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Table of Contents

The previous Digest Issues are grouped quarterly
and have a list of all the underlying stocks,
ETFs and Futures in the previous Digest Issues.

(Odd Number 2010 Issues Include the Market Review Section - italics indicate category)

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Issue 12 Bond Market Vigilantes - March 29, 2010
  • Currency Shares Euro Trust (FXE) - long
  • Las Vegas Sands (LVS) - analyst upgrade
  • Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) - event
  • Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) - event
  • Delcath Systems Inc. (DCTH) - high IV/HV ratio
  • RadioShack Corp. - takeover file
  • The Talbots Inc. (TLB) - takeover file
Issue 11 Greek Tragedy - March 22, 2010
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) - new high
  • Dow Jones Transportation Average (DTX) - new high
  • iShares FTSE/Xinhua China Index (FXI) - near high
  • NYMEX Crude Oil (CL) - seasonal
  • Encore Energy Partners (ENP) - seasonal
  • Linn Energy (LINE) - seasonal
  • Permian Basin RT (PBT) - seasonal
  • Chevron Corp. (CVX) - seasonal
  • Conoco Phillips (COP) - seasonal
  • Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) - seasonal
  • BP PLC (BP) - seasonal
  • Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) - seasonal
  • Currency Shares Euro Trust (FXE) - long
  • iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) - hedging
Issue 10 Celebrating 10 in 2010 - March 15, 2010
  • Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) - trending
  • Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN) - trending
  • Amylin Pharmacueticals, Inc. (AMLN) - high IV/HV ratio
  • Dendreon Corp. (DNDN) - IV change
  • Sun Trust Banks, Inc. (STI) - IV change
  • Intrepid Potash (IPI) - seasonal
  • Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) - quarterly earnings
  • Supervalue Inc. (SVU) - takeover file
  • RadioShack Corp. - takeover file
Issue 9 The Twilight Zone - March 8, 2010
  • iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) - new high
  • NASDAQ Composite (Comp) - new high
  • Apple Inc. (AAPL) - new high
  • Consumer Select SPDR (XLY) - new high
  • Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) - new high
  • iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) - new high
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) - near high
  • Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) - near high
  • PowerShares QQQ Nasdaq 100 (QQQQ) - near high
  • Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) - near high
  • Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) - near high
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) - near high
  • NYSE Composite Index (NYA) - near high
  • FTSE 100 - near high
  • iShares FTSE/Xinhua China Index (FXI) - near high
  • CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) - hedging, low volatility
Issue 8 Seasonal Potpourri - March 1, 2010
  • CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) - low volatility
  • BP plc (BP) - seasonal
  • Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) - seasonal
  • McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) - seasonal
  • Transocean Ltd. (RIG) - seasonal
  • Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) - seasonal
  • Vale S.A. (VALE) - seasonal
  • Origin Agritech Limited (SEED) - seasonal
  • SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) - improving fundamentals
  • Hartford Financial (HIG) - improving fundamentals
  • Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) - high IV/HV ratio
  • InterMune Inc. (ITMN) - high IV/HV ratio, event
  • Medivation, Inc. (MDVN) - high IV/HV ratio, event
Issue 7 Making a Right Shoulder - February 22, 2010
  • Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) - active options
  • United States Steel Corp. (X) - active options
  • Arcelor Mittal (MT) - active options
  • Vale S.A. (VALE) - active options
  • Mercadolibre, Inc. (MELI) - quarterly earnings
  • Transocean Ltd. (RIG) - quarterly earnings
  • Fluor Corporation (FLR) - quarterly earnings
  • Schlumberger Limited (SLB) - takeover file
  • Smith International Inc. (SII) - takeover file
Issue 6 Symbol Shock - February 15, 2010
  • Advanced Futures Options
  • S&P 500 Index (SPX) - call skew
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) - quarterly earnings
  • Las Vegas Sands (LVS) - quarterly earnings
  • Dendreon Corp. (DNDN) - event
  • Motorola Inc. (MOT) - event
  • The Talbots Inc. (TLB) - momentum
  • United States Steel Corp. (X) - value
Issue 5 Sovereign Default Risk - February 8, 2010
  • SPDRs (SPY) - long
  • iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) - long
  • iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) - long
  • iShares FTSE/Xinhua China Index (FXI) - long
  • Currency Shares Euro Trust (FXE) - long
Issue 4 January Barometer - February 1, 2010
  • iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI) - hedging
  • Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) - hedging
  • Enegy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) - hedging
  • Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) - hedging
  • Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) - hedging
  • United States Oil (USO) - hedging
  • Equifax Inc. (EFX) - long stock
  • Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) - long stock
Issue 3 Hedging Once Again - January 25, 2010
  • iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) - hedging
Issue 2 Grab Bag - January 18, 2010
  • Track Record December 31, 2009
  • Aetna Inc. (AET) - bullish sentiment
  • McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) - bullish sentiment
  • CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) - bullish sentiment
  • MannKind Corp. (MNKD) - event
  • Cree Inc. (CREE) - quarterly earnings
  • Western Digital Corp. (WDC) - quarterly earnings
  • RRI Energy, Inc. (RRI) - rising implied volatility
  • United States Oil (USO) - seasonal
  • E*TRADE Financial Corp. (ETFC) - takeover file
  • Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) - takeover file
  • Las Vegas Sands (LVS) - improving fundamentals
Issue 1 Continue Marching - January 11, 2010
  • Readers Survey
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