Exit Dow Puts, PetSmart Puts, Consider Dow Calls

Fear has reached an epic level on Wall Street. Every one is running scared. Consider selling to close the DIA December 2014 170 put today, as well as the PETM October 70 put now deep in the money. Once you close out those positions, consider buying to open the DIA...

Sell to Close Half of the DIA December 170 Puts

This has been an interesting week. This week, we fell 270, and then ran up 276, and are now down 340. I’m still shocked I have hair. On October 6, I issued a buy recommendation on the DIA December 170 put. Hearing that some of you bought up to $5, I tracked that in...

Sell to Close Half of the VXX December 33 Calls

On Monday, the Dow fell 100 points at the open. The Dow would fall 270 by day’s end. On Tuesday, the Fed brought out the bulls, sending the Dow back up 276 points. Today, we’re down 320 points again on global concerns. It’s chaos. While I continue to hold all open...

Exit Dow November 169 Put for Gains

While holding all other positions, sell to close the second half of the DIA November 169 put. These last traded with a bid-ask price of $4.15 x $4.20. I just want to protect the gain should the Dow move slightly higher before resuming yesterday’s 267-point plunge....

HOG January 2015 60 calls up to $3.50

After a beautiful string of wins since December 2013, we did run into some losers. We continue to hold everything, though, with plenty of time remaining. All positions in the portfolio are long-term holds, despite pullbacks in a very volatile market. In a week’s time,...

DIA December 2014 170 Put up to $4.50

At the end of October 2014, QE3 will come to an end… It’s already spooking the market, sending us down 267 one day, only to send us back up 200 the next. Volatility is here in a big, big way. The only way to trade the market at the moment is to be a bit patient… and...

Exit Cree, parts of McDonald’s and Staples

After a great deal of solid wins since December 2013, we have run into losers in one of the most troubling months for the markets in recent memory. We may have closed out nine solid double-digit wins since August 2014, but we have losers after the markets 350-point...