In Play Updates and Reviews
02:40:50 PM EDT | 03/13/2010
Telecom Continues To Climb
By James Brown | The telecom sector has been outperforming the market the last few days.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:15:49 PM EDT | 03/11/2010
Six Days Left
By James Brown | If you are holding March options you have six days left before expiration. Keep that in mind as you consider your exit strategy.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:21:55 PM EDT | 03/10/2010
Markets Inch Higher
By James Brown | Somehow the bulls managed to keep the rally alive another day.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:17:43 PM EDT | 03/09/2010
CSCO and CL are Closed
By James Brown | We are exiting early out of the CSCO trade and CL hit our target.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:41:53 PM EDT | 03/08/2010
Stocks Take It Easy on Monday
By James Brown | The major indices looked a little overbought after last week's sprint higher and today stocks took a rest.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:30:52 PM EDT | 03/06/2010
Breakouts Everywhere
By Jim Brown | The payroll report was slightly better than expected and produced yet another short squeeze.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:05:12 PM EDT | 03/04/2010
Rough Day But Ended Well
By Jim Brown | After a drop at the open the indexes returned to positive territory and ended up closing at the high for the day. It was not the high for the week but with the nonfarm payroll report due out tomorrow morning I am very pleased with today's gains. Unfortunately that monster drop at the open stopped us out of a couple plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:05:12 PM EDT | 03/04/2010
Rough Day But Ended Well
By Jim Brown | After a drop at the open the indexes returned to positive territory and ended up closing at the high for the day. It was not the high for the week but with the nonfarm payroll report due out tomorrow morning I am very pleased with today's gains. Unfortunately that monster drop at the open stopped us out of a couple plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:05:12 PM EDT | 03/04/2010
Rough Day But Ended Well
By Jim Brown | After a drop at the open the indexes returned to positive territory and ended up closing at the high for the day. It was not the high for the week but with the nonfarm payroll report due out tomorrow morning I am very pleased with today's gains. Unfortunately that monster drop at the open stopped us out of a couple plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:35:24 PM EDT | 03/03/2010
Market Getting Tired?
By Jim Brown | Twice now the indexes have rolled rallied at the open and rolled over to give back all their gains. This is not a pattern I want to see repeated.
In Play Updates and Reviews
09:20:00 PM EDT | 03/02/2010
Another Day, Another Rally, Almost
By Jim Brown | It was a good day for the bulls if you were holding small caps. The Russell continues to lead the other indexes higher.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:23:16 PM EDT | 03/01/2010
Surprise Rally On Negative Economics
By Jim Brown | It was not a good day for puts with consumer goods, basic materials, construction and energy all posting good gains. Surprising since the ISM fell in February.
In Play Updates and Reviews
10:19:38 PM EDT | 02/27/2010
Volatility Ahead
By Jim Brown | The markets closed in neutral territory but the path of least resistance is down unless the Greece debt problem is solved.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:56:34 PM EDT | 02/25/2010
Trimming The List
By James Brown | We are trimming the play list tonight. Stocks were able to fight back from their morning lows and the consolidation is starting to take on a move bullish tone.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:54:08 PM EDT | 02/24/2010
No Follow Through
By James Brown | There was no follow through on Tuesday's market decline, which might embolden bullish traders
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:56:55 PM EDT | 02/23/2010
Entry Point!
By James Brown | Stocks are rolling over and for a handful of our plays this is a new entry point.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:53:03 PM EDT | 02/22/2010
X Marks the Spot
By James Brown | Shares of X hit our final target today. The rest of the market churned sideways in spite of a bounce in the banks and healthcare.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:44:39 PM EDT | 02/20/2010
FCX Tags Our Target
By James Brown | The market's oversold bounce continues. We're starting to see stocks challenge and break support. We're updating several stop losses this weekend.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:11:23 PM EDT | 02/18/2010
Late Day Rally
By James Brown | A late day rally tagged a few stops on our play list.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:30:51 PM EDT | 02/17/2010
Profits In Steel
By James Brown | Our steel-sector candidate hit one of our targets today.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:19:12 PM EDT | 02/16/2010
Rebound Continues As Expected
By James Brown | Stocks are bouncing back toward resistance. Will the rally run out of gas?
In Play Updates and Reviews
01:46:47 PM EDT | 02/13/2010
Oversold Bounce Is Struggling
By James Brown | Investors are still nervous and confused. Stocks remain somewhat oversold and could easily rebound but the market is lacking a catalyst to lift stocks higher. The path of least resistance may still be down.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:48:56 PM EDT | 02/11/2010
Profits & Triggers
By James Brown | We're taking profits early on one trade while two more candidates have hit our triggers.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:38:45 PM EDT | 02/10/2010
Lack of Direction
By James Brown | Stocks drifted sideways as investors waited for news on the European debt crisis.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:52:59 PM EDT | 02/09/2010
Commodities Rally On Dollar Weakness
By James Brown | The market produces another oversold bounce led by commodities.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:49:02 PM EDT | 02/08/2010
No Confirmation
By James Brown | The bullish rebound on Friday has already failed. Stocks remain weak.
