Opinions posted by dirtyharry

Jan 23 at 1:13AM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

How about stop orders?

I can't sit around watching my stocks here all of time. Many times in real trading I have stop losses that limit my downside. I can't do that here and it's not realisitic because sometimes I realize I'm still holding stocks that I sold off in my real m...

Jan 06 at 3:10PM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

Oil >$80

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Dec 08 2009 at 7:50AM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

S&P Chart

Even though the market has been meandering, it has still stayed within the S/R lines as illustrated. The market should decline here from a major convergence of a long term resistance, short term resistance, and the 50% Fib line. There is also another co...

Nov 06 2009 at 7:12AM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

More Pair Trades

Some new pair trades: Buy: CPO Short: ADM Buy: MOLX Short: APH Overall the pair trades have been working well and providing steady returns in a volatile market. Whether the market goes up or down, these trades can be profitable. You should ta...

Nov 01 2009 at 10:32PM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

This Week's Outlook

I don't usually post such short term predictions, however, I felt there is a compelling enough case to do so in this instance. I have charted out the last two years of the S&P index and identified a longer term trend with an intermediate trend that seem ...

Oct 22 2009 at 6:30AM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

7000 Per Day To Lose Unemployment Benefits

(This is a reprint from CNNmoney.com Just think what this could mean over the next few months as a more than a million people lose their unemployment benefits in the winter and are unable to find work. Now we could be seriously getting a dose of a "de...

Oct 21 2009 at 4:46PM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

A New Bearish Signal

What we're seeing now is that a majority of major companies are beating estimates. As was mentioned on another thread, this isn't really that uncommon. An analyst comes out with an easy target, the company beats it, and the market is further propped up...

Oct 20 2009 at 6:03AM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

Pair Trade Update

Closing the AME:CBE trade with a small gain. Closing the WM:SRCL at break even. Initiating a new position: Buy: ARO Short: ANF

Oct 02 2009 at 8:28PM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

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Sep 30 2009 at 8:32AM (EST) (By dirtyharry)

Pair Trade Ideas

I am executing a couple of pair trades in my real money account. I can't do them here because I'm unable to short stocks, but here they are: Buy: BYI Sell: WYNN Buy: WEC Sell: KEP These trades, assuming the go as planned, will probably be exi...