Monthly Archives: January 2007

Daily Wrap 01/30/07

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

Summary: Up 0.5% on the day. Closed CME at 562.70 as it fell on lower than expected earnings. May reshort on strength.  This was their first earnings miss in three quarters.  While earnings growth was strong, with a 50+ PE … Continue reading →

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Trading Idea: Japan Turnaround

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

Executive Summary As of late 2006, it looks like Japan has finally put together a sustained recovery. It should benefit from economic reform and continued growth in Asia. 2006 was a sub-par year for Japanese equities, but by year-end they … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 01/29/07

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

Summary: Down 0.1% on the day. Shorts on CME and JCG and some strength in Japan couldn’t overcome metal/China weakness. I’m back to even on CME and not sure what to do. Will hold for now. Added a little short … Continue reading →

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2001 (My trading history Pt. 4)

Posted on January 28, 2007 by

I continued to short in 2001 and made money as things were going down well before 9/11.  On the long side, I was holding First Philippine Fund, Asia-Pacific Fund (APB) and a Japanese small-cap fund (JOF).  These didn’t work out.  … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 01/26/07

Posted on January 27, 2007 by

Summary: Down 0.3% on the day, but still a good week. As often happens almost mirror image of yesterday.  Metals and Asia solid, while winners of yesterday, CME and XSI lost me money. XSI lost 11.6%, wiping out its 10+% … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 01/25/07

Posted on January 26, 2007 by

Summary: Down 0.5% on the day. Metals and particulary Asia in the red. Was looking much worse, as XSI was down big most of the day (enough to hit my order at 1.95). Then, manna from heaven as they announced … Continue reading →

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Some Better Numbers (My trading history Pt. 3)

Posted on January 25, 2007 by

E-Trade and a position in Remedy, a CRM company, helped me regain some of what I had lost in AMZN.    Also helping was the fact that I was a Java consultant working in New York City and financial firms, flush … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 01/24/07

Posted on January 25, 2007 by

Summary: Another good day up 1.1%. Green all around with metals and Japan making biggest impact because of their heavy weightings. For the second straight day my big loser was “sure thing” CME short. JCG was up a little too. … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 01/23/07

Posted on January 24, 2007 by

Summary: Best day of the year. Up nearly 2% led by metals particularly AUY and SLW. Got lucky that my order to sell AUY calls was only partially filled. My one loser was “sure thing” CME short. Some people never … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 01/22/07

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

Summary: Marginally down day. Added to FXI, XSI, and EGLE and sold a call Apr 12.5 AUY call for 1.05. Was hoping for 10 but got partialled. Figure given my lack of strong medium-term conviction on the gold market that … Continue reading →

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