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- Coal & Steel Sectors Breakdown - Wait for Retest
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Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) officially kicked off the earnings season today and is up almost 3.5% after hours. All eyes are on earnings & guidance report card this quarter. Will the high commodities cost and economic slowdown affect company guidance to a much greater extent than analysts expect? Or are expectations already so low on the street and the pessimism set in that market will actually turn for the better?As you already know, we are now in a bear market. But be prepared to expect some relief rally this week as the market rallied strongly in second half of Monday session and today. This is the first bear market I’ve encountered in my trading experience and it is a tough market to trade because of the sharp brief rallies that could stop you out of a good trade and then go your way again. Be highly selective in choosing your trade candidates and be sure to manage your risk wisely….
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Emerald Isle’s ETF and Economy Aren’t Seeing Green
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Shares for Ireland’s second-largest bank fell by their biggest amount in 19 years after they delivered a dose of news about the economy that could weigh down the country’s newly-minted exchange traded fund (ETF).
The Bank of Ireland lost 12% after saying that market turbulence and slow economic growth could cut into profits. It hasn’t lost that much since July 1989, r…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Water, Water ETFs Everywhere, and New York Has Not a Drop To Drink
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Climate change is threatening the water supply around the world and leading cities to rethink their infrastructure - something that could be a boon to those exchange traded funds (ETFs). Global warming is challenging the ways people think about designing and operate their facilities.
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Dumping My Winners
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Today I Sold….All of my puts on LVS: July 55’s, 50’s sold at an average cost of $14.30 (bought for an average cost of $4.60)All of my puts on ICE: July 115’s sold at $10.40 (bought at $3.10)All of my puts on XL: July 30’s and 25’s sold for an average cost of $7.80 (average cost basis $1.95)All of my puts on STT: July 60’s sold at $2.20 (bought at $1.50)…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Closing Bell: Gotta Get Away
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Bernanke’s Words Rejuvenate Financial ETFs
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Financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) were tops today after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave assurances to the sector.
He said the central bank may keep its lending facilities open to a broader group of financial firms longer than had been planned. Traditionally, only commercial banks were allowed to access the discount window, but in the wake of the Bear Stearns mess earlier this year, the capacity was extended to more firms on Wall Street. Bernanke’s soothing words helped firm up the dollar and send oil lower, r…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Rumors, Accusations, and Hearsay
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The secret has been leaked about my intent to opt-out of employment, but there have been rumors surrounding the reason why. To set the record straight, I am not in any sort of trouble, fall-out, or anything of that nature. On the contrary, actually. I know many of my long time readers saw this coming. With recent changes in the direction of the company, such as the transition to a brokerage and the downsizing of investor education, I have decided that it is in my best interest to leave the organization. I was not asked to leave, it was my decision. I part ways on good terms and don’t think that this should be a cause of concern for any of their students. In fact, I have had discussions with the powers that be that are interested in maintaining a relationship on a different level, which I think is a win/win for both parties. Again, I have no ill feelings towards the company. I have been a voice for them, have been a leader in the ventures I was a part of, and brought about positive change for thousands of their customers. My forecast just tells me that the time is now. I have had great returns over the last 5 years, and feel that if push came to shove, I could lock myself in my basement and collect unemployment from the stock market going forward. Aside from that, I am interested in pursuing other interests which have been talked about on this site for months. That time is drawing near….
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Rumos, Accusations, and Hearsay
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The secret has been leaked about my intent to opt-out of employment, but there have been rumors surrounding the reason why. To set the record straight, I am not in any sort of trouble, fall-out, or anything of that nature. On the contrary, actually. I know many of my long time readers saw this coming. With recent changes in the direction of the company, such as the transition to a brokerage and the downsizing of investor education, I have decided that it is in my best interest to leave the organization. I was not asked to leave, it was my decision. I part ways on good terms and don’t think that this should be a cause of concern for any of their students. In fact, I have had discussions with the powers that be that are interested in maintaining a relationship on a different level, which I think is a win/win for both parties. Again, I have no ill feelings towards the company. I have been a voice for them, have been a leader in the ventures I was a part of, and brought about positive change for thousands of their customers. My forecast just tells me that the time is now. I have had great returns over the last 5 years, and feel that if push came to shove, I could lock myself in my basement and collect unemployment from the stock market going forward. Aside from that, I am interested in pursuing other interests which have been talked about on this site for months. That time is drawing near….
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- 401(k)- the Final Frontier for ETFs?
