Archive for: January 2010

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI, DJIA) after the markets closed on Friday leaving the DJIA to finish the week back down at 10,067.33.  // …

Viacom (VIA) is another one of the stock picks I grabbed from Barron’s Round Table issues.  Mario Gabelli picked this one.  His reasoning, among other things, includes the cash VIA generates from advertising and subscriptions.  It’s had a huge run …

I charted the past six and a half months for the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, January 22, 2010 when it finished the week at $1,091.76.// …

I mentioned this morning that I’d probably start easing into some trades starting this afternoon.  FDML was one of those I thought about.  It found support yet again in the $17.45-17.50 range that has worked for …

I grabbed my list of current holdings as of the markets’ close yesterday, 1/20/10.  I haven’t made any new trades today, so this is what’s in my Interactive Brokers account right now.  I still have 460 shares of the bond ETF, …

I’ve been eyeing more and more dividend paying stocks recently.  That’s somewhat atypical for most option sellers, but for some of these I’m considering selling closer to the money naked puts.  That’ll either give me a better premium to walk …

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA, $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday, December 15, 2010 when it closed for the week at 10,609.65. 
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I didn’t have much on my plate for January options expiration, but what I had worked out for me.  About a week and half ago I closed my EEM naked put position because I thought …

I’ve been using ETFs more and more over the past year, but sometimes a good straight entry into a single stock seems like a better move.  INTC moved above its highs from the past couple of months, but is still …