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| Tradevestor |
| $10,000 a month income within 2 years through a healthy mix of trading and investing... this blog follows the journey of an amateur trader / investor. |
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| Friday's filter results |
| 2007-10-19 20:05:22 |
Tough day in the market today but it means some good bargains to be had:VDSINOVOIICYNOJRJCGLNGFTKIf I was in the position to be buying I would go for VDSI and FTK..TV...
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| Thursday's Filter results |
| 2007-10-19 09:20:49 |
VSEA sold out today for me - 5%M1:VIVOSRCLM2:MT**ATNIPCPPCLNM3:SRCLAt the moment I am holding NILE, MT, AMX and LKQX in my portfolio. I bought MT after VSEA sold out.TV...
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| Wednesday's results |
| 2007-10-17 20:52:18 |
Good day for VSEA!M1:ROSSRCLVIVOM2:EBIXLKQXAMZNONNNM3:ROSHDNGREMEMBER: SELL AT 5% - be disciplined becuase these stocks can be volatile!...
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| Todays filter results |
| 2007-10-16 21:16:55 |
Todays Filter results:M1VIVOMTSRCLROSHDNGWHQPKXM2SNCRMITSYAMXONNNLKQXCFEBIXM3:ROSPKXAMZNONNN...
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| Todays Picks |
| 2007-10-12 00:22:19 |
I hope you got a nice 5% out of whq before it dropped today...Todays filters:M1:CEDCM2:NILE**ACOM3:WBD**CMEDMR** my purchases...TV...
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| Todays picks |
| 2007-10-10 23:41:58 |
Todays filter results: M1 : No picks M2: No Picks M3: VSEA** WHQ**...
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| October 9th - filter results |
| 2007-10-09 19:25:03 |
Hi, One of my stocks sold out nicely today (ESRX) for a 6% profit. CTV is really struggling and I am more than a little frustrated with it as it may continue to under-perform. Once it covers my costs - I am out!I am away for the next three days so I will be back bloggin' next Monday... Todays filter results: M1 : ITU** KMGB M2: DADE M3: VSEA WHQ** KMGB performed badly today - 10% drop. It will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow. BCSI (one of my picks from last week) did amazingly well - I think it is up 10+%....
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| Todays Picks |
| 2007-10-08 18:22:07 |
Filter results today (see previous post for explanation):M1:CRNTDWSNKMGBACOWHQ**M2:No PicksM3:KMGB...
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| blog changes |
| 2007-10-08 14:00:11 |
I have decided to change the style of my blog as I am getting a few requests to share all the stocks my filter shows up each day - not just the ones I suggest would be good buys. To be honest, IMO, pretty much all the stocks are winners if you were to buy and hold because all the stocks are fundamentally excellent. However, I look for a quick 5% gain, which soon mounts up over the year.I use three filters which I will call Master1 (M1); Master2(M2) and Master3(M3). Master 1 has been the one I have used for the longest and is an oversold filter. Master2 is based on Bollinger Bands (BB) squeeze and the third (Master3) is a new one I am testing which looks at Moving Averages.The way I use these filters : I put a relatively small amount of money on each stock s...
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| Stocks Update... |
| 2007-10-07 11:33:35 |
A good week!KCI sold out for a nice 5% profit. CTV is certainly on its way after going up by over 4% in one day. ESRX is also heading to 5% but is a little slower - it'll get there though!I suggested GRMN on my last post and the results sepak for themselves - very good. The key witha stock like GRMN is that it has excellent fundamentals. When a stock like this is oversold then it is almost guaranteed to bounce.Enjoy the Canadian Thanksgiving!...
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| New Picks, CTV, KCI and ESRX |
| 2007-10-02 20:27:40 |
KCI and ESRX are doing well. They are both well 'in the money' and I am pleased with their performance. I am fairly confident that they will get to the 6% - 8% region soon. I will then sell. CTV is breaking even but showed a nice bullish candle today which indicates to me that it will go up. I am glad I held onto it now.Other pick (if I had the money!)GRMNMy filter threw out TBSI 2 days ago - jumped over 12% as of today - dang!Have fun!TV...
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| Confident about KCi and ESRX... not so sure about CTV |
| 2007-09-30 15:56:17 |
Hey!I've been watching KCI and ESRX carefully and I am confident that both will continue up. CTV - not so sure. I have tightened my stop on CTV although it hasn't dropped by more than 5% since I bought so it is still within the realms of a good recovery.I mus continue to be confident in my mechanical system!We'll see what tomorrow brings!TV...
