Monthly Archives: January 2010

Sidetracked

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Tom

Been sidetracked with a great online comic I discovered…

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$3.9 Trillion In Stealth Stimulus

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Tom

Via CNN. I love the "stealth stimulus" term which is probably code for bank bonuses.    .

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A Review of PMCS

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Tom

I wrote about $PMCS back on 1/14/10, the day after it made a nice hammer formation at its 200 DMA.  It made the hammer at the bottom of a trend with very little volume or conviction for me, and I … Continue reading →

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A Review Of My RFV Trade

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Tom

$RFV was a winner for me. In fact it was my largest winner in the bunch, clocking in over 12% or about +3R.  However, it got taken out via a stop on 1/21/10 as the market looked like it started … Continue reading →

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A Review Of My V Trade

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Tom

I entered Visa ($V) back on 12/22/09 after it made an all time high, with heavy volume, the day before.  It then went sideways for a month and I was finally taken out on 1/22, right below its 50 DMA. … Continue reading →

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A Review of NEP

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Tom

I've been posting a few candlestick chart scans and asking my readers, "would you buy them" here and now or just posting some basic commentary about them being screwed.  Let's take a look at how one of them faired after … Continue reading →

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Would You Buy SMBL Now?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Tom

Another candlestick chart pattern for your eyes this morning.  SMBL made a nice hammer at its 50DMA and right at the bottom of its trend line BUT volume is unconvincing for me…  So, would you buy it?

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Could The Market Be Turning?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Tom

After having 8 of my 12 open stock and ETF positions stopped out this week, I'd say the market is starting to roll over.  It could be because of Obama's bank tax or something else.  Who knows and who cares! … Continue reading →

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Making Money In Microcaps

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Tom

I got taken out in FDM yesterday after riding a bit of its trend.  I made money on this one, about 8.5%.  Not too shabby.

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Mr. Market Took Me Out Today

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Tom

And yesterday out of a total of 5 positions.  One position was a good gain (FDM) but the others added up to slight losses; add them all up and I'm down only $5.  I'm not upset, just satisfied my system … Continue reading →

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I’m Flying 30,000 Ft Above North Dakota

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Tom

and I'm about to die!!! No, I'm just kidding but I am in North Dakota for work.  So what do I do in my spare time up at 30,000 feet? I'm doing Python tutorials.

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Would You Buy BIDU?

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Tom

Well would you punk?  BIDU made a gap up under heavy volume after the anouncement that Google might leave China.  The first candlestick after the news was a hammer at the top of a resistance line, which brought out the … Continue reading →

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