Articles from July 2008

Daily Update – July 10-11, 2008

Okay.. my head hurts from today’s action.  Luckily, my hedges kicked in.  Something tells me Monday’s going to be a big day, one way or another.
Yesterday’s action consisted of 2 contracts sold for a profit of $268.  I think the contracts I sold were WFR.  Probably.  Yeah I’m almost sure.
Today’s action?  Well after the wild [...]

Daily Update – July 8-9, 2008

I know, I didn’t post an update yesterday. I was pissed, plain and simple. That and we received about 3 inches of rain in less than an hour so I had to go pick up my wife since I didn’t want her driving in that mess. Anyways, yesterday was a mess.
Yesterday’s Trades: [...]

Daily Update – July 7, 2008

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July.  While I enjoyed the break, I was itching to get back into the market.  The morning action wasn’t a surprise and neither was the dip in my account.  I’m about 50% cash right now so I’m feeling fairly comfortable.  I’m still heavily negative delta which is a [...]

Daily Update – July 3, 2008

7 contracts for a profit of $340. Ever so slightly eeked out a gain on paper overall and so we’ve gotten a new high for the portfolio! Have a great 4th of July folks and I’ll see you back on Monday!

Daily Update – July 2, 2008

Another rough day in the markets and yet another new high for my portfolio.  The portfolio is now up over 20% from the start of my trading, well off the 50% losses I was experiencing only a couple of weeks ago.  Today’s closing trades included profits in XL, LM, CY, and SINA with losses in [...]