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Category Archives: Risk Management
Visa Confirms Break
Visa (V) is following through on its break out today as it moves above $207.On Balance Volume shows that there is accumulation of this stock. An entry here with a stop just below $206 offers a good Reward / Risk
Will Goldman Sachs ever break out?
Goldman Sachs (GS) is trying to break out today again. It keeps failing around $172 but the charts show high probability it will succeed. In addition to the wedge, there is an inverse head and shoulders pattern that formed in … Continue reading
Gold looks very weak
Gold prices look like they want to keep going down and $1000 is acting as a magnet. Looking at the GLD ETF there is a “Head and Shoulders” pattern that is currently in play and was confirmed on Dec. 10th … Continue reading
Baidu Holding the Line
So far Baidu (BIDU) is holding the line and offering a good entry point. Sure the break out pattern can fail and the stock go lower, but it is easy to define risk in this situation. Buying here around $170 … Continue reading
Buying the dip
One of the scariest trades, but one that is high probability, high reward, low risk is buying into a pullback to strong support. I am buying the SPY as it pulls back today to the price area between $178 – … Continue reading
Mastercard on Fire. Is Visa Next?
Mastercard broke out today with a strong move. Visa tried to break out too, but failed to gain any momentum in a week market today. It is trading in a tight range for about a month with resistance coming in … Continue reading
Baidu Holding the line
Baidu (BIDU) is holding the line on very choppy action. Prices do show that there is momentum to the upside with the large opening candles (15 min chart.) Strong support came in around $170 yesterday and it is holding above … Continue reading
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Baidu Breaking Out
BIDU is finally breaking past $170 with conviction this morning. A follow through confirmation tomorrow would be ideal as the chart shows a lot of chop since august. Again, an ATR based trailing stop in this case is my preferred … Continue reading
GM Flolowing Through
General Motors (GM) following through with its break out above $40. I’m long this stock with an ATR based trailing stop. In the weekly chart, the ATR in resent months is around $2. My trailing stop is then placed at … Continue reading
Colfax Continues its ascent
Colfax Corporation (CFX) is breaking out of a trading range today. It is another example of a stock reaching new highs. Got involved earlier in the day with a stop below $59 and an initial target above $63 for a … Continue reading
