The Market Speculator

One of my favorite swing trade setups is the earnings breakout .  I know, we have established that in post after post.  What you guys really...

I've been asked by a few people what my thoughts are on my AAPL short. Of course, I wish I had covered when I had a 5 point gain. I en...

Earlier today , I mentioned that I felt there was a good chance AAPL would hold it's rebound from the lows of the day and print a long...

I bought 200 shares of AAPL at $100.25. I went over the chart on Friday. ADM (Archer Daniels Midland Co.) reports earnings tomorrow. I wil...

As most of you know (and if you don't, and you are a trader, you are slacking) Apple broke out to knew highs on significant volume after...

I sold 300 shares of HES at $57.55 (entry at $55.91) for a $492 gain (+2.9%) . I bought 200 shares AAPL at $$91.05. I had been looking to ...

I sold 1000 shares of QID at an average price of $53.86 (entry at $55.50) for a $1640 loss (-2.9%). I covered 200 shares of AAPL at $92.05...

I was stopped out of my 350 share position of HAL at $30.44 for a $388 loss (-3.7%). I sold 350 shares LEH at $72.71 for a $231 gain (.9%)...

I sold 1000 shares of QID at $57.21 (entry at an average price of $55.55) for a $1660 gain (+3.0%). I covered 500 shares of SSRI at $29.79...

Today I shorted 200 shares of AAPL at $90.10. Sunday night's post explains the setup . Yesterday I bought 400 shares of VLO at $60.24...

One of my favorite short plays is the " new high failure " trade. There are three elements to this trade: 1) That stock makes a ...