Skip to main content

TV recommendation summary from Dec 30 to Jan 7

Here is the summary for Brian's CNBC TV recommendation:
12/30/2010 Brian recommends to sell IBM 7/11 140 puts, now the trade profits $330
12/31/2010 Brian recommends to long IWM stocks, sell 3/11 82 call and buy 3/11 74 put, now the trade profits $330
1/6/2011 Brian recommends to buy FDX 4/11 100 call and sell 4/11 85 put, now the trade profits $11
1/6/2011 Brian recommends to buy GOOG 1/11 605/640 call spread, now the trade profits $130. Brian would take the profit before the earning.
1/7/2011 Brian recommends to buy XLF 1/11 16 call, now the trade loses $6. XLF did go up after the recommendation.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Week in Review

One of the questions I get most from clients is how to generate yield when the Fed is on hold with rates at zero. For a while many defensive clients were content receiving their 3% annual yield from Treasury bonds, but the Fed’s most recent meeting minutes shows that the Fed’s pace of bond buying may soon slow. While I do not think tapering is likely before year end (unless economic data accelerates significantly) the bond market is forward looking and already beginning to price tapering in. Smaller Fed purchases of Treasury bonds will mean that bond yields go up and bond prices go down. Bonds have been in a multi-year bull market, and we may now be on the cusp of a multi-year bear market. The most important indicator to watch is the 10-year yield, which cracked the 2.10% level this week for the first time in a year. If we continue to hold above 2.05% in June, the top is likely in for bonds and borrowing rates will be on the rise for everyone, including the US Treasury. So, how am ...
2 comments
Read more