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Two fills WMT, GE, 3.5 cents/share.
-22 cents on CAT - shorted and it kept going up, so bailed.
1 fill short MRK , made 11 cents
4 short fills T 5 , GE 2, CAT 6, JPM 6 , Total 19 cents, 2.375 cents/share
3 fills short, 42 cents, 7 cents/share.
Made 8 cents shorting CAT.
Filled on GE and CAT short. Up 24 cents
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