Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #95944 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/1/2010 10:00:31 PM
  9-1-2010 UPDATE:
 
 LONG PLAYS:
 
 TAP - in at 43.70, closed today at 44.73 for a gain of 2.17%
 PEP - in at 64.09, SOLD today at 64.89 for a gain of 1.07% CROSSED MA(10) - SOLD AT THE CLOSE TODAY
 LULU - in at 33.94, closed at 33.71 for a loss of 0.86%
 INFY - in at 57.50, SOLD today at 59.70 for a gain of 3.64% CROSSED MA(10) - SOLD AT THE CLOSE TODAY
 
 SHORT PLAYS:
 
 SUNH - in at 8.57, COVERED this morning at 8.06 for a gain of 5.95% 
 COT - in at 6.91, closed today at 7.17 for a loss of 3.93%
 CRZO - in at 21.26, closed today at 21.97 for a loss of 3.51%
 BR - in at 21.37, closed today at 21.58 for a loss of 1.16%
 FAF - in at 15.00, closed today at 15.55 for a loss of 3.84%
 
 All trades above include a commission cost of $8.95 per trade.
 
 Net gain/loss so far this week - loss of 0.09%  (down $42.14 on $45,000 invested after commission costs of $107.40).
 
 Not sure if I will replace the two long plays closed out today.  If I do, it will be looking for a 1% pullback off of today's close on the following stocks:
 
 CSTR - scored 5/6 on the new Connors filters, is below the LBB(42,2), and is more than 2 SD below its usual relationship with the SPY.  Entry would be at 41.40, stop loss at 40.15, and profit target at 44.00
 
 ULTA - scored 2/6 on the new Connors filters, and is more than 2 SD below its usual relationship with the SPY.  Entry would be at 22.00, stop loss at 21.35, and profit target at 23.35
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #95957 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/2/2010 10:31:03 AM
  ULTA - scored 2/6 on the new Connors filters, and is more than 2 SD below its usual relationship with the SPY.  Entry would be at 22.00, stop loss at 21.35, and profit target at 23.35
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 Order filled at 22.00.  Already hit profit target (6%) at 23.35.  SOLD at 23.35.
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #95970 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/3/2010 9:15:37 AM
  9-2-2010 UPDATE:
 
 LONG PLAYS:
 
 TAP - in at 43.70, closed today at 44.75 for a gain of 2.22% CLOSED ABOVE MA(10) - WILL SELL TODAY, BUT WILL WAIT TO SEE IF IT GOES ABOVE 45 BASED ON FUTURES LOOKING VERY POSITIVE
 PEP - in at 64.09, SOLD today at 64.89 for a gain of 1.07% CROSSED MA(10)
 LULU - in at 33.94, closed at 34.36 for a gain of 1.06%
 INFY - in at 57.50, SOLD at 59.70 for a gain of 3.64% CROSSED MA(10)
 ULTA - in at 22.00, SOLD at 23.35 for a gain of 6.01% (PROFIT TARGET HIT).
 
 SHORT PLAYS:
 
 SUNH - in at 8.57, COVERED this morning at 8.06 for a gain of 5.95% 
 COT - in at 6.91, closed today at 7.08 for a loss of 2.63%
 CRZO - in at 21.26, closed today at 22.37 for a loss of 5.39%
 BR - in at 21.37, closed today at 21.87 for a loss of 2.51%
 FAF - in at 15.00, closed today at 15.66 for a loss of 4.57%
 
 All trades above include a commission cost of $8.95 per trade.
 
 Net gain/loss so far this week - gain of 0.21%  (up $106.01 on $50,000 invested after commission costs of $125.30).
 
 Should have used profit targets on several of the shorts this week.  CRZO was at 5+% profit earlier this week, now trading at a 5+% loss.
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #95971 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/3/2010 9:40:43 AM
  Out of TAP at 45.03 for a gain of 3.04%.
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #95972 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/3/2010 9:47:49 AM
  Out of LULU at 35.42 for a gain of 4.36%.
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #96021 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA modified | 
9/5/2010 11:37:13 AM
  9-3-2010 UPDATE:
 
 LONG PLAYS:
 
 TAP - in at 43.70, SOLD at 45.03 for a gain of 3.04% 
 PEP - in at 64.09, SOLD at 64.89 for a gain of 1.07% 
 LULU - in at 33.94, SOLD at 35.42 for a gain of 4.36%
 INFY - in at 57.50, SOLD at 59.70 for a gain of 3.64% 
 ULTA - in at 22.00, SOLD at 23.35 for a gain of 6.01% 
 
 SHORT PLAYS:
 
 SUNH - in at 8.57, COVERED this morning at 8.06 for a gain of 5.95% 
 COT - in at 6.91, closed today at 7.07 for a loss of 2.49%
 CRZO - in at 21.26, closed today at 22.97 for a loss of 8.21%
 BR - in at 21.37, closed today at 22.29 for a loss of 4.48%
 FAF - in at 15.00, closed today at 15.54 for a loss of 3.77%
 
 All trades above include a commission cost of $8.95 per trade.
 
 Net gain/loss so far this week - gain of 0.17%  (up $83.77 on $50,000 invested after commission costs of $179.00).  Trading costs accounted for 0.36%.
 
 I need to decide on whether or not I use profit stops - in the case of CRZO I could have netted 5% rather than losing 8%, but for ULTA I took a 6% profit rather than the 19.5% I could have had if I just closed it out at the end of this week.
 
 Either approach, applied consistently, would have made me a LOT more this week.
 
 
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daggetk 1 posts msg #96028 - Ignore daggetk | 
9/5/2010 8:35:07 PM
  Kevin, thanks for all the work  you have done on this forum.  I would like to re-produce your results.  However, I can't seem to see the latest filter you are using.  could you please point me to the latest filter?  Thanks again.
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #96047 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/7/2010 6:36:49 AM
  Sure thing:
 
  	    
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #96048 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/7/2010 6:39:43 AM
  Here's the "mirror image" short version:
 
  	    
 
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Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts msg #96049 - Ignore Kevin_in_GA | 
9/7/2010 6:58:48 AM
  I’ll be in London this week on business, with a fairly busy schedule.  Back on Friday.
 
 Futures are getting ugly today, so no planned trades.
 
 The filters pulled up a couple of short candidates worth tracking however:
 
 BCRD
 KV-A
 SNIC
 PDE
 ITMN
 
 Only three long plays were generated:
 
 BNE
 AVNR
 EUO
 
 Can’t really track these as I usually do, so I’ll sit in cash for this week.  
 
 
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