In Play Updates and Reviews
11:23:45 AM EDT | 02/06/2010
Rebound On Schedule
By James Brown | The S&P 500 bounced exactly where we thought it would. The oversold bounce could last a few days.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:23:30 PM EDT | 02/04/2010
Stocks Crumble on European Debt Fears
By James Brown | One of our bearish candidates hit our target this morning. We're updating a few stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:27:24 PM EDT | 02/03/2010
Market Rebound Stalls
By James Brown | It looks like the oversold bounce is running out of gas.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:31:02 PM EDT | 02/02/2010
Adjusting Some Stops
By James Brown | The oversold bounce continues. Just remember that two days does not make a trend. We're adjusting a couple of stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
04:41:34 PM EDT | 02/01/2010
Widespread Bounce
By James Brown | Stocks were short-term oversold and investors used the positive ISM report as an excuse to cover. This is a normal oversold bounce.
In Play Updates and Reviews
04:00:43 PM EDT | 01/30/2010
Stocks Stumble Toward February
By James Brown | It was a very rough January for the market and investors are looking for the next level of support.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:46:49 PM EDT | 01/28/2010
Technology Underperforms
By James Brown | The S&P 500 edges under support at the 1,085 level and the NASDAQ sinks 1.9% to close under the 2200 level.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:09:19 PM EDT | 01/27/2010
Beware the Bounce
By James Brown | The stock market is notorious for wild reversals following any FOMC meeting and it could take a day or two before the real post-meeting move appears.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:24:34 PM EDT | 01/26/2010
The Bounce Rolls Over
By James Brown | Better than expected consumer confidence numbers were not enough to keep stocks in positive territory.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:58:24 PM EDT | 01/25/2010
Very Little Bounce
By James Brown | The lack of any real bounce on Monday is an ominous sign.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:10:49 PM EDT | 01/23/2010
Bears Take Control
By James Brown | The market's correction has begun to accelerate lower. It was not a good week for the bulls.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:27:01 PM EDT | 01/21/2010
Stocks Stampede Lower
By James Brown | China worries and Obama's new plans for the banks sparked a rush of selling on Wall Street.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:08:23 PM EDT | 01/20/2010
Mining Stocks Struggled on China News
By James Brown | Fears that Chinese demand for commodities would fall and disappointing bank earnings sparked a widespread decline.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:33:52 PM EDT | 01/19/2010
Rally Toward The Highs
By James Brown | Stocks recovered from their intraday lows and the major averages rallied toward their recent highs. The gap down affected our latest entry points.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:33:10 PM EDT | 01/16/2010
Banks Underperform, Goldman Sinks
By James Brown | Investors were in a defensive mood on Friday locking in gains ahead of the long weekend.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:14:28 PM EDT | 01/14/2010
Stocks Quiet Ahead of Earnings
By James Brown | The market was quietly waiting for earnings from big cap heavy weights Intel tonight and JPM tomorrow morning.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:22:17 PM EDT | 01/13/2010
Stocks Bounce Intraday
By James Brown | We're seeing a few new entry points given today's action.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:55:30 PM EDT | 01/12/2010
Widespread Decline
By James Brown | The stock market experienced a widespread pull back. A handful of our candidates are testing short-term support levels.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:02:37 PM EDT | 01/11/2010
Shares of CAT, FDX, and UPS break higher.
By James Brown | We're making a few adjustments to the newsletter based on some sharp intraday moves.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:41:18 PM EDT | 01/09/2010
Looking Strong
By James Brown | Most of our trading candidates look strong as investors shrug off the disappointing jobs number.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:14:16 PM EDT | 01/07/2010
INFY Drops On Downgrade
By James Brown | Our play on INFY has been closed while another bullish play has been triggered.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:43:49 PM EDT | 01/06/2010
Nucor Hits Our Target
By James Brown | Steel stocks continue to show relative strength. Meanwhile the volatility index sinks to new lows.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:56:40 PM EDT | 01/05/2010
Banks Show Strength
By James Brown | Our bullish play on SF has been stopped out. Keep an eye on the banks for further strength.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:10:46 PM EDT | 01/04/2010
Stocks Surge to New 52-week Highs
By James Brown | The market strength was very widespread. You can play the trend but stay cautious.
In Play Updates and Reviews
00:10:04 PM EDT | 01/02/2010
It's Decision Time Again
By James Brown | Stocks look vulnerable here. It's time to take another look at your stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:54:22 PM EDT | 12/30/2009
Check Your Stops
By James Brown | The market's rally is losing steam. We are updating a handful of stops
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:09:10 PM EDT | 12/29/2009
Stocks Hover Near Their Highs
By James Brown | The market is moving sideways as we approach yearend.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:43:18 PM EDT | 12/28/2009
New Play Triggered
By James Brown | Our new weekend play has been triggered with a surge to new 2009 highs.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:12:58 PM EDT | 12/26/2009
Christmas Cheer Lifts Stocks Into The Holiday
By James Brown | Investors were in a jolly mood on Thursday and the major averages inched toward new 2009 highs.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:24:53 PM EDT | 12/23/2009
INFY & NILE hit our Targets
By James Brown | The stock market continues to slowly melt higher. Many of our bullish candidates are trading near new highs.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:24:37 PM EDT | 12/22/2009
Bulls Charge Toward Christmas
By James Brown | We had one of our bullish plays hit our target and another hit our entry point to buy calls.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:01:47 PM EDT | 12/21/2009
Signs of Strength
By James Brown | It was a bullish day on Wall Street and we're definitely seeing some signs of strength on our play list.
