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I posted today on our Auxiliari Forum this letter. It might help you with your problem of losing address books to the spy webs. I also answered Dave's question here.
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Hi, guys, after to receive Dave's offer of Viagra, I told him about it by email. Now I see that you all are getting Viagra!
Thomas has cold (instead), so he is with me. I asked him if his job's computers have better protection than ours and yours. He has his laptop for to work at home, and he showed me 50 emails with all kind of ads, and few of them were offering porno. One had a subject 'Sexual Sex'. Buttery butter...
Thomas says, we all have to use virus scanning and to keep up with security updates. His company pays Norton's Simantec and Point Protection. It still doesn't save from SPAM.
However, at his job no one reported that the whole address book was used to send spam to friends. No viruses lately.
We looked with him at messages' details. He told me to share it with you, even it might not help, just to know where emails come from.
Thomas said: Right click on a message, look at message options. The second line says, I see, 'Delivered-to Thomas...' The first line tells where this message came from. For example,
Return-Path: <ratification834...>
There is one from Russia, I see: Return-Path: <purchasable63@scomm.ru>
What is really needed for to get out of a spy, it is a Protection. My son George might tell more on the subject, but he is out of town.
I just tried to help.
(About me, it was something that my body lost to my disease, one female part after another. I am still fighting, and I have a hope. Because I didn't want to bother good guys and gals with my problems, I was just quiet. I didn't want Farooq or Joanne send me pages of helpful materials; I wanted all of you spend more time for yourselves. However, I missed you all terribly... Let's just talk NO words about bad things. I feel like I can forget sometimes baout troubles, but only if I turn my brain off
For a good start: I bought ACXM and QCOM lately. Was around NJs, and saw Bill mentioning QCOM. Also it was ACXM somewhere in Leavitt's, I think. I like this one specially. They both make me happy now.
A good start?
Not sure to be back for long, but if you accept me time to time, thank you for that.
Ollie, yours always
CORRECTION!
I got a contact with Joanne, but it is late to delete my previous post. It is OK. My wishes were nice.
You don't have to help me now.
Thank you again.
I might start some trading the next week. Hope to meet my friends here and there sometimes. I wish, I would be already in! Looks like Farooq's favorite ema-s might be less paralel soon (so ema74 would get more curly http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$COMPQ&p=D&yr=1&mn=2&dy=0&id=p92051313485).
Are you invested, Farooq? We are up this year with 401K about 5%. Now 35% in only. We might add to it. I won't be at home at closing, so it will be Thomas' job.
Great trading! I plan to buy Ford, imagine if it retrace a bit more. Any thoughts?
Yours sincerely
Dear Farooq, and all Dear Others: Roy, Smartone, Bill.... I didn't check who else is here. Just calling you 'dear (-s)'.
I was able to read some posts on IB (not sure if all) yesterday. I stopped by to say 'Happy Birthday' to Joanne and Dave, but my post was not going through. One time - at 1 pm yesterday, another time - at 5 am today (when I found that my post was not on the board, I tried to repost it; no success).
Joanne's contact by email doesn't work for me. I wish that Farooq would copy and paste the following lines on NJ's board (please, please!) Please, tell them that my posts didn't go through...
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Dear Joanne, Dear Dave! Happy Birthday to you!
Joanne, please CHECK FOR A PACKAGE AT YOUR DOOR. I sent it to you on Friday, it is time to arrive. Enjoy it, and be happy and healthy. Dave will be very successful: it is my wish. OK?
All other Ninjas, make great trades! Peace and love to all.
P.S. Joanne, my email might be working bad, that's why I ask you to write a note for me on NJ. Before I fix my gmx, please, tell me if you got the box.
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Farooq, I don't want to mess my greetings with a request to help me to post. I have not much to tell (by posting), so I would prefer to post very little. If you allow me, guys!
But it can wait.
What is wrong,I wonder. I might need to update the WC page. It is a new feature there when they ask to edit a post before it would be posted. I edited, pressed 'OK', but it didn't go.
Thank you in advance!
