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Monday, January 5, 2009

Trade Ideas for 01/06/08

After getting a bit overextended last week, we got some consolidation today. There may be further sideways action to come, if not a few days of pullback. It's looking like the upward path will be a slow grind.

We sold LIHR today for a nice 25%, 3.1R gain (using the aggressive entry figures). The gold sector looks like it could correct back down to its 50-day moving average, so we take our profit and watch for a new entry. We bought TSL today; after some initial strength, it closed down and tanked further after-hours. That's not a great sign for the rest of the market since the solar sector tends to reflect bullish appetite.

Current Holdings
Ticker Basis Closing
Price
Perf. Sell-Stop Additional Exit Guideline Chart
FAF 28.07 28.12 +0.2% 27.19 N/A Chart
TSL 10.41 10.09 -3.1% 9.25 Consider selling on a close < 9.41 Chart


While I expect to see further pullbacks tomorrow, there's the possibility that today's action represented enough of a correction for the rally to continue its upward march. The following charts are set up to pop whenever bullish appetite should return. Again, I would avoid the opening hour of trading.

Trade Ideas for 01/06/08
Ticker Entry Exit A Exit C Chart
VMW (VMWare) 24.11 23.15 22.40 Chart
UAUA (United Airlines) 12.21 11.19 10.96 Chart
QCOM (QUALCOMM) 37.14 36.04 35.34 Chart
DDM (Ultra Dow 30 ETF) 34.01 32.79 31.86 Chart

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