Today’sTransactions:
Notransactionstoday
Today’sReturn:-1.00%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):121.39%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-4.63%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
DRYS
SNE
ShortSOHUJan0850Call
ShortDRYSDec0785Call
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Themarketsimplycannotfinditsbottom.Again,financialsareleadingthewaydown.Allthreemajorindexesdroppedbymorethan2%fortheweek.ItappearsthattheFedislosingcredibilityamongsomeinvestorsafterthesurprisingauctionnewsannouncedlessthan24hoursaftertheFedmeeting.Butinretrospect,theFedisrightonatleastonething–inflation.Followingyesterday’ssurprisinglyhighPPInumber,today’sCPInumberalsosurprisedthemarketontheu...[
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Today’sTransactions:
OpenedapositioninSNEaveragedat$56.26stop-lossifthestockisbelow$45atclose.
Reason:Despiterecentturmoilinthefinancialmarket,thisstockisquietlymovinghigherandnowisinchesawayfromits5-yearhigh.SinceHoweardStrringertooktheCEOjobbackin2005,thecompanyhasstarteda3-yearrestructuringprogramandnowisontracktoreachitstargetof5%operatingmarginbyMarch2008.Inaddition,thesaleofitskeyPS...[
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Volatilityisthenameofthegamethesedays.Asifyesterday\'smorethan300-pointreversalinDowwasnotenough,themarkethadanothertriple-digitreversaltodayandclosedthedayagainrelativelyflat.Beingthefirstmajorbrokeragefirmreportingitsquarterlyresults,LehmanBrothersprovidedthemarketwithamixedreport.Ontheearning\'sfront,thecompanyappearedtobeattheestimation.However,itsfixedincomesectorsawahuge60%dropinrevenuecompa...[
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Today’sTransactions:
ClosedGOOGDec400Callat$309.80
Reason:AstheOEdayisapproaching,justclosethepositionandbookprofits.
DidaT+0tradeinWB:boughtaveragedat$42.68andsoldaveragedat$40.70
ClosedWBaveragedat$40.88
Reason:ThefinancialsectorwassignificantlyunderperformingthegeneralmarkettodayeventhoughtheFed’sactionwasaimedtoprovideliquiditytothissector.Sellingintogoodnewsalongwithhuge...[
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Whataroller-toasterdayonWallStreet!Dowwasupbymorethan270pointsinthefirst15minutesfollowingtheopenandwasdownbymorethan110pointsduringthelast15minutesbeforeclosedthedaybasicallyflat.TheUSFedsurprisedtheworldthismorningbyannouncingthatfivecentralbanksledbytheFedwouldmoveinconcerttosupplyliquiditythroughauctions.AlthoughtheFedofficialsimmediatelydeniedthatthenewshadanythingtodowiththecriticismfollowin...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday
Today’sReturn:-4.62%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):124.66%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-4.00%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
WB
DRYS
ShortSOHUJan0850Call
ShortDRYSDec0785Call
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WallStreetwascertainlydisappointedbythelatestFeddecisiononinterestrates.Notonlydidn’ttheFedcutitskeydiscountrateby50bpsasmanymarketparticipantshadhopedfor,itfailedtoshowtheurgencyofthecreditmarkettightnessinitsstatement.BasicallyitmeanstheFedisgoingtowaitforworsefinancialandeconomicconditionbeforemakingthenextcut.Allinterestratesensitivesectorsweresoldoffsharplyfollowingthenews.AlthoughIdon’tthi...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday.
Today’sReturn:1.18%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):135.55%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-1.51%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
WB
DRYS
ShortSOHUJan0850Call
ShortDRYSDec0785Call
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ItseemstheSantaClausrallyisaroundthecorner.Despitethesub-primemess,thecreditcrunch,andthepotentialslowdownintheeconomy,ChristmasisstillChristmas.However,investorsdohaveabigtesttomorrow–thelastFedmeetingof2007.Rightnowthemarketisexpecting25bpscutintheFedfundrateand50bpscutinthediscountrate.Inaddition,themarketislookingfortheFedindicatinginitsstatementthattherewillbefurtherratecutscoming.Doinvestor...[
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