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SPY out @ 129.01 SH out @ 39.32 After commissions it's: SPY: $8,311.00 Hedge: -$3,405 12/16/2011 was the ex-div date for SPY (to be paid on 1/31/2012) which means I have an estimated $616.08 ($0.7701 per share * 800 shares) coming my way, so the total for this trade is: +$8,311.00...

All positions closed.

1/9: SPY: $7,278.00 Hedge: -$3,002.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $4,276.00

worldwary makes some good points. Ideally, in a bull market, you want to be fully invested to maximize your return. Unfortunately, I don't ever know when a bull market is coming, so I have no idea when to go all in versus averaging in. A slowly trending upward market without retracement...

How many times does it trade per year? If it trades once per year (like Dogs of the Dow) then you can do it with just about any size account. If it trades every day then commissions may make trading with a small account impossible. Look at commissions as a percentage of your position sizes...

1/5: SPY: $7,542.00 Hedge: -$3,050.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $4,492.00

I don't know. I can't predict direction. But sometimes I'm curious as to why out of the ordinary things like this happen. Had I known a big gap up was coming I would've gone all in the day before. I'm sure in hindsight now there's a reason.

wo

The S&P gapped up yesterday (Tuesday). Why? Was there some good news or something?

Yesterday should've said 1/3, not 1/2. 1/4: SPY: $7,270.00 Hedge: -$2,906.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $4,364.00

1/2: Gap up outta nowhere! SPY: $7,110.00 Hedge: -$2,846.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $4,264.00

Update as of 12/30: SPY: $5,510.00 Hedge: -$2,222.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $3,288.00 Have a happy new year everybody!

Don't get caught doing what? 12/29: SPY: $6,006.00 Hedge: -$2,294.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $3,712.00

12/28: SPY: $4,974.00 Hedge: -$1,814.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $3,160.00

12/27: SPY: $6,302.00 Hedge: -$2,390.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $3,912.00

Assume the stock market is random. How would you trade it?

Can you elaborate? I don't understand how you know ahead of time if price is going to obey a trendline or not.

Are you saying price normally obeys lines? If yes, why are "news" lines then not obeyed? Did price not make those prices?

Elaborate.

12/23: SPY: $6,222.00 Hedge: -$2,354.00 Net for this trade: -------------- $3,868.00