icemans' IRA trading Journal

[iceman1]

daily PnL

+1180

had to make up a few bucks to keep on my target to reach 75000 in the account by 12/31/06 since CME has cost me almost >2000 u/r loss.

I have NO doubt I will make twice that on CME next moth. IF I didn't believe in said ability --- then I should not be trading CME in an IRA

 

[iceman1]

EBAY

I expect EBAY to POP tomorrow and to take a nice profit in the ITM (3750) calls

 

[iceman1]

Quote from iceman1:

bought 1 SOX March 555p @16.70

+2 SOX March 555p @18

PnL (-620)


(long 4 540c in two other accounts that are up almsot 10 today- yippeeKaiyA)

sold 1 SOX March 555p @15.90

PnL
-80


still +1 @1930

 

[iceman1]

DNA


UBS

Reiterated Genentech DNA Buy $115 » $110


Have followed UBS for quite a while. They seem to be right on in their upgrade/downgrade/reiterations. Of course Citibank had a $77 target on APOL and look what happened there. But UBS analysts seem to be the real deal.

+ 4 DNA April 75 c @11.18

adding 7 March or April 80c tomorrow.

 

[DblArrow]

Quote from iceman1:

Citibank had a $77 target on APOL and look what happened there.

Did you give up on APOL then? It just showed up on my screen so I will be looking for an entry if todays high is taken out tommorrow. Market entry for the 45 April calls. Holding no more than 3 days. Perhaps less if need be.

Make 'em pretty, Chris

 

[iceman1]

Quote from DblArrow:

Did you give up on APOL then? It just showed up on my screen so I will be looking for an entry if todays high is taken out tomorrow. Market entry for the 45 April calls. Holding no more than 3 days. Perhaps less if need be.

Make 'em pretty, Chris

I was so pissed that I deleted APOL it from all quote providers and TWS, etc. and haven't looked at a chart since its warning. Apparently this is the second time in a row these jerks have warned. I should have been aware of that. But I just could not believe they waited until the last day of the Q to warn this time. I am always cognizant of worst case scenarios when I trade (or I try to be as much as possible) --- so when I see a stock trade higher into the end of the Q I must "assume" that no warning is imminent and the Q is at least on track. I hate being a sucker.

In hindsight perhaps I should have remained cool, and looked to re-coup some of the loss on the long calls by looking to scalp. I appreciate the heads-up from you.

I'll now put it back on screen and see if I can make $2000 which is equivalent to that lost in the March 60c.

 

[iceman1]

GOOG

indicated +9

(but- can it hold until open?)

+ 2 March 380c @10.80

and looking to take profits at open of what we hope will be +750-900 (then roll into April 400 or March 390/370 IF GOOG pullbacks). I can't re-enter the 380c once I exit since that would be a 3rd day trade violation, and account still <25000. We all know how I feel about PDT.

GOOG looks headed for 400 as I said in an earlier post on this Journal or the other one earlier this wek or last when stock was 350. But it already hit 395+ since I made thatcall.

EBAY

+31

still long 20 march 4250c and 10 37.50c

will look to exit 1/2 march 3750c at open IF we get 320 and other half at 3.50-3.70 for a profit >$1000. That's IF Ebay does not immediately sell into this small openong gap. Still holding a LOT of short March and Arpil calls in margin accounts at prices >2.-2.30. So I could be patient with these ITM calls in this IRA account. As I said last night I did expect EBAY to pop today. But Thirty one cents isn't exactly a "pop" but maybe it trades to 40.75 so we can exit and look to roll into April, or reenter March 3750c. Just want to ring register and end week on a very + note !


"feeling good Billy Ray- looking good Louis"

 

[iceman1]

INTC

did not post it here but on Monday when APOL warned I was so pissed that I exited all 20 INTC July 2250 @.70

PnL

+60

I will look to re-enter after the dust settles.

 

[iceman1]

Quote from iceman1:

INTC

did not post it here but on Monday when APOL warned I was so pissed that I exited all 20 INTC July 2250 @.70

PnL

+60

I will look to re-enter after the dust settles.

INTC

more great analyst calls by lazy overpaid bums who apparently don't do any homework when making these prognostications. Its an amazing sad fact of modern capitalistic culture how many of the most inept and incompetent can make the most dollars for limited or borderline results. Too bad these guys are not required to invest in /trade their market calls. Anyone can open their mouth and make a prediction but these guys get paid for it, and should suffer some sanction or adverse results when they continue to f-ck up this bad just like the Citigroup ANALyst who said APOL was a $77 stock right before it warned. I guess he didn't spend one minute actually doing some investigation into the current quarter, either.


March 1 2006

Upgrades/Downgrades

Stifel Nicolaus

Action Company Ticker Rating Change Price Target

Reiterated Intel INTC Buy $35 » $30



.

 

[iceman1]

Quote from iceman1:

GOOG

indicated +9

(but- can it hold until open?)

+ 2 March 380c @10.80

and looking to take profits at open of what we hope will be +750-900 (then roll into April 400 or March 390/370 IF GOOG pullbacks). I can't re-enter the 380c once I exit since that would be a 3rd day trade violation, and account still <25000. We all know how I feel about PDT.

GOOG looks headed for 400 as I said in an earlier post on this Journal or the other one earlier this wek or last when stock was 350. But it already hit 395+ since I made thatcall.

EBAY

+31

still long 20 march 4250c and 10 37.50c

will look to exit 1/2 march 3750c at open IF we get 320 and other half at 3.50-3.70 for a profit >$1000. That's IF Ebay does not immediately sell into this small openong gap. Still holding a LOT of short March and Arpil calls in margin accounts at prices >2.-2.30. So I could be patient with these ITM calls in this IRA account. As I said last night I did expect EBAY to pop today. But Thirty one cents isn't exactly a "pop" but maybe it trades to 40.75 so we can exit and look to roll into April, or reenter March 3750c. Just want to ring register and end week on a very + note !


"feeling good Billy Ray- looking good Louis"

sold

2 GOOG March 380c @ 14.60

PnL + 760

order buying 2 GOOG March 390c @410

EBAY

sold 5 march 3750c @3.10

PnL +325

order selling 5 @3.40-3.50