Posts Tagged ‘calm’


Posted by StockRake on January 12, 2009 in Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Market Comments, Trades

Another Winning Day, APWR, FAZ, TZA

My big winners today were APWR (21%), FAZ(7%), TZA(4.5%), short QLD(3%), short SSO(3%), as well as getting short via my double leveraged funds over at Rydex (roughly 3%). Smaller wins came from short UYM, KIRK, short SGR (slightly above breakeven). Losses came from DRR (mf’er moved on my market order), CALM, buys into APWR after …

Read More

Posted by StockRake on November 3, 2008 in Alternative Energy, coal stocks, Commodity Stocks, Farm & Construction Machinery, Financials, Leveraged ETFs, Solar Stocks, Stock Comments, Trades

A Nice Trading Day Today

What I’m doing now is creating a morning post and then just commenting under that post all my trades for the day. Its kind of like twittering my own posts. I’m finding it easier to do it this way. Today was a flat market, but I was out trading like a banshee raking in gains. …

Read More

Posted by StockRake on October 31, 2008 in Market Comments

Market Moving Back Up

We are finally getting the move I’ve been waiting for. Unfortunately its from a lower level than I anticipated it would start from. However, its possible because the move was exacerbated to the downside that we may see more of a stretch upwards than your typical bounce JUST so that things equalize. The VIX and …

Read More

Posted by StockRake on October 30, 2008 in coal stocks, Commodity Stocks, Leveraged ETFs, Solar Stocks, Trades

Took Profits On Many Trades

Sold QLD (first trade was a 50% cut) @ 33.9 & 33.73 19%+ gains Sold SSO (first trade was a 50% cut) @ 30.8 & 30.11 19%+ gains I sold half of my YGE @ 4.91 for a gain of 12.8% gain from yesterday I’m pretty happy with where I bought CSIQ, YGE, CALM, WLT, …

Read More

Posted by StockRake on October 29, 2008 in Agriculture Stocks, Alternative Energy, China Stocks, coal stocks, Commodity Stocks, Farm & Construction Machinery, Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Solar Stocks, Trades

What I Bought Today

I bought these today. Most of these names will be unfamiliar as I owned them recently, then sold em all with egregious losses, but the time to get back in was right. WLT FCX CSIQ YGE CALM VLO *I also bought GNK yesterday which I think I forgot to mention. GNK had a crazy day …

Read More