Sorry that I continue this OT, but I met today a Doc name Khalid, and he was amazingly pleased with my greetings. I didn't ask how close I came with a pronunciation, but he understood me (see how I 'managed' the letters in that my question).
It was a really tricky today, huh? I still kept 401K in (had no acceess to exit). Will sell before Cancun. On Monday. Looks like we had a yellow flag today that indicates a longer downturn. McClellan got it better than me
Have a nice weekend.
P.S. Traded RIMM for a little plus (stocks), just the 15 last minuts. I might keep a few of them over weekend. Made a sale order, but it got into a red territory. I don't want to move my order: RIMM didn't break $60 today (again!). It makes me thinking better about it.
I understood. Cannot visualize for myself that S2 level, but I am with you on buying. Instead of calls: 401K full in. Dead or a Queen.
If you are around, may you help me to pronounce those words by you: Eid Mubrak. I have an appointment with a Pakistanian doctor tomorrow, so I would like to communicate.
To tell it as Latin would tell: a letter to a letter? 'E' like in 'end', 'I' like in 'in'? In 'Mubrak' word, is it 'u' like in 'you' or like in 'umbrella'?
Sorry for OT. Doctors or not, there are people that speak different languages, and my wish is always to greet them on their language. I learned some hebrew for our new neighbors, and tried their latkies. For my Iranian friend in San Diego I learned long sentences, but I lost the papers after he moved to NY. Only my husband doesn't learn any Japanese while working for the Japanese company. I am just surprised.
Let's see our calls and funds getting somewhere from this grave.
Wishes.
Eid Mubrak to you, dear. (and to all!)
'Indicators tend not to work so well during such Volatility.'
that's true
I didn't believe that we can so easy finish with a big white shadow candle.
If a N direction would be proved with more of white candles, I might trust indicators again! Farooq's trade was extraordinary brave, IMO. He, at least, tries to go with indicators. I only dream about a better market. It was sometimes so light, so lovely... it was something easy.
Actually, I passed a few of tests. Made money a day after a day, no losses. Even yesterday! Now I will think that I have to learn trading when markets get normal
There is always a lot of interest in your trades, brother!
We just got quiet while trying to deal with markets. Jimmy was kind to explain me that that it was just a 'normal' thing when I was asked to pay for to borrow the shorts.
I was shorting lately without any problems. Made OK money with both ways. All the time - with RIMM. It was fun.
Hope, I won't find a bill taking my profits for to pay shorts borrowing. I was not noticed as I know :o)
Good weekend! And thank you for to be here for us.
ATTENTION, GUYS.
I was trading from 4 am Pacific, so I made my money. The last time I bought RIMM, it was 75.95! When it came back to 78, I tried to short it. A Bulletin Board on my trading platform (IB) was flashing. One was about 'shorting is limited to 1,200 shares', something like it. I was busy trading, so I turned it off. My interest to the Bulletins grew up.
When I saw another Bulletin Board, I've read it carefully. You have to know it. IT IS SCARY.
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'You recently attempted to enter one or more short sale orders in securities which were not available for shorting at that ime. We have located shares on your behalf so you may be able to enter short sale orders for these titles within the next minute(s)
RESEARCH IN MOTION RIMM NASDAQ CostToBorrow 0.25%.
The rates shown are the INDICATIVE ADDITIONAL COSTS to borrow these securities above the normal borrow rates. The effective cost to borrow will be determined at the time the borrow is actually established.
Please note that the above stocks are generally deemed hard to borrow and may not be shortable again in the future. Additionally, certain borrowed positions have a higher likelihood of being recalled by the lender. In the event of a recall you may required to repurchase positions on short notice or, if the lender initiates the repurchase, IB may pass on the transaction costs to you.'
COMMENT. I tried to sell RIMM short 1 hour ago. This thing just came out now.
When 16 democrats passed a bill to charge for a transaction (OK, it is not just a transaction, it is borrowing)?
Did Constitution also change over night, or it is on the way?
I am JUST HAPPY. You sold it. Good.
What I like about our meeting places: people around us, they are happy for a friend's better choice, for more of a gain, for less of a loss.
