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Journal Entry Jan 26

Week of Jan. 26 This potential bottom almost looks perfect. Do we go in aggressive early and keep buying dips? I think that’s the play here. NTRS- Strong rel. strength. Did not follow sector to new lows in Jan. All of the following are giving qualified Sequential buy signals: SPY: Also inv. H&S ABK- Buy [...]

Trading Ideas for Thur/Fri

For Thursday: JPM- Top name. Target size is 3 boats. Work hard for it. Confirmed/Qualified 12 count. Assume all insiders have been massive buyers over prior several weeks at unheard of prices. This is where crowd psychology starts to shift, and the beginning of the momentum shift is always the toughest AND most profitable. FOCUS…FOCUS…FOCUS… [...]

Caught the Turn, Now Lets Eat…

Or should I say “feast”, to better reflect my opinion? Perfect catch of the turn. Having switched from net short to net long mid day and scored doubles on both sides is excellent for a typically uneventful Wed. Nevertheless, should have crushed it beyond what was achieved. Seems like overly cautious following prior 8 weeks [...]

Trading Ideas Inauguration Week…

Long-term study of S&P 500 cash index shows 18m RSI below30 for first time since 2003 bottom. Modify long basket: re-weight sectors based on model runs on Sunday!!! ERX, CRM, CAT & CME, ICE - swing pivot UYG- Friday 8 count. Volume rising. Looking for climax low… URE- 2nd volume spike around major low. Final bottom [...]

Tax Code Revisions Will Result in Windfall Rebates for the Homebuilders

Congress is revising the “look back” provision on losses from two years to five years as a means of providing fiscal support for the nations home builders. As a result, the group is poised to receive massive tax rebate checks in the billions of dollars for each company. The following are the top weighted components [...]

Journal Entry Week of January 5 2009

FAS plenty of room to the upside. Create long basket with this. MBI breakaway gap? Watch AGM, ACI SKF break below $100 pending…. CSUN watch closely DRYS target $18.50 EBAY – S2 in place, shallow but potent target ~$20. N/L ~$15.30 AAPL, GOOG multiple b/o’s. Watch for shakeout/recovery. MCHP, MRVL, NVDA, RIMM rally in progress SPY [...]

Market Operations of a Proprietary Trader

January 2 AIG Commodity Index confirms bottom ACI immediate buy CAT, CLF What’s going on with CCRT? CMDTY: AKS- good S2.. Follow up on nat. gas stocks: CHK, CNX, EOG Watch Solar SPY traded through d/t line on rising volume. Is this a trap? 50dEMA $91.75 CME going to top range ~$265 AAPL $85 not [...]