Today’sTransactions:
ClosedPCUJan155putat$37.00
Reason:ithasbrokenthestop-losslevel
ClosedITRIJan08100putat$16.00
Reason:itseemsayearendrallyisverylikely,sojustcloseallshortpositionsandtakeloss.
ClosedUPLJan0880putat$12.00
Reason:itseemsayearendrallyisverylikely,sojustcloseallshortpositionsandtakeloss.
Today’sReturn:-0.73%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):13...[
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Themarketheldupreallywellaftertwobigwinningdays.Althoughcautionshouldnotbetotallyabandoned,itseemsthatayearendrallyisverylikely.Thismorning’snon-farmreportcamealmostperfectasitindicatedanot-too-coldbutalsonot-too-hotjobmarketcondition.ButmorejoblossesshouldbeexpectedaftertheChristmasholiday.Asfornextweek,thebiggestnewsisofcoursetheinterestratedecisiononTuesday.Otherthanthat,wearealsogoingtogetPPI...[
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Today’sTransactions:
AddedmoreDRYSaveragedat$84.93
OpenedashortpositioninDRYSDec0785Callat$5.20
ClosedACHFeb0880putat$19.70
Reason:ithasbrokenthestop-losslevel
ClosedCXJan0840putat$11.30
Reason:thehousebuildingsectorgotabigboostfollowingthegovernment’srescueplan.Theshort-termmomentummaycontinueforawhile.Justtakeloss.
AddedmoreWBaveragedat$43.88
Today’sReturn:0.87...[
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Bullsareback,infullforces.Fortheseconddayinarow,allthreemajorindicesregisteredmorethan1%gainswithDowclosedonly4%belowitshistoricalhigh.Moreimportant,investorsareonceagainembracingriskyassets.Everythingfromcommoditiestoinsurancetosemiconductortohomebuildersisuphuge.Althoughsomemayargueithasmoretodowithshortscoveringthanrealbuying,wehavetoacceptthefactthatthecurrenttrendofthemarketisclearlyup,assimp...[
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Today’sTransactions:
AddedmoreGOOGMar08500Callat$203.80
Today’sReturn:0.84%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):132.50%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-3.52%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
WB
DRYS
CXJan0840put
ITRIJan08100put
UPLJan0880put
PCUJan08155put
ACHFeb0880put
ShortSOHU0850Call
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Aftertwoquietsessions,WallStreetfinallygotabigday.Fortunatelyforthebulls,themovementwasontheupside.Mostnewsthismorningwaspositive.StartingwiththeADPreport,itcamemuchstrongerthanexpectedforNovemberandalsogotahugeupwardrevisionforthepreviousmonth.Basedonitsrelationshipwiththenon-farmpayrollnumber,theADPnumbersuggests200K+increaseinthepayrollnumber.Inshort,itisahugerelieftothosemarketbearsworryingabo...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday.
Today’sReturn:0.33%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):130.57%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-4.96%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
WB
DRYS
CXJan0840put
ITRIJan08100put
UPLJan0880put
PCUJan08155put
ACHFeb0880put
ShortSOHU0850Call
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Themarkethadanotherquietsession.Again,allthreemajorindicesgavebacklessthan1%.Financialswereparticularlyweakafterananalystdowngradingseveralbrokerages.DowUtilityhitanotherrecordhigh.Oilpricewasweakaheadoftomorrow’sOPECmeeting.BankofCanadacutitskeyrateby25bpsandtheCanadiandollarisnowtradedbelowparataround1.01CAD/USD.ThemarketisstillwaitingforthedecisionsfromECBandBankofEngland,whichwillcomeoutthisT...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday.
Today’sReturn:-1.80%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):129.82%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-4.34%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
GOOGMar08500Call
WB
DRYS
CXJan0840put
ITRIJan08100put
UPLJan0880put
PCUJan08155put
ACHFeb0880put
ShortSOHU0850Call
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WallStreetstartedDecemberinarelativelyquietmood.Afterlastweek’s3%gain,allthreemajorindicesgavebacklessthan1%intoday’ssession.Althoughmostindiceshavebeenturbulentsincethesub-primeissueemergedandarewellofftheirhighs,thereisoneindexactuallyquietlyclimbingtoanewhistoricalhigh.AnditistheDowUtilityAverageIndex.Thisshowstwothings:a).FundmanagersareincreasinglybearishtowardsUSequityandhencemovetheirfund...[
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