http://community.tradeking.com/blogs 2009-10-30T13:21:30Z TradeKing Trader Network tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/45910 2009-10-30T13:21:30Z 2009-10-30T13:21:30Z bigdog

Welcome to your weekend, traders. Lots of pessimism afoot among prominent money managers and U.S. consumers alike. Bellwether money managers Jeremy Grantham and Bill Gross announced separately this...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-21:Blog/42746 2009-09-21T21:06:32Z 2009-09-21T21:06:32Z TK All-star

Fred Ruffy recaps emerging trends from the latest trading session. Market SentimentStocks opened lower on falling commodity prices and slow trading in overseas markets Monday. Shares were broadly l...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-16:Blog/42284 2009-09-17T14:43:04Z 2009-09-17T14:43:04Z TK All-star

Fred Ruffy recaps emerging trends from the latest trading session.Market SentimentStocks were trading broadly higher late Wednesday. The stage was set for steady trading in the US after markets acr...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-09:Blog/41473 2009-09-10T12:54:12Z 2009-09-10T12:54:12Z TK All-star

Fred Ruffy recaps emerging trends from the latest trading session.Market SentimentStocks are holding modest gains in a relatively uneventful market Wednesday. After a 56-point gain Tuesday, the Dow...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-22:Blog/39501 2009-08-22T15:00:12Z 2009-08-22T15:00:12Z UPod

It's been quite a while since I've blogged out here. With the wife and kid are out of town this weekend, I figure now is a good opportunity to drop a line over a hot cup of Starbucks.The main reaso...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-10:Blog/38005 2009-08-12T13:39:07Z 2009-08-12T13:39:07Z TK All-star

Doc Maher continues his advanced series on ICs. Welcome back to my series on iron condors. We’ve covered lots of ground already. In part 1, Credit Spreads on the Russell 2000 index (RUT), we expl...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-31:Blog/36583 2009-07-31T16:49:59Z 2009-07-31T16:39:10Z Will Profit

Here are a couple of posts I put up at "Capitalist Preservation" recently:            2 + 2 = 25 or 6 to 4 Thu, 07/30/2009 Bloomberg surp...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-14:Blog/33140 2009-07-14T14:08:03Z 2009-07-14T14:08:03Z BigTrends.com

July Options Expiration Week started off with a bang, with the markets gaining yesterday and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) closing just above the key 900 level.  The CBOE Volatility Index (VI...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-24:Blog/26994 2009-05-24T12:31:51Z 2009-05-24T12:29:57Z PoopyHead

Last summer when gas up to $4/gallon I thought for sure the new era of renewables was upon us. So I gathered as much money as I could, which wasn't much being a graduate student here at Virgin...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-10:Blog/25220 2009-05-10T16:02:00Z 2009-05-10T15:48:49Z Will Profit

   Let me disabuse you of a common misconception. The Federal Reserve is NOT a branch of the U.S. government such as the EPA, USDA, Defense dept, etc. It is a quasi-public and quasi-...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-27:Blog/20898 2009-03-27T13:27:27Z 2009-03-27T13:27:27Z BigTrends.com

Thoughts on Mark-to-MarketFirst, I don't claim to be a world-class expert on the intricacies of bank balance sheets, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), and the like.  But&n...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-13:Blog/19513 2009-03-13T13:22:51Z 2009-03-13T13:22:51Z OptionSmart

The tech sector is poised to extend rally after analysts pointed to signs of a rebound in the semiconductor industry and eBay issued an upbeat sales outlook. Intel upgraded. Large traders show ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-12:Blog/19413 2009-03-12T13:55:08Z 2009-03-12T13:55:08Z BigTrends.com

Are changes coming soon to the Dow Jones Industrial Average Components? By my reckoning, there currently are 5 DJIA Components of the 30 total trading under $10/share:  Alco...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-07:Blog/19120 2009-03-07T17:17:08Z 2009-03-07T17:17:08Z aaronb17

There seems to be an anticipation that we're either going to get a fierce short-term rally, or the bottom is dropping out and we're going to 600 or below on the S&P.  I've loaded up on som...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-05:Blog/18981 2009-03-05T22:26:31Z 2009-03-05T22:26:31Z Meatbone9

Well it seems we have seen thios action before...here is a saucy list: Here’s a short list of only the highest quality, bluest of blue chip, penny stocks: AIG (39 cents) Citigroup (98 cen...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-24:Blog/18418 2009-02-24T15:25:55Z 2009-02-24T15:25:55Z BigTrends.com

Random Thoughts... So, here we are at new market lows.  Who couldn't predict that would happen, given the troubles of banks, the economy and government intervention.  Past is oft...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-18:Blog/17942 2009-11-05T21:08:09Z 2009-02-19T15:49:27Z optionsguy

Welcome back, traders! Let’s check out a recent question from a TK options trader who’d rather remain anonymous. This trader writes: “On 1/26 I bought 150 call contracts of GE for $0.37.  At t...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-13:Blog/17626 2009-02-13T16:53:29Z 2009-02-13T16:53:29Z bigdog

Once again, it’s Friday, folks! And we’re staring down the barrel of a nice long weekend, too – Monday is Presidents Day and a market holiday, so mark your calendars.New faces and old jostling for ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-24:Blog/16457 2009-01-24T11:52:59Z 2009-01-24T11:52:59Z andrew

ANY IDEAS WHAT I SHOULD DO WITH MY GE STOCK. CAN HOLD FOR A LONG TIME. BOUGHT AT ABOUT 15.50. WONDERING IF I SHOULD SELL AND BUY SOMETHING WITH A MORE UP SIDE

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-12-29:Blog/15515 2008-12-29T11:44:49Z 2008-12-29T11:44:49Z tradeking

Over the past month, media sources from Barron's to FORTUNE to Business Week have published their 2009 investment guides. The idea, of course, is that the best minds at the most prestigious money...