DRYS – What To Do?
Forbes had an article explaining why DRYS and other dry bulk shipping companies are a bad buy right now. Forbes seems to be under the belief that the economy will never pick up. I had …
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Archive for: October 2008October 31, 2008 DRYS – What To Do?Forbes had an article explaining why DRYS and other dry bulk shipping companies are a bad buy right now. Forbes seems to be under the belief that the economy will never pick up. I had …
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DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS): Q4 Earnings Preview 2009
(Stock Wizard, 2/23/10)
Dryships Stock Offers 5 Valuable Lessons For All Investors
(Stock Trading To Go, 11/28/08)
Dryships Newsletter Pick Yields 24% in 5 Days
(Stock Trading To Go, 1/10/09)
Dry Ships DRYS
(Phil’s Stock World - Members S..., 12/4/08)
October 29, 2008 Added MON Call, Dumped JOYG CallMON MON continues to bounce between $70 and $90. This morning it continued its upward swing it’s been on for a very short and steep stint. While MON was trading at $85.86, I sold to open one November 90 covered …
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Bookkeeping: Beginning Joy Global (JOYG) Position
(Fund my Mutual Fund, 11/20/08)
Bookkeeping: Selling some Joy Global (JOYG)
(Fund my Mutual Fund, 11/21/08)
(JOYG) Joy Global – Beat Expectations by More Than 19% In Five of Five Quarters
(Stock Blog Hub, 3/8/10)
(JOYG) Joy Global’s Quarterly Report Surpasses Estimates
(Stock Blog Hub, 3/3/10)
October 28, 2008 Sold More DRYS CallsDryShips Inc (DRYS) has been a very poor investment for me. I got in too early and sold puts through a rookie typo when I tried to buy downside protection a few weeks ago. I corrected that mistake within 10 …
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DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS): Q4 Earnings Preview 2009
(Stock Wizard, 2/23/10)
Dryships Stock Offers 5 Valuable Lessons For All Investors
(Stock Trading To Go, 11/28/08)
Dryships Newsletter Pick Yields 24% in 5 Days
(Stock Trading To Go, 1/10/09)
Dry Ships DRYS
(Phil’s Stock World - Members S..., 12/4/08)
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October 27, 2008 Sold Extra AA CallsWhile AA was trading at $9.36 this morning I sold four AA November 12.50 calls (AAKA) at $0.36 and received $131.00 after commissions. My cost is much much higher than this strike, but I’m willing to get out of AA … State of Economy – Car Dealers Shutting DownHere’s an interesting article on CNN.com’s site that I almost had for MyTradersJournal.com. It’s written by a friend of the family who works at CNN, Paul Varian. He sent me his story via email and …
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“The One Company that Defeats Cancer … and Terrorism Too”
(Stock Gumshoe, 11/24/09)
(VAR) Varian Medical Systems Beats Expectations – Raises Guidance
(Stock Blog Hub, 1/28/10)
Going Under the Knife or Not
(Fusion Investing and Analysis, 11/24/09)
(VAR) Varian Medical Systems Analysts Initiated as Neutral
(Stock Blog Hub, 1/12/10)
October 26, 2008 Dow Jones Industrial Average Chart ($DJI) Chart – October 24, 2008Today I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average daily price movement for the past couple of months. In red I circled what could be the bearish view of where the Dow could move next. It follows the lower trend line …
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2010 Dogs Of The Dow Performance Update
(Disciplined Approach to Investing, 2/18/10)
Current Dow Rally Below Average In Magnitude And Duration
(Disciplined Approach to Investing, 1/17/10)
One Indicator That’s Unquestionably Bullish
(Money Morning, 2/5/10)
CONTRARIAN SIGN? PORTFOLIO MANAGERS ARE GETTING VERY BULLISH
(THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 3/9/10)
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October 24, 2008 Option Trades on FCX, SSO & USOFCX I didn’t even know this one hit yesterday until I was checking something else this morning. While FCX was trading at $26.27 I bought to close two FCX November 40 covered calls (FCXKH) for $0.50 each and paid $111.49 …
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Buying Short-Term Position in Freeport (FCX)
(Epiphany Investing, 10/6/08)
Copper Futures up 8% Despite High Inventories; Freeport Rallies (FCX)
(Epiphany Investing, 11/4/08)
Freeport Profit (FCX) Takes a 33% Fall
(Contrarian Profits, 10/22/08)
Speculative Trade
(Owner Earnings, 12/5/08)
October 23, 2008 Closed MON Covered Call and Sold a New Naked PutTwo days ago I sold covered calls on MON on top of the 100 shares I own (long). Today I bought those calls back for a profit. While MON was trading at $79.93 a few minutes after opening this morning …
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Covered Call Options Strategy for cutting losses on USB
(Dividend Growth Investor, 4/9/09)
Applying our covered call strategy; we need automation!
(Geographic Independence, 1/24/09)
In Response To IU’s E-Mailbag…
(Investment U, 2/3/09)
Covered calls: Getting out early
(Geographic Independence, 11/11/09)
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October 22, 2008 Sold New DIA PutsWith the markets taking another dive today I bought my original naked puts back for a profit this morning since I expected the fall to continue through the day and now that it’s down deeper I decided to get back in …
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Key Price Levels: Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
(The Technical Take, 2/2/10)
Key Price Levels: SPY, DIA, QQQQ, and IWM
(The Technical Take, 1/14/10)
ETF News: Reverse Splits and Name Changes
(Jutia Group, 3/4/10)
Correlations For DIA and SPY Have Gone Haywire in Late 2009
(Shocked Investor, 12/1/09)
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