(short term) stock trading

Discussion in 'Journals' started by roadstar4, Apr 5, 2011.

  1. #21     Apr 20, 2011
  2. previous day:
    AG long: bought 23.60, new stop 23.30
    TDC long: bought 51.72, move stop to 51.54
    PCLN long: bought 530.60, move stop to 523.43
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    other open positions:
    WTW long (75.32), move stop to 73.98
    PDC long (15.32), move stop to 15.08
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    new trades:
    GORO long: buy limit 29.58, stop loss 28.74


    LONG GORO

    just broke out to a new 52w high,
    trying to enter limit on a test
    of the breakout area.
    gold stocks have been lagging
    gold price for a while...
     
    #22     Apr 21, 2011
  3. previous day:
    GORO long: not triggered, canceled
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    open positions:
    TDC long (51.72): move stop to 52.41
    PDC long (15.32): move stop to 15.24, add target limit 17.48
    WTW long (75.32): move stop to 75.27
    PCLN long (530.60): move stop to 529.30
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    closed positions:
    AG long (23.60): 23.28 (stop), -1.35%

    Markets are extended and the S&P is approaching major resistence. Despite a lot of good charts, it's not a good spot to open new long positions, and there's no good charts setups for short positions.
     
    #23     Apr 25, 2011
  4. open positions:
    WTW long (75.32): move stop to 75.28
    PCLN long (530.60): move stop to 529.70, add target limit 558.80
    TDC long (51.72): add target limit 54.48
    PDC long (15.32): move stop to 15.32, add target limit 16.08
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    new trades:
    NAK short: sell stop 13.68, stop loss 13.92

    SHORT NAK

    after february top, clear medium
    term relative weakness
    for this gold stock,
    topping formations in metals.
    notice also NAK difficulty
    to close above the opening price.
    waiting for a break of support to short,
    heading to the 200 days mov.average

    nak intraday chart: http://tinypic.com/r/34pmgk5/7
     
    #24     Apr 26, 2011
  5. NAK: i forgot to add target limit 12.05
     
    #25     Apr 26, 2011
  6. previous day:
    NAK short: shorted 13.67, move stop to 13.94
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    open positions:
    TDC long (51.72): cancel target limit, change stop to 1$ trailing stop
    WTW long (75.32): add target limit 79.85, move stop to 75.90
    PCLN long (530.60): move target limit to 542.40
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    closed positions:
    PDC long (15.32): 16.08 limit, +4.96%


    no new trades in bernanke's day
     
    #26     Apr 27, 2011
  7. open positions:
    TDC long (51.72): sell market
    ---------------------------------
    closed positions:
    WTW long (75.32): 75.89 (stop), +0.75%
    PCLN long (530.60): 542.40 (limit), +2.22%
    NAK short (13.67): 13.96 (stop), -2.12%
    ---------------------------------
    Market are overextended to enter new long positions, but they're still closing around the high of the day and there's no good short setups. Notice the Dow Jones (DIA) which made a big green candlestick almost completly out of the upper bollinger band... Last time this happened was november 4th 2010, and a 3 weeks correction followed. Better to be careful
     
    #27     Apr 28, 2011
  8. closed trades:
    TDC long (51.72): 54.77 (market), +5.89%
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    new trades:
    PVX long: buy stop 9.40, stop loss 9.28

    PVX daily chart: http://tinypic.com/r/1zoukjc/7

    one month long consolidation with a tight range.
    buying on a new 52w high,
    which is also a long term
    resistence/support line
     
    #28     Apr 29, 2011
  9. previous day:
    PVX long: bought 9.40, move stop to 9.27
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    new trades:
    MOS short: sell limit 76.39, stop loss 77.90

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    SHORT MOS

    trying to enter limit on a bounce
    just below the 20 days mov.average
    weakest stock in a weak sector
    (fertilizer).
    big news like Bin Laden's death,
    often cause short term
    spikes/reversals in the markets.
    especially when markets are overextended.
     
    #29     May 2, 2011
  10. #30     May 2, 2011