VHC - Covered call

12/23/2011 WBT BOT +1 COVERED VHC 100 MAR 12 29 CALL/VHC @21.565 ISE ($5.00)

12/23/2011 COVERED SELL -1 VHC 100 MAR 12 29 CALL $5.08 $21.565
BUY +100 VHC COVERED $26.645

@OptionRadar VirnetX ($VHC) bullish buyers of 1,000 March $30 calls on the offer in the first 90 minutes of trading; stock breaking out

IDCC covered call

8/17/2011 BOT +1 COVERED IDCC 100 AUG 11 70 CALL/IDCC @67.01 ISE ($5.00) ($6,701.00)
8/19/2011 10:51:21 AM WBT BOT +1 IDCC 100 AUG 11 70 CALL @.05 CBOE $0.00 ($5.00)

8/19/2011 11:30:09 AM WBT SOLD -1 IDCC 100 SEP 11 70 CALL @6.60 CBOE ($1.50) $660.00

9/12/2011 8:52:20 AM WBT BOT +1 IDCC 100 SEP 11 70 CALL @1.60 CBOE

9/12/2011 8:57:55 AM WBT SOLD -1 IDCC 100 OCT 11 70 CALL @9.80 CBOE

9/29/2011 2:40:41 PM WBT BOT +1 IDCC 100 OCT 11 70 CALL @2.00 CBOE ($1.50) ($200.00)

9/30/2011 1:32:24 PM WEB SOLD -1 IDCC 100 OCT 11 55 CALL @3.90 CBOE ($1.50) $390.00

Sold another NOV 11 57.5 CALL @2.45

11/18/2011 WBT SOLD -1 IDCC 100 DEC 11 52.5 CALL @3.80 NYSE    ($1.50)    $380.00
 12/2/2011 WBT BOT +1 IDCC 100 DEC 11 52.5 CALL @.75 CBOE ($1.50) ($75.00)
12/14/2011 WBT SOLD -1 IDCC 100 JAN 12 50 CALL @2.00 BATS  ($1.50) $200.00

1/20/2012 WBT SOLD -1 IDCC 100 FEB 12 50 CALL @2.05 BATS
Own IDCC at 40.7

GE, TROW,UBS

9/26/2011    WBT BOT +1 TROW 100 OCT 11 50 PUT @4.70 AMEX            ($1.50)    ($470.00)

9/28/2011    WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL GE 100 MAR 12 15/8 PUT @1.25 ISE    ($3.00)    ($125.00)
@optionshawk  General Electric (GE) put buyers back at it today with a buyer of 5,000 March $16 puts at $1.74 offer, and October $16/$15 puts heavy action, more than $2.3M spent on put premium today.

9/26/2011 WBT BOT +1 UBS 100 JAN 12 11 PUT @1.45 PHLX    ($1.50)    ($145.00)
UBS (UBS) January $11 puts with 4,180 bought today, opening trades on $1.60 offer with $650,000 in put premium, seeing more issues ahead for the Bank that has been in the news lately

CDE

7/18/2011 8:49:04 AM WBT BOT +1 COVERED CDE 100 AUG 11 29 CALL/CDE @27.285 ISE

Sold another call: Filled Sell to Open 1
CDE SEP 17 2011 29.0 Call  Limit 1.00
   
9/16/2011 1:19:36 PM    WBT SOLD -1 CDE 100 OCT 11 29 CALL @1.15 PHLX    ($1.50)   

11/21/2011 WBT SOLD -1 CDE 100 DEC 11 28 CALL @1.02 NASDAQ    ($1.50)    $102.00

Cost price down to : 24.12

IDCC, GLL, S, UCO

8/18/2011 8:30:02 AM    WEB BOT +1 GLL 100 OCT 11 17 CALL @1.15 AMEX    ($1.50)    ($115.00)   
8/18/2011 8:48:43 AM    WEB BOT +1 S 100 NOV 11 3.5 CALL @.52 NASDAQ    ($1.50)    ($52.00)   
8/19/2011 9:37:47 AM    WEB BOT +1 UCO 100 SEP 11 36 CALL @1.15 BATS    ($1.50)    ($115.00)   
8/19/2011 10:18:49 AM    WBT BOT +1 GLL 100 OCT 11 17 CALL @.95 AMEX    ($1.50)    ($95.00)   

TLT, ANN

8/15/2011 1:12:33 PM    WEB BOT +1 ANN 100 AUG 11 25 CALL @.20 CBOE    ($1.50)    ($20.00)   

8/16/2011 1:37:31 PM    WEB BOT +1 TLT 100 MAR 12 89 PUT @1.45 BATS    ($1.50)    ($145.00)   

NUGT, CDE, INFN, MO

7/19/2011 12:36:20 PM WBT BOT +1 COVERED NUGT 100 AUG 11 35 CALL/NUGT @32.88 ISE

7/18/2011 8:49:04 AM WBT BOT +1 COVERED CDE 100 AUG 11 29 CALL/CDE @27.285 ISE
>> Both of these plays giving high premiums if called or not.