In Play Updates and Reviews
04:13:06 PM EDT | 12/19/2009
Stocks Remain Range Bound
By James Brown | The stock market has been unable to breakout from its trading range and now with the last two weeks of the year upon us volume will really start to fade.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:49:58 PM EDT | 12/17/2009
Markets Turn South
By James Brown | Once again the breakout attempt has failed and the major indices are retreating from their highs.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:38:18 PM EDT | 12/16/2009
Four New Stops and One Target Hit
By James Brown | BUCY hit our bullish target. Meanwhile we're updating four stops.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:30:54 PM EDT | 12/15/2009
One Play Triggered
By James Brown | We had one bullish play hit our trigger to buy calls. We're also trimming a couple of stocks from the list.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:12:20 PM EDT | 12/14/2009
New Highs & New Stops
By James Brown | The stock market hit new highs for 2009 and we're updating several stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
10:56:17 AM EDT | 12/12/2009
Expiration Week
By James Brown | We have five days left before December options expire. There are only 13 trading days left for the year.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:04:47 PM EDT | 12/10/2009
Now Would Be A Good Time
By James Brown | Right now would be a great time for the Christmas rally to show up. Otherwise we're going to die of boredom before the year ends.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:18:47 PM EDT | 12/09/2009
Possible Entry Point
By James Brown | The afternoon bounce in the stock market presents a potential entry point for some of our trades.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:04:24 PM EDT | 12/08/2009
Stock Erosion
By James Brown | The stock market is starting to crumble on dollar strength, Greek's downgrade, weak manufacturing data in Germany, and an uptick in Dubai debt fears.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:40:11 PM EDT | 12/07/2009
Stocks Seem Frozen
By James Brown | The market lacks a catalyst and stocks are left drifting in the snow.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:43:03 PM EDT | 12/05/2009
Friday's Results Were Mixed
By James Brown | The reaction to the jobs report on Friday was somewhat surprising and our results were mixed. We're updating a handful of stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:26:28 PM EDT | 12/03/2009
Banks Spike Higher, Then Reverse
By James Brown | Financials initially rallied on the BAC news but buyers weren't strong enough and too many traders were selling into strength.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:09:05 PM EDT | 12/02/2009
The GLD gold ETF Hits our Final Target
By James Brown | The path of least resistance appears to be higher for a good portion of the market.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:45:46 PM EDT | 12/01/2009
Triggered On Tuesday
By James Brown | We had two bullish plays triggered on Tuesday's rally higher. We've adjusted the stop loss on one candidate.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:00:23 PM EDT | 11/30/2009
Not Alarmed
By James Brown | It looks like investors are not that concerned about the Dubai World problem. Traders bought the dip midday and stocks posted gains by the closing bell.
In Play Updates and Reviews
02:16:03 PM EDT | 11/28/2009
Not That Bad
By James Brown | The gap down on Friday was ugly but for a number of stocks on our newsletter the session wasn't that bad.
In Play Updates and Reviews
10:49:23 PM EDT | 11/26/2009
No Play Updates Today
By Jim Brown | No Play Updates Today
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:02:09 PM EDT | 11/25/2009
Traditionally Quiet
By James Brown | Volume is normally pretty light ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and today was no exception. The market delivered a quiet session.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:36:32 PM EDT | 11/24/2009
GDP disappoints the bulls
By James Brown | Stocks drift lower on lackluster GDP data although profit taking was mild.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:22:52 PM EDT | 11/23/2009
Rally Falters for Some
By James Brown | The markets turned higher on Monday but not all stocks were able to keep their gains.
In Play Updates and Reviews
02:07:39 PM EDT | 11/21/2009
Updated Stops
By James Brown | We're updating our stops on three candidates and closing a couple of plays due to expiration.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:51:52 PM EDT | 11/19/2009
Profit Taking Accelerates Toward Expiration
By James Brown | November option expiration is tomorrow and investors are locking in gains.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:01:39 PM EDT | 11/18/2009
Markets Drift Sideways
By James Brown | Stocks continue to meander sideways without any direction on Wednesday.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:35:13 PM EDT | 11/17/2009
Tuesday Turns Quiet
By James Brown | Stocks were a little more subdued on Tuesday following Monday's bullish breakout.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:03:59 PM EDT | 11/16/2009
Bullish Breakouts Abound
By James Brown | The market has cleared significant resistance. We're dropping a few bearish candidates.
In Play Updates and Reviews
01:52:28 PM EDT | 11/14/2009
Hovering At Resistance
By James Brown | We're updating several stop losses on tonight's newsletter.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:01:28 PM EDT | 11/12/2009
Upward Momentum Fades
By James Brown | Stocks are struggling to keep the rally alive. We're updating three stops losses tonight.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:21:02 PM EDT | 11/11/2009
GLD Hits Our Target
By James Brown | The rally continues with bulls pushing the S&P 500 closer to resistance near 1100.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:36:19 PM EDT | 11/10/2009
Stocks Turn in a Quiet Session
By James Brown | We're not seeing a lot of movement on our play list with the major indices drifting sideways on Tuesday.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:39:28 PM EDT | 11/09/2009
Bulls Stampede Higher
By James Brown | Positive comments from the G 20 finance ministers and a drop in the U.S. dollar fueled a widespread rally on Monday.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:21:38 PM EDT | 11/07/2009
Stocks Rebound Into the Weekend
By James Brown | Gold hit another new high and stocks continued to bounce off their November lows. We have three new stop losses tonight.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:36:54 PM EDT | 11/05/2009
Jammed Higher
By Keene Little | The selloff into Wednesday's close sucked in some bear fuel to help get some short covering going on Thursday.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:05:19 PM EDT | 11/04/2009
Fading Fast
By James Brown | The oversold bounce in the market is fading fast.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:49:08 PM EDT | 11/03/2009
Gold Hits New High
By James Brown | Gold futures surged sending the GLD to new highs. We are seeing several oversold bounces today.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:53:30 PM EDT | 11/02/2009
Stocks Churn on Economic News
By James Brown | The market should have been a lot higher today on the stronger economic data. Investors should remain cautious.
