My Trader's Journal
Blog URL http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/
Tags stocks, options, naked puts, covered calls, investing, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, trading
My journal of stock and option trades. Most of my trades start with naked puts or at least a vertical put spread. I track all trade adjustments as I make them, as soon as I make them.
Latest Blog Posts
- Options Expiration – November 2009 on Nov 20, 2009 in Account Summary Finance Stock Picks EEM FWLT QLD SSO UWM
One of the biggest decisions to make when selling options is picking the right strike price. What’s considered the right strike price isn’t a one size fits all. Some investors (I’m saying “investors”, not “trade...
- Closed NDAQ and UCO Naked Puts on Nov 19, 2009 in Account Summary Finance Stock Picks ndaq UCO
To speed up the clean up of my TD Ameritrade account before I close it I decided to close a couple of my positions early. Depending if today’s broad market drop continues through tomorrow I might have to buy back some of my other options too.
- I’m Ditching TD Ameritrade on Nov 16, 2009 in Finance Stock Picks AMTD BND IBKR
I’ve been a customer of TD Ameritrade (AMTD) since 1999 and have liked their services and interface enough to stick around all this time and pay higher commissions than I could’ve gotten elsewhere. I tried Interactive Brokers (IBKR) a few...
- 6 Month DJIA Chart – November 13, 2009 on Nov 15, 2009 in Finance Indices Stock Charts
I charted the daily price action of the past six months for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA or ticker: $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday the 13th, 2009 when it closed at 10,270.47. // I have a hard time thinking that this would b...
- Carnival of Financial Planning on Nov 13, 2009 in Finance Stock Picks Carnival
This week MyTradersJournal.com has the honor of hosting the Carnival of Financial Planning, The Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs. ——————–...
- Current Positions – November 12, 2009 on Nov 12, 2009 in Account Summary Finance Stock Picks ndaq
My fortunes have changed greatly since the new month started and the markets have rallied back to where I thought they should been. Less than a couple of weeks ago all, but one, of my options were sitting in the money (aka, below the strike price).
- NASDAQ Composite Index Chart – November 6, 2009 on Nov 7, 2009 in Finance Indices Stock Charts
I charted the NASDAQ Composite Index ($COMP) after the markets closed on Friday, November 6, 2009 when it finished the day at 2,112.44. // The tech heavy index is starting to show some strength again after coming down off its highs of the year. T...