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| surprised but hopeful |
| 2007-09-27 09:45:08 |
I was surprised that CTV didn't continue to rise today but there is always tomorrow. Its drop isn't concerning more consolidation than anything else me thinks!My main filter turned up nothing today. Another filter I use that looks for Bollinger Band Squeeze threw out ESRX. I won't be buying it but it is probably worth a look as the filter looks for stocks that are experiencing very close BB action - the tightest for six months.Till tomorrow...TV...
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| USM, CTV reviewed...heading up |
| 2007-09-25 20:53:06 |
I recommended CTV and USM earlier this week. Both dropped yesterday but are picking up somewhat today. I am confident that they will reach my limit stop tomorrow. I'll enter it into my stock ratings for a closer look.I was also keeping an eye on WNR but it has tanked more. It is never good when the management of the compnay is getting out of their own stock! My filter thew out BTJ and WNR today. Neither of which I would buy due to both being regular visitors to my filter and neither of them perfomring particularly well. I am considering taking them both off my master list from which I search for stocks. I find that if the same stock continually shows as being oversold then it is not a good sign. Having said that I did make a swift 3%off BTJ last week.More tomorrow!TV...
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| Week in Review |
| 2007-09-21 17:55:39 |
I think you would have to be pretty dumb not to be able to make money this week thanks to the interest rate drop. Also, it's a great week for us Canadians as the Canadian dollar equals the US dollar!Here are some of my results and then I will finish with some 'advisements' for the future!WNR -3.25CADA +8.99KCI -1.84 (this did make my 3% threshold though)CRNT +9.21BTJ -0.83 (This also made 3% earlier than this loss)HDNG +9.86I have recently been experimenting with selling out at 3%. This tends to give me more short term profits.I think that the following stocks will hit 3 - 5% within a week:USM and CTV.Have a great weekend!TV...
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| TRMB makes more money |
| 2007-09-14 21:53:20 |
TRMB sold out nicely for a profit of 5%. It hit my limit sell at about lunch time.The HDNG I bought dropped today but I am confident it will recover on Monday or Tuesday. I always have a strong sell principle - 8%. I find that if these stocks drop by this much they tend not to recover. It is a manual stop so that they have room to move in the day.The only stock I like the look of for Monday is CRDNLaterTV...
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| DK was a hit and TRMB, HDNG |
| 2007-09-13 21:11:03 |
I was pleased with performance of DK. It made a quick 5% by the end of the day and hit my limit stop. I love it when a plan comes together. One of the things I learnt very early on was to be satisfied with a predetermined gain and then walk away. I could have kept it until today and made another 2% but I wasn't greedy!TRMB is up today (it went down slightly yesterday) and I am confident it will hit 5% tomorrow.I bought some HDNG today. This is an excellent stock that has amazing fundamentals. it is very cheap right imo. It made a nice 2% today and I am expecting it to press through the 5% tomorrow.TV...
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| small order for DK and TRMB |
| 2007-09-11 23:52:24 |
I just put a small order in for DK and TRMB. Both these stocks are oversold and have a great fundamentals. IBD shows that TRMB has better fundamentals than DK but both have promising charts for a pop.Filter also threw up NVDA, MICC, BTJ and MTW. I was put off NVDA and MTW because they are stock splits. Although evidence would suggest that stock splits do well, I am a bit wary.We'll see!TV...
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| ACTU is a buy |
| 2007-09-10 22:48:58 |
ACTU is a buy - see my stock ratings if you are interested in tracking... Actuate accentuates reporting. The company provides enterprise reporting and analytics software that corporations use to analyze business data and design, publish, and distribute report content through company networks and the Internet. Actuate's customers, including Bank of America, Dell, Johnson & Johnson, and Lockheed Martin, use the software to publish financial statements, performance metrics, manufacturing and distribution reports, and customer account information. Actuate's service offerings include training and support, as well as professional consulting. Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2006: Sale: $128.6MOne year growth: 20.8%Net income: $13.8MIncome growth: 19.1% ...
