Sunday, February 27, 2011

Investors & Friends:

There is no new investment activity to report since our last weekly update.

Click here for the Investrio Stock Selector Fund Bull and Bear Market Indicators Report for the week ending February 25, 2011.

Click here for upcoming IPOs.

Lead Fund Manager
Investrio

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Investors & Friends:

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

Option Strategies - Naked Puts

1) Infinera Corp (Nasdaq: INFN) - We sold Jan '12 $7.50 puts.

Option Strategies - Covered Calls

2) ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 (NYSE: TWM) - We sold Jan '12 $17.00 calls.

Click here for the Investrio Stock Selector Fund Bull and Bear Market Indicators Report for the week ending February 18, 2011.

Click here for upcoming IPOs.

Lead Fund Manager
Investrio

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Investors & Friends:

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

Option Strategies - Naked Puts

1) Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO) - Our Jul '11 puts reached 80+% of their maximum value, so we closed them out. The date we opened the trade was 12/2/10.

2) Goldcorp Inc (NYSE: GG) - Our Jan '12 puts reached 80+% of their maximum value, so we closed them out. The date we opened the trade was 5/19/10.

3) Cisco Systems Inc (Nasdaq: CSCO) - We sold Jan '12 $10.00 puts. On Thursday Cisco was down almost 15% after it reported 2Q profit declined 18%. Higher input costs pressured margins and pricing of its core products. It also reported selling less profitable consumer products. Volatility (CBOE Volatility Index) was up 7 1/2%. Cisco's Great Recession low was $13.61 on 3/9/10.

Click here for the Investrio Stock Selector Fund Bull and Bear Market Indicators Report for the week ending February 11, 2011.

Click here for upcoming IPOs.

Lead Fund Manager
Investrio

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Investors & Friends:

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

Option Strategies - Naked Puts

1) Intel Corp (Nasdaq: INTC) - Our Jan '12 puts reached 80+% of their maximum value, so we closed them out. The date we opened the trade was 8/19/10.

2) Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) - Our Jan '12 puts reached 80+% of their maximum value, so we closed them out. The date we opened the trade was 7/22/10.

Click here for the Investrio Stock Selector Fund Bull and Bear Market Indicators Report for the week ending February 4, 2011.

Click here for upcoming IPOs.

Lead Fund Manager
Investrio

Etcetera

1a) The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) released its final report. Have fun reading the 662 page report! Click here.

1b) Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's Greatest Hits. Click here.