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When it comes to social graces and utilizing efficiency, Europe seems to take first place, and now they are leading the incorporation of exchange traded funds (ETFs) into pension plans.
European pension funds have aggressively increased their use of ETFs within pension plans in the last year as the predicted surge in ETFs and their usage took place, r…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- The Volatility is Coming…
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Get ready. Time to scale back positions and position sizes. If this rally takes flight soon, I could get crushed. I am taking profits on my shorts in order to raise cash. I am way too over invested at a time like this. …
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- How I Trade Options - Form An Opinion - Direction.
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You might be thinking, “What a crazy option trading blog. This guy is a dozen articles into the series and he hasn’t even mentioned puts or calls.” Today we get one step closer. We have the stock targeted, we’ve watched for relative strength/weakness and now we have to form an opinion. I dissect my opinion into the following categories: direction, magnitude, duration. To make money in this business, you have to be a directional trader! Run from the “guru” who will “teach” you how to make a fortune trading neutral strategies. Common sense should tell you that you can’t run a …
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- How I Trade Options - Form An Opinion - Direction.
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You might be thinking, “What a crazy option trading blog. This guy is a dozen articles into the series and he hasn’t even mentioned puts or calls.” Today we get one step closer. We have the stock targeted, we’ve watched for relative strength/weakness and now we have to form an opinion. I dissect my opinion into the following categories: direction, magnitude, duration. To make money in this business, you have to be a directional trader! Run from the “guru” who will “teach” you how to make a fortune trading neutral strategies. Common sense should tell you that you can’t run a …
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Option Traders - Watch For A Deep Decline And An Intrday Reversal!
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The market is in a bona fide decline that started last October. On a five year chart, a head and shoulders pattern has formed and the neckline has been broken. We now know that the March rally was nothing more than an oversold bounce. As the market reached a critical resistance level at SPY 144, it was slapped down in dramatic fashion. Since the middle of May, many support levels have been broken. Bulls stepped up to the plate in March once the double bottom had been formed at SPY 126. A few months ago, it looked like the Fed’s “kitchen …
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Option Traders - Watch For A Deep Decline And An Intrday Reversal!
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The market is in a bona fide decline that started last October. On a five year chart, a head and shoulders pattern has formed and the neckline has been broken. We now know that the March rally was nothing more than an oversold bounce. As the market reached a critical resistance level at SPY 144, it was slapped down in dramatic fashion. Since the middle of May, many support levels have been broken. Bulls stepped up to the plate in March once the double bottom had been formed at SPY 126. A few months ago, it looked like the Fed’s “kitchen …
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Another County Chimes In
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Helene Meisler steps up to the VIX plate….
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Oil and ETFs Losing for Consecutive Days; Home Sales Slide
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While one sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) continues to see more of the downside, another sector is falling after more than a year of seeing nothing but the upside.
Real estate continued to take hits, with pending home sales sliding 4.7% in May, C…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Gold ETF Making History
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The largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) has been a real trailblazer lately.
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is the most actively traded call option on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, r…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Early Option Assignment on KFT and Sold MHK Naked Calls
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I have been down on my Kraft (KFT) July 32.50 naked puts (KFTSZ) since soon after sold them. This morning I received an email that those 300 shares were assigned early. I was forced to buy 300 shares of KFT at the 32.50 strike and paid $9,769.99 with commissions. I received $362.75 from my original sale of these naked puts which makes my cost $31.36 per share. KFT closed yesterday at 28.70 and is up $0.15 during lunch today. I’m not sure how soon I’ll dump my shares. The options are not worth much to try to squeeze anything out of them, but I also don’t think the downside risk is too great. For now I’ll sit on my 300 shares since I have the cash to cover the cost of buying them. Once July options expire I’ll probably take the loss on whatever hasn’t recoved on them yet. If KFT can get back above 29, it could have a short rally.
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- 7 Ways to Survive This Market
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It was not too long ago when I mentioned that once June is gone, we may see pull back in commodities. And guess what, it’s been only a few days and DBC is hammered badly. Is it only a temporary set-back or long term, let’s see?
Markets have been pretty tough and remaining on sidelines with c…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Running Out of Energy
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As the days go by, I am finding that trading the short term tops in energy stocks is the new Mecca of trading gains. These trades are setting up quickly and imploding even quicker. I doubt this "fad" will last through the week, so make sure you grab them while they are still working.The idea is to take an energy stock, one that has weathered the market storm very well, but also one that has been unwilling to advance beyond its most recent highs. This week we saw puts on C…
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8 July, 2008| Derivatives |
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