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To: tsq who wrote (173922)	5/7/2008 11:53:12 AM
From: lexi2004	Respond to of 208838

Tsq, I was just thinking about you and decided to check the BB. Hope you did get those puts first thing today for so far they're looking good. I tend to get into things a bit early, but by averaging in and with patience I usually do okay. Granted if I could nail entries better, I'd make bigger profits. Having said that, I'm still biting the bullet and holding my V puts and you know how V has flown. They're good until June so I have plenty of time and everything retraces eventually. Congrats to anyone who is long V for it has been a good money maker. I'm happy for Cmom and any of the others. Think the news today was a perfect example of the middle class getting the shaft. Productivity is up. Great for employers of these larger companies! However, salaries aren't and what that is saying is that people are working harder and getting less. Again, burden of all of this on the backs of the middle class. My son is a partner in a construction service business and he pretty much tells me,"Mom, don't even go there. You and I don't agree." Nice to have a child that you can talk sensibly to and disagree and still have a good relationship.:) He sees things differently due to being management and having to pay out big bucks for taxes and a variety of other things. I'm a republican but get on my soap box as to why I think we need someone from the other party and I have more than one relative that doesn't want to talk politics and that's fine - to each his own. However, I will say this - those relatives that don't want to talk about helping the middle class are at least millionaires and some are multi-millionaires. I, instead, chose to be an educator. So guess you know I'm not in that category.:) Anyway, question all this data about spending being up, economy improving, and all the rest. Some of these people reporting that need to get out in the mainstream and see how people are suffering.. Okay, end of tirade. LOL Here you wanted to thank me regarding sharing info on the DIA puts and I went into a rant about the economy.:) Let me give you this info on the DIA to help guide you in trading. While my target at this time is 126ish and it might not even hit, nothing goes straight down. So this might be helpful to you. ============================ DIA SUPPORT: 12,870 - 12,885 (Believe when we went down yesterday it bounced in this area.) If that S is broken, next S is 12.750 - 12.765. If for some reason we rally...here are the R areas: 13,035 - 13,050 If the above is broken, then look for 13, 130 - 13, 150 Okay, let's tank.:) I apologize to the longs. However, if we go down, then we all can go long at a lower level. Lexi