Posts Tagged ‘xrt’


Posted by StockRake on June 24, 2010 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Technical Analysis, Trades

SPX Closed Within .40 To The Number

Well yesterday I said I was looking for the SPX to hit 1073-1074 based on the previous day’s trading action. SPX closed at 1073.69. The actual number on the low end was 1073.65 so technically .04, but I didn’t post that number, so lets stick with the 1 point range for a minute. SPX closed …

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Posted by StockRake on May 14, 2010 in Technical Analysis, Trades

Went Back Short Yesterday At Close

I didn’t create a blog post yesterday, so this is my recap. What I did going into Wednesday was eat some losses. I was heavy short at Tuesday’s close and covered all my shorts into Wednesday morning and the rest at Wednesday’s close after getting psychologically mind f$%cked by the move. With all my charts …

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Posted by StockRake on May 11, 2010 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Technical Analysis, Trades

Silver and Gold Broke Out

Silver and gold broke out. The charts have been saying this was coming. However, the issues with the Euro are probably what is really pushing this puppy up. I don’t care the reason though. Reasons are great backdrops for the charts and its nice when it lines up with the direction you want to be …

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Posted by StockRake on April 10, 2010 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Oil Stocks, Options, Technical Analysis, Trades

Ignore The Bear Noise, There Is No Sell Signal, Yet

The bears are screaming louder now than ever. Despite the fact that they have been wrong for over 6 months. There is no sell signal yet. Not from what I see. I’d rather play a slide once a slide is happening rather than continue to pick tops. The thing that I am seeing that gives …

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Posted by StockRake on October 12, 2009 in Financials, Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Options, Stock Market Charts, Technical Analysis, Trades

Shorted The Indexes This Morning

I shorted the indexes with a full position this morning while the indexes were up in the range of .50%. The RUT finished down -.18%. The gain turned out to be around 1.2% avg between the 3 I trade. What I owned going into today: EWZ Nov 71 puts, UNH Nov 27 calls (sold for …

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