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The year is starting out slow, down at this point about 1.5% give or take a bit. Using the Mar ES contract the low of the year is near 1810 and it should be tested yet this week and depending

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Feb adjustment into March call

The market has been relentless, and with a strongly trending market I am happy with where this month’s call ended up.  Technically this is an adjustment since I usually wait a few days after closing a month’s calls out before

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Update on close watch;

The market has pulled back from being above the 1500 level ES basis the March contract which is the contract used for our Feb options call.  So for the time being we are back in complete comfort with the trade

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One year Anniversary

This short options investment blog using alternative investments as a “lower risk higher reward” management tool  is now just over one year old!!!  It’s first post was on October 10th 2011. The stated goal was 20 percent return! How did

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Welcome to the New Year!!!

This is the first week of the year, it is typically a low volume trading environment in the holiday shortened week.  This along with the employment report on Friday causes us to simply be patient with our trade entries.  Remember

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Closing second leg of Jan options trade:

This is the rally I was looking for today and it is perfect for the short calls in the ES and I am closing the  trade out. Buying the Jan ES 1060 puts for 2.5 pts.  The net details on

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