SPY OI & Vol

As of Sunday (8/7/11)

 

Tuesday Trades

Friday Trades

Thursday Trades

Tuesday Trades

 

Wednesday Trades

IN
AMZN – APR 205 CALLS @ 1.18
MCD – MAR 75 CALLS @ 0.75
PG – APR 62.5 CALLS @ 1.57
PG – APR 67.5 CALLS @ 0.17
OI – MAR 30 CALLS @ 0.95
VIX – APR4 18 CALLS @ 3.70
UUP – SEP 23 CALLS @ 0.51
ROVI –  Short MAR 70 CALLS @ 1.40
GLD (added) – MAR 129 PUTS @ 2.56

OUT
GLD – MAR 131 CALLS @ 2.423 (-0.180)
GLD (covered short) –  MAR 132 CALLS @ 2.00 (+0.129)
GLD – MAR 129 PUTS @ 2.46 (-0.215)
FRX (part) – MAR 33 CALLS @ 0.85 (+0.15)
ROVI (part) – MAR 65 CALLS @ 3.10 (+0.60)
ICE (part) – vertical MAR 120/125 CALLS @ 2.40 (+0.494)
UUP (rolled forward exp) – MAR 22 CALLS @ 0.41 (-0.235)
VIX (rolled forward exp) – FEB 20 CALLS @ 0.70 (-0.59)

Friday Trades

FRI [Let profits run. This is a business.  Make capital work for you.]

IN
VIX – Added to position.
UUP – Added to position on strong technical levels (20ema & 50ema support).
FRO – Started position.

OUT
OI – Took profit. [18 days]
APOL – Took profit on swing trade. [1 day]

Wednesday Trades

WED 12/1/10 [Tighten up your watch list]

OUT
LMT(ALL) – Took profit on pop.
OI (1/2) – Took loss on pop.
IEF (ALL) – Took profit on short.

IN
UUP – Started position on weakness.
BUD – Started position on strong technical levels.
DE – Started position on strong tech levels.
DB – Started position on support levels.

Portfolio

Wednesday Trades

WED (11/24)

Considering taking profits into continued strength on Friday.

OUT
LLL – Took profit into strength.

Holding
IEF (short)
MAR (short)
CME
DO
LMT
MU
OI
S

Thursday Trades

Thursday (11/18) [Don’t trade during lunch: 10-12PST]

Closing imbalances mixed.

Progress
CME – Holding [link to post].
OI (Long) – Holding.  Looking for breakout of falling wedge pattern.
MELI (Long) – Holding.  Breakout inevitable.
S (Long) – Holding.  Longer holding period on this stock.
MAR (Short) – Scaling out.  Cutting losses.
IEF (Neutral) – Holding. Looking to leg out of spread before a breakout in /ZN.

IN
SDS (IN) – Started position on market strength and follow through to upward TL.  Hedge against market weakness tomorrow.
VIX (IN) – 3 point drop today.  Picked up for value.  Also a hedge against market weakness tomorrow.
DO (IN) – Small scale into long position.

OUT
UUP (OUT) – Weakness in the $USD.
MAR (OUT 2/3) – Took losses on shorts into strength.  Don’t hold weakness.
OI (OUT 1/3) – Took profits at open on market gap up.

Watching
DO – Waiting for a slight pullback. Level of interest is 67.70.  Started small position.
OI – Mental stop set below 27 which indicates a pattern breakdown.