In Play Updates and Reviews
02:26:42 PM EDT | 10/31/2009
Bulls Take Fright and Flee
By James Brown | Stocks erase Thursday's rebound and sink to new relative lows to close out the month of October on a sour note.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:39:50 PM EDT | 10/29/2009
Big Bounce on GDP
By James Brown | The markets delivered a big bounce today but will there be any follow through? Our bias hasn't changed.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:03:57 PM EDT | 10/28/2009
Target Achieved
By James Brown | We had multiple trades hit our targets with today's market decline.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:56:21 PM EDT | 10/27/2009
Oil bounces, Gold Stumbles
By James Brown | The correction continues. Keep an eye on a possible bounce from the 1,060 level on the S&P 500.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:50:10 PM EDT | 10/26/2009
We Lost Two
By James Brown | Two of our plays broke down under support and hit our stops. I'm updating stops on two others.
In Play Updates and Reviews
02:31:14 PM EDT | 10/24/2009
Time to Exit
By James Brown | We're choosing some early exits with the market looking vulnerable here.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:19:12 PM EDT | 10/22/2009
Stocks Recover Off The Lows
By James Brown | The market recovered from its intraday lows and we're raising a few stops toward today's low.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:55:56 PM EDT | 10/21/2009
An Early Exit
By James Brown | We're closing a few plays early to avoid holding over earnings.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:58:22 PM EDT | 10/20/2009
Don't Hold It
By James Brown | We have several candidates that are about to report earnings in the next few days. We do not want to hold over the earnings report.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:35:15 PM EDT | 10/19/2009
New Targets & Stops
By James Brown | We had a couple of targets hit today. I'm updating several new stop losses and a few upside targets.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:09:38 PM EDT | 10/17/2009
Time Is Running Out
By James Brown | Several companies on our newsletter will be reporting earnings soon. We plan to exit ahead of their earnings announcement.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:09:24 PM EDT | 10/15/2009
Targets Hit, New Stops Listed
By James Brown | We had several stocks hit our targets in the last day or two. I'm also updating several stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:54:57 PM EDT | 10/14/2009
Some Upside Targets Achieved
By Keene Little | Today's strong rally across the board achieved some upside targets on our call plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:35:13 PM EDT | 10/13/2009
A Handful of Stops
By James Brown | We're updating a few stop losses on the play list and dropping one candidate.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:29:16 PM EDT | 10/12/2009
Three Plays Triggered
By James Brown | The market strength this morning fueled some breakouts and three of our plays were opened.
In Play Updates and Reviews
04:30:29 PM EDT | 10/10/2009
Earnings Watch
By James Brown | Investor focus is going to move from economic data to corporate earnings. We need to improving results or the rally could stall.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:51:24 PM EDT | 10/08/2009
Target Achieved, Trigger Hit
By James Brown | Today's market strength was enough to fuel a few new relative highs on our play list. We had three stocks hit targets and three stocks hit triggers.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:18:30 PM EDT | 10/07/2009
Aiming Higher
By James Brown | Traders continued to buy the dip and stocks are pointed upward.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:04:06 PM EDT | 10/06/2009
Gaining Momentum
By James Brown | The oversold bounce is gaining momentum and we're adjusting a couple of stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:42:39 PM EDT | 10/05/2009
Oversold Bounce for Most
By James Brown | Most of our play list saw an oversold bounce from two-week lows. Our bearish plays continued to sink.
In Play Updates and Reviews
02:52:09 PM EDT | 10/03/2009
A Painful Start
By James Brown | The fourth quarter got off to a painful start but the major indices found support at their 50-dma.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:07:01 PM EDT | 10/01/2009
Stocks Correct Sharply
By James Brown | There was profit taking across the board in stocks today and a few hit our stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:33:33 PM EDT | 09/30/2009
Three Entry Points
By James Brown | We had two plays hit our triggers and we're adjusting another for a more aggressive entry point.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:49:09 PM EDT | 09/29/2009
Cutting Loose
By James Brown | We're cutting a couple of stocks from the play list today. The market's lack of follow through on Monday's rebound is a little worrisome.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:23:58 PM EDT | 09/28/2009
Using the Bounce
By James Brown | Volume was low but today's rebound is offering us a couple of new bullish entry points.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:04:47 PM EDT | 09/26/2009
Several Triggers Ready
By James Brown | If the market continues to slip lower we still have several stocks with triggers to buy the dip.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:20:45 PM EDT | 09/24/2009
Stocks Slip A Second Day
By James Brown | The market suffers an overdue correction. Several stocks are nearing our entry points.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:57:09 PM EDT | 09/23/2009
Sell The News
By James Brown | Stocks initially spiked on the Fed news but eventually the rally faded. Traders started taking profits deeper into the afternoon.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:05:45 PM EDT | 09/22/2009
Another Quiet Day of Gains
By James Brown | Stocks continued to drift upward as fund managers reluctantly chase them higher.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:02:24 PM EDT | 09/21/2009
Still Waiting
By James Brown | Stocks pulled back on Monday but not enough to hit any of our triggers.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:20:39 PM EDT | 09/19/2009
Looking For A Dip
By James Brown | Stocks look short-term overbought but we can expect any pull back to be shallow.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:39:36 PM EDT | 09/17/2009
Another Day for Targets
By James Brown | We had three more bullish candidates hit our targets but stocks look tired and traded off their highs for the day.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:22:09 PM EDT | 09/16/2009
Take Profits Now!