Sold another call:

Filled

Sell to Open

1

CDE SEP 17 2011 29.0 Call

Limit

1.00

7/19/2011 2:22:47 PM WBT BOT +1 INFN 100 AUG 11 7 CALL @.40 PHLX($1.50)($40.00)

7/19/2011 2:56:23 PM WBT BOT +1 MO 100 AUG 11 27 PUT @.50 NYSE($1.50)($50.00)
@optionradar Altria (MO) leading bearish action into earnings tomorrow morning, more than 3,200 August $26 puts bought on the offer with shares at the top of a downward sloping channel pattern

MFC, JRCC, SPPI

7/14/2011 WBT BOT +1 MFC 100 AUG 11 17 PUT @.90 AMEX ($1.50) ($90.00)  FILLED
@optionsradar    Manulife (MFC) unusually active puts as 1,500 August $17's bought to open at $0.85, earnings Aug. 11
7/14/2011 WBT BOT +1 JRCC 100 JUL 11 20 CALL @.15 PHLX ($1.50) ($15.00)  FILLED
@OptionRadar Something may be up with $JRCC here.....

7/14/2011 WBT BOT +1 SPPI 100 AUG 11 9 CALL @1.75 PHLX ($1.50) ($175.00)  FILLED

JBL, ZAGG

WBT BOT +1 JBL 100 SEP 11 22 CALL @.60 AMEX                           FILLED
 @optionradar Jabil Circuit (JBL) with 4,000+ September $22 calls bought today, buyers at $0.60 and trading 2.5X daily call volume, already more than 4,000 in OI, but looks to be some fresh buying. 

WBT BOT +1 ZAGG 100 NOV 11 18 CALL @.55 BATS                      FILLED
@optionradar ZAGG (ZAGG) ripping intraday as it coils and now may attempt another short squeeze breakout, a buyer of 4,500 November $18 calls comes in at $0.50 with a $0.35/$0.55 bid-ask

LMT, JOYG, STEC

7/7/2011 9:06:51 AM    WBT BOT +1 LMT 100 AUG 11 85 CALL @.70 AMEX    7/7/2011 9:18:23 AM    WBT BOT +1 JOYG 100 AUG 11 100 CALL @3.80 NASDAQ 7/7/2011 9:58:13 AM    WBT BOT +1 STEC 100 AUG 11 20 CALL @.80 NASDAQ

TM, URBN,DECK

7/6/2011 1:42:17
WBT BUY +1 URBN 100 JUL 11 32 CALL @.35 LMT GTC PHLX
SOLD
For Profit: $65 (sold @1)

7/6/2011
WBT BUY +1 VERTICAL TM 100 AUG 11 82.5/77.5 PUT @1.16 LMT GTC PHLX

7/6/2011
WBT BOT +1 DECK 100 AUG 11 90 CALL @5.30 AMEX
SOLD
For Profit: $155 (sold @7)