I met Paul on JNPR board, Yahoo. Never met so much of meanness in life than there. It was like a snakes' habitat. I am proud that Paul never left me or Jimmy alone. Paul brought me with him through difficult places, brought to people I love.
Now I can hold RIMM overnight.
Blasher, it was really kind from you. It is so easy to see all posts at once here! Farooq's charts. Why I didn't ask before? Thought that it might be obvious for everyone, this iBox... how to assume that my king has no clothes?
I bought RIMM at $78.10 AH.
Bought it before seeing -140, -16, -20 futures. If I saw the futures such low, I'd better take +$.50 on the end.
Does RIMM deserve -18-19%? We will travel by car with kids for overnight. I hate to think what stocks deserve. Hope to sell for some plus, but might sell too early. Just like always.
Seems to me that RIMM can be easily +83 after to wake up at +80.
Whatever.
I just wanted to say 'thank you', but cannot stop talking.
"Long QLD 57.80". A good entry point. Wishes to see it where you want it to be. I want a normal market, and I want to buy. (Cannot short here, too tricky).
Is IBOX only for subscribers? I don't see this feature here. (I am sorry if I am blind
Yahoo's chart starts to look OK. So much better than many others.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=YHOO&p=D&yr=0&mn=3&dy=0&id=p03611027568
Smartone, I am noone to you, but someone who cannot be alienated from how you feel and trade. You made a good day from a bad one, and I am glad, really glad about it. I cannot teach anyone here, but I have a heart to share. It (heart)doesn't like a situation that you feel separated. Will try to find our Mom Joanne who might help you to get on. Hope, she won't be too busy to make another attempt.
My wish is to be at better help, but I am the most disabled NJs from all. (Still make many things right! - not today - but I believe in myself, I can overcome)
I have no positions now, will try to look at markets from outside for a couple of days. To be excused for too much of OT, I want to tell that I bought puts for QLD 3 times, but made too little money with it. Becuase of lack of experience, I am shaky (selling too early).
Did you cover puts? I cannot believe: AAPL was going $2 down after markets, and it finished the day (8pm Easter time - it is on my IB streamer) at 139.30s.
I wish I would stay with AMZN, it was kind to me. But I got greedy for an 'oversold' AAPL. What a sad thing to be greedy.
Ollie
Roy, I won't be surprised if you took off to help Doris brother's family in Houston. We all want to know how it turns out for you and them. Your energy makes people stronger. There. And here.
It was a love message like usually.
A bit more, Farooq.
If I have to learn to short, to buy puts - and for long,- I better do it now. I lost some illusions to play by charts today. I did enter some 'good' positions that were looking secured. They are gone for a loss.
My illusions to survive on such market would have less of power, if a fear of Nikkei's puttern made me more alert.
Thinking loud. Isn't it what are boards made for?
I want to feed myself, but I lost profits that were looking so great on my account 5.5 months ago. And just because I didn't see a bigger picture.
There is a hope (still!) that our rich republicans would want to save the markets before the election. I don't wish them a victory. With more of Saras in the top of the world our kids would have to learn 6,000 years 'history' of human beens, an alternative to Darvin's evolution. We have to call friends to look at such figures with a serious fear. I have no doubts for myself what I would do in November.
BTW, reading your posts and Paul's, it is a real food for mind, not just an entertainment. I wanted to tell it before, but didn't meet you for long. Now it is time.
It is my way to thank you for to be my friend. My friends.
Happy trading and learning.
'if I do not make money one day that is OK too.'
Better than a loss. It is what I had to do. Unfortunately, it is too late to 'bite elbows'. I tried to oversmart the biggest trend (down) with trading it's looking reversal parts. The next time I won't touch things that I don't understand. It was what I really didn't get: a thing about LEH. I also didn't get a thing that a WORLD ECONOMY might go a way that Nikkei was going for so long (1990-2003, and Nikkei still can get heard now).
I am learning about it now (maybe, it is not too late to get a sense about it). What if they are right, and we just enter such a puttern? http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EN225#symbol=%5EN225;range=my
1990 - 35K
April 2003 - 7,7K
September 2008 - 12,2K
Hope that it won't happen to us. It will be no retirement so.
