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Bought more NOK

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:07:24 +0000

I added to my NOK position today (January 18th), at $5.649 per share. NOK looks strong and I’m hoping to come along for the ride with a larger position than I started with. This purchase puts my average per share cost at $5.475 per share. This post originally appeared at: Clear Trades. Follow me on [...]

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Bought more NOK

Bought 15 units of SLV

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:30 +0000

I bought 15 units* of SLV — iShares Silver Trust (ETF) at 29.02 per share. I want to be long silver and gold this year, and this is my first step in that direction.

*Units: Units are not equal to number of shares. I won’t be disclosing real dollar amounts or number of shares. I’ve chosen a random number to represent 1 unit and I’ll record all of my transactions converted to this measure and rounded to the nearest whole number. This will allow me to share position weighting without disclosing specifics.

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Bought 15 units of SLV

Bought 12 units of NOK

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:23:54 +0000

I bought 12 units* of NOK — Nokia Corporation (ADR) at $5.30 per share. I’m taking a shot at Windows phones becoming at least modestly popular at some point and/or a possible Nokia takeover (probably by Microsoft).

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Bought 12 units of NOK

Bought 15 Units of ERX

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:31:55 +0000

I bought 15 units of ERX — Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shs(ETF) at 48.74 per share. One of my themes for the year is to be long energy, and especially oil. The United States is eager to go to war with Iran, which will obviously cause oil to run up significantly. Even without war, we currently have the US pressuring other countries to ban Iran’s oil as well. And, as always, there should be enough fear and uncertainty throughout the year to push prices higher at some point.

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Bought 15 Units of ERX

Bought 14 units of FAZ

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:03 +0000

I bought 14 units* of FAZ — Direxion Daily Finan. Bear 3X Shs(ETF) at 34.19 per share. I feel pretty good about going short financials for the year and this is my first investment in that direction. It might take a little while, but I think the positive outlook on the economy going around right now is nuts. Time will tell of course.

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Bought 14 units of FAZ

Bought 50 shares of UUP

edenj — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:40:04 +0000

I bought 50 shares of UUP [PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Up] today. I bought it because of this blog post from Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis. From the post:

“The Dollar Sentiment Index for the Dollar Index reports just 3% bulls among traders, an extreme level only five times in the past 20 years, usually near an important low,” Prechter wrote on Aug. 5. “The last time we saw readings like this was March-July 2008, just before the dollar soared.” In other words, the “short the dollar” trade is overly crowded.

So that’s all the ‘research’ I put into this trade. I think it looks reasonable that the dollar is set for a rally, and at the very least the downside is probably limited at this level. I’ll be looking to make a few points on this and get out soon.

Here’s a chart where I made my buy (blue arrow):

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Bought 50 shares of UUP

Bought 350 Shares of UYG at 2.71

edenj — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:00:29 +0000

I took another position in UYG this morning. It was in a low volume trading range at the time, and I’m expecting a break-out to the upside later today or tomorrow. I set a stop loss at 2.54 so this will have a little room to move, but won’t do too much damage if I’m wrong.

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Bought 350 Shares of UYG at 2.71

Bought 140 Shares of FAS at 6.68, Stopped Out at 6.33

edenj — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:13:18 +0000

Bought 140 shares of FAS at 6.68, with a stop loss at 6.32.

I took a shot at FAS this morning, but I picked the wrong dip to buy. It dropped to about 6.00 a little while after I bought, and that would have been a good entry point. I entered at the wrong time, but I’m happy I set a stop-loss and stuck with it.

Realized a loss of $63.00, for a return of -6.69%.

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Bought 140 Shares of FAS at 6.68, Stopped Out at 6.33

Bought 250 Shares of UYG at 1.59

edenj — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:05:58 +0000

*Note – This is an old trade that I’m posting for tracking purposes. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits to keep track of my most recent trades, as close to real-time as possible.

Averaging down and adding to my UYG position. I continue to believe the Financials are oversold and the bad news is being overblown. I would buy more, but this is all I could buy with the remaining cash in my account.

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Bought 250 Shares of UYG at 1.59

Bought 200 Shares of FAS at 4.9698

edenj — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Bought 200 shares of the FAS (FINANCIAL BULL 3X) at 4.9698 per share. This post originally appeared at: Clear Trades. Follow me on Twitter Bought 200 Shares of FAS at 4.9698

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Bought 200 Shares of FAS at 4.9698