Archive for: April 2007

Andrew Bary mentioned Global Santa Fe (NYSE: GSF) as one of the plays on “rock-bottom price/earnings ratios” in this week’s Barron’s (page 24).  GSF stood out to me as a better opportunity to trade options on.  Implied volatility …

I waited on re-selling the NYX covered call that expired on Friday.  Not only did I miss the opportunity to sell it on Friday when the contracts were already available and my old covered call was going to finish well …

As much as I like to pat myself on the back for good moves I make, I have to admit it when I’ve made a bad series of trades.  The following is taken from the trading journal I was keeping …

The first days after options expiration are always fun for me.  If things have gone well at expiration, I have half of my portfolio’s cash ready for new options trades.  I try to sell options 1-2 months out with the …

Barron’s had an article this weekend that highlighted the prospects of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (NASDAQ: AMTD).  AMTD closed on Friday at 15.79.  I agree that the downside is limited due to potential merger activity, but looking at …

I just added a new spreadsheet to my Excel Spreadsheets page. I use this one to help me track my ROI in two ways when writing naked puts.

The top section shows me what I …

One of the most important first steps for a beginning trader or investor to make is to have money to invest.  That may sound like it is too simple to consider, but many potential investors spend more time wishing they …

AAPL (Apple, Inc) is off its highs from late last month and seems to be finding support just above 90.  The long term trend line for AAPL points up using the lows from August, late February and this week.  Also, …