Investors & Friends:

Here's a summary of our investment actions from the past week.

Option Strategies - Covered Calls

1) Our shares of Allied Irish Banks (NYSE: AIB) were called away on 8/6. Although we hate to say goodbye, our position gained 160.4%.

Return calculation = (($2.50 strike - ($1.86 cost - $0.90 premium )) / ($1.86 cost - $0.90 premium)) x 100%

2) We bought the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG) on 8/6 @ $13.37 and sold September $15.00 calls for $0.60.

3) Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) - We sold December $20.00 calls on 8/5 for $0.60.

Option Strategies - Naked Puts

4) Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) - We sold September $5.00 puts on 8/7 for $1.13.

Option Strategies - Put Insurance

5) Clean Energy Fuels Corp (Nasdaq: CLNE) - Taking advantage of low volatility and cheap options, we bought August $7.50 puts for 5 cents.

The Investrio Stock Selector Fund Bull and Bear Market Indicators Report for the week ending 8-7 is attached.

Etcetera

Did you know you can invest in Elvis, Muhammed Ali, and American Idol via one company?

CRX Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CKXE) assets include: the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley and the operations of Graceland; the rights to the name, image and likeness of Muhammad Ali; and the rights to the IDOLS television brand, including the American Idol series in the United States and local adaptations of the IDOLS television show format which air in over 100 countries worldwide.

Lead Fund Manager
Investrio