So far today, I have bought more Nuance, Cisco and Corning calls. These positions are getting closer, at least half as large as what I’d consider a full position for my personal account. In other words, if I were expecting to expose say, $100,000 total, to Cisco, I should have more than $50k exposed to […]
I bought some Nuance and that’s about it…
I bought some Nuance and that’s about it into the close. Is the week already over?! It’s important for investors and traders to acknowledge the broader macro-economic cycle and how it can affect your portfolio. And more to the point, with government helping fund most of the biggest corporations and the financial sector that […]
I’m following almost the exact same play…
I’m following almost the exact same playbook I’ve been outlining for the last year. Despite the pullback they were already in, and despite the heart-wrenching tragedies and worrisome radiation threats from Japan, the broader stock markets have hung in there, down only 5-10%. Meanwhile, many of my favorite “app revolution” stocks, some of which were […]
Nice intraday rally continues as the emo…
Nice intraday rally continues as the emotions and worries over Japan’s disaster today start to fade and traders look to position themselves into the weekend. The shorts have had a huge week, and are feeling great about double digit gains in many of their most-hated positions. And that propels them to cover some of those […]
I’ve added to my Cisco January 13 $20 st…
I’ve added to my Cisco January 13 $20 strike price calls and will continue to look to add to existing positions into the close depending on how much we might sell off in the contra (final) hour. As the markets’ sell offs accelerate here as word of Saudi Arabia’s dictatorship shooting on demonstrators in the […]
Thar’ she blows! And another day is in t…
Thar’ she blows! And another day is in the books once again. It’s a bit painful paying 1x or even worse, 2x, more than these stocks were at when I first added them to the Revolution Investing portfolio, but that is yet another reason why I’m starting off so steadily in my approach and tactical […]
Well, I was up at 5am here in NM time, t…
Well, I was up at 5am here in NM time, talking about cattle trading, inflation, the fallacy of a difference between the Republican and Democrat policies despite each of their respective claims of being otherwise, and…the opportunity in buying long-dated, Cisco calls. The stock is trading at about 7x next year’s earnings, when you account […]
Let’s review the moves I made today — I…
Let’s review the moves I made today — I used just a couple percentage points of capital to buy some long-dated, cheap call options giving me big upside exposure and limiting my losses — while still potentially 100% and with a expiration date to boot — on the downside to the capital allocated. I also […]
I bought the Cisco calls, but they’re th…
I bought the Cisco calls, but they’re the January 13, 17.50s — slightly in the money, not out of the money — because they at $3.30 they’re a better buy than the $20s at $2.25. I’ve got good Cisco upside leverage til January 2013 and a cost basis of about $20.80.
Okay, let’s rock. But let’s get started …
Okay, let’s rock. But let’s get started slowly. Looking to invest only 10-20% of my capital this week. Buying a little bit of NUAN common stock now. Will buy some slightly-out-of-the-money calls expiring in 2012 in Cisco too. Easy does it for now.