tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767000864405977692024-08-31T15:48:31.763+02:00ForexDiva's 2 Percent In Investing: Forex, Stocks, Bonds, and LuxuryBaby Got Share Buybacks...ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-79557927028689679382013-12-10T17:06:00.001+01:002013-12-10T17:06:12.580+01:00Whoa... Volcker Rule Is No Joke... Volcker Rule Sets New Hurdles For Banks On Market Making & Compensation No more prop trading... Limitations to banks investing in hedge funds and private equity vehicles... Who will be there to run our stops anymore?   ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-78620658349163914522013-12-06T23:30:00.001+01:002013-12-06T23:30:40.969+01:00Spiffin' Tiffins... It's been a zero sum game for me this past week as I quietly chased The Maharajas and watched AAPL from behind the scenes.  There were numerous times in the week that I was wishing I was in 9FM's place.  I sent him a 7-8 figure client, but apparently, another few million in the bank is not enticing enough for him and he didn't bother taking action in time to take advantage of some ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-44491987235309863632013-11-22T23:18:00.001+01:002013-11-22T23:18:32.635+01:00The Chicken & The Egg... I'm going to be pulling an all-nighter as I have to check in with both 9FM and my ex-boss.  As both are Gujaratis (they sure can sing!), Saturday is a regular workday for these two gentlemen.  I'm planning to call 9FM around 3:00 am and my ex-boss at around 5:00 am, so the tea kettle will be clocking in extra hours too.  Maybe I'll have time for a Bollywood movie in between, ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-68151118206152168702013-11-22T21:46:00.002+01:002013-11-22T21:46:31.121+01:00NO.......... First Bernanke... Now Maria's Leaving?? We'll miss ya!! ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-10249312038993912922013-11-22T21:37:00.003+01:002013-11-22T21:37:42.165+01:00I'm At It Again: Into SPXU Dec 21 '13 $19 Calls @ $0.13... Decline on VIX is slowing down... Potential MACD bearish divergence on SPY 10-day 15-minute charts... It's the same signal I've been taking all year round, but there's nothing I want to be bullish on except for my industry... This SPXU call gives me until December 21 to be right and the bulls might still come in and sell my SPXU calls, but based on the trajectory of the 3-month SPXU, an ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-64707652173425191722013-11-21T23:09:00.003+01:002013-11-21T23:13:00.597+01:00Yellen's Not Allowin' Any Sellin' Oh, the bulls were in for it alright... in for more upside! I pounded the pavement again yesterday, dashing from Fifth Avenue across to Broadway, then back for a series of four meetings - three of which were pretty productive.  Somehow, I ended up losing my Smythson Turqouise Collection crocodile print business card holder, which I bought at Heathrow Terminal 5 en route to Switzerland lastForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-49758326141622130142013-11-19T22:46:00.000+01:002013-11-19T22:46:40.095+01:00Has My Moment Finally Come? The Pigs May Finally Be In For It... Most Likely Due To Dear Carl Icahn... Followers of Dow Theory look for upticks in both the DJIA and the DJT for confirmation and it just so happens this perfect correlation is being threatened very suddenly with the DJT experiencing a steep daily drop of -1.00%.   If we're targeting 3-month lows on the SPY and things really start breaking down, SPY 165 is fair game.  My question is whether this will happen before my ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-67140094437160173482013-11-19T20:06:00.001+01:002013-11-19T20:06:28.392+01:00DJT -1.14% So Far... Thanks To Dear Carl Icahn + Janet's Yellen?ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-41285823556532762002013-11-18T23:50:00.002+01:002013-11-18T23:50:36.012+01:00When The Diva Is Away, The Market Makers Come Out To Play... On a day like today, where even the Bitcoin hit $750 and is up 107% in a week according to CNBC, one really, really has to wonda when it's all gonna be ovah...   Although even Dear Carl Icahn is commenting on Twitter that the market might see a very big drop, I'm done trying to catch the top.  There's no point in a diva like me expressing a point of view when one word from the Big ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-30246849947995447742013-11-15T23:43:00.001+01:002013-11-15T23:43:24.821+01:00Electric Bear My portfolio has been on Death Row for some time and all I'm asking for is a fair trial!   1.88% yield on SPY vs. 2.71% on the 10-Year US Treasurys.   Are the Market Makers essentially saying that anything is better than government bonds and will I have to endure two more years of trying to sell into a market top that keeps breaking higher? With September NYSE Margin Debt surpassingForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-62894089497137894852013-11-15T19:04:00.004+01:002013-11-15T19:04:30.807+01:00Higher Strike Nov 22 ' 13 SPY Calls Going In the Red... At Least Slightly!ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-55224162070488710212013-11-15T18:48:00.002+01:002013-11-15T18:50:09.263+01:00Into SPY Nov 22 '13 $177 Puts @ $0.29... Oh yes, I did! P.S. Money Flow on 10-day 15-minute chart is really, really looking toppy, so if we see a correction, things could get sloppy... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-7301011787758048962013-11-14T23:19:00.003+01:002013-11-14T23:19:30.376+01:00It's Hard To Walk & Chew Gum At the Same Time... At least with my kind of portfolio!   