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| GMCR and LKQX |
| 2007-09-08 20:15:11 |
GMCRLKQXThese two stocks have excellent fundamentals. On IBD stock check they show a B+ and an A respectively. This makes them very attractive when they hit an oversold filter like mine due to the high probability that they are going to continue to climb after their little respite.I have added them to my stock tracker on Nesteggr. Feel free to see the progress of some other recent picks.I generally sell after a 5 - 10 % increase.Enjoy your weekendTV...
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| CYNO |
| 2007-09-06 22:48:52 |
CYNO hit my oversold filter today. This company is an excellent, fundamentally strong company that is in a general up trend but has been going through a correction. I am not in a position to buy it at the moment but I think that it is well worth a watch. Ordinarily I would buy it at market open tomorrow (Friday) and sell after it reaches a 5% increase. Let's see what happens! T V...
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| Bollinger Band Squeeze |
| 2007-09-01 01:08:24 |
I am experimenting with another filter at the moment that looks for high quality stocks that are experiencing a bollinger band 'squeeze'. It basically looks for stocks where the BB's are the closest they have been for three months. It is likely that they will then 'pop' to a new highRecent stocks:VMSIROSTDGI have added them to my Nesteggr stock Ratings. Let's see what happens, should be fun!...
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| Transactions |
| 2007-08-31 22:17:44 |
The following list shows some of the holdings I have been able to have over the last month. Notice that each company is fundamentally strong... The date shows when it first appeared on my filter If you have questions please contact me. TDW -1.06% 08/12/2007 BF +3.90% 08/12/2007...
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| Back in the seat |
| 2007-08-31 21:46:10 |
Well, vacation is over and it is time to get back onto the stock train.My bottom bouncer filter has been pretty quiet this last ten days. It has only given :SPWR: +13.39Granted, this is a good return but I am used ot hvaing four five stocks a day. This reflects the market we are in. Everyone is jumping back into buying the high quality stock (what i concentrate on) and so there are very few over sold stocks showing up. I don't mind waiting as it doesn't lose me money!A few people have asked how I find my stocks. Basically I have a list of 120 stocks that probably have some of the best fundamentals you can find. They are also from the strongest industries and have also shown a recent new high. I find these stocks by studying Investors Business Daily. It has taken some time but I now have a ...
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| Review of stocks |
| 2007-08-24 15:00:57 |
This post should ave been put up on Tuesday. I got it on my nesteggr blog but not this one - apologies!This week has been good on my KMaster filter:Tomorrows pick - VIPLast week's earnings:KTII:+7.74%VCO: +15.56CAM:+4.90TBSI: +40.71NVT: +8.17This filter is a bottom bouncer that looks for excellent performing stocks that are taking a breather.My other filter has just thrown out:ACUR(Buy at start of day and sell at the start of the next day)...
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| On a little break... |
| 2007-08-15 19:07:42 |
Will be back soon... I am sure the market will cope without my constant watching!Till later!TV...
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| And now, for something completely different... |
| 2007-08-12 16:07:29 |
I love to try out new filters. I guess it is my never ending quest for the illusive 'Holy Grail'!LLNW - 7.94PXLW - 1.07DECK - 95.05SNCR - 31.10GSOL - 17.40This list is a bunch of oversold stocks that are ready to bounce. I will be placing a limited order on the price shown and will sell on the open of the following day (Tuesday). $5000 on each - just for fun.Let's see what happens...TV ...
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| Cam is a buy! |
| 2007-08-11 05:20:31 |
As I mentioned yesterday CAM is now a buy. It has appeared on my bollinger Band filter for a couple of days and went green today. This is a buy signal for me.I have strict rules - sell at a 5% increase or an 8% decrease.Let's see what happens!TV"Please remember that I am an amateur investor, so please remember to consult with your professional investment advisors prior to making any investment decisions based on information on this website."...
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| HDNG is a buy for Monday morning |
| 2007-08-11 05:19:45 |
HDNG turned up on my Williams filter. It performed extremely well today (Friday) and is looking very bullish for monday.5% increase - sell8% decrease - sell"Please remember that I am an amateur investor, so please remember to consult with your professional investment advisors prior to making any investment decisions based on information on this website."...