By James Brown | The market's rally allowed seven of our plays to hit upside targets including one of our strangles.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:18:27 PM EDT | 09/15/2009
FDX Scores Again, Five New Stops
By James Brown | FDX hit our second and final target today. Meanwhile we're updating five stop losses on the play list.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:00:55 PM EDT | 09/14/2009
Quiet Highs
By James Brown | Stocks recovered from their intraday lows to quietly set new highs.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:36:24 PM EDT | 09/12/2009
Target Friendly Friday
By James Brown | Three of our bullish plays hit targets on Friday. We're also updating a few stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:21:15 PM EDT | 09/10/2009
Bulls On Parade
By James Brown | Stocks climb to new 2009 highs. We're updating a couple of new stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:56:50 PM EDT | 09/09/2009
Profits On Apple
By James Brown | Shares of AAPL hit our target today. We're updating several stop losses tonight.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:07:56 PM EDT | 09/08/2009
Two Plays Triggered
By James Brown | Stocks were rising into the closing bell on Tuesday. We had two plays get triggered today.
In Play Updates and Reviews
04:44:36 PM EDT | 09/05/2009
Taking Profits on FSLR
By James Brown | We're closing the FSLR trade and updating a handful of stop losses on our play list.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:07:04 PM EDT | 09/03/2009
A Tempting Bounce
By James Brown | The afternoon rebound today looks tempting but traders should wait to see how the market interprets the jobs data on Friday morning.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:29:41 PM EDT | 09/02/2009
Traders Still Nervous
By James Brown | Lack of a bounce today doesn't bode well. Investors are a little nervous ahead of Friday's jobs report.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:49:22 PM EDT | 09/01/2009
Dip Getting Deeper
By James Brown | Stocks are starting to hit some stops as the market ignores positive economic news.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:11:09 PM EDT | 08/31/2009
Trigger Monday
By James Brown | The market's dip was enough to hit four triggers on our play list. We closed two plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:50:23 PM EDT | 08/29/2009
More Entries
By James Brown | We continue to fine tune the play list with couple of new stops and a couple of bullish candidates hitting entry triggers.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:05:23 PM EDT | 08/27/2009
Today's Dip Hit A Few Triggers
By James Brown | We had three bullish candidates get triggered on today's early morning decline.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:38:21 PM EDT | 08/26/2009
Machinery Play Now Open
By James Brown | Today's market dip was enough to trigger one of our bullish candidates.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:08:45 PM EDT | 08/25/2009
Tweaking Our Entry Points
By James Brown | We continue to fine-tune a few of our entry points as the market chopped around today.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:33:56 PM EDT | 08/24/2009
IBM breaks higher only to fade lower.
By James Brown | The market's early morning strength failed and many stocks saw their gains turn into losses by the closing bell.
In Play Updates and Reviews
11:23:25 AM EDT | 08/22/2009
New Triggers & New Stops
By James Brown | Now that the S&P 500 has broken higher we are updating several new triggers and stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:49:05 PM EDT | 08/20/2009
Stocks Continue to Drift Higher
By James Brown | Plenty of traders are still in doubt over this market's rally. We're updating four stop losses tonight.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:13:30 PM EDT | 08/19/2009
GMCR Tags Our 2nd Target
By James Brown | We had one new put play get triggered. Put plays seem to be out performing the call plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:03:09 PM EDT | 08/18/2009
Unexpected Bounce
By James Brown | Many traders were surprised by today's market strength.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:45:42 PM EDT | 08/17/2009
Lots of Action
By James Brown | Today's market decline had our play list hitting triggers, stops and targets.
In Play Updates and Reviews
01:26:15 PM EDT | 08/15/2009
Weekend Pruning
By James Brown | We're trimming a couple of plays off the list and updating a few stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:13:57 PM EDT | 08/13/2009
Market Refuses To Fall
By James Brown | The major averages continue to defy gravity but some stocks are struggling.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:34:21 PM EDT | 08/12/2009
Last Hour Stops
By James Brown | The final hour surge in the rally was just enough to tag some stops before rolling over.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:59:56 PM EDT | 08/11/2009
A Trio of Stops
By James Brown | Stocks slowly drifted lower on Tuesday and we're updating three stop losses.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:13:46 PM EDT | 08/10/2009
A Quiet Day
By James Brown | Monday's session was relatively quiet. The overall trend was down but a few stocks showed some relative strength.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:55:00 PM EDT | 08/08/2009
Two Targets Hit
By James Brown | The S&P 500 surges to new highs for the year and we have two bullish candidates hit our targets.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:18:44 PM EDT | 08/06/2009
Check Those Stops
By James Brown | Tomorrow could be a volatile session as investors react to the non-farm payroll number. Be sure to double check your stop losses and make sure you are comfortable with how much risk you are taking.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:59:17 PM EDT | 08/05/2009
The Rally Stumbles
By James Brown | Upward momentum in the rally is really beginning to wane thanks to some disappointing economic data out on Thursday.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:22:47 PM EDT | 08/04/2009
Out of Air?
By James Brown | Is the rally running out of air? The major averages barely managed positive gains today. I've adjusted one stop and added a new aggressive entry point for one of our put plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:50:02 PM EDT | 08/03/2009
A Defiant S&P 500
By James Brown | As a sign of defiance by the bulls the market continues its slow march higher and closes above psychological resistance.
