Regional Champs! ~ Fifth Third Bancorp (Public, NASDAQ:FITB)

... in an effort to "stop the bearish bleeding"

BOTD adds FITB & HBAN with RULE #24

Fifth 3rd.
$8.68
+0.1895 (+2.23%)

.... on the BREAK AWAY!

BOTD also added the Regional Rival ... HBAN $3.92+0.25 (+6.81%)

The Two-fer RULE #24 ... split your buy between two stocks in the same industry/sector ... minimize single stock fuckery, and maximize opportunity cost. Recent Examples: MGM & MPEL (casinos), UAUA & LCC (airlines), ESLR & LDK (solar) ... sure BOTD didn't play these trades correctly, but you get the point. buy 2 stocks, instead of 1. Get in the game, diversify your odds and catch that move!

Notable High-Growth Potential: SIVB & SBNY

p.s. New Life-Time Lows in Inverse Land:

*long* SRS $15.99-0.50 (-3.03%) & SMN $14.63-0.18 (-1.22%)

"And it's Gone." Investing! ~ ProShares UltraShort Basic Materls (ETF) (Public, NYSE:SMN)

SMN joins .....

The ALL-TIME Low Club!

$14.96

... please step aside for people who actually have money.

In an effort to "realize" recent gains, BOTD sold $AAPL @ 157.88 ... up 3Gs (ironically)

"I've got my ticket, I've got that load.

.... Got up, gone higher, all aboard."

p.s. i own a stock ticker'd LULU. a definite sign of a top?

The SUBLIME Life ~ Apple Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:AAPL)

1995 Santa Cruz, Ca ~ Palookaville

BOTD was there. (twice in 1995, halla!)

the APPLE Life.

1) iPhone

(19% of revenue)

2) MacBooks

(26% of revenue)

3) the tablet?

(0% of revenue)

After Hours: 158.40 +6.89 (+4.55%)

the BOTD LONGS: ♨ AAPL, JPM, & HK ♨

the BOTD SHORTS: ☠ FDX, KGC, JEC, STP ... DZZ & SMN ☠

p.s. CASH is ♕

ROOT DOWN ☟ ~ ProShares UltraShort Basic Materls (ETF) (Public, NYSE:SMN)

... with AKS, DD, FCX, and BTU set to report in the AM

HOTD = Hedge On The Dip!

*long* SMN @ $16.44

*short* FDX, JEC, KGC, and inversely via DZZ & SMN!

✔ Before-the-Open: KO, BJS, BLK, CAL, MRK, LMT, EDU, PCP, RF, LUV, SGP, AMTD, UTX, UNH, VNO ... and UAUA!

The♛Ad-Rock

"And Say oh My God, That's the Funky Shit!"

p.s. MON (up 5% AH) & DOW (up 2% AH) on SmartStax o' corn!

The PROFIT Prophet. ~ JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Public, NYSE:JPM)

JPMHA (AUGUST 37 CALLS)

... we hit our point of $37


*TAKE PROFITS up 40%+!!*

LONG: the COMMON $JPM.



The Prophet of Profitville:

AAPL ... 151.75+4.23 (+2.87%) *from $134ish to Chart.ly $150+
AKS ... sold ALL today up 24%+ **MUST TAKE PROFITS**
HK ... FLOYD up 20% (1/2 pos)
JPM ... JPM-go! , JPM-ha! *winners*

p.s. the BEEaaaV (BZH) +31.93% ... go team!

Enjoy the weekend ... Learn the Boogaloo!

Leave it to BEAZER?! ~ Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (Public, NYSE:BZH)

BZH $2.10 +0.05 (+2.44%)

... smallest $ position in the DIPfolio.

... largest % gainer. (+26.41%)

go figure.

"Faith in CASH!!"

SOLD 1/2 TODAY.

$21.94 +0.75 (3.54%)

... FLOYD up 15%+

CSIQ "sea sick" !!

$13.42 +0.80 (+6.34%)

*SOLD YESTERDAY, hmm.. *

up 25% in 3 days.

"too much, too quick"

**MUST TAKE PROFITS**

AKS ... the Alaskan SUPERMAN!

$19.80 +1.10 (+5.88%)

... watch for June 29th "double top" *HT James!

**LOCK IN PROFITS**

Top-Speculative "INwESTMENTS" :

ESLR, MGM, UAUA, LCC, and MPEL.

HEDGES/SHORTS:

KGC, DZZ, & JEC .... and CASH!!!

p.s. Jamie "iPWN" Dimon says ... "Chase what matters." $JPM -ha!

CHASE da' BANKS! ~ JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Public, NYSE:JPM)

the "LONG JPM calls" RECO from 10:11am EST... BOTD!

the STAIRWAY to PROFITS.

The Earnings CALLS!!! ... go! JPM-GO!

(sold 2/3 on the AM spike, kept 1/3 for earnings)

JUL 18, 2009 $ 34.000 CALL>(JPMGO)

current price:$1.19 -0.25 (-17.36%)

Q2 earnings are to be announced before market hours on July 16, 2009

The consensus of the 14 analysts covering JPM for 2nd quarter 2009 is a per share value of USD .04

p.s. INTEL (INTC) beats!

EXTENDED HOURS: Last: 18.03 Change: +1.20 (+7.13%)

... "team" player!!

$AAPL EXTENDED HOURS: Last: 144.68 Change: +2.41 (+1.69%)

Push Sisyphus, PUSH!! ~ Exxon Mobil Corporation (Public, NYSE:XOM)

XOM
65.70
+0.58 (+0.89%)

CLOSED for PROFIT:
XOMGM

1.13 + 0.03 (+2.73%)


... is it just me, or does this push higher feel a bit pointless? ... yet, we stay LONG. go figure.

the MAGIC 87 holds!

