• Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% Cash Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Employment Situation (8:30am), ISM Manufacturing Index (10am), Construction Spending (10am)

    By |Published On: April 1, 2011|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): VG (4.10) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 10% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), S&P Case -Shiller HPI (9am), Consumer Confidence (10am), State Street Investor Confidence Index (10am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are slightly

    By |Published On: March 29, 2011|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SPY (131.35), ALXN (95.61), VAR (66.75) BIAS: 72% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): GDP (8:30am), Corporate Profits (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are moderately higher heading into the open. Asian markets

    By |Published On: March 25, 2011|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SPY (131.35), ALXN (95.61), VAR (66.75) BIAS: 72% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), New Home Sales (10am), EIA Petroleum Status (10:30am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are moderately higher heading into

    By |Published On: March 24, 2011|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SPY (131.35) BIAS: 45% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), New Home Sales (10am), EIA Petroleum Status (10:30am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are slightly negative heading into the open.  Asian markets

    By |Published On: March 23, 2011|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SPY (131.35) BIAS: 45% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), FHFA House Price Index (10am), Bernanke Speaks (12pm) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures flat, with a slight positive bias. Japan

    By |Published On: March 22, 2011|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): CHK (33.55), EWJ (9.24) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SPY (131.35) BIAS: 30% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Existing Home Sales (10am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are up strong – in excess of 1%. Japan rose another 2.8% while Hang Seng

    By |Published On: March 21, 2011|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): CHK (33.55), EWJ (9.24) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 15% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Industrial Production (9:15am), Leading Indicators (10am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) My Observations and What to Expect:

    By |Published On: March 17, 2011|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): AAPL (338.23), CHK (30.76), CIM (45.25), GOOG (562.50), FFIV (108.80), EWJ (9.75) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 61% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications, Housing Starts (8:30am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Current Account (8:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report

    By |Published On: March 16, 2011|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): TICC, MPEL (7.11), AAPL (338.23), CHK (30.76), CIM (45.25) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 30% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Housing

    By |Published On: March 15, 2011|2 min read|