Strategies Archive

  • Week 22 Gameplan

    Week 22 Gameplan

    The markets are turning the corner.  As noted in the Weekly Analysis the long-term trend turned bearish two weeks ago and continues to be bearish.  Meanwhile the short-term trend has been range-bound for most of May.  However, the short-term trend is flirting with breaking out of the...

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  • Week 21 Gameplan

    Week 21 Gameplan

    The short-term bullish trend came under pressure.  As noted (Weekly Market Analysis for May 16, 2009), the SPY closed below its trend-line but found support at the 20-Day SMA.  Meanwhile, the long-term trend re-established the bearish trend marked by the decline in the MACD.  This...

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  • May 2009 Watchlist

    May 2009 Watchlist

    Over the weekend I compiled the May 2009 watchlist.  This is the first watchlist of my trading strategy and I couldn’t have picked a better time to begin.

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  • Mechanical Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering

    Two weeks into mechanical investing has been a hair-raising, ulcer producing experience.  If you follow the performance of my picks, you’d probably avoid mechanical investing like the plague.  But I feel obligated to discuss my approach in light of mechanical investing.

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  • Bought HGR @ 16.58

    Bought HGR @ 16.58

    Since I was stopped out of Terra Industries (TRA), I replaced the holding with the next investment from the screen Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR).

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  • Sold TRA @ 49.47

    Sold TRA @ 49.47

    I was stopped out of the Terra Industries (TRA) position at $49.47.  This was a loss of about 8.8%.  A little below my stop loss target.  But I hadn’t set the automatic stop loss so I had to pull the trigger myself.

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