In Play Updates and Reviews
04:00:43 PM EDT | 08/01/2009
Mixed GDP fails to spark profit taking
By James Brown | Stocks continue to show resilience so we're adjusting some triggers and stops.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:13:01 PM EDT | 07/30/2009
Markets Rush Higher
By James Brown | The stock market surged higher but the S&P 500 failed to break resistance. The key will be the GDP report tomorrow.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:24:31 PM EDT | 07/29/2009
Waiting for the GDP
By James Brown | Stocks are churning sideways in a narrow range. Investors are cautious ahead of the upcoming GDP report.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:17:29 PM EDT | 07/28/2009
Tech Continues to Lead
By James Brown | We're still waiting for a dip before launching new bullish positions.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:08:28 PM EDT | 07/27/2009
Banks Lead Market Higher
By James Brown | Stocks continue to defy gravity and we're left waiting for an entry point.
In Play Updates and Reviews
09:09:43 PM EDT | 07/25/2009
Stocks Remain Overbought
By James Brown | The stock market extended its gains on Friday as traders ignore any form of bad news.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:58:30 PM EDT | 07/23/2009
Adjusting Stops & Entry Points
By James Brown | After today's impressive market performance we're adjusting some stop losses and entry points on the play list.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:49:31 PM EDT | 07/22/2009
Fading Momentum
By James Brown | The market's upward momentum is fading. It might be time for short-term bearish plays. Otherwise wait for the correction as our next bullish entry point.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:51:57 PM EDT | 07/21/2009
Volatility Strikes Again
By James Brown | The action in the market today didn't look like much but the intraday volatility was enough to close two of our plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:57:04 PM EDT | 07/20/2009
Commodities Still Rising
By James Brown | A drop in the dollar helped our bullish plays today.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:47:25 PM EDT | 07/18/2009
Triggered on Friday
By James Brown | Our new put play was triggered on Friday when the stock broke down from its consolidation pattern.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:47:26 PM EDT | 07/16/2009
Stocks Look Tired After 7% Rally
By James Brown | The S&P 500 is up almost 7% in just the last four days. Are bulls running out of gas?
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:36:30 PM EDT | 07/15/2009
Short Covering Fuels Another Rally
By James Brown | Too many traders were caught short and bears rushed for the exits.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:41:51 PM EDT | 07/14/2009
Stocks Cautiously Higher
By James Brown | The oversold bounce continues but momentum is already fading.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:41:47 PM EDT | 07/13/2009
How Far Can Bulls Carry the Bounce?
By James Brown | A one-day rally doesn't change the bearish posture in stocks. We've had to cancel our GS trade due to a change in the earnings release.
In Play Updates and Reviews
03:22:13 AM EDT | 07/11/2009
Nervous Ahead of Earnings
By James Brown | Investors are nervous ahead of second quarter earnings season, which start announcing at full force this week. We're trimming our play list a bit.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:25:18 PM EDT | 07/09/2009
Oversold Bounce Fails To Impress
By James Brown | The rebound in stocks was not very inspiring. Our new educational put play has been triggered.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:34:15 PM EDT | 07/08/2009
Something for Everyone
By James Brown | Today's session had a little something for everyone. Bears got the breakdown under support while bulls got the sharp rebound off the lows.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:17:35 PM EDT | 07/07/2009
You Might Want to Reconsider
By James Brown | Traders are going to want to reconsider their bullish positions if the S&P 500 breaks support.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:40:48 PM EDT | 07/06/2009
Mining stocks crumble. Oil slides.
By James Brown | Commodity-related stocks were weak on Monday. A number of our candidates delivered a bounce off their intraday lows.
In Play Updates and Reviews
11:07:16 PM EDT | 07/03/2009
The Market is Losing its Grip
By James Brown | Has the path of least resistance reversed to down? We're trimming a few plays from the newsletter.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:06:48 PM EDT | 07/01/2009
TEVA exceeds our target
By James Brown | The drug maker broke out over major resistance. We're adjusting a couple of stops on our call plays.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:31:38 PM EDT | 06/30/2009
Confidence Hiccups
By James Brown | The improving trend in consumer confidence stumbled today and traders nervously took a little money off the table.
In Play Updates and Reviews
06:28:14 PM EDT | 06/29/2009
Window Dressing Continues
By James Brown | Traders were pretty quick to buy the dip this morning. Bulls are definitely in control.
In Play Updates and Reviews
11:14:10 AM EDT | 06/27/2009
Five New Stops
By James Brown | We're updating stops on five plays. MUR hit our target on Friday. While one put play hit our trigger to open positions.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:53:01 PM EDT | 06/25/2009
Stocks Bounce Toward Quarter End
By James Brown | Now that the FOMC meeting is over and Bernanke survived his appearance before congress stocks are making a run at the quarter's end.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:02:33 PM EDT | 06/24/2009
Early Gains Fade
By James Brown | The market's early gains faded into the closing bell but bulls remain hopeful.
In Play Updates and Reviews
07:30:55 PM EDT | 06/23/2009
Apple Sours, Toll Brothers Scores!
By James Brown | Markets were relatively flat on Tuesday but the tone was still one of profit taking.
In Play Updates and Reviews
08:45:26 PM EDT | 06/22/2009
Stocks Correct Sharply
By James Brown | The breakdown under 900 in the S&P 500 doesn't bode well for the bulls.
