Like most bullish investors, I woke up to see some exciting futures this morning only to see them improve even more with each piece of data and news story that hit the wires. I was considering opening more exposure on Monday (and obviously should’ve), but the opening pop was so strong that I thought I…
Month: November 2011
DJIA Chart – November 25, 2011
I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, $DJI, DJIA), after the markets closed on Friday, November 25, 2011, after the Dow closed for the week at 11,231.78. The Dow is almost in no man’s land on its chart. It’s below its 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 day moving averages and has decent space before…
Sold UCO January Naked Puts
It’s not that oil looks like it is going to shoot all that much higher from here, but maybe more that I don’t think it’s going to tank to ridiculously low levels. My current oil exposure is all in UCO and includes 300 shares long, plus a December 32 naked put and three January 40…
Shifting Risk with MVV, SSO and TBT + A Trading Model Change
As I mentioned last week with my TWM trade and in my $SPX chart on Sunday, I’ve grown more bearish lately and I made some more changes today. I started with a basic sell to lighten my overall exposure to the markets. I sold 200 shares of SSO for $41.88 and received $8,375.01 after commissions. I…
S&P 500 Chart – November 18, 2011
This S&P 500 ($SPX) chart shows the past three months of daily prices after the index finished the week at 1,215.65 on Friday, November 18, 2011. The technical indicators are piling up to create a strong bearish case against the large cap index. The 200 day moving average (dma) held out as resistance yet again as…
Options Expiration – November 2011
Options expiration finished pretty good for me on a few positions, but really bad on a couple of others that wiped out my gains on the good ones and then some. This is how it shook out this month: UCO – 3 November 26 naked puts – Finished out of the money by a long…
Sold TWM Naked Puts
This is a trade I’ve been working for the past couple of options expiration cycles in my IRA successfully and in my taxable account once (ending in a profit in October). I have seven naked puts in and out of the money on TWM’s inverse brother, UWM. I see a draw down in small caps coming,…
AFL Cover Calls Assigned
As expected, I received notice this morning that my two AFL November $36 covered calls were assigned early and I was forced to sell my 200 shares for $36.00 before I could collect the dividend. At least IB doesn’t charge commissions on option assignments, so I saved a dollar on a bad series of trades that…
Dow Jones ETF Chart – November 11, 2011
I charted DIA, an ETF that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, $DJI, DJIA), after the markets closed on Friday, November 11, 2011, as the Dow closed for the week at 12,153.68 and DIA closed at 121.53 (I had to pull the chart for DIA this weekend because TD Ameritrade isn’t pulling up prices for 11/11/11…