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Current Positions

*** * * * * * * * * * * * * * ******* Open******* Stop*********** * TGT
APPL*** Long** * * * * * * *** 520.70****** 518************** 600

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Today?s Working Orders

Sell AAPL @ ?559 stop OCO 581 GTC 1/2 remaining position

Sell AAPL @ 518 stop GTC 1/2 remaining position

OCO = One Cancels the Other

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Looks like it will be a couple of more days before I can spend any serious amount of time at the screen.

This is the last piece until next week.

Stocks...

Spu?s?I have an interest @ buying 1726-30′s.

The big game is next week as 2014 will begin to set up.

1777.75 was last weeks low and this weeks ORL#. There will be stops below and this is a level the Spu?s need to close over Friday to avoid lower into the Fed meeting Wed.

NASD 100?3453.25 is the weekly ORL#

SSO?94.84 is the weekly ORL#

VIX?15.71 is the weekly ORH#

SPU/BONDS?are trading under the 18 day mvg avg, a level we?ve been above since Oct 10.

Bonds?

FX?

EUR/AUD & EUR/JPY?have been the features in the currency trade.

EUR/AUD?looks like it wants to test 153.70 next.

Both of these crosses will be pushed higher into year end.

AUD/USD?caution selling into 90.00 as it?s a natural #. The macro sell stops are @ 88.48. If elected this would tgt another 2 cents lower.

Commodities?

Gold?needs above 1270 to rally. Small qtrly sell stops are @1206.90.

General Comments orValuable Insight

We were stopped out of the TBT on the low.

AAPL is the only position we have on. We?ll leave the orders as is.