Archive for March, 2009

S&P +1.31% – Nice finish to the month

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Still wish we hadn’t had that damn last hour fade – pisses me off every time.

Closed:
SID, +1.9%, held 3 days (divs)

Month to Date:
My ports: -0.1%
Brokerage: 6.5%
BBE Overall: 2.4%
S&P 8.5%
% of Targets reached: 75.5%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

S&P -3.47% – GM woes

Monday, March 30th, 2009

And it looks like Chrysler is going to spin off Jeep to Fiat. Or so it seems.

Closed:
IHG, -7.47%, held 5 days (dividend)

Month to Date:
My ports: -1.5%
Brokerage: 5.2%
BBE Overall: 1.2%
S&P 7.1%
% of Targets reached: 37.1%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

SPY -1.8% – A breather

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

No real insights, just got a little overbought a little too soon. Getting rid of some crap positions I should have dumped AGES ago.

Closed:
BMR, -5.38%, held overnight (dividends)
CHSI, -42.18%, held 165 days (unwinding shit positions)
MDU, -47.67%, held 151 days (unwinding shit positions)

Opened:
Dividend play

Month to Date:
My ports: 2.5%
Brokerage: 8.0%
BBE Overall: 4.2%
S&P 11.0%
% of Targets reached: 134.7%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

S&P +2.33% – Much better auction news today

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

And just a good day in general. Here’s to an up month if we can keep this up.

Closed:
WH, +9.12%, held overnight (Dividend)
NLY, +2.13%, held overnight (Dividend)
MCRS, +6.47%, held overnight (GTrades)
SZCRD, -10.1%, held 4 days

Opened:
GTrades pick
2 dividend plays

Month to Date:
My ports: 5.8%
Brokerage: 9.9%
BBE Overall: 6.6%
S&P 13.3%
% of Targets reached: 210.2%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

S&P +0.94% – A bit of a bipolar day

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Seriously, we’re up, then tanking, then recovering. Why? I couldn’t really figure it out. But up is up, and so I can deal.

Closed:
FITBP +2.25%, held overnight (dividend)

Opened:
2 dividend plays

Month to Date:
My ports: 1.9%
Brokerage: 8.1%
BBE Overall: 3.9%
S&P 10.7%
% of Targets reached: 126.6%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

S&P -2.02% – An expected pullback

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Really, after a 7% up day where we landed on the highs, could you really expect anything but a bit of a breather??

Opened:
3 GTrades picks
2 Dividend plays

Month to Date:
My ports: 0.7%
Brokerage: 7.4%
BBE Overall: 3.1%
S&P 9.7%
% of Targets reached: 99.9%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

S&P +7.07% – Toxic Assets Be Gone!!

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Geither didn’t screw up today. Well done, buddy.

Opened: SPY puts

Month to Date:
My ports: 2.8%
Brokerage: 8.8%
BBE Overall: 4.6%
S&P 11.9%
% of Targets reached: 149.1%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

SPY -2.12%, So much for up…

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Just another lousy day. I’m way too used to it.

Opened: 2 GTrades picks

Month to Date:
My ports: -2.6%
Brokerage: 4.0%
BBE Overall: 0.2%
S&P 4.6%
% of Targets reached: 4.9%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.4

S&P -1.29% – So glad I don’t work for AIG…

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Seriously, that has to be one seriously screwed up place to be employed at these days.

Closed:
RRC, +7.8%, held overnight (GTrades)
SPW, +8.2%, held 4 days (GTrades)

Month to Date:
My ports: -0.3%
Brokerage: 5.4%
BBE Overall: 1.9%
S&P 6.7%
% of Targets reached: 61.3%
I’m screwed ratio: 47.9 to 2.5

SPY +2.24% – Fed Funds Unchanged

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

And they’re buying stuff like there’s no tomorrow. But, we couldn’t hold the really big gains, but still came out ahead.

Closed:
AVT, -5.8% (short), held 9 days

Opened:
GTrades pick

Month to Date:
My ports: -0.6%
Brokerage: 5.4%
BBE Overall: 1.7%
S&P 8.1%
% of Targets reached: 54.5%
I’m screwed ratio: 48.0 to 2.5