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GE has been getting lauded by more and more analysts for the last couple of months. However it really hasn't seen much of a move until last week.
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Dr. Jackal posted:I hear the sentiment is long. (like 2011 long). 
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Mar 17, 2010 00:20
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xiNickix posted:hey, I'm new at trading so this is probably a stupid question but... is it a terrible idea to buy put contracts on some high paying dividend stocks I have? I'm thinking the dividends would eventually cover the premium and then some anyways and the put would cover the stock tanking. Thats actually a really good idea, especially before the next fed meeting if they go to hike rates. The vix is relatively low so the puts are cheap.
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Mar 17, 2010 00:21
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Josh Lyman posted:Everyone is saying S&P 1250. I sold out of some positions yesterday as a precaution but dove back in, leveraged out the rear end. FAS ftw I would love to see this so Cramer stops crying about Double Dipping. On the other hand I would have to believe if S&P were to hit 1250, the fed would be move the rates a little bit. There is also doubts on the fed moving the rates also since lending&real estate is (still) poo poo right now.
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Mar 17, 2010 02:20
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Tape readers rejoice, Direct Edge is going to change their symbol from 'D' to something unique for EdgeA and EdgeX.
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Mar 17, 2010 05:29
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mik posted:Tape readers rejoice, Direct Edge is going to change their symbol from 'D' to something unique for EdgeA and EdgeX. 
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Mar 17, 2010 06:33
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Honestly the vix is too low. Buying puts is really really smart imo. I'll probably buy some puts tomorrow.
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Mar 17, 2010 07:32
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Dr. Jackal posted:I would love to see this so Cramer stops crying about Double Dipping. On the other hand I would have to believe if S&P were to hit 1250, the fed would be move the rates a little bit. There is also doubts on the fed moving the rates also since lending&real estate is (still) poo poo right now.
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Mar 17, 2010 16:37
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Days like today when I'm up 3x the S&P makes me wonder why I'm still 25% in cash.
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Mar 17, 2010 18:46
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Ah, Qwest. I suppose a price/free cash flow ratio of 5 has to get noticed eventually.
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Mar 17, 2010 19:13
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Here's to hoping that GE dividend really does come back in 2011.
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Mar 17, 2010 21:02
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Christobevii3 posted:Honestly the vix is too low. Buying puts is really really smart imo. I'll probably buy some puts tomorrow.
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Mar 17, 2010 21:02
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Josh Lyman posted:For those of you who don't want to deal with options, there's the VXX ETN offered by iShares, though AFAIK there's no short counterpart. At this point though, the VIX can't get much lower. VXX tracking errors make UNG look like an accurate representation of the price of Natty. This is particularly true when the near-term VIX future expire (like on Friday) and roll into next-month contracts that are in contango (which is almost always the case). It's an incredibly flaky product for something that is already hard to understand; you're treating something like a stock that's a representation of volatility of a product that is a statistic about the volatility of another product. If one expects a tick up in vol it's safer and easier to just buy SPX options. Edit: 
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Mar 17, 2010 21:41
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That VXX is a perfect candidate to setup a trailing buy order. God I wish I had some cash, I have missed so much in just the last few months. Intel, AMD, GE (finally) TSU, HGSI (owned at 17, sold at 21, shoulda kept.) and a few others.
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Mar 17, 2010 22:58
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MrBigglesworth posted:That VXX is a perfect candidate to setup a trailing buy order. God I wish I had some cash, I have missed so much in just the last few months. Intel, AMD, GE (finally) TSU, HGSI (owned at 17, sold at 21, shoulda kept.) and a few others.
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Any websites out there that post when new companies hit the Nasdaq or NYSE? Having a hard time finding one, and don't know how else to find out when a new stock hit's the market.
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Mar 18, 2010 16:33
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Do my eyes deceive me, or is Endwave (ENWV) selling for less than its net cash? Am I missing anything?
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Hobologist posted:Do my eyes deceive me, or is Endwave (ENWV) selling for less than its net cash? Am I missing anything? Consistent operating losses? That's all I saw in my 5 minute check anyways.
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Took most of my pre-news gains out of APPA and letting the house money ride.. let's see what happens after hours  edit: trading has been halted aaaaaaaahhhgh  edit2: well, the news wasn't horrible, gonna hold my remaining shares to resubmission destructo fucked around with this message at 17:56 on Mar 19, 2010 |
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Mar 18, 2010 20:13
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LactoseO.D.'d posted:Consistent operating losses? That's all I saw in my 5 minute check anyways. Well, obviously, but a lot of that is R & D. I'm just wondering if they can start operating at not a loss what else could be lurking in the wings. Edit: Aha, I have missed something. They repurchased $36 million in preferred stock since their last balance sheet, so instead of buying $66 million for $26, you'd only get to buy $30 for $26. Still, management resolving a $45 million liquidation preference for $36 million suggests that they're up to something. Hobologist fucked around with this message at 08:42 on Mar 19, 2010 |
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Mar 18, 2010 20:14
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You're all very quiet today. You must all own the same miserable crap I do. Ugh, what a day.
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Hobologist posted:You're all very quiet today. You must all own the same miserable crap I do.
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Mar 19, 2010 20:05
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Good god. Wish I had been shorting Palm since January!
