I have not been very active in last few days. Trades presented on these pages represent core of my activities this week. Perhaps I should have been more adventurous, as just about all of these trades worked out good. On the second thought, no, better to just stick to my plan, taking it easy now. [...]

The Commerce Department’s new reading on gross domestic product for the July-to-September quarter was slower than the 2.8 % growth rate estimated a month ago. Economists had predicted this figure would remain the same in the final estimate of the quarter’s GDP – the value of all goods and services produced in the United States. [...]

Year has almost come to an end, with the most anticipated event/holiday coming this week- Christmas. One way or another, everybody is effected on personal or professional level. Just yesterday, while shopping, some women turns and says to me “I have enough of Christmas!”. A little surprised I answered “Lady, Christmas isn’t even here, yet”. [...]