February 10, 2009 | Posted by Jorge Long SPY Feb 85 Calls @ 1.47. I’m seeing the SPY on a 30d/30m chart riding an upward trendline. If the trend breaks, I’ll exit. I doubt I’ll hold this through the rest of the week.
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January 15, 2008 | Posted by Jorge We’re officially in a bear market. If Jim Cramer, the permabull, admits it, then it must be true, and I’m inclined to agree. I’m also tempted to say that the U.S. is currently in a recession (in, not approaching), but that’s just my view. Quick recap of today’s events include:
Citigroup (C) missed [...]
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November 29, 2007 | Posted by Jorge I don’t know about you, but this is becoming one wild ride. After dropping 200 points, rising 200 points, rising another 300 points, I can’t take much more of it! So I asked myself, “Self, what can I do in order to take advantage of these wild swings?” I came across a [...]
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November 7, 2007 | Posted by Jorge With the financial mess the market’s seen as of late, it may be a good time to talk about the XLF, or the Financial Select SPDR. If, for whatever reason, you need some exposure to the financial sector, this ETF may be your ticket (although you might as well just hand me your money…).
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November 6, 2007 | Posted by Jorge Oil… oil… and more oil! With oil reaching $100 per barrel, this may be a good time to explain how to gain exposure to some of the oil and oil services sector in the market. Without purchasing individual companies or barrels itself, there’s an ETF that can give you a broad exposure to [...]
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