Posts Tagged ‘index_funds’


Posted by StockRake on October 19, 2007 in Trades

Right When You Start Celebrating A Little Bit

So I can’t crack a beer open Market? Sold my index funds for so far > 2% loss. Knocking my new account high off the table and me off the high horse.

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Posted by StockRake on October 11, 2007 in Market Comments

What Worked Today 10112007

Being long overnight and selling out in the morning. Whew….was that lucky. I was getting pissed that I missed another boat, but it ended up being a good trade. I sold my index funds in the morning and captured 1.4% gain. I also bought into weakness today and went long heavy. Bernanke is speaking tomorrow …

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Posted by StockRake on October 5, 2007 in China Stocks, Exchange Stocks, Health Care Stocks, Mining Stocks, Tech Stocks, What Worked Today

What Worked Today 1052007

Being long. Not listening to noise. I went on a little tirade yesterday about noise and how it affects trading. From alot of what I was reading, people were expecting fire and brimstone today and for the market to drop, not breakout to new highs. I was very confident this wasn’t the case. If they …

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Posted by StockRake on September 21, 2007 in What Worked Today

What Worked Today 9212007

SVA – Absolutely rocking. Up 30%+ since last Friday’s buy. QTM – Up since Friday 6.8% AZK – Up since Friday 5.8% HCN – Up 9% UVE – Up 1% in one account and in another up 3.6% HSVLY – Up 8% BMR – Up 3% AMX – Up 3% ICTL – One of my …

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Posted by StockRake on September 10, 2007 in Leveraged ETFs, Trades, What Worked Today

What Worked Today 9102007

Happy Monday. Being short worked again today. I held my Friday shorts and they were working out nicely until the big rally that happened around 2pm screwed it up. Thankfully the market then fell after filling its morning gap on every major index. NDX 2x inverse funds lost very fractionally while the Russell 2000 2x …

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