So why BIOD? On the off chance that someone might be interested, there is a method to my madness, and BIOD fits what I look for in a long-shot trade.
As the chart will illustrate BIOD took a massive hit a couple years ago. That's one thing I look for. Second thing I look for, did it survive with some strength? In this case yes. Then I'm looking for a "reasonable" channel for an extended period of time.
Once I find that I start the DD on the company itself to see if there's anything worth looking at in the coming months. If the chart is a match, the company looks like a survivor, and there's some news of substance expected over a 1-6 month period, I'll take a position. I like to take a big enough position in which I can trade around a core. Say I have 500 shares, I'll use 200 of those as traders as time goes on.
The 64 dollar question...when do I sell. I have no set dollar amount. I evaluate every position I have daily and grade their performance. I have a watch list of up and comers and if I think one of those up and comers looks better than the weakest stock I hold, I'll start dumping the weak one and buying the new up and comer. So while I may love BIOD today, as it falls on my performance list,(they all do eventually), I will trade out of it as I fall in love with another.
That's pretty much it and you'll see most all of my trades display those qualities to some degree. When I get away from that well proven method(since 1998 for me) and attempt to reinvent the wheel, I usually get my ass handed to me. The latest example being VMC, or whatever the fuck that symbol was. That bitch is dead to me.
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