Subject: July 19, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

July 19, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

July 19th, 2013 at 7:12 am EDT

July 19, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio These trades will complete the job of getting us set up for next month: BTC 1 SPY Jul-13 165 call (SPY130720C165)STC 1 SPY Aug-13 165 call (SPY130817C165) for a credit of $1.05 (selling a diagonal) BTC ...

July 15, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

July 15th, 2013 at 6:56 am EDT

July 15, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio These trades will get us a little less short and add to theta: BTC 1 SPY Jul-13 164 call (SPY130720C164)STC 1 SPY Sep-13 163 call (SPY130921C163) for a credit of $3.09 (selling a diagonal) BTO 1 SPY Sep ...

July 11, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

July 11th, 2013 at 6:54 am EDT

July 11, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio We need to get longer: BTC 1 SPY Jul-13 158 put (SPY130720P158)STC 1 SPY Sep-13 158 put (SPY130921P158) for a credit of $1.64 (selling a calendar) BTC 1 SPY Jul-13 163 call (SPY130720C163)STC 1 SPY Aug- ...

July 8, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

July 8th, 2013 at 6:39 am EDT

July 8, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio We need to get a little longer: BTC 1 SPY Jul-13 157 put (SPY130720P157)STC 1 SPY Sep-13 157 put (SPY130921P157) for a credit of $2.07 (selling a calendar) BTO 1 SPY Aug-13 165 call (SPY130817C165)STO 1 ...

July 2, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

July 2nd, 2013 at 6:53 am EDT

July 2, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio We will use our remaining cash to buy some upside protection: BTO 1 SPY Aug-13 164 call (SPY130817C164)STO 1 SPY Jul-13 164 call (SPY130720C164) for a debit of $1.37 (buying a calendar) Happy trading. T ...

June 27, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

June 27th, 2013 at 9:01 am EDT

June 27, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio We have no spreads in place at strikes higher than the stock price: BTC 1 SPY Jul-13 155 put (SPY130720P155)STC 1 SPY Sep-13 155 put (SPY130921P155) for a credit of $2.42 (selling a calendar) BTO 1 SPY ...

June 21, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

June 21st, 2013 at 8:44 am EDT

June 21, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio We need to make serious changes to get set up for next month: BTC 1 SPY Jun-13 165 put (SPY130622P165)STC 1 SPY Aug-13 165 put (SPY130817P165) for a credit of $1.03 (selling a calendar) BTC 1 SPY Jun-13 ...

June 18, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

June 18th, 2013 at 9:47 am EDT

June 18, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio These trades will increase theta and make us a little less short: BTC 1 SPY Jun-13 162 put (SPY130622P162)STC 1 SPY Jul-13 162 put (SPY130720P162) for a credit of $1.51 (selling a calendar) BTC 1 SPY Ju ...

June 14, 2013 Trade Alert #2 - Big Bear Portfolio

June 14th, 2013 at 10:00 am EDT

June 14, 2013 Trade Alert #2 - Big Bear Portfolio This trade will eliminate the maintenance requirement and get us a little shorter: BTO 1 SPY Aug-13 166 put (SPY130817P166)STC 1 SPY Jul1-13 161 put (SPY130705P161) for a debit of $4.12 (buying a dia ...

June 14, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio

June 14th, 2013 at 7:06 am EDT

June 14, 2013 Trade Alert - Big Bear Portfolio These trades will complete the job of getting us set up for next week: BTC 2 SPY JUN2 13 161 puts (SPY130614P161) for $.01 (no commission) BTC 2 SPY JUN2 13 161.5 puts (SPY130614P161.5) for $.01 (no co ...