Well, I *was* going to trade yesterday, but the markets were closed. Flags are flying at half-mast, and I assume it’s because we’re mourning for former President Ford and not for Saddam Hussein.
Let’s check the numbers –
- Last 4 weeks: +0.5%
- Last 3 months: +3.7%
- Last 12 months: +1.1% (Dow was +16.3% for 2006 which surprised everyone, I think)
- Year to date: +0.0% (Dow is +0.0% ytd from 12,463)
- Annualized Return: +14.0%
Holding for another month:
| Ticker | Bought | Now | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS | $16.49 | $16.69 | 1 | +1.2% | AK Steel Holding Corp. From the Peg_Minimalist screen. |
| BAB | $97.47 | $106.00 | 1 | +8.6% | British Airways plc. I still own some airplanes! From the TREPPE screen. |
| KELYA | $28.64 | $29.52 | 2 | +3.1% | Kelly Services Inc. From the H52EarnPS screen. |
| MCY | $53.85 | $53.88 | 1 | +0.0% | Mercury General Corp. I’m going to cruise it up and down this’a road. From the LPE_YLD screen. |
| SWY | $31.20 | $33.80 | 4 | +8.3% | Safeway Inc. From the H52EarnPS screen. |
| WM | $44.39 | $45.74 | 1 | +3.0% | Washington Mutual. From the LPE_YLD screen. |
Selling these:
| Ticker | Bought | Sold | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI | $93.41 | $88.80 | 1 | -4.9% | Allegheny Technologies Inc. From the RSPeg2 screen. |
| BRCD | $9.09 | $8.33 | 1 | -8.4% | Brocade Communications Systems Inc. From the RSPeg2 screen. |
| IFSIA | $15.37 | $14.89 | 1 | -3.1% | Interface Inc. From the Peg_Minimalist screen. |
| NTY | $35.81 | $40.17 | 1 | +12.2% | NBTY Inc. From the Screamers screen. |
| OSTE | $5.77 | $5.38 | 1 | -6.8% | Osteotech Inc. From the Screamers screen. |
| STA | $51.26 | $54.05 | 1 | +5.4% | St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. From the TREPPE screen. |
New stocks for this month:
| Ticker | Bought | Sold | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGB | $33.50 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. From the RSPeg2 screen. |
| JAS | $24.53 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Jo-Ann Stores. My wife says they have nice clothes. From the Screamers screen. |
| KMX | $54.20 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | CarMax Inc. From the Screamers screen. |
| MDR | $48.50 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | McDermott International Inc. From the Peg_Minimalist screen. |
| MRO | $88.85 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Marathon Oil Corp. Funny, I’ve held this in Aug 2005 and Sept 2006 for a loss. Third time’s a charm, maybe. From theTREPPE screen. |
| SKX | $33.95 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Skechers USA Inc. Shoes! From the RSPeg2 screen. |
6/3 Options:
| Ticker | Bought | Sold | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .QEICL | $2.60 | $2.31 | 3 | -11.1% | SEICT (S E I Inv Corp) Mar 60 Calls. Sold. |
| .TDG | $0.89 | $1.54 | 3 | +73.0% | T AT&T Apr 35 Calls. Sold! |
| .MEHDV | $0.5722 | $0.60 | 2 | +4.8% | MEH Apr 12.5 Calls. Will sell in early February. |
| .ATIDQ | $6.60 | $11.12 | 2 | +68.5% | ATI Apr 85 Calls. Sold early since it’s lost momentum. |
| .RFYFJ | $13.00 | $7.80 | 1 | -40% | RIMM Research in Motion June 150 Calls. Not looking good, is it? Will sell in early March. |
| .QTCGE | $13.00 | $2.45 | 1 | -81.1% | TeleTech Holdings Inc. TTEC July 25 Calls. Yuck. Will sell in early March. |
The next trade will be February 5.
Chasing the Wind 
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