Trade Alert - (SPY) September 11, 2012

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Trade Alert - (SPY)

Buy to cover the short position in the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) September, 2012 $145-$150 Call Spread at $0.61 or best

Closing Trade

9-11-2012

expiration date: 9-21-2012

Portfolio weighting: 10% = 60 Contracts

We are getting too close to the strikes and the expiration of the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) September, 2012 $145-$150 Call Spread, to continue running this position. It would be a shame to be up 23% on the year, only to blow a substantial portion of those profits on a lousy at-the-money short call spread.

My gut tells me that this short position will expire worthless at its maximum profit point on September 21. Am I willing to bet my performance for the year, especially now that I am in the top 0.1% of all hedge fund managers? Hell No!

I regret to report that this is my first loss in 26 Trade Alerts. I obviously am not working hard enough and will strive to do better. After the close today, I shall flagellate myself, pour salt into my wounds, and wear a hair shirt for the rest of the month. Hopefully, I will heal by the time you see me at my next strategy luncheon.

These are the trades you should execute:

Buy to cover short 60 September, 2012 (SPY) $145 calls at??$0.65
Sell 60 September, 2012 (SPY) $150 calls at?????.???.$0.04
Net Cost:??????????????????????...$0.61

Net Loss = $0.61 - $0.33 = $0.28

(60 X 100 X $0.28) = $1,680, or 1.68% loss for the notional $100,000 portfolio for a one month position.

Time to Run and Hide!

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