My 2011 stock picks were pretty vanilla and the results were too, except for EET which sunk me the most. (See the results of our 2011 Stock Picking Competition at the bottom of this post.) My 2012 ETF and stock picks mix in some spice with a dash of vanilla left in there too. Of…
Tag: TBT
Sold UWM Covered Call for April
I expected to come in with at least a few trades to kick the week off on Monday and Tuesday, but stayed patient in this account and watched the fluctuations. The two first trades I thought I was going to make were on TBT and DSX, but neither of the naked puts ended up being…
Options Expiration – December 2011
Every single one of my options closed with a profit this month. I’ve been overdue for a month like this, but it’s not a perfect ending since two of them finish a penny or two in the money and I didn’t buy them back. Also, a couple were covered calls I was ready to see…
Sold New TBT January Naked Puts
When I saw bonds spiking yesterday I knew I was about to get another opportunity to work a trade on TBT again. I didn’t trade this yesterday because I thought I’d get an even better chance today. Instead bonds cooled off some, TBT rose and I was faced with a lower premium to work with….
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…