MVG, ACI, KGC, V, NWL

6/21/2011 12:10:39 PM

WBT BUY +1 VERTICAL LTD 100 JUL 11 38/41 CALL @.85 LMT GTC ISE

FILLED

6/20/2011 8:54:46 AM 281444436 WBT BUY +1 VERTICAL ACI 100 JUL 11 25/27 CALL @.75 LMT GTC ISE FILLED



6/20/2011 9:10:05 AM 281454181 WBT BUY +15 MVG @9.14 LMT GTC FILLED



6/20/2011 9:08:01 AM 281454150 WBT BUY +9 KGC @14.94 LMT GTC FILLED



6/20/2011 10:12:15 AM 281514103 WBT BUY +1 VERTICAL V 100 JUL 11 72.5/70 PUT @.73 LMT GTC PHLX FILLED



/21/2011 8:47:29 AM 281799306 WBT BUY +1 NWL 100 JUL 11 15 CALL @.60 LMT AMEX FILLED

LDK

6/14/2011 WBT BOT +1 LDK 100 JUL 11 7 CALL @.60 ISE
Swing trade

SONS, ABTL, TXN

6/9/2011 WBT BUY +1 SONS 100 JUN 11 3 CALL @.15 LMT GTC AMEX

Big call buyers

6/9/2011 WBT BUY +1,000 ABTL @1.16 LMT GTC
Swing

6/10/2011 WBT BUY +1 TXN 100 JUN 11 32 PUT @.48 LMT NYSE
@ OptionRadar Joe Kunkle "$TXN getting ugly, 3,300 June 32 puts trading"
SOLD
6/17/2011 8:36:29 AM 280935140 WBT SOLD -1 TXN 100 JUN 11 32 PUT @.64 NYSE

SWN, ENTG,EMC

6/8/2011 WBT BOT +1 SWN 100 JUL 11 47 CALL @.53 NASDAQ ($1.50) ($53.00)
Good looking chart. Technically ;)

6/8/2011

WBT BUY +1 ENTG 100 AUG 11 10 CALL @.30 LMT GTC ISE

http://ibankcoin.com/rcblog/files/2011/06/entg.png

6/8/2011 WBT BOT +1 EMC 100 JUL 11 28 CALL @.40 NYSE
Hugh call buying

BRCM, ASTI, MGI

6/3/2011 2:05:41 PM WBT BOT +1 BRCM 100 JUL 11 37 CALL @.56 NYSE ($1.50) ($56.00)

Hugh buyers of call options. Joined them :)

DayTrade
6/7/2011 10:00:07 AM 277966737 WBT BUY +1,000 ASTI @1.20 LMT GTC FILLED
Closed the trade for $0 profit.

Another DayTrade

6/7/2011 2:01:44 PM

278086144

WBT (Replacing #278075497) BUY +710 MGI @3.79 LMT

still open.

DBA

6/3/2011 10:19:56 AM WBT BOT +1 DBA 100 JUL 11 35 CALL @.25 CBOE ($1.50) ($25.00) @optionshawk DBA breaking out.

NSC, brcd, bbt, SLW

6/2/2011 11:33:06 AM WBT SOLD -1 BRCD 100 JUL 11 6 CALL @1.25 NYSE ($1.50) $125.00

Sold for $45 profit. sold early??? Hope I didnt miss a bigger move


6/2/2011 9:06:29 AM WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL NSC 100 JUN 11 72.5/70 PUT @.95 ISE ($3.00) ($95.00)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) bearish action with 2,530 June $72.50 puts trading, and 80% on the offer
SOLD
6/8/2011 WBT SOLD -1 VERTICAL NSC 100 JUN 11 72.5/70 PUT @1.50 ISE ($3.00) $150.00
Profit = $55

6/2/2011 2:49:15 PM WBT BOT +1 BBT 100 JUL 11 27 CALL @.52 NYSE ($1.50) ($52.00)
Hugh call buying

6/2/2011 10:28:37 AM 276837356 WBT BUY +1 COVERED SLW 100 JUN 11 35 CALL/SLW @33.64 LMT GTC ISE
Hopefully it will be called away. Silver is picking momemtum. I think bottom is in. Already have some long term positions in SLW, SVM.

American Axle (AXL) & CXZ

6/1/2011 9:25:32 AM 276375144 WBT BUY +1 AXL 100 JAN 12 9 PUT @.75 LMT GTC CBOE
American Axle (AXL) opening buyer of 5,000 January $10 puts at $1.09

6/1/2011 9:16:41 AM 276356768 WBT BOT +2,000 CXZ @.97
@kunal00 $cxz HOD this stock got legs..got the volume + chart
@kunal00 $cxz http://bit.ly/ioWuNJ HOT HOT CHART
Sold
6/2/2011 8:35:56 AM WBT SOLD -600 CXZ @.90 ($9.00) $540.00

6/2/2011 8:36:07 AM WBT SOLD -1,400 CXZ @.90 ($0.99) $1,260.00
Sold for $140 loss. Very sad to see a loss.

