Financial Velociraptor

Five groaners. music selection:  “Again Tonight” — John Mellencamp   Devour your prey raptors!

I sold the Unit bonds. music selection:  “Lay Down Sally” — Eric Clapton I purchased CUSIP 909218AB5, the Unit 6.625 coupon bond with 15MAY2021 maturity on 25SEP2019 for 77.5 cents on the dollar.  I paid 9 dollars in commissions on

Staying the course. music selection:  “Fat Bottomed Girls (Live)” — Queen weigh-in:  209.0 +0.2 My spreads in HD, ROKU, and UBER are all out of the money.  I will probably close them tomorrow and take my lumps.  Most likely, January

The latest five groaners. music selection:  “You Sexy Thing” — Hot Chocolate Devour your prey raptors!

I bought the Montage Resources 8.875 coupon bond maturing 15JUL2023. music selection:  “Sheperd Of Fire” — Avenged Sevenfold Montage drills the dry shales in the Marcellus and Utica.  They have premium acreage in the Utica and good fundamentals.  The company

One more Bull Call Spread and Bear Put Spread pair. music selection:  “Pump Up The Volume” — M|A|R|R|S weigh-in:  208.8 (0.2) With the bull market long in the tooth and the market at all time highs, I am positioning myself

Weekly groaners. music selection: “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” — The Rolling Stones Devour your prey raptors!

Another year is in the bag.  Short version is I narrowly missed the performance of indexing to the S&P.  Indexers rejoice and jeer at the active investor! music selection:  “One Step Up” — Bruce Springsteen Each month, I review my

Two new trades music selection:  “Got You Where I Want You” — The Fly’s weigh-in:  209.0 n/c I opened two new net debit spreads today.  I did this from my phone on the road to Galveston Island for a day

Your five weekly groaners. music selection:  Destination Unknown” — Missing Persons Devour your prey raptors!