The SPY was finally a little weaker this week, as the range moved down slightly, starting the week at 94, moving down to 91, and closing at 92. This coming week, the levels I will look at are 93 as resistance, and 90 as support. Some of this week’s links: An interesting look at the possible moves the Fed will … Read More
It’s Called Trading
Each day into the Close our intern Krysten asks me to share a trading idea for our Twitter feed. Today I told her that I was short AAPL below 138 but would cover above 138.15. AAPL had failed at the 138 level earlier in the day and had a significant down move. I was risking 15 cents to make potentially … Read More
From the Mailbag – Part 3
I received this question the other day and thought we could discuss it. Ok so here goes… Rusmin Says: Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 3:24 am I want to ask you a question. But before I ask you that, I want to tell you something. I had a similar day where i took a huge rip. I f**ked up fifteen … Read More
RIMM For Tomorrow
I traded RIMM in the aftermarket today. It was a bit of a roller coaster ride. Initially our “chirp guy” (person who reads breaking news over a speaker) said they beat their earnings estimate by around 20%. I have a rule in the after hours when trading a momentum stock. If they beat estimates by more than 10% I buy. … Read More
I Am a Technical Trader
This afternoon on CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report, Dennis Gartman (producer of the respected The Gartman Letter and former futures analyst for A.G. & Becker) and I seemed to dissent about how to play GS. We didn’t. Let’s discuss. About a week ago, I advocated shorting GS at 150 with a stop at 151.17 and a target of 140. For … Read More
Slowing Down Your Game
So I wrote a post yesterday about a memorable rip I took for my lack of focus. I appreciate the posts by our readers which demonstrated that some good came out of my rip, a lesson shared. I was thinking of titling this post, “And then the Sun Came Up”, but as I tweeted today it has rained everyday … Read More
Unnecessary
I made an unforced error on the Open today. I did something I never do. I broke a trading rule that I never break. And I pride myself on my discipline. I’m not concerned that I will ever repeat this error. I doubt that I will. I’m the most disciplined trader that I know. I just don’t make many mistakes. … Read More
Taking A Look Under The Hood Part II
I want to discuss in more detail how I believe I can press my advantage prior to the start of earnings season. As previously mentioned I spend a great deal of time looking at longer term charts. I am able to get a sense of which stocks are poised to make sizable intraday moves. I then set alerts at important … Read More