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pretty soon GOOG will be a long term short holding ... 100 points downward ... what will be the catalyst ... hmmm nasdaq stocks make me sick so i do not trade them often ... stocks i traded yest./ today: EXC(sold on open) ROK JCI PEP DVN JPM long JPM added today ... if my levels do...

to take full advantage of yesterday's market action you actually had to know what was happening as it happened. preconceived notions are meaningless when a freight train is heading your way. i did 10% R.O.C yesterday and don't expect to be handed the type of A/D or TRIN that we had yesterday...

first off, don't trade just cause. because, you will be lost with your position in hand ready to give in to the slightest variation or market turbulance. don't trade big size at the open. you can always enter or exit after the retail wave or morning rush. anyway, why would you put on size...

not really. if you have your positions keyed up properly it's just a waiting game until you get a big move, like today. in the meantime, taking small gains and lighting your line never hurts. my P/L in the last few weeks has been down in general because i haven't been holding onto gainers, as...

nice trade on VLO -- 15% trades in the last few weeks deserve recognition. stocks that give back more than 30% of a move usually give it all back shortly thereafter the target for VLO $45 alex

exactly correct. ego should rise when one acts according to a plan/discipline and executes flawlessly regardless of being correct or wrong on that trade. trying to separate ego from oneself is futile but for a few eccentric individuals. the key is to get ego to work for you and not against...

i learned more from using a piece of graphing paper and a pencil then from some of these so-called "teachers". if you are a keen observer and can train yourself to be decisive and disciplined, along with having a business sense/experience, all that you would need at that point is the ability to...

check out the daily on SBUX reverse-h/s a break above the neckline could secure a base on the monthly alex

VLO short? def. consolidation...but, inside day on lower/moderate volume...needs to take out yest. low to get serious about a short otherwise risk being pants'ed...imo alex EDIT: check out TWTR EDIT: ASML closed a gap down from 4/25/05 & 4/13/05 today EDIT: you can ski down EXC today...

what do you do when you are daytrading a STOCK and you are hitting your points when a big fish arrives and starts knocking out pivots, then leaves and, you are left with garbage? alex

out EXC ...

long EXC ... adding shares on weakness

read this article over the weekend stating how the market was NOT going to whipsaw around this week...LOL wonder if that guy still has a job? alex p.s.--holding cash edit: "and plenty of it" to "cash" (we don't want to offend anyone or sound arrogant, just meant to say i'm all cash)...

crappy company + crappy company= healthy company only on Wall St. and, only for one day... we have Ameritrade and E-trade rumors...along with TD being scooped... also, DUK wants CIN for how much? 9 billion folks...that's right, 9 billion for a midwest utility. Just to keep pace with the...

why now? this speculation will end badly for most...imo HON needs to trim fat before any takeover is taken seriously... i can picture a certain hedge fund taking "liberties" right about now... money needs a place to go after such turmoil in the market this week...GM alex edit: we...

closed HOT long this a.m. for a profit gap-up filled this a.m. observe this level/pivot...will post as soon as i take a position, if today....(i know my "commentary" is useless for some here) alex edit: next major support is $49 HOT

true. i'm looking for weak hands; not going to stay too long. all b/c of REVPAR, this last spike down...earnings were great and guidance is strong. thx alex

mixed day for me... covered PTEN for a nice loss--trying to catch a direction yesterday and into today was futile, i should've noticed the range after the extensive workup... (the fed call + energy report = range trade, non-directional) my problem is that i had PTEN long from $18.65 to...

short PTEN alex

if PTEN takes out the high with "conviction" i'm long if PTEN takes out 24.75 i'll be looking for a short op. i want to make $1 on this trade within 2-3 days small initial position alex