As the market continues to prove it's mettle to rally (and with NUS hanging in there) - along with BCSI slated to be exercised after the close tomorrow, we'll increase our CC portfolio exposure.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
12:15 pm EST
Bought 100 shares of VLTR (Volterra Semiconductor Corporation) at $24.87 (ask).
Sold (1) VLTR Apr 25 (QYU1017D25) call option contract at $1.00 (bid).
Stop Loss: $23.87
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> Monday, March 15, 2010
> 12:19 pm EST
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> Bought 100 shares of TRLG (True Religion Apparel, Inc.) at $29.41 (ask).
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> Sold (1) TRLG Apr 30 (ZJQ1017D30) call option contract at $1.10 (bid).
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> Stop Loss: $28.41
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> >
> > "Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) roared out of a cup-without-
> >
> > We entered BCSI last Tuesday and yesterday's NUS is also (now) doing ok. Of course, the high-octane picks are entirely dependent on the overall market trend - so we'll keep out strict stop rules.
> >
> > My Covered Call Candidates watchlist (see posting shortly) has a couple of interesting biotech picks (which I avoid). But it has been a top sector and AMLN and ITMN stand out.
> >
> > Apparently I can buy ITMN at 23.3 and sell the MAR 17.5 call for $9. That'll give a "break-even" of 14.3 and a 13.73% return for a 1.8 week holding.
> >
> > Very enticing - but I 'll avoid.
> >
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> > >
> > > Monday, March 8, 2010
> > >
> > > 11:03 am EST
> > >
> > > Bought 100 shares of NUS (Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.) at $29.38 (ask).
> > >
> > > Sold (1) NUS Apr 30 (NUS1017D30) call option contract at $1.10 (bid).
> > >
> > > Stop Loss: $28.28
> > >
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> > > >
> > > > Tuesday, March 2, 2010
> > > >
> > > > 10:35 am EST
> > > >
> > > > Bought 100 shares of BCSI (Blue Coat Systems, Inc.) at $29.94 (ask).
> > > >
> > > > Sold (1) BCSI Mar 30 (IYU1020C30) call option contract at $0.85 (bid).
> > > >
> > > > Stop Loss: $29.09
> > > >
> > > > G
> > > >
> > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS
> > > > >
> > > > > This board became very active with the 2009 rally in stocks. Now that we
> > > > > are in a correction, an important part of my long-term growth strategy
> > > > > is to avoid new buys until a new rally is confirmed. As you may have
> > > > > noticed I tend to invest with covered calls using growth stocks. This
> > > > > only works during uptrends, which I can target very well using IBD
> > > > > criteria. It is imperative to cash out once we reach our stop-loss
> > > > > price.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just take a look at how many former leaders are fully tanking into steep
> > > > > price loss. Right now "cash is king" - at least for my approach.
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > > G
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> > > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS
> > > > > <gilbert_arevalo@
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thursday, January 21, 2010
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 11:00 am EST
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bought (2) NANO Feb 12.5 (NTQBV) call option contracts at $0.50 (ask).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sold 200 shares of NANO (Nanometrics, Inc.) at $11.02 (bid).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > G
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS
> > > > > gilbert_arevalo@ wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Wednesday, January 20, 2010
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 9:30 am EST
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Bought (1) STEC Jan 19 (SQRAT) call option contract at $0.70 (ask).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sold 100 shares of STEC (STEC, Inc.) at $17.83 (bid).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > G
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS
> > > > > <gilbert_arevalo@
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Tuesday, January 19, 2010
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 10:31 am EST
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Bought 100 shares of STEC (STEC, Inc.) at $19.32 (ask).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sold (1) STEC Feb 19 (SQRBT) call option contract at $1.45 (bid).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Stop Loss: $17.87
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > G
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS
> > > > > Arevalo <gilbert_arevalo@
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Model Portfolio (15-Jan-2009) update:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > G
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> > > > > > > > > ____________
> > > > > > > > > From: Gilbert <gilbert_arevalo@
> > > > > > > > > To: ConservativeOptionS
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 6:40:39 PM
> > > > > > > > > Subject: [ConservativeOption
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Here is an example today of an "unwind":
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Tuesday, January 12, 2010
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 1:20 pm EST
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Bought (1) ASIA Jan 30 (EUJAF) call option contract at $0.25
> > > > > (ask).
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Sold 100 shares of ASIA (AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.) at $28.60
> > > > > (bid).
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > - Model Portfolio update:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > > > G
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS trategies@ yahoogroups. com, Gilbert
> > > > > Arevalo <gilbert_arevalo@ ...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > With the start of 2010, my $20,000 Model Portfolio update is
> > > > > as follows:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > http://img710. imageshack. us/img710/ 6339/prompis. jpg
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > (test)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > http://yfrog. com/jqprompisj
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Spreadsheet of trades and graph updates will follow.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > G
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> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __
> > > > > > > > > > From: Gilbert Arevalo gilbert_arevalo@ ...
> > > > > > > > > > To: ConservativeOptionS trategies@ yahoogroups. com
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 11:40:33 AM
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ConservativeOption Strategies] Re: My 2010 CC
> > > > > Trades
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Monday, January 11, 2010
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 2:11 pm EST
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Bought 100 shares of ASIA (AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.) at $29.05
> > > > > (ask).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Sold (1) ASIA Jan 30 (EUJAF) call option contract at $0.45
> > > > > (bid).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Stop Loss: $28.45
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > G
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> > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __
> > > > > > > > > > From: Gilbert <gilbert_arevalo@ rocketmail. com>
> > > > > > > > > > To: ConservativeOptionS trategies@ yahoogroups. com
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 12:38:28 PM
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: [ConservativeOption Strategies] Re: My 2010 CC Trades
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thursday, January 7, 2010
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 3:27 pm EST
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Bought 100 shares of VIT (VanceInfo Technologies, Inc.) at
> > > > > $20.21 (ask).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Sold (1) VIT Jan 20 (VITAD) call option contract at $0.75
> > > > > (bid).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > G
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- In ConservativeOptionS trategies@ yahoogroups. com,
> > > > > "Gilbert" <gilbert_arevalo@ ...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Wednesday, January 6, 2010
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > 9:45 am EST
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Bought 200 shares of NANO (Nanometrics, Inc.) at $11.38
> > > > > (ask).
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Sold (1) NANO Jan 12.5 (NTQAV) call option contract at $0.15
> > > > > (bid).
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Stop Loss: $11.23
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Sold (1) NANO Feb 12.5 (NTQBV) call option contract at $0.75
> > > > > (bid).
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Stop Loss: $10.63
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