Daily Trading Plans

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): XLF (13.90), V (68.99) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 20% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Challenger Job-Cut Report (7:30am), ADP Employment Report (8:15am), Treasury Refunding Announcement (9am), ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (10am), EIA Petroleum Status (10:30am) My Observations

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% CASH Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Factory Orders (10am), Pending Home Sales Index (10am). My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are slightly lower. Broke

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% CASH Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ISM Manufacturing Index (10am), Construction Spending (10am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are up very strong – over 1%. European earnings pushing market higher – HSBC and BNP

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% CASH Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): GDP (8:30am), Employment Cost Index (8:30am), Chicago PMI (9:45), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Farm Prices (3pm). My Observations and What to Expect: Futures moderately lower ahead of GDP 1089 on S&P

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% CASH Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Fed Balance Sheet (4:30pm), Money Supply (4:30pm) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures moderately higher ahead of jobs report. Jobs report

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SDS (UltraShort ETF) (31.34) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 31% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Durable Goods Orders (8:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Beige Book (2pm) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures going back and forth

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% Cash Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index (9am), Consumer Confidence (10am), State Street Investor Confidence Index (10am). My Observations and What to Expect: Futures up moderately.

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% Cash Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): New Home Sales (10am) My Observations and What to Expect: Friday’s follow through was demoralizing for the bears – they have no case at this point from a technical standpoint.

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): What are those? 🙂 Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), WTFC (37.15), SLAB (44.80), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65),  WRC (40.95), QQQQ (45.83), NSIT (14.79), AA (11.43), DLLR (19.84), HSIC (55.46) BIAS: 90% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Absolutely Nothing! My Observations and What to

Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), WTFC (37.15), SLAB (44.80), CERN (82.08), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65),  WRC (40.95), QQQQ (45.83), NSIT (14.79) BIAS: 93% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Ben Bernanke (9:30am), Existing Home Sales (10am), FHFA House Price Index