Posts Tagged ‘volatility indexes’


Posted by StockRake on June 17, 2009 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Trades

Sold SDS, Sold Index Shorts, Reversed Slightly Long

I didn’t post last night, but I went short the NDX and SPX yesterday at the close. Looking for my levels we got the automatic test of 907-903 range with the break of 919 yesterday intraday. That is where I went long SDS as well. I sold that this morning too. I was heavily short …

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Posted by StockRake on November 25, 2008 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds

Pretty Nice Day Today

I was heavily long the RUT and NDX with the 2x funds at Friday’s close. The RUT did 15% while the NDX did close to 13%. Happy to get a nice one in the bag. I trimmed these positions back 50%. I also bought this morning TNA, SSO, QLD, and C. I put in an …

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Posted by StockRake on November 20, 2008 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds

TiVO CNBC Today As It Will Be Historic

The RUT is now trading with a 3 handle! Today is the flush most people have been waiting for. Watch the volatility indexes, and see if anybody cries on CNBC. If nobody freaks out on TV, then this unfortunately is not overwith. Then tomorrow maybe…maybe we have an intraday reversal. Maybe we even have a …

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Posted by StockRake on October 6, 2008 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Stock Comments, Technical Analysis

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Lets start out with the Ugly. – Dow down 800 points at the lows of the day. – New lows vs New highs were extremely lopsided – VIX, VXN both made new highs. Now the Bad. – We didn’t see capitulatory volume. – Market rallied way off its lows. – I had to eat 8% …

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Posted by StockRake on September 16, 2008 in Financials, Market Comments

Dow Futures Peeling Off Because Today’s Move Was Bullshit

Ok so I’m biased and feeling a hair nervous being short…heavily short, but I’m right. I made great trades this morning covering nearly every short I had on the gap down (read the recap) before the melt up. However, I went heavily short at the close – shorting the strength – shorting the closing highs. …

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