Friday, November 15, 2013
Into SPY Nov 22 '13 $177 Puts @ $0.29...
Oh yes, I did!
P.S. Money Flow on 10-day 15-minute chart is really, really looking toppy, so if we see a correction, things could get sloppy...
Thursday, November 14, 2013
It's Hard To Walk & Chew Gum At the Same Time...
At least with my kind of portfolio!
I'm still waiting for my NFLX $360 calls to be in play. Apparently, it's 13-F Season, so anything can happen. Next time, I'm going to follow 13-Fs more closely as it could be a good time to straddle some stocks.
Next week, when 9FM gets back to Mumbai, I'm going to jump on his treasure trunk and won't leave him alone until he fills my wallet. Not to mention my ex-boss...
-2.81% SBA
-0.50% Roth IRA
+0.35% DJIA
+0.18% Nasdaq
+0.48% S&P
+0.54% FTSE
+0.83% Eurofirst
+2.12% Nikkei
+0.60% Shanghai
+0.58% SENSEX
+0.82% Hang Seng
+0.06% WTI
+1.30% Brent
+1.68% Gold
+0.17% Copper
-0.76% Corn
+0.76% USD/JPY
+0.59% EUR/JPY
+0.27% DJT
-1.20% VIX
0.83 Put / Call Ratio
0.083 Treasurys | DTCC GCF Repo Index
0.084 MBS | DTCC GCF Repo Index
-4.29% 5-Year US Treasury Notes
-0.84% 10-Year US Treasury Notes
63% Advancing Issues on NYSE | 70% Up Volume
33% Declining Issues on NYSE | 29% Down Volume
4% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
251 New Highs | 19 New Lows
45% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq | 45% Up Volume
50% Declining Issues on Nasdaq | 54% Down Volume
5% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
177 New Highs | 44 New Lows
Today's Major Headlines
Dear Carl Icahn's AAPL Stake Worth Over $2 Billion
Yellen Kills The Bears With One Yell
Singapore Moves To Secure African LNG
Hertsmere Tower In Canary Wharf To Become Europe's Tallest Residential Building
Exports From Eurozone & Japan Falter
Ireland To Exit Bailout
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
ForexDiva, We'll Work With You... If You Knock Off A Zero...
Why don't they knock off a zero and I'll buy from them too?
Seriously, I was expecting a lot more from the industry event I attended yesterday. I was only able to find about 9 new leads and a second after getting there, I pretty much knew I was barking up the wrong tree. It was a really busy event, but essentially not the right platform for me.
If it wasn't for a meeting with a guy who has a lot of insider knowledge and his willingness to help me, I would have wasted a lot of time. At one point, I was thinking he was a total godsend. He told me that he can connect me with companies that already do what I want to do. This could open up a lot of doors for me at just the right time.
Aside from this, I'm counting on my pending clients with 9FMmmmmmm to work out now more than ever. Things are moving at the pace of a snail and right now, there are no mechanisms in place for me to know whether he's already working with the clients I sent him other than asking the clients directly, which I don't want to resort to. Until I start seeing some commission checks, I'll hold off on sending him any more clients though.
We got some new bids on the block and someone unexpectedly stepped in and bought some PER LEAPS, so:
+20.75% SBA (If only this was as good as it looks...)
-1.86% Roth IRA
+0.45% DJIA
+1.17% Nasdaq
+0.81% S&P
-1.44% FTSE
-0.56% Eurofirst
-0.15% Nikkei
-1.83% Shanghai
-0.43% SENSEX
-1.91% Hang Seng
+0.60% WTI
+1.16% Brent
+0.17% Gold
-2.29% Copper
-0.64% Corn
+0.72% GBP/USD
+0.56% EUR/GBP
0.81 Put / Call Ratio
0.090 Treasurys | DTCC GCF Repo Index
0.094 MBS | DTCC GCF Repo Index
+0.61% DJT
-2.34% VIX
-3.66% 5-Year US Treasury Notes
-1.55% 10-Year US Treasury Notes
66% Advancing Issues on NYSE | 80% Up Volume
31% Declining Issues on NYSE | 19% Down Volume
3% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
170 New Highs | 46 New Lows
67% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq | 83% Up Volume
29% Declining Issues on Nasdaq | 16% Down Volume
4% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
156 New Highs | 43 New Lows
Today's Major Headlines
Yellen Will Say US Recovery Falls Short
Rolls Royce Plans To 3D Print Jet Parts
Brussels Opens Probe On Germany Surplus
Monday, November 11, 2013
As the Rest of the Market Is Dancing Bollywood Style...
... I continue to get dinged in LEAPs and bounds.
