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		<title>VIX &#8216;heat map&#8217; chart &amp; covered calls on a REIT</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week as the market bounced and volatility once again dropped back toward normal levels I made only one options trade. It was to adjust some covered call options on a losing position that I&#8217;m looking to weed out of my portfolio (see below). In the meantime I was intrigued by a post by Alex [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades: Naked puts on HYG, QCOM, FE, MDT &amp; more!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 02:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sold more naked put options this week (see below) as the market plunged and option volatility exploded. A couple of the new short put option positions were triggered by some existing limit orders during Thursday&#8217;s intraday plunge before I had a chance to react, but I was able to adjust some others &#8211; before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options trades: Sold puts on CTL, BSBR, KMR &amp; more!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sold more put options this week as opportunities presented themselves as the market fell sharply and volatility expanded. The sell-off so far appears to be a well-deserved correction &#8211; one that&#8217;s going about doing its job of scaring market participants quite effectively. Many individual stocks are at or fast approaching intermediate-term oversold levels, although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barron&#8217;s: Selling put options will be key theme in 2010</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/market/barrons-selling-put-options-will-be-key-theme-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article on Barron&#8217;s this past week argues that selling put options is likely to emerge as a key options market theme this year. The article, Monetizing the Fear of Others, notes that &#8211; in addition to enabling investors to potentially buy stocks at below market prices &#8211; selling put options lets investors &#8220;leverage the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market still hasn&#8217;t tipped its hand</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/market-still-hasnt-tipped-its-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market still hasn&#8217;t tipped its hand on whether it&#8217;s currently basing at these levels &#8211; above the recent lows &#8211; before moving higher, or consolidating before moving lower. If the market does move lower in the near term &#8211; amidst high bearish sentiment and still extreme oversold technical conditions &#8211; it would very likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market bottom in for now?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming amidst extreme bearish sentiment readings and oversold technical levels, last week&#8217;s positive market price action suggests that an intermediate-term bottom of some sort may be in place. Whether this proves to be consolidation in a larger decline, or something more bullish remains to be seen. New positions Southern Copper (PCU) &#8211; On Thursday I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heading toward 2002-2003 market lows?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market sentiment and technical oversold levels remain at extreme levels, and positive divergences may be developing on the most recent price weakness. While these continue to suggest potential signs of a near-term bottom, continued weak price action is indicating that a move to the 2002-2003 market lows &#8211; about 7,200-7,500 for the DJIA and 770-800 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market bottoming or consolidating?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday&#8217;s retest of the recent market lows suggests either consolidation in the downtrend or a potential bottom of some sort. Considering the continuing high current levels of bearish sentiment and oversold technical readings, the odds seem high for a sideways or upwards bias, while a move to new lows in the near term would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is market sell-off &#8220;third wave&#8221; of massive correction?</title>
		<link>http://simplyputs.com/analysis/is-market-sell-off-third-wave-of-massive-correction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://simplyputs.com/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The markets appear headed to ultimately test &#8211; or perhaps even break below &#8211; their 2002 lows as part of what now appears to be a huge sideways correction of the bull market of the 80s and 90s. The good news is that, if true, this &#8220;third wave&#8221; event may well be setting the stage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market still looking for a bottom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exuberant rally following the initial announcement of the bailout plan proposal over a week ago turns out to have been just another bounce in an ongoing decline. While that rally exhibited short-term extreme optimism (and was therefore negative), the longer-term picture continues to show bearish sentiment at high levels (a positive sign), but which [...]]]></description>
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