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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Trade Ideas for 01/12/08

Turns out the market wasn't ready to go just yet. So we hang in there, waiting for whenever it's ready.

I had a book-profits type of stop on VMW Friday, so when we got stopped out we kept a nice chunk of profit (1.11R). If you decided not to use that sell-stop, the more conservative exit is at 23.78.

Current Holdings
Ticker Basis Closing
Price
Perf. Sell-Stop Additional Exit Guideline Chart
BKS 18.17 19.02 +4.7% 16.36 N/A Chart
CZZ 3.91 4.18 +6.9% 3.68 N/A Chart


Buying on the breakout hasn't always worked that well in the chop of this market, but it kept us from taking on new positions Friday. Even though conditions were ripe for a rally, the market chose to rest instead. You don't know what type of day you're going to get until you get it. Monday's signals, once again, look nice. Real estate, agricultural chemicals, and giving the gold short another chance. Let's see if we get a cooperative market.

Trade Ideas for 01/12/08
Ticker Entry Exit A Exit C Chart
CBG (CB Richard Ellis) 5.41 4.75 N/A Chart
TRA (Terra) 18.86 17.91 16.76 Chart
DZZ (Ultrashort Gold) 27.24 25.36 N/A Chart

Please refer to "How To Trade The Ideas" (right-hand side) to read this table.

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