Category Archives: ETF Cashinator

Options expiry is here!  Let’s take a brief look at some trades: FAZ    100    40    Jan 21, 2011   $ 650 FAZ    400    42    Dec 17, 2011   $ 1540 (Assigned) XME   200    50    Dec 17, 2011   $ 476 … Continue reading →

A slightly more stable January showing up in the ETF Matrix Report yet still a great deal of xolatility in January.   There is considerable put buying on indexes, commodities and foreign country investments.   I am still in FAZ to the … Continue reading →

Exciting! Exciting! Exciting!  I now hold 1000 shares of FAZ at various price points and a couple of other ETFs and have raked in almost $5000 so far in a few weeks!  Here’s a quick snapshot: Ticker Shares Entry Expiry … Continue reading →

January 2012 still looks to be a hot spot for the market.   High xolatility in calls and puts for January and onto February.   This past expiry I got assigned on most of my FAZ shares. I bought in at $39 … Continue reading →

With the increased volatility in the markets, it is starting to impact the ETF Covered Calls options deep into next year.   The previous xolatility I had seen extended to January 2012 but it’s now spilling into March 2012.  I’m not … Continue reading →

November expiry is only a few days away, I am in with about 600 shares of FAZ at various expirations (November, December, and January).   I’ll likely be assigned this Friday with some of my positions which is great.  So far, … Continue reading →

All signs continue to point to a January meltdown (or possible rally) although I think a meltdown more likely given the crisis in Greece, the spreading yields on Italy, Ireland, Portugal against German bunds as an indicator we’re on the … Continue reading →

New week but same story, the xolatility is through the roof for November, December, and January.   There is heavy put buying for January though so I will continue with my thesis that something BIG will happen in January.   In the … Continue reading →

So here we go again!   I glanced at the ETF Cashinator report and still look xolatile but it looks like the financial world will come to an end in January 2012.   Perhaps the Mayans weren’t wrong after all!   January looks … Continue reading →

The market is definitely acting like 2008 and there is a sh!t storm on the horizon.   I’m awaiting the calls on my OIH holdings to be executed October options expiry and I’ll be sitting in cash again.   Good luck to … Continue reading →