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| Long Swings and Bollinger Bands |
| 2007-08-10 18:55:35 |
I have just returned from a few days away to discover once again that my usual style of investing / trading is not going to be possible. The market continue to be in a confirmed bearish decline and that is not good news for people like me - long swing traders.My system is based on finding over sold quality companies that are showing signs of a bounce up. Needless to say in the present situation there are LOTS of companies that are oversold! The only filter that shows promise right now is my bollinger band filter that identifies stocks that are being 'squeezed'. One stock that has shown up a couple of times is CAM. If this stock is NOT on my filter tomorrow then it is a confirmed BUY.The filter looks for stocks from my master list which are experiencing a bollinger squeeze. In other words t...
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| Nesteggr |
| 2007-08-05 03:45:50 |
I have just signed up with a new financial community called NESTEGGR . I have been very impressed with their fresh perspective towards all things financial - not just trading. I would highly recommend that you sign up and give it a go. You won't be disappointed....
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| Penny Stock or better? |
| 2007-08-05 03:31:46 |
Every now and again I read some of the penny stock sites and I am always impressed by the vigor and enthusiasm of those traders that swear by the pennies. I have traded some lower priced stocks in my time and I did make some money from them but then I moved away from the whole idea. Why?Well, quite simply I wanted to have good idea which way my stock was going outside of pure technical indicators. Now, I know that not all penny stock investors only use technical but I would say a good chunk of them do. I wanted to have a reasonable chance that my stock would end up rising. Good fundamentals always makes technical analysis a sure(r) bet.For example. If a stock that has been performing well, has great fundamentals, has large institutions buying into it and ha...
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| Wow, nothing like a good holiday to re-envision an... |
| 2007-08-03 06:32:30 |
Wow, nothing like a good holiday to re-envision and clarify what life is all about. Family, family and family... wonderful!While I have taken my time off the market has been going mental and I have been quite happy that I have not been involved! Cash is a safe place to be when you are swing trader.It was interesting watching my portfolio just before the market took its down - turn as some of my stronger stocks started to loose money in ways that I had not predicted. This in itself was a warning sign to me and enabled me to respond before losing too much money.As I have said before I am still in the process of working on my trading style and rules. As a beginner I spend a lot of time testing, retesting and after that a bit more testing! In between the test...
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| Market and Bob |
| 2007-07-28 19:21:44 |
Well, the market has tanked and so I am sitting on the sidelines with cash in my pocket waiting for the market to turn around. Thankfully I went back to cash before it started to turn badly and so my profits weren't eaten up too much.I have to mention an excellent article about averaging down - well worth a read in the light of all that is going on.Bob's Advice I love this blog and have gained much from it. Bob does an excellent job of humbly giving advice and sharing observations... thanks Bob!...
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| Two Words |
| 2007-07-25 01:08:52 |
Flippin' Heck!The market trashed my portfolio today and it is looking pretty bleak. Never did like the colour red.My only consolation is that the two latest additions were added due to great fundamentals and so I am sure they will bounce back. Famous last words? May be.I am away fro a few days so hopefully by the time I look again there will be more green in portfolio!Later......
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| Different watchlist |
| 2007-07-23 08:00:27 |
If I change my picks to only those that show up on the present IBD100 then I am left with...CHE and AFSI.Let's see how they perform compared to the other picks I chose......
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| Tough week - distribution anyone? |
| 2007-07-23 02:24:35 |
Overall the week was a touch one for me.JOSB -9.66% DWSN +1.80% CPX -4.48% SF +2.21% SPTN +8.34% VCLK -0.70% JOSB - Very close to selling this one. What can I learn? Well, I should have bought it when it first appeared on my screen and then sold it for a nice 5%. I added it too late.CPX. The chart for CPX is still pretty good. I am still hopeful that it will turn around. It is still a long ways from selling.All the other stocks are fine.ANyone with a slight understanding of the market will look at my portfolio and see that it is not as bad as it looks! I have a nice profit in SPTN (if...
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| Changes to my master watchlist |
| 2007-07-23 02:12:18 |
I have made the following changes to my master watchlist. They are all because they are no longer listed as A's on IBD 100 and are not showing good technicals anymore:BWLDCPXFCSXOPYTSOTTECAdditions include:GRPISRGNVTPVGSCHNOverall additions and deletions from the IBD 100:Added:AVT CAM FLIR GRP ISRG NVT OYOG PVG SCHN SII SLB SXC WHQ Deleted: CBG CMCO CPA FMCN MTOX NVDA SI SNP TNE TSO TTEC WFR WNR...
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