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+ $347 As a vegan, I felt a little guilty shorting pasta today :D

To the long side, SRCL and AFAM seem to be pushing off lows, and USO is due for a bounce.

Bos, geez, thanks for the encouragement! elit, FAS looks like an excellent trading vehicle, with pure liquidity and a price that gives flexibility to any account size. (Win, does your firm need a marketing rep?). FAZ, on the other hand, appears to derive second-to-second pricing from a...

+ $942 Friday I had an IDCC target order which I thought was a day order but found out was GTC when it filled this morning @ 32.25 for a $180 gain. Not complaining about making money, but I could’ve snared three times as much. I need to check my order status end of each day. HOTT dropped...

+$942 Closed out remaining overnighters and snagged a bit extra end of day. Could've (and should've) taken the entire middle of the day off :D

We are protein-fixated in America. As for quality protein, leafy greens and broccoli have the highest amount of protein per calorie, with legumes above animal protein as well. Thing is, you can cram a lot of animal protein into your body because it packs the protein into a smaller package. (For...

Buy dips on an uptrend (bouncing along the 20-period MA), short rallies on a downtrend (hitting its head against the 20-period MA); use stochastics to guide your timing on the entries. If picking a top or bottom, set a tight stop.

You need beans, potatoes, whole grains, and nuts to fill you up. Fruits and veggies alone will leave you hungry. The other problem is most Americans think "a lot" of fruits and veggies is 5 servings a day. In fact, if you're vegan you should be eating a pound each of raw and cooked veggies a...

It's like our Moms always used to say, "If you're up $20,000 on a Monday morning, take the rest of the week off." :D Neke, that's a "restrospect" thought, very dangerous. Please don't it influence you to change what has been a very profitable trading strategy. Stay with your plan, you've...

Of all the dry bulk shipping companies, DRYS had the greatest exposure to the spot market (Baltic Dry Index), at over 50% I believe. The others had 70% or more of their contracts locked in at the rates during May highs. That, coupled with the fact that DRYS has the worst quick ratio, makes it...

Since I really enjoy writing (in case you haven’t guessed), I document a lot more in my regular trading journal than I post in this on-line journal. I know several people reading this thread are beginners, and several more are a notch-and-a-half above beginners (like myself), so I thought it...

EW is interesting. It's close to major 67.00 resistance and looks like it's on an unbroken trajectory to test that level. If it gets close, I'll bet everyone who wished they'd taken profits last July will sell like crazy. I'll set an alert for when it reaches 66.00. Thanks!

+ $296 - Day + $1165 - Week + $2441 - Month CECO ran up in the morning but not enough to entice me to add to the position (though in retrospect, wish I had). It eventually did what I expected and dipped below $22, where I covered oversold @ 21.87 for a $150 gain. Short CECO again @ 22.40...

+ $296 - Day + $1165 - Week + $2441 - Month Hermit, you're not alone: My MYGN offer @ 88.00 was actually touched, but some other whacko got 100 shares at that price before it fell :p (And one does NOT chase MYGN!) Have a great 3-day weekend all - get some fresh air and sunshine, pet...

Die RIMM die!!!

Or in a rare moment of daring you put on 3 trades at once and before you can enter stops/targets, your platform simply vanishes from the screen as if it never existed...OK I don't feel individually jinxed now.

Builder, stops become market orders when triggered, but Etrade has an order type called stop limit which means if the stop price is hit and you aren't filled at that price, you are still in the position. Kind of negates the whole reason for a stop, so I personally wouldn't use it.

Thanks, Bos! P.S. - I am carrying 3 overnight positions and, glancing a my P&L, I see that 3 of my 5 losing days this year were Fridays, so be sure to think a few mean thoughts so as not to jinx me tomorrow.

Bob, RE: your exemplary day! JAH, I see that LIFE was especially good to you today, and I WSH you the very best of trading tomorrow! BWA (Best Wishes Always), NoD P.S. I have no idea what to do with TDC :p

+ $200 Short IDCC @ 32.36, overbought, pullback from failure to make a new high. It took forever to creep down to the 32.20 range where it found support, so I covered @ 32.21 for a $75 gain. I’ve been watching MYGN for a few days, and missed out with limit orders. Today I finally decided...