...] Read More
Stocks Investment :Sold AVAV Covered Calls
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I tried to sell my AVAV shares on Monday, but it didn’t make it high enough to hit my limit order so today I changed my plan. I decided to keep the shares and sell covered calls instead. While AVAV was trading at .75 my order finally hit and I sold two AVAV August 25 covered [...] Read More
Stocks Investment :S&P 500 Chart – June 25, 2010
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday June 25, 2010 when it closed for the week at 1,076.76.
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Last week I pointed out a couple of bullish technical indicators on the INDU chart, but warned that it’d be wise to wait out the first couple of days Read More
Stock Investment :2010 Stock Picks Contest – Q2 Review
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
We’re half way through the 2010 Stock Picks contest that we started based on closing prices at the end of 2009. The rules of the contest are simple. We pick four stocks or ETFs and hold them for the full year. Dividends are included in the overall gain/loss percentages. Read More
Stocks Investments :Month End Summary – June 2010
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I finished June with a combined balance of 2,037.08 (,788.28 in IB and ,218.80 in AMTD). As always, Quicken is showing a slightly different total balance of 2.188.35. I ended May with a balance of 5,869.10 which means I was down ,832.02 on paper in June. Read More
Stock Market Investment :DJIA Chart – July 2, 2010
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, DJIA, $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/2/10, after it finished the week at 9,686.48.
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The chart doesn’t paint a longer term bullish view, but the short term might allow for a small pop. The upside is limited Read More
Stocks Investments :Sold VXX Naked Puts
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
This is an interesting trade to me because it’s a derivative on a derivative. VXX is the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN. In other words it’s an “ETF-like product” that tracks the VIX, although not at a beta of one. The VXX is less volatile Read More
Stocks Investments :S&P 500 Chart – July 9, 2010
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/9/10, after it finished the week at 1,077.96.
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As I predicted in my DJIA post last week we saw the bounce we were due for from the lower trend line. This week’s chart seems to show the opposite Read More
Stock Investments :Current Portfolio – July 14, 2010
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I pulled my current portfolio this morning to show what I have right now going into Friday’s option expiration. I look good on my four July expiration naked puts and expect them to all stay out of the money for the next three days. My July covered calls are out of the Read More
Stock Market Investment :Best Stocks Buy Top 100 Stock Market Investing Guide
Posted 15 Jul 2010 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
Best Stocks to Buy book new releases Peter Sander. Best stock investing books good investment. Read best stock market trading book reviews and buy 100 best stocks you can buy book online learn best stocks to buy top 100 stock market investment guide.Best Stocks book price information:book Read More