In Play Updates and Reviews
05:47:17 PM EDT | 06/20/2009
Ready for the Window Dressing
By James Brown | Options expiration is over. The end of the quarter is upon us. As long as the FOMC doesn't surprise anyone stocks could see some window dressing.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Quiet Day Before Expiration
By James Brown |
Stocks were relatively mild ahead of tomorrow's quadruple-witching Friday.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Worse Than It Looked
By James Brown |
The major averages closed unchanged on the session but it was a rough day for stock market bulls.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Tightening Our Stops
By James Brown |
As stocks continued to slip we're adjusting our stops to reduce our risk.
Monday, June 15, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Trimming the play list
By James Brown |
The market-wide sell-off on Monday trimmed a few stocks off our play list.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Good news, Bad news
By James Brown |
The intraday weakness on Friday both helped and hurt. We had two plays get triggered. We also had some plays get stopped out.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
New Relative Highs
By James Brown |
Today's session saw the major averages and many of our bullish candidates hit new relative highs.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Another Quiet Day
By James Brown |
It was another quiet day on Wall Street but oil futures managed to hit new highs.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Path of Least Resistance
By James Brown |
Stocks drifted sideways but the path of least resistance seems to be up.
Monday, June 8, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Little Profit Taking
By James Brown |
The market hit some profit taking. Recent winners, like the commodity-related stocks, suffered the worst.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bears in Hiding
By James Brown |
The markets look ready for a summer rally with the bears no where to be found.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Commodities Back On Top
By James Brown |
Commodities and related stocks were back in charge with the dollar's renewed weakness.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Buy The Dip
By James Brown |
Stocks may have snapped a four-day winning streak but traders were buying the dip late this afternoon.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Slow Melt Higher
By James Brown |
There wasn't a lot of follow through on Monday's stock market rally but the market seems to be slowly melting higher.
Monday, June 01, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Changing Directions
By James Brown |
The market's breakout today could be signaling a change in direction after a month of consolidation. The rally hit a few bearish stops.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Score Again in May
By James Brown |
Some late afternoon month-end window dressing sent stocks higher.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Gold Scores
By James Brown |
Our bullish gold play scores a win while stocks bounce within their trading range.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
New Entry Points
By James Brown |
The failed rally on Wednesday has produced a few new entry points for our bearish plays.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Confidence Rally
By James Brown |
The better than expected consumer confidence numbers send stocks higher.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Look Vulnerable
By James Brown |
The spring rally appears to be in jeopardy after last week's lower high.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Lack of Leadership
By James Brown |
With a three-day holiday weekend looming buyers are missing in action.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
It's Time To Turn
By James Brown |
It's time that investors turned defensive again with the market's rally looking more fragile.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Credit Cards Decline
By James Brown |
Credit card stocks slip as investors react to new legislation.
Monday, May 18, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Buy the Banks (Again)
By James Brown |
Positive analyst comments on the banks rekindle the rally.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Buyers Get Tired
By James Brown |
After a two-month rally the bulls finally run out of gas.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Puts Get Triggered
By James Brown |
Today's bounce in the market ends a three-day sell-off but do you buy it?
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Performing Puts
By James Brown |
Our recently added puts are performing well. Traders need to be cautious on bullish positions.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Are Still Kicking
By James Brown |
Investors were worried the rally was over but stocks rebounded from their lows.
Monday, May 11, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Traders Should Remain Cautious
By James Brown |
Profit taking after a rally like last week is normal but we have to be on guard in case it turns into something more.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Time To Raise Your Stops
By James Brown |
The rally has been amazing but nothing lasts forever.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks pull back toward short-term support
By James Brown |
We have a few bullish candidates nearing their support.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Double-Digit Percentage Moves
By James Brown |
Wednesday's rally sent some of our bullish candidates higher and hit a couple of targets along the way.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Step Sideways
By James Brown |
Stocks paused as investors did a little profit taking and looked nervously at the end of this week.
Monday, May 4, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Banks Regain Their Lead
By James Brown |
Financials were the big performers today but oil and commodity stocks were not far behind. Okay, maybe they were a little behind.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Raising Stops Again
By James Brown |
As the market marches higher we're adjusting stops to keep up.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Rest After A Strong Month
By James Brown |
April 2009 was one of the strongest months in years. Stocks took the day to pull back from their highs.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Score Yet Again
By James Brown |
Investors ignored the negative GDP numbers and bought stocks instead.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Momentum is Fading
By James Brown |
We're seeing more and more stocks with the upward momentum stalling.
Monday, April 27, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Swine Flu Strikes Stocks
By James Brown |
Our Priceline.com (PCLN) play was hit by the swine flu news.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Take Profits Early
By James Brown |
We've got a few bullish plays that readers might want to consider taking profits early.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Precision Castparts Hits our Target
By James Brown |
PCP soared toward resistance at $70.00. We are adjusting three stops on our play list.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Another day for targets and new stops
By James Brown |
We had two bullish play candidates hit our targets. Meanwhile we're updating stops for several plays.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Dipping to Change
By James Brown |
We are using the recent dip as an opportunity to update some stops and some entry points. Two plays hit our targets today.
Monday, April 20, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Correct on the BAC news
By James Brown |
Bank of America's earnings report sparked a sell-off in financials that led the rest of the market lower.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Time to update Stops again
By James Brown |
The market extends the rally to six weeks but momentum is slowing.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Targets Hit!
By James Brown |
Thursday was a good session for the bulls. We had four stocks hit our targets.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Volatile Session for the Bulls
By James Brown |
Traders bought the dip but a few stocks broke support intraday.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Four New Stops
By James Brown |
The market was due for a little profit taking. This might be a new entry point.
