Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday.
Today’sReturn:-2.63%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):139.07%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-4.18%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
BHO
DRYS
FROFeb0850put
CXJan0840put
ITRIJan08100put
BIDUDec07550put
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Anotherroller-toasterdayonWallStreetforthisThursday.ThingsactuallystartednottoobadinthemorningbutquicklyturnedaroundafterBernanke’stestimony(althoughIreallydon’tseeanythingnewfromhisspeech).At1pm,Dowdroppedover200pointswhileNasdaqgaveupmorethan3%.Whenitlookedlikeweweregoingtogetanothertriple-digitdownday,asharpreverseinthefinancialsectorpushedtheindexquicklyhigherandallindexesclosedprettymuchfla...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday.
Today’sReturn:-1.38%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):145.52%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-4.13%
Mypositions:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
BHO
DRYS
FROFeb0850put
CXJan0840put
ITRIJan08100put
BIDUDec07550put
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WhatabloodydayonWallStreetforthisWednesday!ThetonewassetovernightasUSdollargotsharplylowerafteraChineseofficertalkingaboutpreferringstrongcurrenciesoverweakones.Asexpected,bothgoldpriceandoilpriceshotupandatonepoint,oilpricewasjustalittleover$1belowthe$100mark.Althoughtheoilinventorydatawasalittlebearishtoday,thecommoditycaneasilyreach$100ifsomegeopoliticaleventshappeninthenextfewdays.Financialsto...[
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Today’sTransactions:
OpenedapositioninDRYSaveragedat$111.79Stopifthestockisclosed
below$100
Reason:afterthemarketcloseyesterday,thecompanyissuedapressrelease
indicatingit\'sgoingtoissueitsquarterlyearningresultsaftertoday\'s
close.Usuallythecompanywillgiveatleast1weeknoticeandtheremust
besomesignificantnewscoming.BDI,ontheotherhand,isalsoreversed
recentdownwardstrendis...[
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Themarkethasaniceafternoonrallyheadingintotheclose.However,the
sectorperformanceiswidelydivided.Oneanalystdowngradeoftheretailersectoraddedmorepressuretothealreadyhammeredsectorwhileciti\'spricecontinuedtoslideasthestockbeingdowngradedatanotherbrokerage.Google,ontheotherhand,gotaliftfromananalystupgradingthetargetprice.Oilpricemovedsharplyhigherafteryesterday\'sdropwhilegoldpricecontinuedtomov...[
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Today’sTransactions:
SoldpartofGOOGDec400Callat$322.00
Reason:thispositionhasrisenbymorethan150%sincetheendofJulyso
I\'mjusttakingsomeprofits.
SoldpartofSOHUaveragedat$61.66
Reason:thestockhasrisenby70%inlessthan2monthssojustbooksome
profits.
OpenedFeb08FRO50putat$9.50stopifthestockisclosedabove48
Reason:thetankerratesarebeinghammeredsofarthisquarter,whichis
su...[
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ItiscertainlynotabenignNovembersofarforinvestorswithmorethan150pointsswing(asforDow)foreachsinglesession.Citi\'sCEOreplacementfailedtoinspirebuyers.Thecreditmarketcontinuestobejitteryandallcreditspreadshavewidenednoticeablyduringthepastweek.Investorscertainlyarepayingheavilyfortheloosenedcreditstandardsduringthehousingbubble.MyconcernisthecreditproblemmaybelargerthanwhattheFedchairmanhaspredictede...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday
Today’sReturn:1.18%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):147.07%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-1.92%
Mypositions:
Long:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
BHO
Short:
Note:thepositionsunder“Short”areindeedlongpositionsinputs
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ThemarketissettocloserelativelyquietonthisFriday.However,theintradayactivityisanythingbutquiet.FinancialstocksespeciallybrokersgothammeredafterWSJreportingthattherecanbepotentiallymoreexposureandwrite-offsforMerrillLynch,whichhitamulti-yearlowintoday\'ssession.Oilhitsanotherrecordcloseandnowisabove$95.Goldprice,ontheotherhand,isbackabove$800afternearly28yearsandnowiswithinstrikingdistancetobreakit...[
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