They mentioned a possibility for us to repeat the Nikkei's story. If I sound too pathetic, it can be painful. However, pain can come and go, but living with illusions contains more of pain, if not just hunger.
LEH might be not only a cause of this sale, but also a salesman, I heard. Can it be true that they closed many positions that they had, and it was WHY (why we got reversed hammers on so many stocks and a big hammer - for a whole NAS index)?
Farooq, staying away today, it was some a great decision. I bend my head/neck in a deep respect to your wisedom. Hope, it sounds OK in English. LOL.
Roy, SKF is +19% today. Was it your part in it? Calls?
I saw NJs at the board, btw. But noone was on a new option board.
I believe you got a right direction during this hurricane.
It is, probably, too early to look for bargains. My attempts to buy them were all failured.
Did you say that you expect good opportunities to trade options the next week? Is it like... puts more? Or the month cycle might be done, so even ollies would buy calls, huh?
I bought puts many times today too. My problem with options was to hold it for too short time (while my stocks were staying till were smashed). I underestimated the squeeze.
Nice to see you again too. Hope, they fixed your Internet.
I am looking at afterhours futures too. With my 401k sold, with a busy day out of home tomorrow... no, I won't play a bounce, I see. It is sad. I would play AAPL here from this support.
One good trader (who it was?) said, 'the last great opportunity will repeat in the next two weeks'. Edit my words for to understand, g. It heals my wounds to think that I will have another opportunity soon.
P.S. Yeaaaa... TXN update. If not it, it would be something else, huh?
(Today, selling the rest of my 401K, I thought that it might be wrong to do: at such a critical point, why not to throw to crowds another lie or a few, just for to calm them down? (wouldn't it be logical for Gvnm to do? specially, in front of elections?) Oh well, we have this TXN's play for some time. I wouldn't trust a little relief like it for to get long with markets, I still don't like the way 'somebody (-s) big' sell big, sell markets behind curtains.)
Update on my AAPL. Sold it early morning, as I planned to (+1.03 per share). Didn't trade for longer because was out of home.
I am very grateful to that mysterious feeling I had yesterday at closing. What it was... I didn't trust 'tea leaves' (tech indicators), was going 'by heart' (more like 'by nose'). Smelled something wrong. Sold the most of 401K yesterday. That was a great thing to do! Holding 401K out of markets now (sold all, but 6% of bio+heartland and 8% of bonds, and 1% of gold miners).
Shish, was not able to sell all gold miners earlier. It is a real pain in... my feasts - to beat them up (I had a little amount of this sector, a little amount, but for too long).
Where money moved to? Which sector? Even my biotech looks smashed.
P.S. on miners. Wasn't it time to enter here instead of clopping a door on it? http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=opgsx&p=D&yr=1&mn=6&dy=0&id=p33664159775
Any 'hi' is welcomed, specially on this fund. I specially write after hours for not to bother all of you with my useless monologs. However, I am a bit afraid to notice that I got unvisable. Look, I didn't know what to think about markets, but I sold my 401K. Can be some primitive agnosticism appreciated if I cannot help better?
Droma, the same disaster happened to me a week ago. I got into an ER room one late evening, and I forgot that I had an order to buy AAPL at somewhere around $169. I got better, but avoided computers for a few days. When I found that I had a serious loss (on Thursday last week), I made some money back immediately. Don't give up, baby. Tell us how your are going.
After that loss I was doing good and recovered about 55% of the loss. Stay calm. Fight back. Things happen. We got into a similar trouble. We will survive.
BILL, why you sign your posts with a big 'O'? I like 'O'. Is your middle name Oliver and Ollie ?
And the last thing. Gold miners make me nervious. I didn't lose with any fund more than with this one, even I have only 3% of retirement money in it.
(Did I even tell that I am agree with Dave to hate commodities? So I tell it now).
Instead of selling them in July, I wait till they stop falling apart. It is a cnahce that gold miners would go back North from here, but it is just a chance.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=opgsx&p=D&yr=1&mn=6&dy=0&id=p33664159775
All other funds (401K) were easier to deal with. I am, actually, proud that I was playing with funds instead of holding. It saved a lot of money. Trading funds, hmmmm...