I'm still waiting for my NFLX $360 calls to be in play.  Apparently, it's 13-F Season, so anything can happen.  Next time, I'm going to follow 13-Fs more closely as it could be a good time to straddle some stocks.   Next week, when 9FM gets back to Mumbai, I'm going to jump on his treasure trunk and won't leave him alone until he fills ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-4347275741386450992013-11-13T23:05:00.005+01:002013-11-13T23:05:58.929+01:00ForexDiva, We'll Work With You... If You Knock Off A Zero... Why don't they knock off a zero and I'll buy from them too? Seriously, I was expecting a lot more from the industry event I attended yesterday.  I was only able to find about 9 new leads and a second after getting there, I pretty much knew I was barking up the wrong tree.  It was a really busy event, but essentially not the right platform for me.   If it wasn't for a meeting ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-34503489379478470832013-11-11T22:39:00.001+01:002013-11-11T22:39:24.559+01:00As the Rest of the Market Is Dancing Bollywood Style... ... I continue to get dinged in LEAPs and bounds.   Volume was pretty low today, but US indices continue to hit new all-time highs.  Charles Schwab was on with Maria saying that the retail investor is not back in full force.  The main question is how many of the stocks hitting new all time highs are one and done?  SPG hasn't hit a new high in over 3 months.  The last ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-68163004631715720712013-11-08T23:30:00.002+01:002013-11-08T23:30:52.130+01:00The Diva Will Not Be Bullied Any More... Bully me all you want in the options market, but I've had it with being bullied in other arenas!   I received an email today from a 'make a mountain out of a molehill' type that was bordering on defamation, so I've really, really had it.  Who do these people think they are?  This is the good ol' USA and I'll resort to taking legal action if necessary to defend my good name and ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-76568428750533656352013-11-08T21:32:00.001+01:002013-11-08T21:32:30.223+01:00Into NFLX Nov 16 '13 $360 Calls @ $0.41... 3-month breakout possibly about to happen... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-15926327039933046362013-11-08T17:46:00.002+01:002013-11-08T17:47:20.226+01:00Into SPG Nov 16 '13 $145 Puts @ $0.30... Could SPG be setting up to hit its 3-month low right below $145?   Chart pattern looks similar to the TSLA one from a few days ago, so let's see if price action follows... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-7305305422720731282013-11-08T17:27:00.001+01:002013-11-08T17:28:41.219+01:00Oh, I Got Faked Out of My TSLA $125s... P.S. What I failed to do was look one more week ahead... If I had done that before getting out, I would have seen that the puts were red hot and the calls were even being sold on those issues... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-44854673292612757122013-11-08T17:07:00.001+01:002013-11-08T17:07:21.632+01:00Into TSLA Nov 16 '13 $100 Puts @ $0.25... Some guys sold calls on this strike and there is still a lot of open interest on this... If there are any Naked Put Sellers here, they might get dinged and I want to be there to ding them... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-45424798321930834992013-11-08T16:57:00.003+01:002013-11-08T16:57:48.421+01:00Out of TSLA Nov 16 '13 $125 Puts @ $1.51... Original strangle @ $0.68... $0.83 per share gain on full strangle, or +122% gross... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-91865360344008777732013-11-07T22:52:00.002+01:002013-11-07T22:52:58.784+01:00One of the Market Makers On CNBC Cited Astrology As A Factor... Don't laugh... but I'm an astrology student - not something I like to broadcast to anyone and everyone.  If you thought today was scary, wait until the Transiting Sun Conjunct Sappho Opposite Sedna aspect going on next week!  This points to irrational fear, but with the way the markets have been going, it could just as well translate into irrational fear of being left out of the marketForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-34329028632524796972013-11-07T21:51:00.001+01:002013-11-07T21:52:42.805+01:00Into PCLN Nov 16 '13 $800 Puts @ $0.40... Most of the earnings announcements on the hottest stocks of the year have resulted in a sell the news type reaction. Let's see if PCLN does the same later today... P.S. Calls are being sold across the board with strikes as low as $510 - not huge volume though... ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-5076215938882496082013-11-07T18:28:00.003+01:002013-11-07T18:28:51.497+01:00Lower Strike TSLA Call Selling From $90 to $140...ForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476700086440597769.post-1218725115183927932013-11-06T22:48:00.001+01:002013-11-06T22:48:36.072+01:00Tandoor On the Trading Floor... As the US markets continue to heat up like a tandoor oven, I've gone from gold digging to grave digging really fast.  Now that Dear Carl Icahn took the lead in selling part of his NFLX stake, everyone's been abuzz with this being the potential market top.  Couldn't they have said it 6 months ago when I started becoming a semi-bear? Finally, we closed the day with DJIA in the green andForexDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584097540631047649noreply@blogger.com0