swing-day trading US stocks

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  1. ivica

    ivica

    Watch list for 03/23/2007

    This is my last post in this format. Hope you all liked what you saw here. I will continue to bring some trading ideas, but in different form
    Wish you all great trading day

    LONG:
    Swing possibilities (ST-PT)
    SCHN long above: 40.00, stop under: 38.00, target: open ST
    Next earning date: Apr 09, 2007 http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007schn.jpg

    Day trade possibilities (DT-ST)
    SPR long above: 32.00, stop under: 31.50, target: 34-35 areas DT-ST
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007spr.jpg

    AGR long above: 22.05, stop under: 21.75, target: 23 areas DT-ST
    Next earning date: Apr 26, 2007 http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007agr.jpg

    SHORT:
    Swing possibilities (ST-PT)

    MSO short under: 17.00, stop above: 17.30 areas , target: open ST
    Next earning date: Apr 24, 2007 http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007mso.jpg

    ABM short under: 25.86, stop above: 26.40, target: open ST
    Next earning date: Jun 05, 2007 http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007abm.jpg


    Good luck trading today!!!!
    Ivica Juracic
     
    #271     Mar 23, 2007
  2. ivica

    ivica

    Weekly swing results (19 - 23 March 2007)

    TTI - entered ($23.05) swing trade exit ($24.15) plus $1.10 (4.77%, 5.50 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03162007tti.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007tti.jpg

    ADS - entered ($60.30) swing trade exit ($62.00) plus $1.70 (2.82%, 3.78 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03192007ads.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007ads.jpg

    LSI - entered ($10.22) swing trade exit ($10.16) minus $0.06
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03192007lsi.jpg

    JOYG - entered ($41.10) swing trade exit ($41.40) minus $0.30
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03192007joygweekly.jpg

    DECK - entered ($70.80) swing trade exit ($71.70) plus $0.90 (1.27%, 0.50 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03192007deck.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03222007deck.jpg

    ESLR - entered ($10.05) swing trade exit ($10.47) plus $0.42 (4.18%, 2.10 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03202007eslr.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007eslr.jpg

    CCK - entered ($24.05) swing trade exit ($24.70) plus $0.65 (2.70%, 2.60 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03202007cck.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007cck.jpg

    RIMM - entered ($131.30) swing trade exit ($135.60) minus $4.30
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03202007rimm.jpg

    MIR - entered ($38.85) swing trade exit ($40.45) plus $1.60 (4.12%, 1.88 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03202007mir.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007mir.jpg

    NCR - entered ($48.05) swing trade exit ($48.85) plus $0.80 (1.66%, 2.67 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03212007ncr.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007ncr.jpg

    ZOLT - entered ($32.00) swing trade exit ($34.25) plus $2.25 (7.03%, 5.92 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03222007zolt.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007zolt.jpg

    Wish you good trading next week !!
    Ivica Juracic
     
    #272     Mar 25, 2007
  3. ivica

    ivica

    Good day!


    Yesterday was good day for intraday moves. PEG is good example. This is setup chart:
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007peg.jpg

    This is good example why is risk/reward most important for me. Setup was above 82, with stop under 81.90. That was do or die situation. PEG held strong all day and 10sma 15 min was nice intraday support area. Because of that, I was move stop with that support. Final target area was 83 areas, but PEG didn't see that. Exit was at 82.75. Here is exit chart:
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007peg.jpg

    Risk was 15 cents and gain is 70 cents, and at the end that was 0.85% gain what is small. Risk/reward is 4.67 what is great. PEG trade will cover several negative trades and because of that i don't count success with points. Risk/reward is best for that.

