S&P 500 Chart – Is the Dream Over?
I charted the S&P500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, October 30, 2009 when the SPX finished the month at 1,036.19.
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Archive for: October 2009October 30, 2009 S&P 500 Chart – Is the Dream Over?I charted the S&P500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, October 30, 2009 when the SPX finished the month at 1,036.19.
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October 28, 2009 Getting Spanked TodayAs of around 2:45 pm I was down close to 1.7%, a little more than the S&P 500. The good news is that we’re very close to the first key level of technical support I pointed to on my weekend … October 26, 2009 Sold QLD November 50 Naked PutsIt’s funny how things work sometimes. A few days ago when I sold new EEM naked puts I commented that I was eyeing QLD naked puts too, but decided not to chase the 2x QQQQ …
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October 24, 2009 Dow Jones Chart – October 23, 2009I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average (aka DJIA or $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday October 23, 2009 when the Dow finished the week at 9,972.18…. October 22, 2009 Sold EEM November 40 Naked PutsI’m not trying to fight the tape any more. I’ve learned from my mistake of holding back while the charts weren’t saying to give up yet. I was too bearish for too long and now I’m just along for the ride again. …
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October 21, 2009 Sold SSO November 36 Naked PutsI’m working to get a larger part of my account invested after all of my October options expired worthless last week. One of the easiest ways I find to do that is the double the S&P 500 ETF, SSO. I …
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October 19, 2009 Sold FWLT November 32 Naked PutsI was able to slip another trade in on Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ: FWLT) while it was down this morning. I didn’t get in at the low, but did get in before its second run higher showed up. After my … October 18, 2009 Options Expiration – October 2009I had a good month to be short options. Every one of my short positions closed out of the money leaving me with a full profit on each one. I could’ve written higher strikes and made more money, but opted …
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October 17, 2009 I Passed the Series 65 Exam Today!I scored 86% and only needed 68.5% to pass. Thanks for all of the good luck wishes over the past week. I’ll write up a full summary of yesterday’s options expiration later and doubt I’ll get an index chart posted this … |
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