Posts Tagged ‘mtl’


Posted by StockRake on May 7, 2010 in Trades

Trades I’m Considering For Monday Next Week

When the market gets like this, I like to look over my 1 week boomer scan. These stocks are good for a 1 week buy opportunity (possibly 2 weeks), but that is it. Don’t get married. In fact don’t even look at this list, I’m posting it for myself so I don’t forget to buy …

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Posted by StockRake on October 12, 2009 in Financials, Leveraged ETFs, Leveraged Funds, Options, Stock Market Charts, Technical Analysis, Trades

Shorted The Indexes This Morning

I shorted the indexes with a full position this morning while the indexes were up in the range of .50%. The RUT finished down -.18%. The gain turned out to be around 1.2% avg between the 3 I trade. What I owned going into today: EWZ Nov 71 puts, UNH Nov 27 calls (sold for …

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Posted by StockRake on October 10, 2009 in Stock Lists, Technical Analysis, Trades

Potential Shorts and Longs

Most of these setups relate to the idea that I think the US dollar will rally soon. There are times where a rounding top happens in the market and with no sign of the impending drop, and then BAM, the market produces one big red down week that takes out anywhere from 4-20 weeks worth …

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Posted by StockRake on December 18, 2008 in Market Comments, Trades

Wild Small Range Day Stopping Out Of Positions Like Crazy

Right off the bat when the market opened down and I saw the commodities dropping with OIL I sold my YZC and UYG for gains of 8% and 9%. I bought more APWR @ 5.49 today doubling my position. Sold the whole thing @ 5.84 for an avg gain of 15.6% on the total position. …

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Posted by StockRake on December 1, 2008 in Market Comments

Is This Black Monday?

Market indexes have broken through some major support lines and I want to see what happens at the close. I want to be a long buyer only at the close and only if we finish in the red. Any comeback rally day, I will short. I may go short at these already egregious levels today …

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