Looking at the Trees in Forest Laboratories

By Pharmboy at Phil's Stock World Read more about Looking at the Trees in Forest Laboratories

DARK HORSE HEDGE - Buy/Writing World Acceptance Corp. Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE - Buy/Writing World Acceptance Corp.

DARK HORSE HEDGE – Funeral For a Friend, TEO Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE – Funeral For a Friend, TEO

The market continues to dwell in a zone of consolidation in a virtual tug-of-war between the bulls & bears. Bears think the market needs to prove itself by testing key support levels and working off its overbought technical indicators. Read more about Sector Detector: Market bracing for an election move

Monetary Meltdown

By Phil at Phil's Stock World Read more about Monetary Meltdown

Just Another BRIC ETF in the Wall

by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope

“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.”  ~ Mark Twain

This week the equity markets were less Bull and Bear and more Boar.

As in Boring. Read more about ETF Periscope: Just Another BRIC ETF in the Wall

Thank G20 It’s Friday!

By Phil at Phil's Stock World

"Do as I say, not as I do - or say…" Read more about Thank G20 It’s Friday!

Today, our trades were executed at the price points recommended. Just a review of the RSY recommendations:
1. Writing a covered call of LZ of the June 2011 contract at a strike price of $120 and the price today was $8.60.
2. Partial harvesting of GAIN by selling 200 {out of the original 400} shares at a strike price of $7.29.
3. Partial harvesting of NGPC by selling 300 {out of the original 500} shares at a strike price of $9.99.
Read more about Rock Solid Yields: Update {LZ, GAIN, NGPC}

DARK HORSE HEDGE - One More Cup of Coffee Before You Go, GMCR

By Scott Brown at Sabrient, and Ilene at Phil’s Stock World Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE - One More Cup of Coffee Before You Go, GMCR

Which Way Wednesday - Can We Ignore and Soar?

By Phil at Phil's Stock World Read more about Can We Ignore and Soar?

Last week ended with a thud as concerns about the Financial industry's foreclosure processes put a damper on the party that Google was trying to throw for everyone. Read more about Sector Detector: Rankings freeze as market takes a needed breather

Fed Walks Fine Line Between the Short-Term & Long-Term

by David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems Read more about What the Market Wants: Fed Walks Fine Line Between the Short-Term & Long-Term

Bears Biting the Bullet or Biding Their Time?

by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” ~Lao Tzu

Are the Bears beat up enough to head for their caves, curl up into hibernating mode and call it a winter? Read more about ETF Periscope: Bears Biting the Bullet or Biding Their Time?

DARK HORSE HEDGE - Snapping Up SNP

By Scott Brown at Sabrient, and Ilene at Phil’s Stock World Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE - Snapping Up SNP

Inflation Unplugged

By Phil at Phil's Stock World

The dollar is making new lows. Read more about Inflation Unplugged

DARK HORSE HEDGE – Ridin’ the Storm Out, WDC

By Scott Brown at Sabrient, and Ilene at Phil’s Stock World Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE – Ridin’ the Storm Out, WDC

The market continues to defy gravity, and every small attempt by the bears to push it down – even in this moderate-volume trading environment – is swatted aside like a pesky mosquito and limited to one-day non-events. And now the market has its sights set on new 2010 highs, and it might just get there before some much needed profit-taking and support-testing sets in. Read more about Sector Detector: Quant Rankings Hint Gradually Growing Optimism

Testy Tuesday - Trichet Talks Tough at High Noon

By Phil at Phil’s Stock World

Anti-Claud is coming to town! Read more about Trichet Talks Tough at High Noon

Big Earnings Week Starts Off Slowly

by David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems Read more about What the Market Wants: Big Earnings Week Starts Off Slowly

Meaningless Monday - Rethinking that Round Earth Idea

By Phil at Phil's Stock World

What if the World is flat? Read more about Rethinking that Round Earth Idea

DARK HORSE HEDGE - What I Like About You, VECO

By Scott Brown at Sabrient, and Ilene, at Phil’s Stock World Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE - What I Like About You, VECO

Food Stamp Friday - Newt Shows America His True Colors

By Phil at Phil's Stock World

I try to keep politics out of the weekly posts but screw that! Read more about Food Stamp Friday - Newt Shows America His True Colors

Will KPMG Ever Wake Up and Learn Its Lesson after Being Duped into Completing Crazy Eddie’s Audits Too Early 23 Years Ago?

Courtesy of Sam Antar writing at Phil's Stock World Read more about Will KPMG Ever Wake Up and Learn Its Lesson after Being Duped into Completing Crazy Eddie’s Audits Too Early 23 Years Ago?

Thirty-Five Trillion Yen Tuesday

By Phil at Phil's Stock World

Go go BOJ!!! Read more about Thirty-Five Trillion Yen Tuesday

Let Sleeping PIIGS Lie

by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope

“If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.” ~ William Shakespeare Read more about ETF Periscope: Let Sleeping PIIGS Lie

On Friday, RSY portfolio recommended a long order of 400 shares of CODI at a strike price of $16.24. Looking at the stock chart at opening, this seems to be a reasonable price point for someone wanting to get a position. Hopefully, you got even a better price point. Let's now look at our model portfolio through a variety of tables.

The first table, as a broker would display, is the open positions of RSY as of the close on Friday, 9-29-2010. (Click on tables for clearer images.) Read more about Rock Solid Yields: Update, Dividend Disasters to Avoid.