I should have known better than to get out of my long put early on MON yesterday. It dropped more than $4 this morning. At least I knew enough to not sell my shares at the bottom of its dip though. By 11:00 it had recovered some, but to possibly cut my cost some more I bought into a…
Month: April 2009
Changed MON Option Position
I changed my option position on Monsanto (MON) today, a week and a half after I opened a long put on MON that fluctuated a good bit over the past few days. I’ve stayed long on MON the whole time. They released earnings this morning and beat expectations jumped higher and then fell nearly $7 from…
2009 Stock Picks – Q1 Review
It’s time for the end of the first quarter review of my 2009 stock picks and the picks of my fellow bloggers in this friendly competition. The bad news is that none of my top stock and ETF picks (DRYS, NDAQ, SSO and USO) for 2009 are up through Q1, but the good news is that my timing on exiting these in…
End of Month Summary – March 2009
We need more months like March and I’ll remain a happy man. I’m not getting overly giddy yet though. I still think the markets have some sifting out of data to figure out which direction we’re heading in throughout the rest of the year. I still have a decent percentage of my account in cash right…