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Performance 2012 … and best wishes for 2013 !
Just checked my brokerage accounts that my 2012 return was 18.49% (after taxes and commissions). I usually do not use leverage, maybe I will one day if the market falls enough. 19% of my money dedicated to invest is in … Continue reading
Some thoughts on shorting long term treasuries via the TLT etf
I have been short for an average of 7 or 8 months on treasuries via the TLT etf. What I have done meanwhile is sell out of the money puts with early strike dates on my short positions, that has … Continue reading
Closed my TLT covered put
Just closed the TLT Jan 2013 90.000 put which was a covered short, covered by my short TLT positions. For those unfamiliar with the concept let me say that selling a covered put short is the short side equivalent of … Continue reading
Why I am short US Treasuries
This is one of my comments to an excellent article on another guy that is short TLT. Adding to his 3 reasons I give some reasons more of why I am short TLT: Excellent article Simon, very clear view, same … Continue reading
Reducing my US dollars exposure
I sold some of my dollars, 3830 to be precise, in order to buy 2000 Euros and 850 British Pounds. I needed the British pounds to buy Tesco. At current levels I am trying to gradually get rid of my … Continue reading
TLT (treasury bonds) covered put and other activities
I sold one January 2013 strike 90 TLT put. It paid 364 dollars after commissions. It is covered by some of the TLT shorts that I have, equivalent to 300 shares. I therefore limit, for 100 shares, my short gain … Continue reading
Shorting treasury bonds becoming serious & other weekly comments
30 year treasuries are now yielding 3.3%, the only “recent” time they yielded less was in the end 2008 / begin 2009 when they yielded a few days under 2.85%, due mainly to safe haven panic buying, and only in … Continue reading
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Benefits of shorting a TLT deep in the money call instead of TLT directly
I do not in general like inverse ETFs, I actually do not in general like any ETFs because most track the underlying bad and lag it and the inverse or leveraged ones working with derivatives are even worse in that … Continue reading
