Archive for May, 2009

S&P…Went up – happy Friday

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Opened: GTrades pick

Month to Date:
My ports: 3.5%
Brokerage: 7.6%
BBE Overall: 5.4%
S&P 4.7%
% of Targets reached: 136.3%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.3 to 47.8

S&P +1.54%, Good 7 year note auction

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Nice day.

Opened: 2 Gtrades picks

Month to Date:
My ports: 1.6%
Brokerage: 6.2%
BBE Overall: 3.7%
S&P 3.3%
% of Targets reached: 94.3%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.5 to 47.8

S&P -1.89%, Yield curve worries

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

And Barcelona beat Manchester United!!

Opened: GTrades pick

Closed:
DLB, -5.24%, held 18 days (stopped)
Dogs dumped: MASI, -38.9, ADBE, -43.2, DRC, -14.78

Month to Date:
My ports: 0.5%
Brokerage: 4.8%
BBE Overall: 2.5%
S&P 1.8%
% of Targets reached: 63.3%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.7 to 47.8

S&P +2.63% – Good consumer confidence!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Seems the public is feeling that the worst of it is behind them. I think so, too.

Closed:
IHS, +6.17%, held 6 days (GTrades)

Month to Date:
My ports: 3.1%
Brokerage: 5.9%
BBE Overall: 4.4%
S&P 3.7%
% of Targets reached: 111.4%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.3 to 47.8

SPY -0.19% – Holiday laziness

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Looks like a bit of “sell in May and go away”…

Closed:
LIHR, +6.99%, held 9 days
NEM, +5.27, held 7 days

Month to Date:
My ports: -0.4%
Brokerage: 3.8%
BBE Overall: 1.5%
S&P 1.1%
% of Targets reached: 44.2%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.8 to 47.8

S&P -0.51% – Quiet

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Month to Date:
My ports: 0.8%
Brokerage: 5.2%
BBE Overall: 2.8%
S&P 3.0%
% of Targets reached: 81.3%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.4 to 47.8

Nothing opened or closed

S&P -0.17%, kind of a sideways day

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Didn’t follow the news terribly closely today, classwork won out.

Opened:
GTrades pick

Month to Date:
My ports: -0.8%
Brokerage: 5.1%
BBE Overall: 1.9%
S&P 3.5%
% of Targets reached: 55.8%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.5 to 47.8

S&P +3.03% – A very nice day

Monday, May 18th, 2009

And congrats to India on some great elections. (Which is probably what really helped more than anything.)

Closed:
E, +3.55%, held overnight (divs)
UN, +2.17%, held overnight (divs)

Month to Date:
My ports: -0.7%
Brokerage: 4.7%
BBE Overall: 1.8%
S&P 3.7%
% of Targets reached: 52.6%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.5 to 47.8

Been slacking…

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

WaveChasingPort is up to date should you want to peruse the past week.

S&P -1.32%, Buy the rumor, sell the news.

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Expected pullback after big runup on Stress Test leaks…
Auctions sucked…

Closed:
WPZ, -6.75%, held 3 days (dividend)
RGNC, -6.56%, held 4 days (dividend)

Opened: GTrades pick

Month to Date:
My ports: 1.3%
Brokerage: 2.7%
BBE Overall: 2.0%
S&P 3.4%
% of Targets reached: 56.6%
I’m screwed ratio: 1.2 to 47.8