Monthly Archives: March 2007

Daily Wrap 03/30/07

Posted on March 30, 2007 by

Summary: Finished the quarter with an up 0.2% day. Most sectors were mixed, but TNH rose 6.5% on news of record corn crops. Probably the result of wasteful ethanol and corn subsidies. Our tax dollars at work. I made several … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/29/07

Posted on March 29, 2007 by

Summary: Up 0.4% today. Broke a four-day losing streak. Miners mixed once again but the big loser was EGLE. This may have been the result of a (small) drop in the Baltic Dry Index, an index of dry-bulk shipping rates. … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/28/07

Posted on March 28, 2007 by

Summary: Down slightly (0.2%) today. Miners were mixed and Japan down. TNH recovered a bit from its four day slide. FFHL jumped 9% on an upgrade from a little known firm called Maxim Group. I don’t give this much weight. … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/27/07

Posted on March 27, 2007 by

Summary: My losing streak extended to three days as I dropped 1% today.  My only green positions today were my short positions, ALSWF and NLY. The general market was again sunk by housing woes, in particular a bad report from … Continue reading →

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Dazed and Confused (my trading history Pt. 9)

Posted on March 27, 2007 by

If you recall, 2004 was a very volatile year for me, but things mostly worked out in the end. This was not the case in 2005. I began the year with over 90% of my (margined by 20%) portfolio still … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/26/07

Posted on March 26, 2007 by

Summary: Finished down 0.4% on another sedate day.  Miners did generally well with LMGGF up 10%.  I have been meaning to add to the position, but with studies and other drudgery this one got away.  I will revisit it tomorrow.  … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/23/07

Posted on March 24, 2007 by

Summary: Finished down 0.5% on the day but up 2.4% for the week. Miners were mixed, Japan down slightly despite gains in the Nikkei last night. My one trade was to sell a May 15 covered call on AUY. If … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/22/07

Posted on March 22, 2007 by

Summary: Ah the joys of freedom.  Finally finished the school quarter and glad to be able to relax, cure my various ailments and rediscover my stock portfolio, which rose by 0.2% today.  FFHL climbed 9% following yesterday’s 10% gain.  Still … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/21/07

Posted on March 21, 2007 by

Summary: A quiet day turned into a 2% gain after the Fed indicated it was less hawkish on raising interest rates.  I imagine the subprime meltdown has them worried about slower growth, though they seem to be worried about inflation … Continue reading →

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Daily Wrap 03/20/07

Posted on March 20, 2007 by

Summary: Finished flat on the day.  ALSWF fell 4%.  I didn’t see any news. As mentioned, I have a final on Thursday so won’t have much market time till then. Positions: Long: JEQ JSC LMC AUY SLW NTO NXG HBMFF … Continue reading →

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