Posts Tagged ‘trading’


Posted by StockRake on February 27, 2007 in Market Comments, What Worked Today

What Worked Today 2272007

Being Short! The 2x index funds produced an 8% return. I managed to snag 57% on my put options from yesterday. I can’t complain about 57%, even though I left another 75% on the table. The indexes got slaughtered today and all the little momo stocks got absolutely crushed. 10-15% down all over my watchlists. …

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Posted by StockRake on February 27, 2007 in Trades

Puts Sold Within Last 7 Minutes

Excellent gain of 57% overnight in the Q puts. Will look to possibly buy back on an intraday basis only. No overnight hold if I do buy more puts or short with QID.

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Posted by StockRake on February 26, 2007 in What Worked Today

What Worked Today 2262007

Being short! The puts were very profitable for a 1 day hold. What was really nice was the timing of my sell. Around 1:30ish, my post time was 1:59, but I think the clock on my server is fast + time to post. I bought the puts back at a 13% discount to where I …

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Posted by StockRake on February 26, 2007 in Stock Comments, Trades

Bought Back QQQQ March 46 Puts

Bought the same March Q 46 puts back at a 12% discount to where I sold them this afternoon. Stayed short in index funds too.

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Posted by StockRake on February 26, 2007 in Market Comments, Nasdaq, Trades

Sold Q Puts For 32% Gain and QID For 2%

My "target" was reached for the day. Essentially 2% in the QID was my mental target stop today, so I sold the QID and the Q puts for nice gains. We could go down lower and if we do I’m still short in my 2x beta funds.

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