Themarketcertainlydidn\'tgiveinvestorsaneasytimeforthefirstdayofwhatissupposedtobeagoodmonth.DowngradeinCitigroupalongwithdisappointingearningsinExxonarecitedasmainreasonstotriggertoday\'sselloff.Interestratesensitivesectorssuchasfinancialsandhomebuildersareespeciallyweak.ItseemsthatsomeinvestorswakedupthismorningandsuddenlyrealizedtheFedhaddoneitsratecuttingjobalthoughthemessageshouldbequiteclear...[
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Today’sTransactions:
NoTransactionstoday
Today’sReturn:-0.49%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):144.18%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-2.00%
Mypositions:
Long:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
BHO
LULU
Short:
Note:thepositionsunder“Short”areindeedlongpositionsinputs
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Today’sTransactions:
ClosedDRYSaveragedat$114.32
Reason:TheBDIindexmaycontinuetodropintheneartermandthiswill
addpressuretothewholesector.Today\'srallycanbeonlyviewedasa
temporaryreboundandtherearestillmanyhurdlesforthestocktohitnew
highs.WillrevisitthestockifBDIcanreversethetrend.
AddedmoreSOHUat$58.88
Today’sReturn:6.01%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):145.30%<...[
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InvestorsseemtogetthetreattheyarewaitingatthisHalloween.Aswidelyexpected,theFedcutsbothdiscountrateandFedfundrateby25bps.However,inthestatementtheyalsomentionedthathigheroilpricewillbecomeanongoingconcern.Inaddition,itappearsthattheFedmaypauseafterthiscutastherisktoeconomicslowdownandtherisktoinflationaremorebalancednow.JustasoilbecomingaconcernfortheFed,itshotupbyanother$4andreachedanewhistorical...[
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SomeTake-awaysfromtoday\'smeeting:
a).25bps+25bpscutiswidelyexpectedsothereisnosurprisetothemarketlikelasttime;
b).Oilpricehasbecomeaconcernandwillcontinuetobesoifoilremainsatthiselevatedprice;
c).TheFedmaypauseaftertoday\'scutasslowdowningrowthandtheriskininflationareprettymuchbalanced.[
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Today’sTransactions:
BoughtDRYSaveragedat$126.06
SoldpartofDRYSaveragedat$108.98
Reason:OriginallyIplantodoaT+0asIdidrecently.Butthefinalhour
ofthetradingmakesmealittleconcernedoftheneartermoutlook.
AlthoughIcontinuetolikethefundamentalofthestock,Ithinkthewhole
sectorwillhavesometroubletorecoverthegroundtheylosttoday.Somove
somechipsoffthetable.
Today’sReturn...[
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Themarketgavebackallthegainsfromyesterdayalthoughthetradingactivitiesremainedrelativelyquiet.Volumeagainisonthelightside.Oilpricesdroppedby$3perbarrelbutremainedabove$90.AswearegoingtogetthemuchwaitedFedinterestratedecisioninlessthan24hours,it\'sworthtakingafewminutescomparingwhatisnowwithwhatwas6weeksago(September18th):Interestingly,asforDow,today\'sclosingpriceisnotmuchdifferentfromtheSeptember1...[
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Today’sTransactions:
DidaT+0tradeonDRYS:boughtaveragedat$126.46andsoldaveragedat
$130.37
Today’sReturn:7.03%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):164.01%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:0.12%
Leverage:1.74
Mypositions:
Long:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
DRYS
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
BHO
LULU
Short:
Note:thepositionsunder“Short”areindeedlongposit...[
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ThemarketissettoclosehigherforthisMonday.However,thevolumeisquitelightasmanyparticipantsarewaitingforthisWednesday\'sFeddecision.Oilsetsanotherrecordcloseandisnowabove$93perbarrel.GoldpricesmovedhigheramidweakeningUSdollar.Manyoverseasmarketsareclosinghigherwithcommodityrelatedstockstakingtheleadership.Althoughthemarketlooksquiettoday,everythingcanchangeinlessthan48hourssogetprepared!
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Today’sTransactions:
DidaT+0tradeonDRYS:boughtaveragedat$123.55andsoldaveragedat
$124.12
Today’sReturn:1.67%
Returnsinceinception(June05,2007):146.67%
S&P500ReturnsinceJune05,2007:-0.25%
Leverage:1.80
Mypositions:
Long:
PG
UTSIJan0910Call
DRYS
GOOGDec07400Call
SOHU
BHO
LULU
Short:
Note:thepositionsunder“Short”areindeedlongposi...[
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