Archive for: November 2009

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average (aka $DJI, DJIA, INDU, the Dow) after the markets closed on Friday, November 27, 2009 when the Dow finished the week at 10,309.92.
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The day after I closed my NDAQ position before my November options expired, NDAQ had a huge day gaining almost 5% intraday.  I regretted my timing of having to exit my position to move the cash to my new account, …

After closing my UCO position last week to move my account to IB, UCO dropped more than a dollar.  Call it skill or luck, but I’m happy I timed that right.  Now …

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX.X) after the markets closed on Friday, November 20, 2009 when the SPX finished the week at 1,091.38.
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One of the biggest decisions to make when selling options is picking the right strike price. What’s considered the right strike price isn’t a one size fits all.  Some investors (I’m saying “investors”, not “traders” because I don’t look at my …

To speed up the clean up of my TD Ameritrade account before I close it I decided to close a couple of my positions early.  Depending if today’s broad market drop continues through tomorrow I might have to buy back …

I’ve been a customer of TD Ameritrade (AMTD) since 1999 and have liked their services and interface enough to stick around all this time and pay higher commissions than I could’ve gotten elsewhere. I tried Interactive Brokers (IBKR) a few …

I charted the daily price action of the past six months for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA or ticker: $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday the 13th, 2009 when it closed at 10,270.47.
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This week MyTradersJournal.com has the honor of hosting the Carnival of Financial Planning, The Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs.

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Welcome to the November 13, 2009 Edition #115 of the Carnival …