CEDC & ZAGG calls

WBT BOT +1 CEDC 100 JUN 11 12.5 CALL @.55 BATS ($1.50) ($55.00)

gtotoy @lasertrader: $CEDC http://chart.ly/waiywbi ready to rock here. all aboard



WBT BOT +1 ZAGG 100 JUN 11 10 CALL @.55 AMEX ($1.50) ($55.00)
http://ibankcoin.com/rcblog/files/2011/05/ZAGG.png
Short squeeeezzzzeeee
SOLD:6/1/11
WBT SOLD -1 ZAGG 100 JUN 11 10 CALL @1.40 AMEX
PROFIT $85

Akamai(AKAM) - Vertical Spread

WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL AKAM 100 JUN 11 33/35 CALL @.94 PHLX
($3.00) ($94.00) 

Technical play.

@gtotoy $AKAM http://chart.ly/uqwcihy I think this has bottomed, at least short term. I got long @ 33.53 on Fryday.

OVTI and VECO

WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL OVTI 100 JUN 11 36/37 CALL @.45 ISE ($3.00) ($45.00)
SOLD
6/1/2011 8:57:50 AM
WBT SOLD -1 VERTICAL OVTI 100 JUN 11 36/37 CALL @.35 ISE
LOSS of $10
Earning play

WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL VECO 100 JUN 11 55/57.5 CALL @.98 PHLX ($3.00) ($98.00)
Short squeeze
SOLD
6/2/2011 8:57:46 AM WBT SOLD -1 VERTICAL VECO 100 JUN 11 55/57.5 CALL @1.15 PHLX ($3.00) $115.00
Sold for $17 profit

AEO MTW

5/24/2011 WBT BOT +1 AEO 100 JUN 11 15 CALL @.25 CBOE ($1.50) ($25.00)

EArnings play. 05/25 is earnings date. Some big CALL buyers here(joined them ;) )

MTW
5/24/2011 WBT BOT +1 MTW 100 JUN 11 18 CALL @.45 CBOE ($1.50) ($45.00)
5/27/2011 WBT SELL -1 MTW 100 JUN 11 18 CALL @1.00 LMT GTC CBOE
Closed the trade for 100% profit. in dollar terms its $57.

ProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO)

WBT BOT +1 COVERED EUO 100 JAN 12 21 CALL/EUO @16.98 ISE
($5.00) ($1,698.00)

Eventual doom of Euro. Goodbye Euro.

Further evidence,
http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/european-debt-crisis-accelerating-again-44880?FIELD9=2

Silver Wheaton(SLW)

WBT SOLD -1 SLW 100 SEP 11 27 PUT @1.00 NASDAQ

OfficeMax(OMX)

WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL OMX 100 AUG 11 9/11 CALL @.34 PHLX

22 May: RT @OptionRadar Office Max ($OMX) traders relentless and at it again as 7,200 August

QQQ

5/20/11
WBT BOT +1 QQQ 100 JUL 11 63 CALL @.06 NASDAQ
($1.5)                           ($6)

@OptionRadar
18May Nasdaq ($QQQ) with 40,000 July $63 calls bought at 7 cents

ARUN

WBT BUY +1 VERTICAL ARUN 100 MAY 11 32/30 PUT @.67 LMT GTC PHLX

$ARUN: 3:08 pm buyer of nearly 3,000 May $32 puts at $1.15 offer into results

WBT SOLD -1 VERTICAL ARUN 100 MAY 11 32/30 PUT @1.40 PHLX

Total Profit: $70

Update:
Closed it too early. Missed lot of profit(missed another $55). 

PICO

ARMH

Bought WBT BOT +1 ARMH 100 MAY 11 28 PUT @.45 BATS

WNR - Vertical spread (Bull call)

4/26/11

WNR sold off hard today for no real reason. Took this chance to open a vertical using DITM call.
WBT BOT +1 VERTICAL WNR 100 MAY 11 15/21 CALL @2.80
Break-even is 17.8.
The delta of this vertical is .69. So every dollar increase in WNR should give me $69.
Note: May 5 is the date for earnings release.

4/27/11
WNR is taken to the woodshed today.
21 strike call is trading for .05. Closed it for .05. My broker charges no commision on options trading for <= $.05.
So only the Long call is left(15MAY11 call). Will sell another call when WNR rebounds into earnings.

5/09/11
Now that the MAY11 15 call is breakeven, should I be selling a MAY11 18 call or another MAY call to make it a vertical spread??. just leave it as a straight call??
Great comeback for WNR. The crack spreads are awesome(~$34) and the refiners should make plenty of money.

7/14/2011
WBT SOLD -1 VERTICAL WNR 100 JAN 12 20/25 CALL @1.77 ISE ($3.00) $177.00

Profit: $110
Still have the covered call position(with SEP18C).

