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In-play… The Russell is still doing just fine…

January 8, 2008 by Ryan Barr

An update on the RUT position currently open in the paper money account. Quick analysis of the market and – what is that I hear? A bear is going long?!?!

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The sky is falling… the sky is falling…

January 4, 2008 by Ryan Barr

Read my take on what is happening and a quick run down of my current position on the RUT. Why I’m not worried yet…

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What a way to start the year

January 2, 2008 by Ryan Barr

A quick recap of the first trading day in 2008. Click to read more about the current Russell 2000 trade, oil, the fed minutes and the economy in general.

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And we’re done…

December 31, 2007 by Ryan Barr

2007 has come to a close. The Santa Claus rally didn’t really do much this year and we ended on a down note. The RUT closed the year at $766.03 down ($5.73) for the day. All of the other major indexes shared similar performance for the lackluster close of the year. Overall, 2007 was a [...]

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It’s like a roller coaster!

December 28, 2007 by Ryan Barr

Up and down the RUT goes – where it stops nobody knows! The question is… Did I make the right decision to keep my January position open?

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Exit Strategy

December 25, 2007 by Ryan Barr

Its been a great week! The has jumped up and my position is sitting pretty with a ton of profit. The question now is, do I close it and walk away?

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profit, profit, profit

July 24, 2007 by Ryan Barr

Finally, back into the game of options trading for the year. I’ve spent enough time in my new role with my employer to be able to juggle travel, work, life and trading! It’s about time! Last month I went ahead and dropped down a quick RUT position, it turned out very nicely, I’ve just rolled [...]

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off to the market again

June 26, 2007 by Ryan Barr

Well, it has been quite some time since I have placed any trades. This year has been a hectic one with a new position in my company and many life changes. I think the market is finally in a spot were I am comfortable putting my money on the line, as a result I threw [...]

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finish the rut condor for november

November 10, 2006 by Ryan Barr

I put in an order today to finish the RUT condor for November. The total condor is now a 740/730 810/820. I got a fill for $0.24 on 50 contracts. I’ll keep an eye out next week, if the RUT moves down a lot, I’ll have to close out an lose a bit – I [...]

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holding on while we vote

November 7, 2006 by Ryan Barr

Looking at all of the data out there, I’m pretty comfortable holding on for the next 9 days on both of the SPX and RUT positions that I’ve got open currently. Based upon a quick analysis in the tools from thinkorswim, the SPX has about a 0.13% chance of expiring above 1430 and the RUT [...]

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