Laces Out Journal

Strongly considering bailing on my Pason position. I'm long and with a small profit still but with the Chairman dumping huge quantities of stock the last few weeks I'm getting unsettled.
Who knows why he is dumping - but the stock is at the bottom of the recent channel and, while the divi has been raised, I'm not too convinced.
I'll update the journal if I do anything.
 
Does Canada have like USA April 15th to pay personal income taxes as well? I notice some CEO's, sell stocks just before USA date to pay for taxes from month before so I never take that into consideration. Way to go on buying dividend stocks and trading options, so few seem to do so or not saying they do.
 
Handle123 said:
Does Canada have like USA April 15th to pay personal income taxes as well? I notice some CEO's, sell stocks just before USA date to pay for taxes from month before so I never take that into consideration. Way to go on buying dividend stocks and trading options, so few seem to do so or not saying they do.
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April 30th
 
I'm long another company called Epicore Bionetworks (EBN:V)
Long from average price of $0.65. Stock is down to $0.48 but I really like the company.
A profitable biotech company. Imagine that.
Fishing industry is a bit weak now but I am compelled to buy more if it moves lower.
They seem to be a takeover target.
 
FWIW,
I tried to double my position in EBN and bought more at 39 cents 12 days ago (damn thing is not very liquid)...average price is now 55 cents...still under..EBN and STN are the only stocks I'm down on....
Against my better judgement I held onto PSI (i was about to dump it at the very swing low)...but rode it out and i'm back into the black...
Best performers are ZCL, SIS, QHR and HCG....up anywhere from 25-45%...

Haven't been tracking too closely or looking for new stuff.....
Up about 7% since beginning of the year...
 
On Friday, I liquidated 75% of the stocks in my portfolio that were underperforming (less than 10% gain since Jan 2016)
and 50% of the stocks that were overperforming the index (more than 10% gain since Jan 2016)..

I kept my largest loser, EBN, fully intact...very illiquid, looking to add to it, longer term...

this amounted to me selling, but keeping smaller positions in all the following stocks...

RX
BDI
CGY
CRH
FTN
HCG
IFC
GUD
MG
MFC
OVI.A
PSI
QHR
SIS
SUM
STN
TFI
ZCL

It was a well profitable few months with this group of stocks (most were in the green, some VERY green...a few red)...but my feeling is that the market will be unsettled heading towards the summer, and I booked some profits...
 
Liquidated the entire portfolio today.
Been a great run. Up significantly. Not sure the numbers but am going to stand pat until after the holidays and reassess.

I did do an option play on POT (in my US margin acct). Was long calls and short puts. I liquidated the long calls today and stayed short the soon to expire puts. Great trade.
 
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