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Mar 19, 2010 20:08
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Hobologist posted:You're all very quiet today. You must all own the same miserable crap I do. I have two major positions on GE and INTC. Both of which have been phenomenal the last week. I quite frankly cant complain much about a slight loss today after that big of a straight gain.
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Mar 19, 2010 21:37
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Yeah that was a fun day. I thought it'd be a nice quiet Friday. There wasn't any economic news... did anything hit the wires that was noteworthy at all?
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LactoseO.D.'d posted:Yeah that was a fun day. I thought it'd be a nice quiet Friday. There wasn't any economic news... did anything hit the wires that was noteworthy at all? Not that I noticed. I don't buy much into the "quadruple witching" thing but it does make sense that, after opening bell settlement, options and futures traders were unwinding positions in a very overbought market. I had a bad month, all due to mechanics of trades not to the trades themselves. Which is nice, because I just have to blame myself and not some market bogeyman. I'm going to happily do nothing until $DXY gets beat down by or breaks 81.
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Hey everyone. I've saved Two Thousand Dollars to invest so what do you guys think about : Jefferies | TR/J CRB Global Industrial Metals Equity Index Fund (CRBI) .65% expense ratio http://www.alpsetfs.com/crb-crbi.php Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (IIF) http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IIF ^ wow the expense ratio on this is 1.29% ok I'm changing my India pick to PowerShares India PIN with .78% expense ratio http://quote.morningstar.com/ETF/f.aspx?t=PIN Maybe some SPY Is now a bad time to get in? Will there be a better time to get in? Also I hope eOption is good because I didn't like the OptionsHouse interface. Grumpicat fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Mar 24, 2010 |
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Mar 24, 2010 05:41
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Been holding GE. They'll recover, it's a good long term stock. I am not sure that the price is ready to stick at 19. Selling some covered calls at 18 hopefully tomorrow. Sold off my CAH and not sure what to buy. I don't get this market right now. It might be that bank interest rates suck so bad right now, maybe everyone is playing the market because money elsewhere is just wasting. I don't know.
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D13F00L posted:Been holding GE. They'll recover, it's a good long term stock. If you sold near-month calls at the close today you'll need it to close on April 16 under $18.80 (ignoring transaction fees). I don't know if that will happen or not but they just guided higher and 2011 will likely hold some nice dividends so I'd probably hold onto it or at most sell way long dated calls. CAH has a dividend of $0.175 coming up on Monday, when did it go ex-dividend? When did you sell? As for where to put money, I'm the wrong person to ask if you want a fun answer- I'm 50% TLT and 25% cash.
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D13F00L posted:I don't get this market right now. It might be that bank interest rates suck so bad right now, maybe everyone is playing the market because money elsewhere is just wasting. I don't know. I am in the same boat
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Picked up some CRXX on Wednesday 
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destructo posted:Picked up some CRXX on Wednesday What provoked the purchase? That was quite the nab. :/
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Dead Pressed posted:What provoked the purchase? That was quite the nab. :/ Seems to be just a quick pop on news today though, hopefully it'll hold some gains. drat you, saw that breaking out earlier today, good call \/\/\/\/\/ destructo fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Mar 25, 2010 17:02
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Ah, CONN. Perhaps now I can break out the and keep it broken out. Edit: I bought CONN because it was a net-net; it no longer is, so I'm out. Now I'm thinking about Mirant. Hobologist fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Mar 25, 2010 17:33
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Short QQQQ ahead of ORCL earnings and GDP announcement.
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Anyone else in BPT? It's at kind of a premium right now because it's been bid up 15-20% despite flat oil prices, but it's the best instrument I can find for longer-term exposure to crude prices.
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I WANT TO EAT BABBY posted:If you sold near-month calls at the close today you'll need it to close on April 16 under $18.80 (ignoring transaction fees). I don't know if that will happen or not but they just guided higher and 2011 will likely hold some nice dividends so I'd probably hold onto it or at most sell way long dated calls. Sold CAH 3/2/10, ex-dividend end of march. I need to get in the habit of watching that closer, but I'm within the window this time. GE, I have a GT90 day sell covered call order at 1.05 for strike of 18...it should hit that if it can brush nearly 19 again, which it dide hit yesterday but I didn't put it in until close. GE might not make it to 19 again short term...I'm somewhat expecting it to go back to 17ish before going back up. I rarely watch the market every day, I just glance maybe once a week, and do research before buying a stock. I miss these chances sometimes. 
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D13F00L posted:Sold CAH 3/2/10, ex-dividend end of march. I need to get in the habit of watching that closer, but I'm within the window this time. Same problem here, I dumping GE and going to wait for it to dip once before going back in. I love how shits hit the fan on ex-div dates.
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Citigroup and QCOM have been really performing for me lately. Of course I made the decision to buy XLNX the week before apparent profit-taking so as always, two steps forward, one back. Wish I had posted about QCOM when I bought it so I could legitimately do a . We'll see how Citigroup fares with the Government sell back and the Greek crisis.
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Duey posted:Citigroup and QCOM have been really performing for me lately. Of course I made the decision to buy XLNX the week before apparent profit-taking so as always, two steps forward, one back. Wish I had posted about QCOM when I bought it so I could legitimately do a QCOM always has a good March. I have no idea why, but it averages around 10% up in March.
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