Banked profits today

Sold half quantity in number of positions today. Had to bank profit. If the market goes up, I still make profit.
If the market goes down, I can claim a moral/monetory victory. ;)
Last year too, I banked profit. But the market ended up going. Lets see what happens this time around.

Sold full position of TIE and FUR. Both did nothing since I bought.

WNR - covered call

Bought a covered call on WNR. In the morning WNR went down quite a bit(< 17).
The APR18C which will expire in few days went down quite a bit too.
I used this call to buy the covered call. The call portion of it, I got it for $.12. 

It did not reduce my cost much, but immediately and hopefully paid my commisions on this trade.
If this call expires I will sell MAY18C on Monday. I think the APR18C will expire.

If WNR shoots past 18 and I get called I will make $85. Lets see.

WBT BOT +1 COVERED WNR 100 APR 11 18 CALL/WNR @17.14 ISE
Commision: $5.00
Cost: $1,714.00

The whole theory behind this trade is the crack spreads. They are very high right now. This is when refiners make most money. WNR is a very good long trade for the next two months.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=CRK321M1:IND

4/19/11
Unfortunately WNR was getting called away. So closed the position manually. With my broker, if a CC is called, the commision is steep($15).
WBT SOLD -1 COVERED WNR 100 APR 11 18 CALL/WNR @17.98 ISE
After commisions made $74. Not bad for a position held for less than a week.

Opened another CC position on WNR on 4/18/11.
WBT BOT +1 COVERED WNR 100 MAY 11 18 CALL/WNR @16.35 ISE
Cost: $1,635.00
Commision: $5
Should have gone for May19 call. But always looking to reduce my cost basis and do CC with ITM options.
If called, I will make a tidy profit for month hold. If call expires, I make $111.

05/04/11
Bought back the MAY11 18 call for 0.05. Looking for a spike in WNR to sell another 18 call(maybe MAY or JUNE).

05/09/11
5/9/11 WBT SOLD -1 WNR 100 MAY 11 18 CALL @.25 CBOE -1.5 25.00

     Expired.

05/23/11
WBT SELL -1 WNR 100 SEP 11 18 CALL @1.10 LMT GTC CBOE
9/19/2011

WBT SOLD -1 WNR 100 OCT 11 16 CALL @1.40 CBOE ($1.50) $140.00

Sold another call. Effectively long 100 shares of WNR at 13.6. with no upside after 16.
9/19: I think WNR will be in sideways action for sometime to come. This is the reason for selling 16C instead of 18C.

XNPT - CoveredCall position

Now that the drug is approved, there will be more upside. There are sizeable milestone payments due. Based on the reports/messages it is valued somewhere around 23.
But I think it may not see $23 very soon. It may take some time. The approved drug will be sold only from June.
 http://www.beaconequity.com/xnpt-on-fire-xenoport-is-back-on-the-wave-of-horizant-approval-2011-04-07/#ixzz1IqdYdZUb

Initiated a covered call position.
WBT BOT +1 COVERED XNPT 100 MAY 11 11 CALL/XNPT @9.545 ISE
If this is called, will make $140 after commissions(14% profit). If not called, it will be 7% profit and then I proceed to sell another call.

Calls in MDVN also look interesting. Need more capital for MDVN, so I settled for XNPT.

4/19/11
Bought back the May 11 call for 0.05.  and sold another call.
WBT SOLD -1 XNPT 100 JUN 11 10 CALL @.30 PHLX (commision $1.5)
This will further reduce my cost.

Will somebody buy this company? Lot of Biotech mergers and aquicitions going on.

WPRT - put sell

SELL -1 WPRT 100 OCT 11 17.5 PUT @.70 LMT GTC AMEX

TZA - Covered Call

BOT +1 COVERED TZA 100 MAY 11 34 CALL/TZA @30.60 ISE
Commision:$5.00
Cost : $3,060.00

Covered Call - Updating my approach

I did/doing CoveredCall or CoveredStock using stocks that are below $10. Eventhough I was picking strong stocks and making approximately 10%, the dollar amount was small.
I am not worried about the commisions. TOS commisions are very affordable when compared to other well know brokers.
Now my aim is to get more dollar amount in the option sold (bcos time premium ofcourse). This means I need to look for stocks with higher sticker price. After much thinking and doing a reality check, I came to conclusion that I can afford only stocks < $45.
One stock which I found was TDSC. This is a fundamentally good stock. There is a very good reason it went from 17 to 45. The May 45 options had very good time premium. But by the time I put some time into the DD, it went from 43 to now 55 (in matter of days).
The reason I am looking for stocks between $20 and 45 with above average Imp. Volatality is the Time Premuim portion. example, TDSC ATM strikes has good extrinsic value.
TDSC has now went out of my buy range.
CRR is another one. awesome Extrinsic values for two months ahead options. But well out of my reach.
Looking at MDVN, ASYS. May options and ATM strikes have decent extrinsic value.

