• The Daily Long and Short Setup

    Market has improved its situation ever so slightly off of its lows, but is still poised to open much lower and below that 20-day moving average.  LONG: McDonalds (MCD)  

    |November 16, 2010|0 min read|
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    Trading Plan for October 21, 2010

    Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): TICC (9.62), DTV (42.20), EOG (97.52), ESRX (46.42), AAPL (305.59), SHLD (72.95) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): SDS  (29.31) BIAS: 61% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Leading Indicators (10am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am),  My Observations and What to Expect:

    |October 21, 2010|2 min read|

  • 24 Defensive Stock Plays

    There are a lot of traders out there skeptical of this market (I am for sure!) that don’t want to put their money in too risky of plays should the market reverse course, but on the other hand don’t want to sit this rally out. A good compromise is to look for those stocks that

    |September 17, 2010|1 min read|

  • The Daily Long and Short Setup

    Futures have dipped below the Monday lows of 1066 on the S&P already, and with options expiration day, who knows what we might see today. I am kicking myself a bit for the big hedge position I held overnight – it’ll definitely cost me some gains, no doubt about it.  I’ve refrained from giving a

    |August 20, 2010|1 min read|
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    Most Important Stocks For Hedge Funds

    Recently I have tried to provide readers on the weekend with the most interesting article from the past week. The article below comes from MarketFolly.com. It details the most popular stocks among hedge fund's top-ten holdings. Perhaps you may be able to find a trading idea or two as a result. Given our focus on

    |March 13, 2010|3 min read|

  • Defense is the Best Offense

    The mentality of many traders and investors now has become to play it conservative as possible. Last week’s sell-off has created a lot uncertainty, and whether we go up or down from here is anyone’s guess. I definitely believe that right now isn’t the time to pull off any risky maneuvers as it could, no

    |January 26, 2010|1 min read|
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    Stock Watch-List for October 22, 2009

    It is a big day for ‘da bears today to see whether they can put up or shut up. As mentioned last night, I think it is extremely important for the bears to have some follow-through to the downside after yesterday’s key intraday reversal. So far, the market is relatively flat with the Dow Futures up

    |October 22, 2009|1 min read|