I made purchases of SXCP for $24.64, adding to my position.

My current account balance stands at 118% margin.

My wash sale of NADL was total luck. I got pissed off at them for failing to close the deal with Rosneft so I spiked the ball and stormed off the field. That locked in a 15% loss. Well, the stock is down another 42% from that point. That would have been another 5% loss on the account. Not pretty but I’ll take it.

There is good strength in my positions this morning. BAS is up almost 8%; I’d take that with a grain of salt, it has been flipping 10% week over week, lately. But HCLP and VOC are both up about 4%, CCJ is up another 1%, and BTU is higher by 2%. AEC is taking a breather, now nearing $22. So is ETP, pushing on $68.

My holdings are AEC, CCJ, HCLP, BTU, BAS, ETP, VOC, SXCP, and physical silver.

I couldn’t bring myself to sell all the way to 20% cash. The waterfall left too many of my purchases underwater still and the hope of follow through pins me to my seat.

But I took quick profits in HCLP, VOC, BAS, and SXCP (I still own all four names, I just pared down sizing) ranging from 5-12%, and then I completely sold my BTU position for a 22% loss. That will lower the tax bill. I like BTU but it’s time to start thinking of April.

Despite having little cash, this lowers my risk profile substantially. The margin was worth it and if the oil and gas space has any sort of meaningful follow through, I’ll be back at new highs by Thanksgiving.

Gobble gobble.

I added a couple more percent into VOC for $9.94 and SXCP for $24.80.

Margin balance is about 112% and I am now down for the year.

I know, I am breaking every rule you think you know. Let us agree that you do not understand me and I am apathetic towards yourself. Shall we?

Yesterday I started two new positions at 5% of assets each. They are NADL and SXCP.

NADL is a deep water drilling company that is coming into serious Russian money later this year, and I am effectively betting that the world does not wage sanction war when it comes to oil. My price for NADL was $6.29.

SXCP is involved with the nice clean process of manufacturing coke for metallurgy. They are just a good value buy. My price for SXCP was $28.98.

While it would have been my preference to tell you yesterday that I initiated these positions, it was not sadly within my time constraints.

Cash position stands at 8%.