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		<title>Week 22 Gameplan</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2009/05/25/week-22-gameplan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 19:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>Week 21 Gameplan</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2009/05/17/week-21-gameplan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 20:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>May 2009 Watchlist</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2009/05/05/may-2009-watchlist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend I compiled the May 2009 watchlist.  This is the first watchlist of my trading strategy and I couldn&#8217;t have picked a better time to begin. The trading plan clearly defines the criteria for making the monthly watchlist.  To recap and save you...


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<li><a href='http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/08/19/the-plan-version-1b1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Plan &#8211; Version 1b1'>The Plan &#8211; Version 1b1</a></li>
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		<title>Mechanical Engineering</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/07/08/mechanical-engineering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks into mechanical investing has been a hair-raising, ulcer producing experience.  If you follow the performance of my picks, you&#8217;d probably avoid mechanical investing like the plague.  But I feel obligated to discuss my approach in light of mechanical investing. I am not the...


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<li><a href='http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/22/how-not-to-invest-in-stocks/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How Not to Invest In Stocks'>How Not to Invest In Stocks</a></li>
<li><a href='http://learnedinvestor.com/2007/10/20/two-months-four-days/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Two Months, Four Days'>Two Months, Four Days</a></li>
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		<title>Bought HGR @ 16.58</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/30/bought-hgr-1658/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I was stopped out of Terra Industries (TRA), I replaced the holding with the next investment from the screen Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR). Well, I had thought about this very situation.  Under my rules, I decided not to buy-and-hold for the 4 week period,...


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		<title>Sold TRA @ 49.47</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/30/sold-tra-4947/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t set the automatic stop loss so I had to pull the trigger myself. I didn&#8217;t really enjoy...


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		<title>Ominous Beginnings</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/24/ominous-beginnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did it.  I placed my money where my mouth is.  I implemented my plan.  A day later than I will be, violation of my rules, but it is really moot as there won&#8217;t be a real affect.  So here how it plays out on...


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		<title>No More Talk &#8211; The Plan</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/24/no-more-talk-the-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to move forward. I have remained idle for far too long. Tinkering away. Purchasing some equities here and there. And frankly, failing miserably. Sure the market is not pretty. But my portfolio is even uglier. And I&#8217;ve harped on it for long enough....


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		<title>Mechanical Investing &#8211; Rely on the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/23/mechanical-investing-rely-on-the-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire and forget investing. Sounds boring. Sounds dangerous. But it can be very profitable. The idea: screen for stocks using a set of defined, reliable and historically successful criteria, buy those stocks basically no questions asked, and sell them when they fullfill predetermined criteria &#8212;...


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		<title>How Not to Invest In Stocks</title>
		<link>http://learnedinvestor.com/2008/06/22/how-not-to-invest-in-stocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Learned</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last year, as I read numerous investing books, I managed to lose 25% of my portfolio value. I didn&#8217;t post the purchases here on the site, not because I lost a pretty penny, but because I had no reason to be investing in...


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