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Friday, May 18, 2007

So Much for a Busy Week

Filtered Trade Candidates for the Day
TTC-A: MICC, ACL
GAPHV
: CHE, RIMM, X

Trade Session Notes
Nikkei...17399.58...-99.02...-0.6%.
Hang Seng
...20904.84...-89.77...-0.4%.
FTSE...6615.90...+36.60...+0.6%.
DAX
...7552.94...+53.44...+0.7%.
CBOE VIX 13.510.63

2:10:46 PM Had put a market order for 2 out of my 3 MT Sep 75 Call contracts to protect the profits. Exactly $160 of it. Letting 1 more contract to run longer.

Was close to make a trade for a RIMM Sep 07 160 Call but resisted the temptation.

Open Trades as of EOD 17 May
Plain vanillas
.MTIL MT SEP 60 Call $57.65
$3.60


$0.
.PAQHR PCAR AUG 90 Call $85.41


$3.4
($120.00)
Advanced positions - remaining legs
.UPUGR CTSH JUL 90 Call $76.82


$0.45
($515.00)
.SWFGI SNDK JUL 45 Call
$44.07 $2


($150.00)
.SWQSV SNDK JUL 42.5 Put

$1.45 ($170.00)