Sunday, October 12, 2008

Meltdown Week

What a crazy week. Everything is down now:
USA Longterm Midterm Shorterm
S&P500 Down Down Down
DJI Down Down Down
Nasdaq Comp Down Down Down
AMEX Natural Gas Down Down Down
AMEX Oil Down Down Down
AMEX Security Broker Down Down Down
KBW Bank Down Down (-) Down (-)
KBW Insurance Down Down Down
PHLX Housing Down Down (-) Down (-)
PHLX Shipping Down Down Down
Sig Steel Down Down Down
S&P Retail Down Down Down
AMEX Biotech Down (-) Down (-) Down
AMEX Airline Down Down (-) Down

I was selling my put options from Monday to Friday. I didn't manage to earn a lot because many of my options are expiring this month and I just sold them when I break even or near break even. Too bad I got the direction right but not the time. Anyway, who can imagine the ferocity of the selling?

I have gotten out 2/3 of my put options by last Friday. I'm looking for a rebound now. If you go around the blogs, a lot of traders are looking for a rebound too. Hopefully I can reload my put options with this rebound.

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