Today’sTransactions:
ClosedSRSaveragedat$111.18asitwasbelowthestop-losslevel
Today’sReturn:-2.07%
ReturnYTD:-25.98%
S&P500ReturnYTD:-8.84%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
SOHU
ABX
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Thisisthecapitulationdaywehavelongbeenwaitingfor.BothDowandS&Phada5%intra-dayreversalandclosedalmostatthehighestpointsoftheday.Moreimportant,yesterday’slowswereretestedandheld.Manystocksexperienceda5%oreven10%rallyfromtheirintra-daylowsandclosedattheirhighestpointswithabove-averagevolume.Indeed,itisagreatdayforbulls.ThemarketstartedthedayinajitterymodeasstockmarketsinEuropedroppedonaverage4–5%fo...[
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Today’sTransactions:
ClosedGOOGMark08500Callat$90.00
Reason:Thisispartoftheprocessofdecreasingtheleveragelevelandpreservingcapitalsforbetteropportunities
SoldpartofABXaveragedat$45.50
Reason:Thisispartoftheprocessofdecreasingtheleveragelevelandpreservingcapitalsforbetteropportunities
ClosedCJan0927.5Callat$2.20
Reason:Thisispartoftheprocessofdecreasingtheleveragelevelandpr...[
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Amarketcrashsimilartotheonein1987wasavoided,atleastforthetimebeing,bytheFed’semergencyratecut.WhileUSmarketswereclosedyesterday,marketsaroundtheworldexperiencedaminicrashwithmanyhavingthebiggestonedaydropsinceSep2001,whentheterroristattacksinUScausedapanicsellingaroundtheworld.AlthoughthecashmarketswereclosedonMonday,stockindexfuturesintheUSdidtradeforseveralhoursyesterdaymorningandtheS&P500contr...[
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Today’sTransactions:
ClosedSNEaveragedat$50.83
Reason:Thisispartoftheprocessofdecreasingtheleveragelevelandpreservingcapitalsforbetteropportunities
SoldpartofGOOGMar09500Callat$113.00
Reason:Thisispartoftheprocessofdecreasingtheleveragelevelandpreservingcapitalsforbetteropportunities
SoldpartofABXaveragedat$45.90
Reason:Thisispartoftheprocessofdecreasingtheleverageleveland...[
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ThemarketcontinuedtoslidedespitepositiveearningnewsfromIBMandGE.Sofarthisyear,theS&P500hasdropped9.8%,markingittheworst-everstartforanygivenyear.DowJonesIndustrialAveragedoesn’tfaremuchbettereitherandithasdropped8.8%sofar.Nasdaq,whichperformedbestamongthreemajorindiceslastyear,postedalossof11.5%year-to-date.Onabroadermeasure,theWilshire5000Indexwasdown10.2%.Itlooksmoreandmorelikeabearmarketnowrat...[
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Today’sTransactions:
ClosedCVSMay0850putat$13.00
Reason:Thestockshowedremarkablestrengtheventhoughthebroadmarketandtheretailsectorweredoingpoorly.Itseemsthatthereisstronginstitutionalsupportunderthestocksojustclosethepositionandmoveon.
Today’sReturn:-4.52%
ReturnYTD:-20.42%
S&P500ReturnYTD:-9.20%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
SN...[
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Bearsareinfullcontrolofthismarket.Forthesecondtimethisweek,allthreemajorindicesdroppedmorethan2%.Thenewsthismorningwassimplyhorrible:MerrillpostedlargerthanexpectedlossalthoughitswritedownswereprettymuchinlinewithWallStreetexpectation;Moody’sreportedthatithadputbondinsurerAmbac’screditratingunderreview,renewingconcernsofpossiblebankruptcyandcreditmarketturmoilthatmayfollow;bothHousingstartsandbu...[
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Today’sTransactions:
SoldpartofSOHUaveragedat$43.36
Today’sReturn:-9.10%
ReturnYTD:-16.55%
S&P500ReturnYTD:-6.48%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
SNE
ABX
CJan0927.5Call
CVSMay0850Put
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Themarketgavebackearlygainsduringthefinal20minutesandthetradingactivityremainedchoppy.BothDowandNasdaqwereclosedbelowkeylevelsat12,500and2,400.Dowisnow1700pointsbelowtherecordcloseof14,164onOct9thwhileNasdaqis16%offfromitsmulti-yearhighof2,859.Newsontheeconomicfrontwasmoreorlessin-linetoday.Followingyesterday’sbenignPPInumbers,today’sCPInumberremovedsomefearsofhigherinflationthatmaypreventtheFed...[
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