Investing Adventures http://investingadventures.com Having Fun with Options Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:11:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en 1045753http://www.feedburner.com Watchlist for 10/22/08 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/investingadventures/~3/428165832/watchlist-for-102208.html http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/watchlist-for-102208.html#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:11:54 +0000 Jorge http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/watchlist-for-102208.html

Choose your bullish poison. Please note that I’m attempting to read the charts in an isolated room with no external yuck.

DBA - http://screencast.com/t/WJX1Yvexfx
USO - http://screencast.com/t/1WQXeLDcGy
RIMM - http://screencast.com/t/M0mrMoampS (Disclaimer: Currently own @ 50.80)
DKS - http://screencast.com/t/o6jgmJjk (Potential double bottom)
ERTS - http://screencast.com/t/W57hR6VimJp (Potential I H&S on line chart; candlestick chart too messy)

Choose your bearish death.

CREE - http://screencast.com/t/zeGpdWak (H&S)
RAI - http://screencast.com/t/fEotfHOIs
ALGT - http://screencast.com/t/IgNKdpC6a4Q
CBST - http://screencast.com/t/0JUpFnnEnr
THS - http://screencast.com/t/NhtP4xWn8D (H&S and my favorite)

Disassemble, praise, hate, love, trade, ignore, and blah the above list. And if you have any problems with it… well, I’m just figuring out a cheap way to pay mole and berk back for that lovely dinner and a movie a couple of weeks ago.. ;)

Originally posted as a comment by Jorge on evilspeculator using Disqus.

]]> http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/watchlist-for-102208.html/feed http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/watchlist-for-102208.html Art *&@(#& Cashin http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/investingadventures/~3/420520785/art-cashin.html http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/art-cashin.html#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:06:50 +0000 Jorge http://investingadventures.com/?p=577

]]> http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/art-cashin.html/feed http://investingadventures.com/2008/10/art-cashin.html SEC Intends to Temporarily Ban Short-Selling http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/investingadventures/~3/396689848/sec-intends-to-temporarily-ban-short-selling.html http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/sec-intends-to-temporarily-ban-short-selling.html#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:02:03 +0000 Jorge http://investingadventures.com/?p=572 More to come…

]]> http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/sec-intends-to-temporarily-ban-short-selling.html/feed http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/sec-intends-to-temporarily-ban-short-selling.html The Economy Must Be Bad When.. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/investingadventures/~3/395382130/the-economy-must-be-bad-when.html http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/the-economy-must-be-bad-when.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:22:27 +0000 Jorge http://investingadventures.com/?p=570 It makes headlines on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.  Last night’s episode was too funny.  Here are my favorite parts.  Enjoy and laugh… we need it after today!

]]> http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/the-economy-must-be-bad-when.html/feed http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/the-economy-must-be-bad-when.html Lehman Brothers Filing For Bankruptcy; Bank of America Purchases Merrill Lynch http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/investingadventures/~3/392754258/lehman-brothers-filing-for-bankruptcy-bank-of-america-purchases-merrill-lynch.html http://investingadventures.com/2008/09/lehman-brothers-filing-for-bankruptcy-bank-of-america-purchases-merrill-lynch.html#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:25:51 +0000 Jorge http://investingadventures.com/?p=567 Oh boy.. could the past week get any wilder?  First, Lehman Brothers reportedly will be filing bankruptcy sometime in the next 12 hours due to failed talks between LEH and suitors.  The Fed tried to broker a deal between LEH and Bank of America / Barclays, but talks fell through at the end due to the Fed not wanting to bank some of LEH’s toxic paper as was done with JPMorgan and the Bear Stearns mess.

Lehman Brothers, R.I.P.

On the flip side, Bank of America has offered to buy Merrill Lynch for $29 / share, or close to a 75% premium over Friday’s close.  Talking heads are saying MER was the firewall holding up the rest of the financial system and with BAC’s purchase, the transaction has helped to offset some of the instability from the LEH mess.  BAC’s on a takeover tear.  First Countrywide and now Merrill.  Anyone worried BAC may end up turning into another Citigroup?

Futures right now are pointing toward a 300 point lower open tomorrow.  Asian markets are closed due to holiday (Autumn holiday?).  Personally, my portfolio is split evenly:  6 calls and 6 puts.  Hopefully my puts actually fall because I know sure as hell my calls are going downhill tomorrow!

Keep your battle gear by your bedside because tomorrow bulls and bears alike will fight the epic battle.

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