Covered Call SVM (Silvercorp Metals Inc )

WBT BOT +1 COVERED SVM 100 MAY 11 15 CALL/SVM @13.48 ISE

Looking to enter a covered call (expiring in Apr11)

Looking to enter a covered call using calls expiring in Apr11.
maybe one this: XNPT, TIVO, PUDA, WNR, NAK, GMXR

Willing to buy CCJ between 17.5 and 20.

WBT SOLD -1 CCJ 100 JAN 12 20 PUT @.75 AMEX

CCJ would be a good buy if it comes down to < 20. So sold a put. I am getting paid to wait.

Trading Stock Options: Basic Option Trading Strategies And How I've Used Them To Profit In Any Market

Flashed a kernel with OC/UV capability

[Kernel] Tigers Blood v2 Voodoo Lagfix, Sound, Color, BLN, OC/UV
Just flashed this kernel. Will test it out for few days. Already OC'ed it to 1200MHz(1.2 GHz).

Reading lot of things about OC, UV, BLN and uses of modified kernel. There must be some use, if not the devs would not have ventured in developing a kernel with these features.
>> Anyday would prefer the simple Kernel+Voodoo. <<


3/17/11: Dont see great difference in the performace. Sometimes there are sound pops(must be a know bug).

Closed GRS cc position

11/22/10 WBT BOT +1 COVERED GRS 100 MAR 11 7.5 CALL/GRS @6.20 ISE -5 -620.00


3/14/11 WBT SOLD -1 COVERED GRS 100 MAR 11 7.5 CALL/GRS @7.47 ISE -5 747.00
 
Profit on invested amount: 117 
%profit: 18.9
months held: 4

Different backups available for rooted Vibrant (may apply to any Android phone)

1. Nandroid Backup:
The easiest and most reliable way to fully and 100% back up and restore your Android phone.
By fully back up, I don’t mean backing up just your address book or your emails, or your dog. I mean EVERYTHING that resides on your phone with the exception of the SD card – what it will create is essentially a full image of your phone’s current state that you can restore to at any time as if nothing happened. This image will be written to your SD card which you are then free to copy around and back up on your computer.
In fact, the nandroid backup is very similar to imaging your computer hard drive before you swap drives – the principle is the same.

•When you restore from a full image backup, you have to restore all or nothing. In other words, you will
not be able to get back *just* the photos.

How to take this backup: Go into ClockworkMod Recovery. Select the option "backup and restore" and then choose "Backup".  I am running StockKernel+Voodoo and I have redbend CWR recovery.

2. Neldar's SGS Kernel Flasher
It lets you take backups of the current kernel.
  How to take this backup:  Use the tool from the Market.

3. Titanium Backup

What can Titanium Backup back up ?
•All the applications you have installed, including protected ones,
•All the data and settings of these applications,
•Most (nearly all) of your phone's settings and data.
•NOTE: It will not backup the system applications from your ROM. Only their settings and data will be
backed up.
  How to take this backup:  Use the tool from the Market.

Backups are very important for your rooted phone. I take all three types of backups(I sleep better knowing I can restore my phone if I break it). I do it on a weekly basis or just before I flash a major update.

MELA covered call position

WBT BOT +1 COVERED MELA 100 APR 11 3 CALL/MELA @2.53 ISE

4/1/11
WBT SOLD -1 COVERED MELA 100 APR 11 3 CALL/MELA @2.93 ISE

Profit: $40.
Profit after commisions: 30
Months held: 1
%profit ~ 10

Covered Calls & Roth IRA

I plan to play with more covered calls using options expiring in two to six months. If executed correctly by picking a safe stock, I should be able to manage to get 4 to 10% on invested money after commissions.

