• Busy morning for me so far. Sold SRZ for a nice 8% gain, while cutting short a couple of trades – Trina Solar (TSL) which is feeling the weight of a bad report from FSLR, while NFLX just refuses to bounce with the rest of the market. Strong up-days like what we are

    By |Published On: February 25, 2011|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): BGCP (8.69), NFLX (205.35), SRZ (8.73), TSL (28.55) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 25% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): GDP (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are up very strong ahead of the market open.  Asian

    By |Published On: February 25, 2011|2 min read|
  • Every year millions of people are making New Years resolutions and most of them are not even kept beyond the first week. For traders, resolutions are very important, or at least the establishing of new goals and expectations of one’s self in lieu of the trading year ahead This vastly important to the improvement and

    By |Published On: January 3, 2011|4 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): VMW (84.50), APOG (12.18), BIDU (105.80), ESV (48.75), CX (9.56), NFLX (179.67) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): DTV (40.50) BIAS: 21% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): International Trade (8:30am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Treasury Budget (2pm) My Observations

    By |Published On: December 10, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): VMW (84.50), APOG (12.18), BIDU (105.80), ESV (48.75), CX (9.56), NFLX (179.67) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): DTV (40.50) BIAS: 36% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Wholesale Trade (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) My Observations and What to

    By |Published On: December 9, 2010|2 min read|
  • I’ve seen a lot of these high-flying stocks, like NFLX, and others sell-off hard due to rumors about a CEO (i.e. Steve Jobs and Apple) or a resignation by another corporate executive (like what we have today with NFLX), only to see the stock quickly rebound within a few days or even the same

    By |Published On: December 8, 2010|1 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): TICC (10.28), NFLX (172.58), MCD (77.74), BIDU (111.99), SPY (119.90), CTXS (64.13), MENT (11.08), MON (61.20), GS (160.40), HRS (44.99), HTZ (11.78), KR (22.36) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 73% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Retail Sales (8:30am), Empire State Manufacturing

    By |Published On: November 15, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): TICC (10.28), NFLX (172.58), MCD (77.74), FLIR (28.18), BIDU (111.99), SPY (119.90), CTXS (64.13), MENT (11.08), MON (61.20) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 73% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Consumer Sentiment (9:55am) My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are down

    By |Published On: November 12, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): TICC (10.28), NFLX (172.58), MCD (77.74), FLIR (28.18), BIDU (107.15), SPY (119.90), CTXS (63.20) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 68% Long Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): None – Veterans Day My Observations and What to Expect: Futures are trading with moderate weakness

    By |Published On: November 11, 2010|2 min read|
  • Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): TICC (10.28), NFLX (165.00), MCD (76.92), QID (11.92), FLIR (27.19) Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 33% Long  Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), International Trade (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), EIA Petroleum

    By |Published On: November 10, 2010|2 min read|