July 2009 Option Expiration
My MON July 80 call (MONGP) is expiring out of the money today, so I decided to go ahead and sell another call today to increase my chances for profit over the series of trades. While MON was trading at $75.29 I sold …
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Archive for:July 17, 2009 July 2009 Option ExpirationMy MON July 80 call (MONGP) is expiring out of the money today, so I decided to go ahead and sell another call today to increase my chances for profit over the series of trades. While MON was trading at $75.29 I sold …
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June 19, 2009 Moved MON and SLB Options to July ExpirationI only had three options finish in the money today (one on MON and two on SLB) and made changes to both positions to give me more downside cushion and increase my chances for a bigger profit by the end of the …
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May 28, 2009 Closed MON Long June 80 PutFor the third day in a row I sold a Monsanto (MON) option. Today it was to close the only long put I had. While MON was trading at $78.62 my limit order hit and I sold to close one … May 27, 2009 Bad Timing on MonsantoAfter selling a naked put on Monsanto (NYSE: MON) yesterday they lowered earnings estimates for the year to the bottom of the previous estimate. If they can hit that number I still feel MON is a … May 26, 2009 Easing back into MON with a Naked PutAfter my long (for me long is over 3-4 months) run with Monsanto (NYSE: MON) ended over 30 days ago I decided to give it another look. MON is up a few bucks from where it was when I got …
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April 17, 2009 MON and JOYG Option UpdatesI was on a good role with picking the direction of Monsanto (MON) for the past few months, but seem to have lost my touch lately a little. With that in mind I decided to end my long run with MON …
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March 20, 2009 Closed SSO Put Spread & Other Options Expiration UpdatesAs of the close of yesterday I thought I had my SSO put spread for a full profit, but that changed quickly this morning. Instead the S&P fell and I lost. I watched SSO most of the day, along with …
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August 19, 2008 Sold New MON Naked PutAfter buying back my Monsanto (MON) naked put on Friday, I spent some time trying to pick my strike for a new naked put. I decided to keep my risk lower although it …
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June 27, 2008 Sold MON Naked PutThis is turning into a recurring theme for me. Instead of finding new stocks to trade on, I’m going back to previous winners and trading again. This time I came back to Monsanto (MON) to try to squeeze out another … |
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