In view of the three day weekend, we are concerned about short covering this afternoon and on Monday in Europe and Asia. Our plan is to lighten up a little bit. We will exit the tranche on GLD from this morning entered at $182.10 right here at $182.45.
Fininsar (FNSR) reported better than expected earnings and gave better than expected projections. We are initiating a long position in JDS Uniphase (JDSU) as a sympathy play to Finisar. Our entry in JDS Uniphase is at $12.82. The plan is to add more to JDS Uniphase if
Ciena (CIEN) also trades in sympathy with Finisar (FNSR). Finisar reports earnings after the close. Look for projections from Finisar. If the earnings are good and the projections are above projections, expect Ciena short squeeze to continue.
Ciena (CIEN) is rising on short covering. CIena is now trading up to $14.60 Ciena beat earnings by $0.17, but guided Q4 revs below consensus . Ciena explained, “Our third quarter results, which included a favorable product mix and reduced operating expense to achieve an as-adjusted operating profit,
 Adding a 5% tranche to Pan American Silver Company (PAAS) at $32.60.
Added to silver futures short at $41.70. Equalent on silver ETF SLV is $40.60.
Taking profits on a 15% tranche on PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) at $55.55.