New York Magazine “a splendid desert—a domed and steepled solitude, where the stranger is lonely in the midst of a million of his race.” Serendipitous
readBriefly traded KR and C on the long side. Overnight, holding: Long HUN (Huntsman) SSO (UltraLong SPX) KGC (Kinross Gold) — new addition SDS (UltraShort
readI sold my first ever option! 1 contract, covered call on SSO. Jan’09 with strike $23. Got $4.10 for it, which means I net $212.05
readBought [[SSO]] afterhours @ $24.87. Very little, 1/4 of my normal SSO position. Mainly as a hedge, to counterbalance my shorts and in case we
read[[HUN]] Huntsman Corporation, long @ $3.01 HUN engages in the manufacture and marketing of differentiated chemical and inorganic chemical products under four segments: Polyurethanes, Materials
readThe Stock Speculator posted this valuable info in the comments section. He correctly assumed my readers are lazy, so here it is, enjoy in the
readSource: Financial Times At the 21 Club, a longtime redoubt of corporate chieftains and big names, alcohol sales are up 9 per cent from last
readAn argument in favor of buy-and-holding (investing for the long-term): If you remove the 10 ten biggest one-day moves for the U.S. Stock market over
readTo re-cap, the negatives at the moment: Bailout indecision / no-pass Madoff – this, IMO, is as big as Enron. Affects over BIG 350 stocks!!
readI haven’t abandoned the blog, just have a lot going on at the moment. Pre-Christmas thangs are taking up a lot of time (tying up
read(Singledom?) Demographics discussions are usually focussed on baby boomers. Here’s a new trend emerging worldwide: …singlehood is rising in prevalence worldwide… …the number of singles
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