Archive for: October 2010

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) on Friday, 10/29/10, after it closed for the week at 1,183.26.
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I pulled the list of my current positions this afternoon and pasted it below.  With some of these short put positions giving me more than a 6-7% cushion and some of my covered calls more than 6-7% in the money I have …

I charted the Dow Jones ($DJIA, $INDU, $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday, October 22, 2010 when the index finished the week at 11,132.56.
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As my VXX position continues to drop in value I continue falling behind the indices’ returns each day the markets move higher.  While I don’t think they’ll continue this trajectory forever, I hate missing the ride while it lasts.  With …

I bought back my Itron, Inc. (ITRI) October 60 covered calls on Friday, but waited until today to have access to the December options to sell new calls.  I think ITRI is on the come back and so this time I …

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 10/16/10, when it closed the week at 1,176.19.
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I only have a few options expiring today with mixed results.  The rest of my portfolio is weighted to November’s expiration.  If nothing drastic happens in the next few trading days, I’ll start working towards building up my options for December’s …

I’ve been getting left behind in this rally mainly thanks to my long position on VXX.  Also a lot of my naked puts are getting fairly far out of the money and covered calls are deep in the money.  That means a …

I charted the Dows Jones Industrial Average (aka $DJIA, $INDU, $DJI) after the index closed at 11,006.48 on Friday, 10/8/10.
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