| BarTune1 441 posts
 msg #82304
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 | 11/3/2009 7:24:39 AM 
 Wow, futures look ugly this morning ....
 
 
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| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
 msg #82306
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 | 11/3/2009 8:29:00 AM 
 It's one hour after you posted, and 1 hour before the open.
 
 Dow was down -90 or so, but right now it is only down -60.  Hopefully will continue to trend higher before the open.
 
 
 
 
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| BarTune1 441 posts
 msg #82309
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 | 11/3/2009 8:44:06 AM 
 Well, at least I only have modest positions right now ..... KSU showed up on my Trading Markets buy screen yesterday along with a few other I follow ...... wish I had picked it up ..... its bid up a couple dollars ....
 
 
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| tmanbone 124 posts
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 | 11/3/2009 8:49:00 AM 
 I don't think it's looking all that great for the home team.
 
 
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| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
 msg #82316
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 | 11/3/2009 9:28:50 AM 
 I only bought 50 shares of TNA on Friday at 36.21.  I would be OK buying more on the dip, but the swings we are seeing here are wild and unpredictable.
 
 I might be down 50 or 100 bucks today - not worth sweating it.  Might add to my position today if it gets below 34.00 (it's trading at 35.15 in PM)
 
 
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| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
 msg #82345
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 | 11/3/2009 3:24:20 PM 
 Well, the S&P is fractionally down right now, but we still have 35 minutes left (when a LOT of the action happens).
 
 Smallcaps are up today - TNA is trading at $36.81 right now, slowly moving up in the last hour.
 
 
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| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
 msg #82348
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 | 11/3/2009 4:00:43 PM 
 Out of TNA at 37.45 - profit = 3.42%.  Not bad for two days.
 
 
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| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
 msg #82353
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 | 11/3/2009 4:21:18 PM 
 OK, now it's Tuesday and the markets are closed.  How good was the VIX prediction this time?
 
 Dow
 9,771.91  -17.53 (-0.18%)
 
 S&P 500
 1,045.41  +2.53 (+0.24%)
 
 Nasdaq
 2,057.32  +8.12 (+0.40%)
 
 Midcaps
 670.03  +7.87 (+1.19%)
 
 Smallcaps
 302.58  +3.89 (+1.30%)
 
 Russell 2K
 570.17  +7.77 (+1.38%)
 
 Nasdaq 100
 1,679.20  +6.29 (+0.38%)
 
 
 Bingo!
 
 S&P up, despite the scary futures numbers this morning.  VIX down to 28.84 (-3.16% today).
 
 
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| karennma 8,057 posts
 msg #82354
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 | 11/3/2009 4:29:26 PM 
 Keith:
 Are you saying the VIX can predict market closing prices?
 
 
 
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| tmanbone 124 posts
 msg #82360
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 | 11/3/2009 5:17:37 PM 
 bought 1 TNA 38 call @ 2.55 on 10/31
 sold     1 TNA 38 call @ 3.90 on 11/03
 for a $255 investment your return was $135+$255=$390
 a tad better than 50%, not too shabby!
 
 
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