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Bearish plays ought to be pretty easy after today. Monday should be very interesting to say the least. Next support levels look to be quite a ways down on the DOW. Could be a real Geronimo call, LOOK OUT BELOW!

Either you're gonna be the proud owner of some 4Q's or you need to cover that last buy for a loss and put that nose back to the grindstone. More importantly, what did you learn from this exercise and how could you hone it for better success?

MO is looking good right now at around the 75 strike just hovering there due to expiration today. Engle court case is still pending and could be announced any Thursday any week now. If favorable (90% probability that it will be) stock should POP nicely to the upper 70's to low 80's in my...

I trade somewhat like you have described, longer positions/some swing, but also use options to leverage and hedge. Nothing wrong with longer timeframes at all as long as you know what you are doing. To each his own.

I suggest VERY STRONGLY that you read "Hedge Hogging" by Barton Biggs. The key to attracting money is that money attracts money. Investors like to see that "you eat you own cooking" as they say and substantial initial investment with your own funds is required. Managers can be traded at a...

AAPL was priced for perfection and didn't deliver. GOOG is the same way. AAPL is a wonderful company, the stock got ahead of itself and is selling off. Nothing really spectacular being offered from Apple right now other than the transition to the intel chips. The ipod is carrying Apple...

Good statement and a lot of truth to it. The problem is that a lot of people concentrate in bad investments like Mr. Cuban's blog has stated. popesidious is right, most people have what it takes to be a good stock picker, but the don't do what it takes. It's not easy and it does take A LOT...

A couple of thoughts... As long as you trade with other people's capital, well quite frankly, they own you. Education isn't everything and adding degrees, licenses and certificates without an end goal is just not being truthful with yourself. Some of the best investors/traders I have...

How much experience investing/trading on your own do you have?

Got an earnings report coming up today for one of my energy plays, KMI/KMP. Stock sold off all day on lower than average volume and now is roaring back. Should be a great earnings report to follow. Have noticed volume picking up into the close. Looks like the DOW will hold above 10,800...

^ Interesting.

First round of "bubble" defalation, sellers market turning into a buyers market.

I couldn't agree more. The globalization of market mentality is taking hold and all the more reason the U.S. needs to stay sharp and vigilent. I personally belive the U.S. has the "safest" markets (debatable due to corporate scandals, but they were flushed out), but definitly do agree that...

The Bush family has a problem with Greenspan due to the fact that he did not cut interest rates during George (Daddy) Bush's administration and cost him the election. Remember, "It's the economy, stupid" line? Well, the Bush's attribute that directly to ole Al Greenspan. As far as gloom and...

This is a very good thread and I am really enjoying it. I really do agree that "feeling" or "intuition" can be cultivated. At the risk of sounding too mystical about the whole thing, but there are investors and traders that are just on another level. They can just filter out the noise, find...

First time I have ever taken one of these tests: INTJ Very interesting and thanks for sharing.

I really don't see why so many on this board are so in love with Japan. Yes they have a productive work force, but only recently have they really started to make progress into banking reforms which will truly make their market a "free" market. Japan still protects its corporations from outside...

If I understand the original question as; why do long puts and long calls have a price differential when the underlying equity is ATM? First, this is a good observation and has been debated for a long time. Second, the best answer I have found has to do with intrest rates and the...

You just proved my point. Thanks.

Ripley, Thanks for your journal efforts. I have only recently discovered this site and been here for a couple of weeks, but your journal is good. I respect your discipline and commitment to your cause and encourage you to keep at it. I have been an investor/trader/speculator for about the...