Right now I am doing these covered calls in regular brokerage account. But doing this in regular stock account will make me pay high capital gains(< 1 year holding).
I need to avoid these capital gains. How? Do these covered calls in my regular IRA.
But if I do this in IRA account, I will be paying taxes when its time to withdraw. which is not good too :)
Right now money in this IRA is not much(<12,000). So I made the decision to convert this IRA account to Roth IRA.
I should have done this last year to split taxes into two years but my regular IRA is not much, so nothing is lost I think ;)

****The Roth IRA (Roth Individual Retirement Account) is a powerful, “tax advantaged” investment product. The number one benefit of the Roth IRA is that individuals are able to grow and withdraw their "wealth" tax free. ****

1. If I contribute $5,000 to my Roth IRA this year, am I able to write it off on my income-tax return?
Answer is no.
2. What about commisions I pay to buy/sell stocks in Roth IRA. Can I deduct in taxes.
No. Commissions generated by trades inside a tax-qualified account such as Traditional or Roth IRAs don’t matter. Since you are not tracking capital gains or losses within these accounts there is no deduction for these fees from a tax perspective.
3. Advantages of Roth.

Closed CC

DATE                      DESCRIPTION                                                     COMMISSIONS AMOUNT
12/10/11 WBT BOT +1 COVERED COCO 100 FEB 11 4.5 CALL/COCO @3.90 ISE -5 -390
2/19/11 SOLD 100.0 COCO @4.5 upon Assignment 1.0 COCO 100 FEB 11 4.5 CALL -15 450

Profit: 40
%Profit: 10

COCO CC

WBT BOT +1 COVERED COCO 100 MAY 11 5 CALL/COCO @4.34 ISE

I will close this before or on the day of expiration if it looks like it will be called.
If it is called TOS charges $15. If I close it manually its only $5 commision.

STOP THE BOOTUP / SHUTDOWN AUDIO NOTIFICATIONS!

Bootup: system/etc/PowerOn.wav. renamed to PowerOn.wav.030411


Shutdown: system/media/audio/ui/Shutdown_128.ogg. renamed to Shutdown_128.ogg.030411

lockscreen fix will only work with DEODEXED rom

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Odex vs Deodex

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Theres plenty of debate over what is faster/better to use, im not going to take sides in this one. This is just information about what the differences in the two are, try for yourself.



Deodex basically takes the odex file and stuffs it into the apk as a classes.dex. First boot it dissembles the file into /dalvik-cache (i believe). Now there is basically 2 copies of the odex, one in the apk one in cache. This makes it "portable". This allows modders to work on the apks & easily change stuff. If you want themes or stuff like lockscreen fixes you MUST use Deodex.



Odex is how things come stock. It takes up less room but making modifications or taking apks from other roms is hard. You cannot use themes with this version!! To see odex in dcupdater you must go to menu -> configuration -> rom update settings -> display all roms & display experimental roms. Its marked experimental to avoid confusion because themes in dcupdater will not work with it.

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CHECKING MD5SUM

Download HashTab. To verify the MD5Sum of the file you downloaded before installing/flashing.

Installed KA6 modem

New modems can increase signal and data speeds. Here is an incredible list of each. Pay notice to the version of android you are running.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868774

Edit: I see noticeable improvement in page loading on my Miren browser.  Tested for deccan.com, cnn.com, ibankcoin.com.

My first MOD installed into the rooted Vibrant

[MOD]Captivate Camera Software on Vibrant
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751031

After this installation, now my camera is awesome. Stock camera sucked.

MUST READ: Every Vibrant owner who is planning to root and play with root

After I rooted my phone and installed TiBackup and installed OCLF and installed ROM-Manager, I was researching for a ROM. I found these two posts.

****Amazing posts****
Must read for a person who is planning to root a Vibrant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771111

Root Apps installed so far on Samsung Vibrant

RootExplorer
Wireless Tether for Root Users
Titanium Backup
ROM Manager
ShootMe
Android Terminal Emulator
AndroidWebKey
BusyBox Installer
OneClickLagFix

Successfully rooted Vibrant 3G on Froyo.UVKA6

Rooted Samsung Vibrant with Froyo KA6
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.2
Radio/Modem: KA6
Kernel: Stock+Voodoo
Mods: Constantly changing. Adding and removing.


All these are from XDA-Developers forum
I am just listing the steps I took to root my phone and post-rooting
You NEED to put your phone on USB Debugging mode

1. on your PC: Download and install Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer).
2. on your PC: Download and install Samsung USB drivers:

64bit:

32bit:

For Linux and Mac the Android SDK drivers should work fine.

Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. No one will be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process but you.

