Derivatives

I’m glad to be done with July.  I finished the month with a realized gain of $595.96, but have a pile of paper losses waiting for a rebound or to be realized when I close my positions.  On paper, I lost $4,434.45, but the bright side of that is that I was down around $7,000 briefly.  I’m heading in the right direction again, finally.  I’m still doing better than all the major indexes for the past year except for the S&P Midcap 400.  I have a lot of time value that is available to deteriorate and expect a good August.
…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyTradersJournal

You’d think that some record-setting numbers for one of the summer’s hottest and most entertaining movies would be delivering some hope to exchange traded funds (ETFs).
This weekend,The Dark Knight raked in another $10.5 million to its total gross of $324.3 million, making it Warner Bros.’ biggest hit in history. Unfortunately, though, the numbers seemed to have virtually no effect on the stock of the studio’s parent, Time Warner (…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/etftrends-feed

After taking a vacation, I am in the discovery phase of my market analysis. Consequently, I want to start off with a macro picture. I did not expect any dramatic long-term changes in the last week and a half. In the chart you can see the negative developments from a technical standpoint. The market has broken a five-year up trend line, it has formed a head and shoulders pattern and it has broken below the neckline. The VIX is moving higher and uncertainty is priced into the market. On a long-term basis, my bias is bearish. From a fundamental standpoint, the …
…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/oneOptionBlog

Goldman Sachs’ economic team recently pulled out their crystal ball to come up with a new world order for the year 2040, and the prognostications could affect exchange traded funds (ETFs) in years to come.
Take heed: this team was the originator of the BRIC concept (Brazil, Russia, China and India), and stated that they were developing countries that were expected to catch up and overcome the bigger economies of the developed world. The BRICs wound up becoming among the top performing countries for 2007.
…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/etftrends-feed

It’s been a volatile year so far for many exchange traded funds (ETFs), and July was no exception. The Dow Jones industrial average finished exactly even. The Nasdaq lost 0.7%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.4% for the month.
After skyrocketing prices for much of the year, oil’s downhill slide dominated the news for much of the month. It closed the month at $124.08 a barrel, an 11.4% loss from the beginning of the month.
…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/etftrends-feed

…
Original Source: www.optionaddict.net

As Belgium struggles with an identity crisis among its French and Dutch-speaking citizens, certain exchange traded funds (ETFs) may feel the repercussions of this turmoil.
Belgium is a country made up of two rather distinct regions: Dutch-speaking Flanders in the North and French-speaking Wallonia in the South. However, the capital city of Brussels is essentially an island of French-speaking Belgians in a sea of Dutch-speakers.
…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/etftrends-feed

OK, don’t want to get into politics here. All I’ll say though is if my choice is between Ambassador to Whichever Country She Chooses Kate Beckinsale or Secretary of Health, Human Services and DIABEEETUS Wilfred Brimley, I know who has my vote. Not sure if it will help me lead a BETTER LIFE though, lol….
Original Source: adamsoptions.blogspot.com

It probably was no mystery where the money for all the oil was going as rising prices drained pocketbooks and benefited exchange traded funds (ETFs).
If you were wondering, though, Exxon Mobil (X…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/etftrends-feed

As consumers cut back on spending, two exchange traded funds (ETFs) caught in the crossfire could be ones focused in leisure and entertainment, and food and beverage.
Bennigan’s filed for bankruptcy this week, putting hundreds out of work while leaving yet more empty real estate in a time when we can ill afford it, r…
Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/etftrends-feed

Have you been watching this set-up as long as I have? Tech
stocks are all over the board today, and the Q’s are trading right up
at resistance. Volume seems to be relatively average so far, but this
is a common set-up we typically follow that in many instances marks a
short term bottom.When this prices finally clear resistance, this
should lead to roughly a $2 move in the Q’s. Good trade? Depends on
what you are willing to risk, which hopefully isn’t much….
Original Source: www.optionaddict.net

A smart hedgie just pinged me with the following:Gruppo Lottomattica reported a little bit ago today, they had a a great number, its an Italian company. In the report they said Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS) gained mkt share.Not sure if anyone cares or if it means much but I bought some in here. I think if people realize it’s a big deal.G…
Original Source: notablecalls.blogspot.com

So, I’m working on a business plan. I ghost write an options newsletter for a celebrity. The strategy? Sell 10 lots of DEEEEEEEEP puts in Double Shot Inverse ETF’s. IF they go bad, we double down. And double down. And……It’s brilliant. Just couldn’t come up with the celeb. And then in a flash it hit me. Salon Expert Giuseppe Franco. I don’t even need him to participate, it’s all right here in his ad.”Giuseppe, what do you think of SKF”?…
Original Source: adamsoptions.blogspot.com

Further to my Biotech on a Tear post earlier this week, today’s action confirms that biotechnology stocks are officially breaking out. The chart below is a weekly chart of IBB, the most active of the biotechnology ETFs. I…
Original Source:

The market is taking a hit from the weaker than expected GDP growth reading this morning.Keep an eye on crude oil to determine where the averages are going. We’ve had some stabilization in crude this morning after yesterdays monster rally. I still like anchoring fibonacci retracements on the high/low of the September crude futures contract. As you can see, prices have stalled at an interesting level.…
Original Source: www.optionaddict.net

With global carbon trading growing at a quick clip, Asian economies are looking to join in on the action, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are sure to track this market entry. There is a growing recognition of carbon as a soft commodity that can be traded as carbon credits in the form of other financial products, such as ETFs and derivatives.
…
Original Source:

The big news yesterday was that markets were able to push higher in spite of the rally in oil.  Of course, one data point doesn’t prove that equities and oil have decoupled, but this relationship certainly bears watching.
…
Original Source:

So as briefing noted, some nice volatility poppage in GDX yesterday. AEM here is one of the more volatile decent-size miners, and we’re seeing options right around 52 week highs. With the stock on the very broken down side….
Original Source: adamsoptions.blogspot.com

Microcap exchange traded funds (ETFs) might hold the smallest of small companies, but they can also be capable of big things.
The Russell microcap index is actually an index made up of businesses so small, you may not have heard of a majority of them. But G…
Original Source:

Microcap exchange traded funds (ETFs) might hold the smallest of small companies, but they can also be capable of big things.
The Russell microcap index is actually an index made up of businesses so small, you may not have heard of a majority of them. But G…
Original Source: