Archive for: July 2007

July 25, 2007

Did Yesterday Scare You?

Filed under: Finance - 25 Jul 2007

What a day yesterday was!  Here’s a short list of the big events that were announced yesterday:

- Alexandre Vinokourov was busted yesterday for doping in Le Tour de France (a cyclist doping- no surprise)

- Lindsay Lohan getting busted for doping (a …

July 24, 2007

8 Tips for Setting Priorities

Filed under: Beginners - 24 Jul 2007

I’m a project manager in real life and find myself structuring my life based on what I’ve learned working as a project manager.  One of the keys to achieving goals is to set priorities.  “There’s not …

July 23, 2007

Charting the Dow Jones ($INDU) 7-20-07

Filed under: Finance,Indices,Stock Charts - 23 Jul 2007

I went back about seven months to chart the Dow Jones ($INDU) weekly chart.  The two lines I’ve been following for a while are listed on this chart as A & B.    Line B was met last week by the …

July 20, 2007

Marathon Oil (MRO) Stock Chart

Filed under: Finance,Stock Charts,Stock Picks - 20 Jul 2007

I sold puts on MRO on June 6th and have written about it a couple of times since.  Today I’m visiting it again because it has moved close to its rising trend line of higher lows.  After a month and a half of …

Google (GOOG) Stock Chart

Filed under: Finance,Stock Picks - 20 Jul 2007

While some are disappointed in GOOG’s earnings announced yesterday, I think it is only opening an opportunity to get in.  As my friend who commented here a few weeks ago pointed out, he makes most of his “trading money” on …

July 19, 2007

Found Money

Filed under: Finance - 19 Jul 2007

I updated my Current Portfolio page yesterday and although I knew it previously, it really hit me yesterday that had over $50,000 in cash that was doing nothing for me.  Since I generally sell naked puts …

July 17, 2007

Stock Tips: Be Wary

Filed under: Beginners,Finance - 17 Jul 2007

“Stocks tips” are an inevitable occurance when people know you like to invest.  They might come to you to show off their knowledge or just want your opinion on one they’ve heard of.  The worst kinds of stock tips are when …

July 16, 2007

Took a profit on AT&T (T) Calls

Filed under: Finance - 16 Jul 2007

With only four days and a couple of hours to go before options expiration I decided to go ahead and take my profit on the July 40 calls I bought on T while T was trading at 40.29.  My trades …

Speculative Stock: Pozen (POZN)

Filed under: Finance,Stock Picks - 16 Jul 2007

I read about POZN on page M5 in the Barron’s July 16, 2007 issue this weekend.  This stock is not for those with a weak stomach. Pozen is a drug company that has a new migraine medicine named Trexima awaiting a regulatory decision …

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