HK 19.79 +0.35 (+1.80%) ** faith in FLOYD from $19
AAPL 142.34 +3.82 (+2.76%) ** from the line
ESLR 2.05 +0.06 (+3.02%) ** from $1.98
CSIQ 10.13 +0.31 (+3.16%) ** from $10
AKS 16.40 +0.51 (+3.21%) ** from $16
BZH 1.85 +0.15 (+8.82%) **10%+ locked in
LCC 2.11 +0.05 (+2.43%) **spec long ~ down
UAUA 3.31 +0.05 (+1.53%) **spec long ~ up

p.s. our whole Magic 87 = get LONG "abandoned baby/island reversal/morning doji star" thesis was slightly off, but with SPY 90.10 +2.14 (2.44%) hopefully you had a profitable day!
GO TEAM.

the DESERT'd Double-Double! ~ Exxon Mobil Corporation(Public, NYSE:XOM)

*LONG*

XOM is the FATness!

64.86-1.11 (-1.68%)

... animal style!

IN-&-OUT ... this is a play on tomorrow. (monday)

Option Lovers:

*XOMGM*
0.98
-0.67 (-40.61%)

BOTD added at 1.05 & .98 !!!

p.s. EVERGREEN! (ESLR) @ 1.98 ... BOTD "anticipator" trade. the $2 buck chuck!

HUMANS ♥ ROUND NUMBERS! ~ Canadian Solar Inc.(Public, NASDAQ:CSIQ)

BUY at "round numbers" *long* CSIQ @ $10 ... CSIQ a.k.a. "sea sick"






ROUND NUMBERS represent price areas where resting orders are more likely to be found and where price action is more likely to provide support or resistance. As long as people are involved in trading this phenomenon will be present.

RULE #10

~ BUY on ROUND NUMBERS or breakouts through round numbers. (don't buy at 18.96, buy powerful break above $19) *see HK

BOTD "the fisherman" ... closed our "Deadliest Catch/MAGIC 87" SPY 88 calls for 40%+ profits. *

*long* AKS @ $16

... just the common stock (RULE #87) , with tight stop at 15.79

RULE #10b ~ Place stops where they are less likely to get HIT ... slightly below round numbers.


p.s. ... Faith in FLOYD! *long* HK @ $19

MAGIC 87 ~ SPDR S&P 500 (ETF)(Public, NYSE:SPY)

SPY DAY RANGE:





87.00!! - 88.80

the MAGIC of 87.

JUL 18, 2009 $ 88.000
CALL(SZCGJ: OPRA)

1.56
-0.41 (-20.81%)

THE MAGIC RECO!! *click here*

p.s. ...... the Deadliest Catch pays!!!

DEADLIEST CATCH Part 88 ~ SPDR S&P 500 (ETF)(Public, NYSE:SPY)

.... got crabs?

The SPY hit 88.00 (exactly)



the BOTD attempted "catch #1" *click
(sold 1/2 for profit, 1/2 at even)


the 200ma = 88.01

88.06
-1.74 (-1.94%)
... the Slow STO shows oversold, but has room to go lower.

The Catch #2 PLAN = buy SPY JULY 88 calls on the AM dip! .... tape fighters, knife catchers, and asshole dip buyers UNITE!

the SPY day range: 88.00 - 89.82

...ignore the afterhours green, we're looking for a gap down in the AM with 87 as the magic "BOTD" number. "if" 87 holds get LONG! but, a clean break below 87 and all bullish bets are off. MUST OBEY STOPS!
"you're gunna get burned"


p.s. Got Dandruff? ... head and shoulders pattern on the neckline. Get out your fans! (for the visual folks, the ETF Corner is a great site) ... roll out!

The "COMMON" option ~ RULE #87

BOTD loves options trading. the rewards are plentiful and the risk is defined. but, ... when in doubt, GO! to the COMMON!!

Rule #87 ... when unsure of market direction, go to CASH or hold ONLY common stock.

The DIP LOGIC: being long "just" the common during this downturn has resulted in "just" a 4-figure loss versus what would have been a 5-figure loss "had" we been long via call options.

COMMON = down 8% (not that bad)

OPTIONS = WORTHLESS (very bad)

p.s. attempting random "big buy" options DAY TRADES is permitted within reason. who caught the "liquid" calls of courage in $XOM!?! (20%+ winner) .. GO TEAM!

INSANE in the PROPANE! ~ United States Natural Gas Fund, LP(Public, NYSE:UNG)

HAPPY 4th America!!!

*LONG* UNG

13.00-0.68 (-4.97%)

STOP @ 52Wk Low: 12.69

.... the BOTD ENERGY FUND of FUNDS. (-4.59%)

ERX 26.66 -2.74 (-9.32%)

HK 20.84 -0.98 (-4.49%)

BUCY 27.09 -1.78 (-6.17%)

ENER 15.22 +0.90 (6.28%)

WNR 6.96 -0.23 (-3.20%)

p.s. Light up the BBQ and support the US of A!!!

The REFINED Trader. ~ Western Refining, Inc.(Public, NYSE:WNR)

I want to make one thing clear. OBEY STOPS!


The "OVERSOLD" buying opportunity.

WNR
7.18+0.12 (1.70%)

STOP @ $6.86

~

the BOTD ENEGY fund:

$ERX
$HK
$WNR