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TD Ameritrade: Raising Funds for Possible E*Trade Deal

I took advantage of the recent flare-up in ETFC shares to write the April $2 and $2.50 calls (covered) since that seems to be about the
value in the stock after debt considerations. Does jaw-boning the
potential benefits of a merger with AMTD help ??? perhaps....

E*Trade: A Solid, Deep Value Stock

Sticking to my Apr 2010 $2.00 covered call sales for a net gain of 40% if exercised. The call premium is about 20% with the shares @ $1.70.

E*Trade Shows Bullish Signals

I'm ready....short the April ETFC $2 calls with a 20% premium.

Capstone Turbine Is Still a Stock to Watch

CPST has a neat niche, and a growing sales base. Folks who aren't in a rush will be rewarded for holding this stock.

Fallen Giant, by Ron Shelp: The Uneven History of AIG

My autos and RV are still insured with AIG ( now 20th Century, to distance itself from the sins of the parent). I've been paring down my holdings in the shares everytime the px gets into the $50's. The
dilution courtesy of the goverment holdings, and the toxic assets still
in their portfolio extend the potential for a return to profitability beyond my life expectancy.

Why E*Trade Is a Must Buy

Hope you're right...I'm short the ETFC Jan $2.50 calls, and wouldn't mind having the calls exercised.

16 Breakout Stocks on Unusually High Volume

I also noticed the huge volume in CPST yesterday. I've been waiting for the premium on the Jan $2.50 calls to build up enough to make the trip pay. Have owned the stock since Cramer first "discovered" it.
Clean is green !!!!!

Ener1 Increases Stake in Electric Vehicle Maker in Smart Diversification Move

I spent the long weekend researching the Li battery situation, and ended up split between Ener1 and Johnson Controls. I must be the only one in the world who saw the $300 mln Gov't stimulus payment to JCI for
Li battery development and production. I had my buy order in at the open and filled it, only to see the stock sell down. To buy a chunk of
HEV on the strength of a cash injection into the oft bankrupt Think
auto company is a little scary unless you're into spec plays. Maybe the price of gasoline in Europe would push auto buyers into an ugly little piece of poop Think City auto, but I don't see it flying
in the US market.

Will TD Ameritrade or Charles Schwab Buy Up E*Trade?

Still selling covered call options on ETFC...if it isn't bought out, I win with the call premiums, if it is bought out @ $2.50 or better, I still win.

Capstone Turbine Heads Towards Profitability

I've been in CPST since Cramer first discovered it. I Profitted from covered call options when the stock was in the $4's, and still hold most of my original position...some companies take longer to get from R & D to profitable.

Second U.S. 'Bank-for-Businesses' Faces Bankruptcy

I don't see that the CARS program was designed to aid the manufacturers as much as to give a boost to dealers and get folks off their wallets. The side benefit of getting gas hogs off the road and replacing them with cleaner, more efficient cars has value. I hold ACAS shares as a spec play with a basis in the $7's...if they are cutting costs and tightening up their act, they should survive. They may be in violation of lender covenants, but those lenders surely don't want to force ACAS into bankruptcy.

Coatue Joins Citadel in Taking Big Stake in E*Trade

ETFC has been working hard to strengthen its' balance sheet. If
hedgefunds are buying rather than shorting this stock, that's a real
positive...those guys are supposed to be really sharp. I'm holding the shares in two accounts, and have made some good $$$ writing covered call options agains the positions.

Wind Power Grows by 33% in First Half

To me, there is something stately about the slowly rotating blades of
a windfarm...much like the flight of sea birds and geese. To call them
ugly is the selfish reaction of those who live nearby....much akin to the
"not in our backyard" response to halfway houses for released convicts and sex offenders. At least, there is a common benefit derived from the "ugly" wind turbines.

The 'Green' Side of Natural Gas

I have supported Boone Pickens and his plan since he came out with it. Some say it's self-serving, inasmuch as he stands to gain from increased use of natural gas for vehicle fuel through his network of fueling stations. His planned windfarm is not a gift to the consumer,
but he is willing to go in hock bigtime to get it up and running. No one
else has come up with anything like the reasonable method for reducing our need for foreign oil that Pickens has. Obviously, Big
Oil will do everything possible to blunt the thrust of Pickens Plan.

Solar: Our Smallest Source of Power

Solar is probably most appropriate for on-site use where building size is large enough to have an adequate system to power the operations.
Establishing a grid to carry excess solar generated power from every site is less cost efficient that gridding from a wind farm. We really need to get those turbines humming on natural gas !