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Mar 18th Model Portfolio (Limit Orders for Mon):

This portfolio will be updated each night. Less than 10 trades a month are expected. Limit Order adjustments will be noted one trading day in advance. Completed trades at bottom of page.

I adjusted some of the sell prices to build-up cash, in case of an irrational market phase. SPX may pullback 10 points to the 1,295 congestion area, bounce, fall to the 50-day MA in the mid-1,280s, and then bounce again within the next two weeks. SPX may then fall sharply. This portfolio was 100% in cash Mon morning Mar 13th. Placed dates and prices paid next to sell orders.

Mon Sell Orders:

S6] 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 1.80 = $180,000; B6] 3/13 2.45 X 1,000
S7] 2,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 1.90 = $380,000; B7] 3/13 2.30 X 2,000
S8] 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 2.10 = $210,000; B8] 3/14 2.10 X 1,000
S9] 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 3.50 = $350,000; B9] 3/15 1.65 X 1,000
S10] 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 4.00 = $400,000; B10] 3/15 1.40 X 1,000
S11] 1,000 IWM Apr 73 puts at 1.60 = $160,000; B11] 3/16 1.00 X 1,000

Trailing stop losses for Mon: SPY 132.50 and IWM 75.00

My portfolio is at $880,000 including $20,000 in cash.

Calls Contracts

None

Puts Contracts

SPY Apr 130 2006 6,000
IWM Apr 73 2006 1,000

Portfolio at $1,000,000 on Mar 1st, 2006. This model portfolio will be compared to the Trading Portfolio for performance. Each trade will consist of roughly one-fourth of the portfolio. Options will normally be held for one to three months or until price targets, including stop losses, are reached. Few trades will be made. Option buying and selling prices will be listed one day in advance. This portfolio is for investors, who are too busy to watch the market closely (commissions $1 per contract).

Completed Trades (most recent first):

B5) 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 2.70 = $270,000 3/9
S5) 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 3.40 = $340,000 3/10 +26% return.

B4) 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 2.20 = $220,000 3/2
S4) 1,000 SPY Apr 130 puts at 3.00 = $300,000 3/6 +36% return.

B3) 1,500 IWM Apr 73 puts at 1.40 = $210,000 3/1
S3) 1,500 IWM Apr 73 puts at 1.80 = $270,000 3/6 +29% return.

B2) 1,500 DIA Apr 111 puts at 1.70 = $255,000 3/1
S2) 1,500 DIA Apr 111 puts at 2.20 = $330,000 3/6 +29% return.

B1) 1,500 DIA Apr 110 puts at 1.50 = $225,000 3/1
S1) 1,500 DIA Apr 110 puts at 2.00 = $300,000 3/6 +33% return.

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