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As for our positions, we closed the Junior Gold Miners ETF May 39 call option for a 23 percent gain. In its place, we added the Hartford Financial Services Group June 27 put option, which we sold earlier today for a 23 percent gain. We then returned to the battered gold shares, buying the Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDX) August 40 call option. The option is a buy with a limit set at $3.90 per contract.   It turns out we’re in good company with a bearish bet on U.S. Treasury Bonds. Bill Gross, manager of the PIMCO Total Return Fund, the world’s largest bond fund, has allocated a portion of his holding to short government paper. We’ve got a modest profit on our iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) January 2012 95 put option and rate it a buy for new clients on a dip below $9.65 per contract.   Starwood Hotels (HOT) kissed its 200-day moving average yesterday before recovering somewhat. Most likely, it will continue to trend lower, but we’re quickly running out of time with our Starwood Hotels (HOT) May 57.50 put option. If the move down doesn’t occur quickly, we may be forced to walk away from the trade.   Read More

Sell to close the Hartford Financial Services Group June 27 put option at the market. Buy to open the Junior Gold Miners ETF August 40 call option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $3.90 per contract. Read More

Sell to close the Junior Gold Miners ETF May 39 call option at the market. Buy to open the Hartford Financial Services Group June 27 put option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $1.55 per contract. Read More

The stock market is at a pivotal point. It has rallied sharply since mid March, shrugging off the twin threats of rising oil prices and the harm Japan’s contraction will have on our own economy. The major averages are closing in on their former recovery highs. Getting through the previous highs may require several attempts. Read More

This morning we closed out our position in the McDermott International May 24 put option, which we bought as a hedge against the overall market retreating. In its place, we added the iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWA) September 34 call option, which is benefiting from the bull market in commodities. Read More

Sell to close the McDermott International May 24 put option at the market. Buy to open the iShares MSCI Canada Index (EWC) September 34 call option. Set a limit to pay no more than $2 per contract. Read More