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1 put and 1call pay off today
Portfolio up today($26.36) because of recent purchase of spy put and rdn call–all other stock positions were down RDN Call RDN Jan 17 2015 15.00 Call 1 $14.55 191 $136.64 $1.37 $1.35 $0.20 (17.39%) $20.00 -$1.64 (-1.20%) $135.00 SPY Put SPY Sep … Continue reading
Cramer: Increase in Mom and Pop operations? Why Not?
http://realmoneypro.thestreet.com/articles/06/28/2013/sad-state-small-business That’s right. What’s happened in America is that the huge corporations with lobbyists in Washington and tentacles throughout the country — the ones with the best balance sheets and, yes, the best leadership — simply can’t be beaten by … Continue reading
Kass is Worth the Price of Admission
Why I Will Never Comment on Politics Doug Kass Aug 29, 2012 | 8:28 AM EDT “Business commentators should report, not coach.” http://realmoneypro.thestreet.com/dougs-daily-diary?published%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=2012-08-29#why-i-will-never-20120829 Kass writes so clearly and explains so well. This is what I wrote on his blog at … Continue reading
Summer Over?
Is the low volume, ever higher Indexes, over? Kass thinks it is! Evidence: commodities stuck at low level, China rockin’ with slowing growth and Gov not intervening, Europe’s depression sitting there with little intervention, Do Nothing Congress continues to do … Continue reading
R+R=rich> Richer
Cramer’s take on Ryan and Romney: Can’t See Why Paul Ryan Matters By Jim Cramer | Aug 13, 2012 | 6:11 AM EDT | Here’s what I don’t get about the choice of Paul Ryan. What rich person who wants their taxes … Continue reading
Most Important Kass NonInvesting Comment
Most important Kass noninvesting comment: More to It Aug 7, 2012 | 7:24 AM EDT Policymakers must recognize a more complete picture of the U.S. economic experience. But, as many of you will discuss this week, aggregate statistics can sometimes … Continue reading
HFT exposed by Wired and Kass
Kass has been shouting about HFT and now brings our attention to this article in Wired magazine: Raging Bulls: How Wall Street Got Addicted to Light-Speed Trading By Jerry Adler Email Author 08.03.12 5:53 PM Wall Street used to bet … Continue reading
Stock Market=Shanda=SEC
Rigged? Manipulated? Erratic! NOT Regulated! SEC=Shanda I’ve written about the SEC and The Obama Administration not having a clue or deciding not to regulate any Trading Vehicle or investigate any stock manipulation! Why? Who knows; he was elected to … Continue reading
USA best Market but HUGE HIT TODAY!
Kass’ gives some data for market so far: Very bad breadth today! S&P 500 — 25 advancers vs. 473 decliners NYSE — 140 advancers vs. 1,675 decliners Nasdaq — 291 advancers vs. 1,682 decliners Russell 2000 — 171 advancers vs. … Continue reading