Volume was pretty low today, but US indices continue to hit new all-time highs. Charles Schwab was on with Maria saying that the retail investor is not back in full force. The main question is how many of the stocks hitting new all time highs are one and done? SPG hasn't hit a new high in over 3 months. The last time it tried to break above its 200 SMA, it failed to break higher.
I've been waiting six months for people to buy my LEAPs, but failing that, I will continue to pound the pavement this week as there is an industry event featuring over 400 companies being held over the next 3 days.
My goal is to meet 100 companies over the course of the next two days and have prepared a stack of business cards for this. One time, I met about 20 companies in an hour, so it is definitely achievable. I will also be pitching two projects to give myself a better success rate. The more people I talk to, the greater my chances, really.
Will I be dancing to the tune of Vacancy along with all the SENSEXy Market Makers tomorrow?
-7.38% SBA
+1.20% Roth IRA
+0.14% DJIA
+0.01% Nasdaq
+0.07% S&P
+0.30% FTSE
+0.26% Eurofirst
+1.30% Nikkei
+0.16% Shanghai
+0.52% WTI
+1.31% Brent
-0.21% Gold
+0.15% Copper
+1.87% Corn
+0.38% EUR/USD
+0.33% EUR/JPY
-0.46% EUR/GBP
0.80 Put / Call Ratio
0.097 Treasurys | DTCC GCF Repo Index
0.102 MBS | DTCC GCF Repo Index
+0.46% DJT
-2.79% VIX
-0.14% 5-Year US Treasury Notes
+0.18% 10-Year US Treasury Notes
50% Advancing Issues on NYSE | 57% Up Volume
46% Declining Issues on NYSE | 42% Down Volume
4% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
143 New Highs | 41 New Lows
47% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq | 55% Up Volume
49% Declining Issues on Nasdaq | 43% Down Volume
4% Unchanged | 2% Unchanged
117 New Highs | 25 New Lows
Today's Major Headlines:
Transocean Reaches Deal With Icahn
Shadow Banks Reap Fed Rate Reward
Progress On Volcker Rule Worries Banks
Friday, November 8, 2013
The Diva Will Not Be Bullied Any More...
Bully me all you want in the options market, but I've had it with being bullied in other arenas!
I received an email today from a 'make a mountain out of a molehill' type that was bordering on defamation, so I've really, really had it. Who do these people think they are? This is the good ol' USA and I'll resort to taking legal action if necessary to defend my good name and trading ego...
It's time for me to find some Divine Protection in the arms of my favourite Gujaratis... Right, BK on CNBC?
Nice moves, HSFTs!
-11.12% SBA
-2.46% Roth IRA
+1.08% DJIA
+1.61% Nasdaq
+1.34% S&P
+0.17% FTSE
-0.14% Eurofirst
-1.00% Nikkei
-1.09% Shanghai
-0.75% SENSEX
-0.60% Hang Seng
+0.19% WTI
+1.50% Brent
-1.87% Gold
+0.20% Copper
+1.19% Corn
-0.45% EUR/USD
-0.49% GBP/USD
+1.09% USD/JPY
+0.63% EUR/JPY
0.83 Put / Call Ratio
-1.10% DJT
-7.26% VIX
0.111 Treasurys | DTCC GCF Repo Index
0.103 MBS | DTCC GCF Repo Index
+7.92% 5-Year US Treasury Notes
+5.09% 10-Year US Treasury Notes
56% Advancing Issues on NYSE | 73% Up Volume
42% Declining Issues on NYSE | 26% Down Volume
2% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
116 New Highs | 65 New Lows
73% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq | 78% Up Volume
24% Declining Issues on Nasdaq | 21% Down Volume
3% Unchanged | 1% Unchanged
134 New Highs | 41 New Lows
Today's Major Headlines
US Jobs Growth Defies Forecast - Even I was surprised and boy was it my demise...
SAC Pleads Guilty
BBRY New Chief Gets $88 Million
Save the Bees, Please!
Into SPG Nov 16 '13 $145 Puts @ $0.30...
Could SPG be setting up to hit its 3-month low right below $145?
Chart pattern looks similar to the TSLA one from a few days ago, so let's see if price action follows...
Oh, I Got Faked Out of My TSLA $125s...
P.S. What I failed to do was look one more week ahead... If I had done that before getting out, I would have seen that the puts were red hot and the calls were even being sold on those issues...
Into TSLA Nov 16 '13 $100 Puts @ $0.25...
Some guys sold calls on this strike and there is still a lot of open interest on this...
If there are any Naked Put Sellers here, they might get dinged and I want to be there to ding them...
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