Rememeber sweet days of a normal volatility and happy bank system? I have a dream to overcome the latest markets' shake some day.
Till there: daytrading. Even daytrading 401K funds.
401K.
These days I can hold AAPL overnight, and feel comfortable. I just would wake up early again and trade it...
I wish, I would feel more secured about funds so. I sold some part of them today. Cannot explain why! Maybe, tea leaves that I look at are ...nice, but... mold! I smell mildew here!
Look, techs are not leading anymore. There must be a sector rotation, but I didn't find time to learn about it. WHERE MONEY GO TO? I don't know how to 'invest' in such conditions.
If RUT wouldn't be positive, I'd exit all positions. It is my 'favorite index' to determine feelings about markets. I have a sin to be open for some agnosticism (tear this term off where it was born, off of theism, and apply to markets: I cannot just look at TEA LEAVES, I have to smell, lick, taste them. Based on charts, all my smart friends here are able to explain what they do with stocks. I do opposite of what I must do looking at charts. I sell a part of 401K.
Maybe, because I don't get markets here. Another way I wouldn't be such shaky, I'd keep all funds.
AAPL. Dave thinks about buying it, Roy sees a danger in it. Right?
When I was buying stocks on Friday, it was a need to buy. Without those Freddy and Fanny's news, I wouldn't buy AAPL there, it was still a falling knife. (BTW, now RIMM is a falling knife, even it was looking good on Friday).
Now AAPL looks good to me. Of course, there are not so good
sales of Smart-phone, but I am attracted to a chart like it:
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=AAPL&p=D&yr=0&mn=9&dy=0&id=p68168048606
Farooq called once a candle like today's as a 'reversal' something. I forgot. Can you remind me the right word?
I bought AAPL back at 157.35 after market was closed. I don't feel much of fear holding AAPL.
It was an interesting trading today. Happy to admit that I was able to maneur. Got lucky to watch QQQQs at very early pre-market. When futures were still very high (NAS future was +38.5), I saw that big amounts of QQQQs were sold - independently of future's stable beauty. 30 minutes before opening Qs dropped from 44.65 to 44.25. I immdiiately sold all RIMM and AAPL, and decided not to buy anything. Just went back to bed (6 am in Vegas). What a nice decision it was!
Somebody said 'AAPL'. I want to share my thoughts. Looking at
TEA LEAVES now (wonderful image, Roy!).
Roy. Your trading was AWESOME! If I wouldn't be too tired, I'd buy bunch of puts when I saw those Qs sliding down... But I was awaked for 3 hours, and I was already trading shortly AMZN, YHOO (this one was only unsuccessful, but a little bit) and QLD.
Paul, congrats on great tactics. This market is for trading, and we trade.
QLD (not mine, I bought only RIMM and AAPL after marlets on Friday) is lovely up. Farooq made a nice buy there (66.50, right?) while I was going with regular stocks into the weekend. I also planned to buy WFR, but didn't find a good price.
Instead of all my buys I would better hold QLD! Oh well, have to come back to my shape.
Happy trading to all. (Are we going to NJs too, or this is the Forum?)
Jimmy, a political correctness is not for this board. What did you say about Cramer? You had a luck of energy this time.
All Ninjas and ...how to call QIDists and QLDists? Hi! A short note on markets from Ollie.
Bought 40% of 401K stocks yesterday back (was out when it crashed). Looking at markets now, I think about buying more.
They deserve to be entered, IMO. I lost a move myself (for my trading account) because of not believing in a move. It can be late for daytrading now. To buy and hold tech stocks over a weekend? Can be a good idea. Oversold stocks. RIMM GOOG and AAPL were called as 'wrongly accused' victims of shorting (CNBC)
Markets refuse to suck on 6% unemplyment because they (investors) think, it is the highest number. Maybe, 7% can be, but not 9 as someone told earlier. They are Rep's team (CNBC and Bloomberg). We know that a REAL unempoyment is higher, not all people applied for it or were qualified, and they calculate wrong... but it is what they will play, I think, and I want to be agree with them. Markets rule, we follow.
