Category: Stock Charts

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 8/20/10, when it finished the week at 1,071.69.
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The first thing …

I have AVAV covered calls expiring tomorrow and it looks like I’ll be holding onto my shares, i.e. the options are out of the money by more than 6% with one day to go.  I’ve been debating what I should do; exit my position now or hold on for one more round of covered calls. If I do write covered calls again, should I sell at the $22.50 or $25.00 strike?  I looked at AVAV’s daily prices for the past …

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA, $INDU, $DJI) after the index closed on Friday, August 13, 2010, at 10,303.15.
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Two weeks ago I questioned …

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 8/6/10, when it finished the week at 1,121.64.
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A couple of weeks ago I …

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA, $INDU, $DJI) after the index closed for the month on 7/30/10 at 10,465.94.
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The Dow Jones was stopped once again at the …

I charted the S&P 500 ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/23/10, when it finished at 1,102.66 for the week.
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The S&P 500 had another strong week this week …

I charted VXX this afternoon a little after 3:00 pm when it was trading at $26.74.  I’ve mentioned VXX a couple of times and have a two August 24 naked puts I’m sitting on.  I’m considering adding some more at lower strikes.  I’ve been sprinkling in a few 21-23 strike puts for some clients and think it might be worth me adding more for my own account too. 

VXX has been following a good trend line of support for the past …

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, DJIA, $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/16/10, after it finished the week at 10,097.90.
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This past week proved the trading channel …

I charted the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/9/10, after it finished the week at 1,077.96.
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As I predicted in my DJIA post last week we saw the …