Archive for: September 2010

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY) wasn’t one I was actually planning on for my own account, but when I was considering it for one of my clients I decided it could fit nicely in my own portfolio too.  It’s …

As I alluded to yesterday I decided I was getting tired of my position on MSFT with just being long 200 shares and thought I should add some options to bring in some more cash for me.  It’s been somewhat of a …

I mentioned in my weekend index post yesterday that I was planning on adding some SPY (or DIA) exposure early this week.  I didn’t waste much time debating it today.  I watched SPY as it traded in a fairly small trading range …

I charted the Dows Jones ($DJIA, $INDU, $DJI) after the index closed on Friday, 9/24/10, at 10,860.26.
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I wrote about my plans yesterday and even before the market opened today my alert for JP Morgan (JPM) was blaring at me as it was trading pre-market below the floor I set for it.  I had alerts set to go off …

I’ve sat on my Intel (INTC) shares for a while without selling covered calls, but decided to change that this morning.  I’m glad I didn’t panic at the lows a few weeks ago, but clearly should’ve sold covered calls back …

I spent yesterday watching to see how the market would behave this week after such a good run already in the books.  I made no trades in my taxable account until today when I decided to make a few adjustments.  …

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 9/17/10, when it closed the week at 1,125.59.
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Today’s options expiration finished quietly for me as I only changed one position in my account.  The real action starts next week when November contracts are posted for all of my positions that don’t have them yet.  For the most part …