Archive for: December 2010

I decided to switch to using VWO instead of EEM for my international exposure.  They both attempt to track the MSCI Emerging Markets index, but VWO has an expense ratio of 0.27% while EEM is nearly triple that at 0.72%.  …

As the market continues to edge higher my naked puts continue to move farther out of the money and drop substantially in value.  Today I simply sorted my positions by ask price from lowest to highest to see what I …

I’ve been working my UCO position since March and have at least another seven weeks in it.  My January $10 covered calls are almost $2 in the money and look like they’ll be called away next month, but UCO can drop that …

I charted the past eight months of the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, December 3, 2010 when the index finished the week at 1,224.71.
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I mentioned yesterday that I freed up some more cash from my exit from ITRI.  After seeing the pitiful payroll data this morning I thought today would build into a steeper decline and then after I saw some support come back …

I thought Itron (ITRI) was going to find some stability once the market righted itself, European worries eased and the risk trade came back on, but the reverse happened.  ITRI fell hard with Goldman Sachs’ downgrade today.  I saw it drop, …

November was a good month in some ways.  My wife and I had our 14th wedding anniversary and we also paid off the car we bought 11 months ago, at the end of December 2009.  Even though we had a low interest …