Monday, April 13, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Financials Still Leading
By James Brown |
The RKH hit our first upside target. Our strangle is on the verge of hitting our target.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Gaps, Stops, and Targets
By James Brown |
Thursday's gap higher affected some of our entry points. We've updated most of our stop losses and one play hit our target.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
More Aggressive Entry Points
By James Brown |
We are adjusting a few of our plays to use more aggressive entry points.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
One Play Triggered, Three New Stops
By James Brown |
One of our buy the dip plays has been triggered.
Monday, April 6, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bank Downgrade Sparks A Dip
By James Brown |
Negative analyst comments tried to take the financials lower but the market pared its losses.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Play Update Medley
By James Brown |
We have a new target, new stop, an early exit, a target achieved, dropping an unopened play and more.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Stampede Over the Bears
By James Brown |
A worldwide rally runs over our bearish plays. Probably time to take profits in our bullish plays.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Mastercard Gets Swiped
By James Brown |
Shares of MA reversed lower on news. The rest of the play list turned in mixed results.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Could be a bearish entry point
By James Brown |
The window-dressing rebound faded lower into the quarter's end.
Monday, March 30, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Finally - a pull back in stocks!
By James Brown |
The long, overdue pull back finally arrives on Wall Street.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Turning More Defensive
By James Brown |
Momentum is slowing. Traders should be taking profits, updating stops or exiting early.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Pruning the Play List
By James Brown |
I'm cutting several unopened plays and adding lots of new stops
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Three new stops
By James Brown |
I've updated our play list with three new stop losses. Two plays had their entry points triggered.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Two Targets Hit, One Triggered
By James Brown |
We had two bullish positions hit our targets today. One new bullish trade was triggered.
Monday, March 23, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Rejoice with Treasury Plan
By James Brown |
Or maybe it's just bears running for cover (again). We had a few bearish plays get stopped out today.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Pull Back after Two-Week Run
By James Brown |
The profit taking we just saw in the market was normal. A further dip might provide another entry point.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Taking Profits Ahead of Expiration
By James Brown |
We had two stocks hit our targets today. One stock hit our stop loss.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Surge on FOMC news
By James Brown |
We have four new stops for our bullish plays.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Four New Stops
By James Brown |
Current bullish plays look good. Tough market for puts.
Monday, March 16, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Dip As Expected
By James Brown |
We added a couple of new stops and decided to exit early on RIMM.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Taking Profits on Two Plays
By James Brown |
Friday saw two bullish candidates hit exit levels. We're expecting a dip this week.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Wave of New Stops
By James Brown |
New stops for most of our bullish plays. Our remaining strangle hit our target this afternoon.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Today had a little bit of everything
By James Brown |
Three plays were triggered. One hit our target. Two were stopped out.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stock Blowout Hits Several Targets and a few stops
By James Brown |
Bulls were in control and we had call and strangle plays hit some targets.
Monday, March 9, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
GOOG implodes (again)
By James Brown |
We still have several plays with triggers. The trend is still down.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Two targets hit on Friday.
By James Brown |
We still have several plays with unhit triggers. We're dropping PCLN and DO hit our stop.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
New Stops as Stocks Sink
By James Brown |
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
China Sparks Some Short Covering
By James Brown |
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Market Indecision
By James Brown |
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Monday, March 2, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Five Targets Hit as Stocks Slide
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Three Targets Hit
By James Brown |
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Begin To Slip Lower Again
By James Brown |
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Three new stops as stocks churn sideways
By James Brown |
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
ATK scores, GS explodes.
By James Brown |
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Monday, February 23, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Whipsaws and new lows
By James Brown |
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Gapping Down on Friday
By James Brown |
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Citigroup Breaks Down, New Entries on Bearish Plays
By James Brown |
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Slow Day on Wall Street
By James Brown |
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bulls Suffer As Global Markets Sink
By James Brown |
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A few early exits & two new stops
By James Brown |
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Two New Stops, SGR is Closed.
By James Brown |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Financials Bounce, Energy Stocks Sink
By James Brown |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Stumble and our Travel Play is Triggered
By James Brown |
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Monday, February 9, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Quiet Day for Stocks
By James Brown |
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Recent Call Plays Triggered.
By James Brown |
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Volatile Session Produces Stops and Drops
By James Brown |
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Few New Stop Losses
By James Brown |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
A Couple of Volatile Stocks Hit Our Stops
By James Brown |
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Monday, February 2, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Four Plays Triggered Today
By James Brown |
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Put plays triggered, New stops for two call plays
By James Brown |
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Stumble on Thursday
By James Brown |
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Target Achieved on OIH, Closing bearish plays
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Oil falls, Coal rises, Dropping Solar
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Monday, January 26, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Oil Services Showing Strength
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Showing Indecision
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Bears Growl Again
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Three Entry Points
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Gap Down KO's our Untriggered Call Plays
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stocks Look Poised to Bounce
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Adjusted Exits for Put Plays
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
One Target Hit, Two Exits, A Few New Stops
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Expecting a bounce.
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Monday, January 12, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
REIT target achieved. Some new stops for put plays
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Turning More Defensive Again
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
One Target Hit, One Stopped, One Triggered
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Stopped Out at -2%
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
Two New Stops, No Triggers, and ESI is out.
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Monday, January 5, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
BIDU hits our target. GLD gaps below entry.
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
In Play Updates and Reviews
The Rally Continues, Time to Raise Stops
By James Brown |
The Option Investor newsletter provides daily updates on all of its latest picks. You'll find comments on stop loss placement, entry points, and exit targets.
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