    Wish you all good trading today
    Ivica
     
    #273     Mar 27, 2007
  4. ivica

    ivica

    Date: 03/27/2008

    Symbol: MIR – day trade
    Entry: 40.25
    Exit: 41.00
    Risk/reward: 3.00
    Profit: $0.75
    Entry chart: http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007mir.jpg
    Exit chart: http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007mir60.jpg


    Symbol: AMLN – day trade
    Entry: 38.54
    Exit: 38.85
    Risk/reward: 1.07
    Profit: $0.31
    Entry chart: http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007amln.jpg
    Exit chart: http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007amln5.jpg

    Symbol: BXP – swing trade
    Entry: 116.60
    Exit: last price is 115.78
    Entry chart: http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007bxp.jpg

    Wish you all good trading today!!
    Ivica Juracic
     
    #274     Mar 28, 2007
  5. ivica

    ivica

    #275     Mar 30, 2007
  6. ivica

    ivica

    #276     Apr 3, 2007
  7. ivica

    ivica

    Good day!

    In days when market daily chart don’t give us much of low risk opportunities, important is to be very patient and selective. Also this is time when overtrading trap is everywhere and every successful trader know how to avoid them. It is hardest time for swing traders, because we don’t see much of continuations and because of that it is very important to compare stock charts and market charts. On that way you will find “own way” charts. No matters of market direction they have own way. I’m most happy when I find that kind of stock. Here are few examples what we had last days:

    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007fcx.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03282007hsp.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007kwd.jpg (this one was closed yesterday)

    Take a look them now and you will see that all have “own way” and that is prove that swing traders always have chance, but sometime is harder to find them.

    In the mean time day traders can find more intraday opportunities, but we all know that is different type of trading and isn’t for everyone.

    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04032007vlo.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04032007vlo5.jpg

    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04032007cbi.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04032007cbi5.jpg

    Here are two examples from yesterday. First chart is setup chart and second chart is exit chart. You can see that style is same, but time frame it isn’t. Best is that this style what I use is good for every type of trader: scalp, day, swing or position trader. All is same, just different time frame. However, all of them must know basic knowledge about market, pace, risk management, recognizing risk etc. It isn’t hard if you look all that with logic.

    Wish you all nice holidays and good trading

    Regards
    Ivica
     
    #277     Apr 4, 2007
  8. ivica

    ivica

    Swing trade results

    VNO - entered ($121.40) swing trade exit ($117.15) plus $4.25 (3.50% 2.24r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007vno.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03302007vno.jpg

    ISRG - entered ($123.10) swing trade exit ($125.00) plus $1.90 (1.54%, 0.90 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007isrg60.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04092007isrg60.jpg

    CYTC - entered ($33.44) swing trade exit ($33.90) plus $0.46 (1.38%, 1.59 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03202007cytc.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04092007cytc.jpg

    SPR - entered ($32.05) swing trade exit ($31.70) minus $0.35
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03232007spr.jpg

    BXP - entered ($116.60) swing trade exit ($113.75) plus $2.85 (2.44%, 0.98 r/r)
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03272007bxp.jpg
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04092007bxp.jpg

    GNTX - entered ($16.32) swing trade exit ($14.40) minus $0.08
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/03262007gntx.jpg

    Wish you all great Holidays
    Ivica
     
    #278     Apr 6, 2007
  9. ivica

    ivica

    Good day!

    We had mixed trading day, best for day trades. Those who follow this journal know that for me main measure for success is good risk management and risk/reward. Because good risk/reward trade will cover several loss trades or it will bring me to positive area.
    DNDN was good example.
    This is setup chart:
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04092007dndn.jpg
    Setup was above previous 5 min high and that was above 20.60, with stop under 20.25 (previous 5 min low) Also it is important to see 10sma support area (brown line). I love to use moving averages.
    This is exit DNDN chart:
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04092007dndn5.jpg
    With 23 as target area we got 5.50 risk/reward, also 10.65% and $2.20 gain. This is very nice trade, but again I like to focus again on risk/reward. That amount is most important for me.

    Here are few ideas for 04/10/2007.

    Long:
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04102007bk.jpg http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04102007bwa.jpg

    Short:
    http://www.ivicacharts.com/diagrams/2007/04102007phly.jpg

    Wish you all good trading
    Ivica
     
    #279     Apr 9, 2007
  10. ivica

    ivica

    #280     Apr 10, 2007