Posts Tagged ‘fed’


Posted by StockRake on October 2, 2006 in Market Comments, Trades

Sold The CAB Calls, Got Short Elsewhere

Sold the CAB calls, bought DIA puts and IWM puts. I’m up nice on IWM puts, but still down a bit in the DIA puts. I think the dow will continue to selloff though and make those profitable. I also swapped my index funds to the short side this morning. We may have to wait …

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Posted by StockRake on September 20, 2006 in Market Comments

Sold RWC

As much as I want to own RWC, I sold it into strength this morning to preserve the 10% profit (had 18%) and went into the QID short ETF.

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Posted by StockRake on September 20, 2006 in Market Comments

Big Down Day Turns Into Little Down Day

Thats a big title for this post. Seriously, todays action was, imo, a signal day. I agree with the Fast Money crew. If the market closes positive I can look to go long and if the market closes down or has some kind of big selloff that means we will get our “into October” slide. …

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Posted by StockRake on August 31, 2006 in Market Comments

Bernake Speaks At 12pm

Watch out for what the market does at 12 when Fed Chariman Bernake makes a speech from Greenville, SC. It may not move the markets at all.

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Posted by StockRake on March 27, 2006 in Market Comments

Typical Bullish Bias Before Fed

I don’t know if you know this, but it is something well known. Like that weak riddle? Before the Fed Announcement there is a bullish bias in the market up until the announcement at 2:15pm. Once the announcement is made, the market makes its direction known. Or does it? The typical trade is bullish pre-fed …

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