After a week of increased volatility, the stock market picked up the end of the year steam and rallied. I am pleased to see that my strategy of tactical trading the SPX spreads worked well and during the volatile downtrend the strategy kept me out of the trades and when the market finally turned around, Continue reading →



January 2019 trading and investing results
S&P 500 2,706.53 +199.68 (+7.96%) Dow 30 25,063.89 +1,736.43 (+7.44%) Nasdaq 7,263.87 +628.59 (+9.47%) I just finished reporting December 2018 and we are again at the end of another month. True, I reported December late. January started off slow, but ended up well. Our accounts are up and recovering from last year slaughter. But Continue reading →
December 2018 and end of year trading and investing results
S&P 500 2,506.85 -253.32(-9.18) Dow 30 23,327.46 -2,211(-8.66%) Nasdaq 6,635.28 -695.26(-9.48%) December 2018 passed and it is time to once again provide a report on our trading and investing. The month turned to be the worst month ever. Historically, December was a good month with modest gains but this year, the markets lost almost Continue reading →
November 2018 trading and investing results
S&P 500 2,760.17 +22.41(+0.82%) Dow 30 25,538.46 +199.62(+0.79%) Nasdaq 7,330.54 +7.88(+0.52%) 2018 is going to an end and it is turning out to be a bad year for us. the entire year was volatile and we saw two wild corrections, one in January and the second in October. Both had a significant impact on Continue reading →
October 2018 trading and investing results
S&P 500 2,723.06 -17.31(-0.63%) Dow 30 25,270.83 -109.91(-0.43%) Nasdaq 7,356.99 -77.06(-1.04%) October was a terrific as well as horrible month! Tons of volatility, negativity, pessimism and losses. At some point, it became depressive. The markets kept falling and falling with no retreat, no relief rallies. Any attempt to have a rally was immediately sold Continue reading →
September 2018 trading and investing results
S&P 500 2,913.98 -0.02(0.00%) Dow 30 26,458.31 +18.38(+0.07%) Nasdaq 8,046.35 +4.38(+0.05%) September 2018 is over and it is time to report our trading and investing results. Overall September was a great month but it was also a very volatile month. Our IRA account performed great. Our cash increased to $104,600.00 and we purchased a Continue reading →
August 2018 trading, investing, results
S&P 500 2,901.52 +0.39(+0.01%) Dow 30 25,964.82 -22.10(-0.09%) Nasdaq 8,109.54 +21.17(+0.26%) August 2018 was a mix bag of goodies and rotten apples, so to speak. It was good until it wasn’t. We made nice income but then the market started rallying and many of our Iron Condors started seeing call spreads breached. As I Continue reading →
July 2018 trading, investing, results
S&P 500 2,840.35 +13.13(+0.46%) Dow 30 25,462.58 +136.42(+0.54%) Nasdaq 7,812.01 +9.33(+0.12%) July market was volatile and hectic to our trading and investing. Trump’s trade war, although archaic news, still rattle the markets and spook the investors. there is however no need to be spooked and be afraid of the market. The price action of Continue reading →
June 2018 trading, investing, results
S&P 500 2,713.22 -13.49 (-0.49%) Dow 30 24,174.82 -132.36 (-0.54%) Nasdaq 7,502.67 -65.01 (-0.86%) June is over and I battle with myself to keep up posting my trades and results. It is hard to do so. I work full time and manage a few accounts at the same time. I trade many trades and Continue reading →
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