RUT is not going well yet, but NAS was reviving all way up as #3 from SPX, DAO and NAS. NAS cannot decide yet if to go up or not. Gold +3, OK, I have the miners now. Oil 106.5, cannot go lower for longer. To buy DUG.
Important: not much, not many of shorts were made today, I learned. They have shorts from before and might want to cover soon.
$SPX http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=spx&p=W&yr=3&mn=0&dy=0&id=p44569124497 weekly looks worse than, for example, $RUT daily http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$RUT&p=D&yr=0&mn=9&dy=0&id=p45921989974. We know that selling was on a big volume, and buying was on a small, but the weekly chart doesn't refects a daily big sale volume... Sorry for so broken English, no time to correct. I want to get a whole picture (and still not to be wrong about short periods of time). Just feeling like it looks OK to play a market in.
P.S. I am still alive and a little bit less blurry. Stopped taking a wrong medication. It was so bad, I even visited an ER. Wishing for some good daytrading and even overnights. Just taking time to refresh my little talents.
ABOUT NJ PAGE. Do you know that I saw a newly looking NJ page? I left a phone message to Joanne. I didn't find any main board between others, so I decided to ask where you decided to hang. Planning to be back to NJs? Looking for something new to go to? Or planning to be here? Whatever is good for the gang, is good for me. I usually don't invest much in the board (due to my English, and now - because I have to treat the facial nerve and to limit reading and computers, so I just listen to TV and make my own conclusions... it helps my 401K A LOT! (my 401K is not losing! it means that I CAN deal with markets myself... but I miss to know your thoughts, of course)
Bought puts for QQQQ July 44 at 0.74.
That's that is really Something, Roy (#2112). X options from $1 to $7! http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=x&p=D&yr=0&mn=9&dy=0&id=p45921989974
I recover now from a double dental surgery, and still have pain (I do). And I still have kids (too many, LOL), but I am curious how 'things' are going, and I want to do 'things' a good way (So I would make a lot of money too, and I would give some money to a charity (like you) - after to place some $$$ into my kids' college account. Danny's account is at zero now... blah-blah-blah).
I just wanted to tell that I know what you are doing, and I would like to be - does it sound too childish? - like you.
I am sorry that I am not returning your imput yet (I hope it is right to tell in English). You invested your knowledge into friends. Your friends have to deserve it!
I just look now for my ear back. After that terrible root canal I have worse in one ear. I was told that it will come back. Or I would need to make money for my disability instead of to have better goals. Hope that not.
This week I played stocks 2 times, not options: it is what I know how. Options are still confusing, specially when one ear is clogged. Options are confusing and - amazing. I would buy calls tomorrow morning - for a rebounce (QQQQs, I think; not sure). It would be just practicing, of course.
You and friends, they all must have a wonderful Day of July, 4th. There is a real Constitution to love. Even we are 'under bushes'.
I am serious about love. Specially about loving a system. I believe that future won't be so bad as you sometimes predict. There is still my belief. It is my 'cheers' for you, Roy, and for people like you. I have to tell that I am grateful that you made many things for this country. and for this constitution. We can love many nations (I do), but we have to hope that there are constitutions to love. It is my special celebration - on July 4th - to love somehting that is not my personal (people, friends, places): my spirit belongs to more than Me and Mine. My spirit is - for freedom. I wish EVERYONE who love freedom: have it. keep it. never lose or miss it.
No pasaran. (in a meaning of 'no downside').
Roy, I look at your #1983 post. It reminded me a discussion about a German page that Thomas quoted for NJs telling the same what you told here, just 2 months earlier. Farooq might remember his more positive point of view. I wonder if he still has those hopes for Brazil oil, whatever.
About sources of info. I start to think that US media often is more confusing source of information than a clear language of articles from overseas. At least, there is less of different directions, LOL.
Maybe, they can see better from their farther point of view...
Scary numbers: $300, $400.
P.S. I read an article at 321energy. Thank you for sharing the most objective, most valuable page from all. Now I can replace my husband's 'oracle' position to tell news, LOL.
Farroq, Roy, others.
