• Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (82.08), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65),  WRC (40.95), QQQQ (45.83), SCHN (44.33), NSIT (14.79) BIAS: 106% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Bernanke Speaks (2pm)

    By |Published On: July 21, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (32.34), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (82.08), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65),  WRC (40.95), QQQQ (45.83), SCHN (44.33) BIAS: 106% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Housing Starts (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am) My Observations and

    By |Published On: July 20, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (32.34), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (83.20), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65),  WRC (40.95) BIAS: 89% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Housing Market Index (10am) My Observations and What to Expect: No major economic reports due out

    By |Published On: July 19, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (32.80), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (83.56), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65), LYV (11.95), WRC (40.95) BIAS: 93% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am) My Observations and

    By |Published On: July 16, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (33.39), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (83.56), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65), LYV (11.95), WRC (40.95) BIAS: 103% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Producer Price Index (8:30am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Industrial Production

    By |Published On: July 15, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (33.39), SPY (109.07), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (83.56), ALB (43.59), HIBB (26.65) BIAS: 81% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), Business Inventories (10am), EIA Petroleum

    By |Published On: July 14, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (33.39), SPY (109.07), WTFC (37.71), SLAB (44.80), CERN (83.56) BIAS: 70% Short Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), International Trade (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am) My Observations and What to Expect: Portugal downgraded –

    By |Published On: July 13, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): QQQQ (Hedge) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (33.39), SPY (109.07), NUS (27.59) BIAS: Neutral Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): None My Observations and What to Expect: Earnings for Alcoa is  released today. Alcoa sets the stage for the earnings season. The

    By |Published On: July 12, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): QQQQ (Hedge) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (33.39), SPY (109.07), NUS (27.59) BIAS: Neutral Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Wholesale Trade (10am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are currently flat – no clear bias at this point. No significant

    By |Published On: July 9, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): QQQQ (Hedge) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): ESV (42.84), MR (33.39), SPY (109.07) BIAS: Neutral Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (11am), Consumer Credit (3pm), Fed Balance Sheet (4:30pm), Money Supply (4:30pm) My

    By |Published On: July 8, 2010|2 min read|