http://stockrake.disqus.com/My stock trading journal. I time the market and look for trading opportunities in stocks, etfs, and options.enFri, 24 Oct 2008 15:01:58 -0000http://www.stockrake.com/get-ready-for-ridiculous-vix-and-vxn-numbers#comment-3280141<p>HAHA! My trick worked...buy a little QID...at the wrong time to do a little sacrifice...</p><p>Good for the bigger position.</p>StockRakeFri, 24 Oct 2008 15:01:58 -0000http://www.stockrake.com/get-ready-for-ridiculous-vix-and-vxn-numbers#comment-3278709<p>Considering I just bought BRCM and quickly sold it...then bought QID...you are probably right.</p><p>My head is nowhere good right now.</p><p>This whole move has been a momentum trade that has been painfully obvious, but one would think overbought/oversold/other sentiment indicators would have mattered, but they haven't mattered at all. Thats the thing that has been the most interesting.</p>StockRakeFri, 24 Oct 2008 13:57:31 -0000http://www.stockrake.com/get-ready-for-ridiculous-vix-and-vxn-numbers#comment-3278349<p>I thought we'd get closer to 100. I'm buying here but don't get me wrong, I'm concerned. I just don't thing shorting here is smart. </p>JeffFri, 24 Oct 2008 13:37:31 -0000http://www.stockrake.com/get-ready-for-ridiculous-vix-and-vxn-numbers#comment-3274347<p>Surprisingly not that bad....don't know why.</p>StockRakeFri, 24 Oct 2008 10:06:22 -0000