Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Bearish I am, but still trading a little

Well I am bearish as a result of the things I review, but there are always some things to trade

 

Trading:

I did not yet sell my VZ, still hoping for 37.5.

I picked up some RSU on the 21st and sold it on the 28th for a modest $.50 gain per share.

I just bought some SDS on the 29th and plan to sell it on the next down day
 
So what did I see in my weekend review?

The 10-yr Treasury yield is again down a little to 1.94% this week. (November 29)

IBD (Investor Business Daily) is still: Market in Correction  

Copernicus Systems is pretty clear to be short in my interpretation.

Money flows continue down  

 Currently my "Stocks for a Trade" now consists of:
(All gains or losses shown are the total since purchase)
AAPL  +4.73%,  – 8.12%,
ETF’s for a trade are:
GLD –3.13%, +6.98 %
I hope you have a good week


Sunday, November 20, 2011

A Time To Go Short?


Things are looking down based on the things I review on the weekend…but a “Santa Claus” rally is always a possibility this time of the year. I anticipate a lot of shopping is to take place, so retailers are likely to finish well rally or not.

I was able to pick up some VZ for another trade this week, in at 36.5, hope to sell at 37.5.
 
So what did I see in my weekend review?

The 10-yr Treasury yield is down a little to 2.01% this week.

IBD (Investor Business Daily) has changed to: Market in Correction  

Copernicus Systems has shown some changes, and is basically short in my interpretation.

Money flows are clearly down now 

 EWG and EWJ still look bad (Germany and Japan)

My stock picks TXN and  KLAC  have dropped and need to be sold  now

 Currently my "Stocks for a Trade" now consists of:
(All gains or losses shown are the total since purchase)
AAPL  +5.22%,  – 7.69 %,
KLAC  +2.80 % sell
TXN –1.77 %, sell
ETF’s for a trade are:
GLD –2.70%, +7.46 %
HHH -.12.88 %; –7.39 % time to sell… past time
AGG +. 44% may sell
XLE –5.11%, sell
Perhaps it is time to pick up some SH
I hope you have a good week

Sunday, November 13, 2011

A few changes to make this week and a little profit to take

Our markets are now been looking to Italy in addition to Greece, likely this means more cycling to continue

I continue to watch VZ looking for another trade, but this is beginning to look like a stock to own, not trade…perhaps.
 
So what did I see in my weekend review?

The 10-yr Treasury yield is again at 2.05% this week.

IBD (Investor Business Daily) continues to show: Uptrend Under Pressure  

Copernicus Systems has shown some changes, but still mixed in my interpretation.

Money flows creep up, but only slightly 

 EWG and EWJ still look bad, actually worse (Germany and Japan)

My stock picks TXN and  KLAC are still looking good but ARBA is dropping in the rankings, so time to sell and take a little profit

 Currently my "Stocks for a Trade" now consists of:
(All gains or losses shown are the total since purchase)
AAPL  +7.94%,  – 5.31 %, down a little this week.
KLAC  +12.20 %…still gaining
TXN +2.97 %, down a percent
ARBA +5.11 % down a mite, time to sell…5% is not bad, thank you
ETF’s for a trade are:
GLD +.98%, +11.52 % continuing to recover
HHH -..09 %; –6.01 % WATCHING!
AGG -.12%, now down
SPY -.45%
I hope you have a good week...and I think I will sell that SPY and will look at some XLE

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Probably a good time just to watch

I did sell BBH at a decent profit this week, but did not buy the QQQ. It just did not seem right and it does not look right now.

I am still watching for a price to pick up VZ again for another trade. It dropped close to my buy price but did not get there. It is still channeling so I am still watching. 

I did buy a little SPY but that went nowhere this week.

So what did I see in my weekend review?

The 10-yr Treasury yield is now at 2.05%, down this week.

IBD (Investor Business Daily) now shows: Uptrend Under Pressure  (and I feel it)

Copernicus Systems is showing mixed signals, in my interpretation.

Money flows may be finding a plateau, but some are up nonetheless.

I keep looking for a rise in EWG and EWJ here…but it gets worse for Germany and Japan…not better.

My stock picks TXN, KLAC and ARBA are still looking good with gains in all three. (I did not add BIIB as mentioned last week)

 Currently my "Stocks for a Trade" now consists of:
(All gains or losses shown are the total since purchase)
AAPL  +12.32%,  – 1.46 %, down a little this week.
KLAC  +9.96 %…up a mite this week
TXN +3.97 %, up this week
ARBA +5.94 % down a little
ETF’s for a trade are:
GLD –.82%, +9.53 % continuing to recover
HHH -.95 %; –6.82 % WATCHING!
AGG +. 79%
I hope you have a good week