Happy conference to Farooq in Washington. NJ page was so difficult to access, so I didn't. Had a root canal and still pain after it. Had to take calming down drugs. It is the first day my brain is clear (clearer), so I bought Ford. Not all company, but a piece of it. I already made RT selling it from 5.00 at 5.12 earlier. Look how it stays! Bought it again at 5.07 (for to keep!), and saw it trading AH at 5.11. Looks like this one won't be given up so easy! What do you think?
Congrats to Pap, he made almost 100% return on RIMM puts. What a man, a tank!
I was late to buy options, was busy with stocks of Ford. You know, it is a different mentality to trade stocks and options, so my brain was open only a half way, another half is still sleeping.
IMO, there will be more of a downtrend. I have very little of 401K in. Bought a bit more of bonds (our fund is not going like TLT, it has it's own chart with strange ups and downs: http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?FSTAX%20 It seams to be able to bounce from the lowest support). Nothing else is new, only worries about a tooth and pain in my jaw. Hope, it will stop, so I won't need a bone doctor who would drill my scalp around the ear (and through). I hope, it is just related to this week's root canal. Wish me to have it this way.
Hugs to all (if you don't mind). Love ya.
I just wanted to ask what it was: "+245", and you came with a correction that it is '24%'. I should trade (using a situation that my son won't bother my trading) but I believe in a rebounce... If to buy long positions or calls, it is no good. But I cannot do anything with myself when I think about puts (I think, we will rebounce......!). It doesn't happen
Still, LOL.
EDIT. I shorted something, hurray!
You wrote that financials are weakest today. HMO health care might be the weakest tomorrow. I sold short 'my own' health plan UNH (when I heard that another HMO was hurt AH). I sold it a few times for a nice plus (UNH is down 7%, and I got a part of it)
Had to buy puts, but options markets are closed
I tried to understand terms of OTM and ITM, found this page: http://www.optionetics.com/forums/topic.asp?fid=136&id=24354
Of course, it is not for people like we meet here, it is just another board for those who are learning, I guess. I just thought that someone would want to check on their topics, in addition to the present help from Roy, Farooq, Bits, and other friends.
What a nice prediction! ("I'm still holding them this time.
I think we break Down today", Blasher). Congrats from public
Farooq, dear friend.
A pure OT.
I am very glad that I had time today, so I didn't open just the last post (as it happens often), but I was going back where my post was. Maybe, we need to invent a page (on NJ it is possible) telling to friends, 'don't miss a post #1111 or #2222'. A good idea!
I would be not where I am now (discovering amazing music), if I wouldn't open yout post. I am so glad! The guys are great, their instrument talking to each other. It was always a way of playing that I like, specially when it is flamenco. I might be a bad Russian (half-French with many bits and crumps): music of my land is great, I know, but I am not touched with it the way I can be - for to be real me.
I have a library of youtube links, you know, but I always search for more, today - for East music (because of your present!) and found this:
Thank you, brother, for lovely greetings! Why don't you trade, btw?
Till now my 'long' prediction is working. Markets revive. It is NOT just an expiration game, IMO. They refuse to be scared of the oil prices! they are nutty bullish! I don't know about your IRA and whatever long term (if you entered and kept) but I think I can hold my 85% in 401K funds. Glad, I bought the gold miners from the lowest (but only 5% for my portfolio volume). Not happy, of course, about dollar going lower again. A guy who traveled to Hong Kong, he said, people are asking for Euros to buy - strarting from the airport (to avoid high prices and taxes in the official currency kiosks. When they recognize an American, they turn their backs... Do you think, would dollar get better?
I made only one trade today - with the regular stocks (when I say 'regular', it means 'not options', OK?. Moved +.64 with Qs. Bought, left, came back, cashed out. Had a stop limit at 49.15. It was a day for a registration in school (our school is public, but very popular, there are only 14-18 kids per a class, and we beat all private schood with tests, so parents always 'reserve' the space as early as possible)
Good trading to all. I am back to help the office, they asked. See you Monday.
OUPS, I don't know how to turn those 'lights' off: I didn't want to post an extra message, but I cannot cancel it. Farooq! Cancel it, please. I cannot!