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Quoted in an SFO Article on Part-Time Trading 11/24/09   —  I was quoted in an excellent article on Part-Time Trading in SFO Magazine. There is some great advice by part-time traders, Brett Steenbarger, John Forman and Dan Passarelli.http://www.sfomag.com/ArticlePrint.aspx?ID=1426
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Today's Trade: POT 11/24/09   —  I entered POT today on pullback. My stop is at $109 and target $117, giving me a 2:1 risk ratio.
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Today's Entry: STP 11/20/09   —  I entered STP today on weakness. The stock has shown strong strength in relation to the market, and shows a strong volulme pattern on the recent move up. My target is the September high.
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Trade: SDS 11/12/09   —  I entered SDS today. It is extremely oversold and RSI shows a positive divergence. The last 3 similar states have lead to decent, tradeable bounces.
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Great Advice on Taking Partial Exits 11/10/09   —  MSTR is a good example of the "Partial Profit" or "Let it Ride" exit strategy. I entered the breakout-pullback setup at $84, with a target under the old high a limit order set at $89.85 (I always set the target a little below the round number). From there I move my stop up to the $84 entry level to...
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Short Entry: MON 11/09/09   —  I went short MON as it pulled back to resistance levels via a bearish flag pattern.
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Today's Entry: GOOG 11/09/09   —  I bought GOOG on the breakout today. Stop is at $148.
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Breakout-Pullback: MSTR 11/08/09   —  MSTR has formed a classic breakout-pullback setup. The stock recently broke out on huge volume, and since has consolidated in an orderly fashion. I entered this trade around $84, which I posted in the Trade Report last week. My intitial target is $90, where I would take a partial profit. At that ...
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Game Plan for Tuesday 11/02/09   —  Here is the trade report for Tuesday, along with analysis of today's SPY short and more setups:http://docs.google.com/View?id=d5z8q8w_1422cfb7fcgv
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Breakout-Pullback Setup: CSH 10/28/09   —  CSH has been trending nicely. It recently broke out and has now pulled back to support.
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FCX and PCU: Great Long and Short Setups 10/21/09   —  PCU and FCX are on fire. Technically, they look great on a pullback to support for long entry. However, they are very extended. Take a look at the distance from the 50 day moving average. I think we are due for a snap back. I will likely short on more strength.
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SKX Ready For Pullback 10/20/09   —  I took a short position today in SKX. The stock is extended and today's indecisive price movement on high volume leads me to believe a pullback is in order.
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Short Setup: FUQI 10/19/09   —  I pointed to FUQI as a short when it was around $30. I took the trade, which would have been successful had I used a wider stop. It's now broke down below the 50 day moving average and is showing distribution in the volume pattern. I will short on a pullback to the moving average, as long as stren...
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Market Notes and Trade Update 10/15/09   —  Market Notes and Trade Updates:SPY broke out over the resistance area we have been watching. As noted in the Report, I had a buy entry in place at $108.40. I entered at that level with a stop placed under the resistance level. Also, I was stopped out of the SPY short at $108.70 for a small loss.Thoug...
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STEC Short Entry: Time to Take Profits? 10/13/09   —  Is it time to take profits in the STEC short? Entry was made back on September 24th at $30.75., so we are looking at a 15-20 percent gain.My general approach to exits is to set a target based on support/resistance levels and take a partial profit at that level. As you can see from the chart, a cons...
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SPY Chart 10/13/09   — 
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Is the Gold Breakout for Real? 10/09/09   —  Gold ETF GLD recently broke out over $100, an area that has provided major "round number resistance" the past two times GLD tried to breakout. When a "major" ETF or market leader breaks out over a number like $100 after basing around that area for a significant amount of time, I consider it an autom...
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Speculative GOOG Short 10/08/09   —  While GOOG is on the bullish focus list and I am high on the setup on pullback, it is very overbought. The two period RSI is off the charts extreme. I took a small speculative short position. My stop is at $526. Target is $510. This gives me 2:1 risk ratio.Keep in mind that GOOG's earnings annou...
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Is FUQI Ready for a Fall? 10/08/09   —  Momentum stocks usually give ample warning before taking the inevitable fall. Is FUQI showing signs?
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The X Short Trade 10/07/09   —  On Friday I pointed to the X short setup, if X was to pullback to the 50 day moving average. We got that yesterday. As noted to Trade Report members yesterday, I took the short entry, with a stop just above the moving average.This is a variation of the breakdown-pullback short setup.
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