Here are my trades for the week of July 1st through July 5th:
Common Stock:
| Stock | Action | Date Initiated | Time Initiated | Price |
| CCC – Calgon Carbon Corp. | BUY | 7/2/2013 | 12:55pm | $16.93 |
Options:
| Stock | CALL or PUT | Action | Date Initiated | Stock Price | Strike Price | Exp Date | Price |
| DIA – SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average | CALL | TRIM | 7/1/2013 | $149.56 | $145-$150 | Aug-13 | $2.92-$6.45 |
This is what we expected, no? We said the Fed would cut and it didn't matter much to us if it the cut were 25 bps or 50bps. So far the playbook for the Fed that we've outlined repeatedly for the last few weeks is playing out.
Bryce and I had an amazing time, learned so much, worked very hard on our business and were received incredibly warmly everywhere we went. We will write more about our experiences, learnings and analysis, but in the meantime, here are the Top 5 Mindblowing Thoughts I had on our trip.
With the markets back to being close to their all-time highs, its probably a better time to be cautious than wildly bullish.
No chat this week, and we didn't have high hopes for Apple's "It's Glowtime" event next week.