Beliefs of Unsuccessful Traders 1. I must be trading something all the time. 2. If I lose on a trade, I feel angry, frustrated, sad, or sick. If I win on a trade, I’m a happy camper. 3. If I don’t get on board with the hot tip of the day, I’ll miss out. 4. The m ... Read the full ... Read more

It's summertime and the livin' is... (fill with adjective best describing your situation.) The European Central Bank (ECB) has gone into a wait and see mode, leaving main interest rates unchanged and forecasting a return to mild inflation after Eurostat had issued a 0.1% deflation figure for June ... Read more

So I'm looking at AAPL and seeing options volatility at 9 month lows in the mid 30's. And the stock right around recent highs. I'm thinking it's a nice time to buy some options gamma with a bearish tilt. So I bought some puts on the 145 line and shorted OTM's on a ratio. Still paid a little ... Read more

This morning we caught an alert for volume and trading activity at VSInvestor.com in Beacon Power Corporation because of a government award of a loan commitment.  This has now been confirmed.  Beacon announced that it has received a conditional commitment from the Department of Energy for ... Read more

Note: earlier Employment post: Employment Report: 467K Jobs Lost, 9.5% Unemployment Rate . The earlier post includes a comparison to previous recessions. Stress Test Scenarios Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows the unemployment rate compared to the s ... Rea ... Read more

Here's something to think about when the unemployment numbers come out Thursday Morning: Aircraft repair jobs sold to foreign workers, resumes not important . A News 8 investigation found that hundreds of aircraft mechanics have been brought into the United States to work at aircraft repair faciliti ... Read more

Nothing too exciting happened in the latest release of the Case-Shiller San Diego home price index. Unless the lack of a noticeable decline qualifies as exciting. Which I suppose it kind of does, given the context. The aggregate price index for San Diego County declined a mere .1 percent between ... Read more