Category Archives: What to Write in a Journal

Molycorp triggered a buy

I entered a position on Molycorp (MCP) at $5.16. It paid off to patiently wait for price to come down after the huge run it had at the beginning of the year. I am setting a stop just below $5 … Continue reading

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Colfax Continues Higher

Colfax (CFX) hasn’t stop moving higher after breaking out from a year long trading range in 2012. It had a very strong move on Jan 14th after consolidating for a few days during the holidays and it is poised to … Continue reading

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Taking some profits in Visa

After the incredible run last Friday in Visa (V) and the gap open today, I decided to book some profits by selling a portion of my position around $234. I’ll let the rest ride with the protective ATR trailing stop. … Continue reading

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Baidu reaching support. Will it hold?

Baidu (BIDU) has had a pretty bad week so far after failing to break out last week. Sellers have consistently come in above $180 preventing the stock to move higher. Baidu is now approaching $170 – $165 where it has … Continue reading

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Bank of America continuing higher today

Bank of America (BAC) is set to open higher today and continue its ascent. It is a classic stair step pattern where it consolidates after a break out only to regain momentum and continue its way up. I’ve been involved … Continue reading

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Dryships approaching support.

Dryships (DRYS) is approaching an area of demand around $3.60 – $3.50 where I would like to buy some shares. After the parabolic move at the end of December, it was only natural to have a correction. It has given … Continue reading

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Junk Bonds Breaking Out

The junk bond ETF (JNK) is breaking out off a trading range that started back in October last year. I am looking for a target around $42 with a stop just below $40.50 for a Reward / Risk of 4:1

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EEM Short Trade Triggered

Sometimes you have to be patient for price to come back to where an entry makes sense. The MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) just offered a low risk, high reward short entry for me. As I discussed in a previous … Continue reading

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US Dollar continues to strengthen

One of my main investment themes for the year is the strengthening of the US Dollar. This thesis is based on a couple of fundamental factors coming into play this year: Fed Tapering and the US economy’s relative strength in … Continue reading

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Baidu Holding the line

Baidu (BIDU) pierced through $182 yesterday and held above the Jan 3rd highs printing a flagpole pattern. It is poised to open above $182 today which should take us closer to the $200 target. Still holding my long position with … Continue reading

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