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My Swing Trading Strategy I sold Jacobs Engineering (JEC) for a +3% profit yesterday but also took a -1.5% loss in Ralph Lauren (RL). The reward/risk was textbook between the two of 2:1. I added one new swing-trade yesterday to my portfolio and won’t rule out another today. However, my confidence in that happening is low,

My Swing Trading Strategy I did not add any new positions yesterday as the market’s price action simply didn’t warrant it. Instead I raised my stops where I could. I will be open to adding another long position today, but won’t hold out hope for it, if the market decides to fade tech strength today. 

My Swing Trading Strategy Two new positions were added yesterday, while continuing to hold on to the existing trades. I’ll entertain adding another today, if yesterday’s momentum can be sustained.   Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Dropped 1.1% down to 12.28, bouncing off the lows in the final hour of trading. I don’t expect big moves to

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one new position yesterday, while taking a loss in Hewlett Packard (HPQ). The breadth was horrible, with NYSE declining issues leading the way by a 17:11 margin. It is never a good sign when the Nasdaq 100 makes new all-time highs, while the number of stocks making new

My Swing Trading Strategy Last week was an insanely boring week of trading for me. Only one trade overall – that is a rarity. I did close out some positions that weren’t doing much though, including Harris (HRS) for a +0.6% profit. Much of the slowness was due to holiday light volume and recent low volume

My Swing Trading Strategy No trades from me yesterday, and will look to increase stops and book gains in places where it makes sense today. Tomorrow the market is closed and I suspect today, barring any major market news or a bombshell in the Mueller report, that the volume will be low and price action

My Swing Trading Strategy I booked profits in Schlumberger (SLB) for +3.6% yesterday while also adding another position to the portfolio. I’ll look to add more today if this market can hold the morning rally and show a willingness to build upon it.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Finished only 1% lower, but did manage to trade, intraday, below

My Swing Trading Strategy The market provided very little incentive yesterday to add any new trades to the portfolio. I will consider adding another position to the portfolio if the market can hold up its pre-market strength. I also plan to increase my stops in the early going.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Rallied strong earlier

My Swing Trading Strategy No new positions added on Friday, as I rode my existing portfolio’s positions higher. That may be the case again today, unless the market can build upon the momentum from Friday, at which point I will look to add another long position.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Closed at 12.01, following a

My Swing Trading Strategy I added two new positions to the portfolio while taking a small profit in Aliababa (BABA) yesterday. I may consider adding one new position today depending on how strong the market can stay, considering the pre-market strength currently being seen.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Expect more of a decline today