3. I followed the instructions in this URL (using SuperOneClick v1.5):
root-unroot-samsung-galaxy-3-running-android-2-2-froyo (steps 1 to 5 in "To root your phone:" section)
4. Installed EasyInstaller from Market. Used this app to install BusyBox. You can uninstall EasyInstaller at the end of this excercise.

=== After rooting using SuperOneClick (Froyo.KA6 Vibrant), I installed Titanium Backup. I uninstalled apps like Slacker radio, Kindle, TeleNav etc using Titanium Backup app.  If any folders or updates(like Amazon Kindle under MyApps in Market) left, I delete/uninstall them too(but no hurry in reality as the app is already removed). ===


From here read and re-read thoroughly


Once rooted, need to install lagfix. OneClickLagFix
5. I followed the instructions from step 4 to step 9 in
Full Steps to Acheive Root + ClockwordMod Recovery with new KA6 2.2
5a. recovery 3e modified to work like recovery 2e (download 3e_recovery_installer.zip only). This link is only to get the .zip file.

Note: CWR's update.zip will in /. Once I booted into CWR few times and done with my work, I moved update.zip into ClockWorkMod folder.

6. Now installed the lagfix. [KERNEL] stock+Voodoo stable 5.x for Vibrant.
       Once Voodoo is installed, when you reboot into recovery the phone boots into CWR(red) automatically. Doesn't need CWR's update.zip in root folder(/).
   Tip: Install Voodoo Toggle Reboot Button app from Market. Even easy to enable/disable voodoo lagfix. Made life easier.
   Tip: Install Voodoo Control from Market. The status should read: "Ext4 lagfix active". In the Lagfix preferences, I checked the following: "Ext4 conversion" & "Ext4 /system".
   In-progress: I am still reading and re-reading to replace the stock kernel. Some phones are not responding well to non-stock kernels. be-aware. If you are planning to move from stock kernel, plan to take a kernel backup (see link below "Info on Backups).

Now the Vibrant.Froyo.KA6 is rooted with lagfix. Enjoy your freedom.
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>> Info on Backups <<

>> when you boot a phone, either it goes to stock OS(android) or recovery mode or download mode.
>> ClockWorkMod recovery tool is better than the standard recovery tool.
>> ClockworkMod Recovery --- a tool to flash (from inside the ROM manager, when selected, it will reboot the phone in recovery mode. then we can select to install new mods/roms/themes,modems).
>> I am using Voodoo Toggle Reboot Button app to reboot into recovery instead of ROM manager.
>> Deodexed (reverse of Dalvik Executable (.dex) format)
>> a .tar file (Odin/Heimdall flashables)
>> a .zip file (ClockworkMod recovery flashable)

=========Downloads=================
RootExplorer

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YRCW covered call

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Opened a covered call position:
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Break Even 2.96 (16.1% downside protection)

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Covered Stock position (SD: Closed for 6% profit in 2 months)

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months held: 2

How I moved contacts

I moved from HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint phone to Samsung Vibrant on T-Mobile. The person at the T-Mobile store was not able to move contacts. So the burden to move contacts from Touch Diamond to Vibrant fell on me.

I will mention the steps I took to make this move.

1. HTC Touch Diamond is a Windows Mobile based device. The file pim.vol is the file containing the contacts.

Copying the pim.vol to a PC and opening it is not possible.

2. Download onto your TouchDiamond a freeware tool: PIM Backup (http://www.dotfred.net/) . Unzip and run the exe file.

3. Once you start the PIM Backup tool, choose Backup and then check Contacts(we are looking for contacts only). Click Next.

4. In the next screen, select a name for the backup file name and also for the folder by clicking Browse button. Make sure to uncheck Binary backup if it is already checked. Then click Next.

5. There will be series of messages. The last message should read "Backup task ended in ....". Then click Exit.

4. Go to the folder which you chose and locate the file.

6. Connect the phone to the PC. Navigate to the folder where the backup file exists(.pib file). Copy this file to a folder onto your PC.

7. This .pib file is a compressed file. Use Winrar or winzip to open the .pib file. It will contain contacts.csc. Extract it.

8. Rename contacts.csc to contacts.csv.

9. You can open this csv file using Openoffice or Excel program to modify.
Then use the import option in gmail to import the contacts.

10. You would have setup or linked a gmail account on the Vibrant. Go to Accounts and Sync app. In the Manage accounts locate the gmail account and open it. Click Sync Contacts.

11. Your contacts should show up in the Contacts.

Enjoy!