Thursday, October 22, 2009

Port 24 update and real-world trades

Well I did not get a chance to post yesterday but I made some changes in the Port.

I sold the last 400 BCRX, bought 2000 PGNX and 1500 ALTH, and sold 10 MELA calls (Nov $10s, for $0.40).

BioCryst is close to either getting an Emergency Use Approval or not. I would miss the price spike, but I also will miss the cratering if it does not get it. This Port is not for extreme trading -- I will definitely focus on biotechs (simply because that is what I follow for the most part) but the covered call strategy works perfectly by buying into biotechs, selling calls against the premium generated by trial or approval hype, and then selling BEFORE the actual date.

In my real-world IRA, I have been buying NBIX ($2.74), PZG ($1.27) and MNKD ($5.13). All of these are, in my estimation, good for a double or more in the next 12 months.

The Port stands as follows:
2000 AOB
2000 NBIX
1600 ELN
400 DNDN
4900 ARNA
2500 SGMO
2000 MELA (10)
2000 PGNX
200 AMAG
1500 ALTH
Cash: $5,231.55

Regards,
Trond

1 comment:

Pete said...

I'm proud to have more DNDN than you have in Port 24.

Thanks for the updates, it's fun to watch.

- Pete