The Market Speculator

Here is a note I sent Trade Report members a few days ago related to "stop gunning".  I have received a few questions about ...

One of my mantras is to "set it and forget it" after making a trade. Once a trade is made, I set my stop and target, then forget ...

Thus far the "pair trade" I outlined yesterday and entered on Friday is a success, as RIMM broke out in a big way today and AMZN ...

I am still holding my SSO position. I bought at $59.96 and it closed at $59.66. Although today did suck, remember that the lows in the S...

I exited MTL today for an acceptable sized loss. It's not difficult to guess where I exited. My stop was placed just under the 50 day ...

I had much confidence in the EOG trade, but even I didn't expect the move to happen just hours after I entered. I took partial profits...

In todays' video, I detail my current position in FSLR to show how important it is to stick with the trade until your stop or target is ...

I'm taking it on the chin today. Not only from the market, but readers as well. It's comforting to know that I can bring so much j...

Arghhhh! While I made some spendid gains today, I can't seem to forgive myself for cutting ties with UA, SII and SWHC yesterday. Instead...

I bought 500 shares of HDNG at $38.25. It's a low float stock that showed up on my "trend pullback scan" last week, which pl...

I sold 200 shares of NILE at $60.50 for a $410 gain (+3.5%). I am still holding the remaining 200 shares from yesterday's trade, and h...

I sold 600 shares of EWZ at $51.80 (entry at $50.43) for an $822 gain (+2.7%). I suspect that it will retest support at $50, which could p...

I stumbled across this article on patience and trading via Trader Mike's links . Although it may seem like basic stuff, it speaks about...

Days like today tend to turn smack talking bears into nervous nellies with itchy trigger fingers. This gives rise to a nice little stock mar...

I've had a busy day at work, so I'll have to detail the trades in more depth tonight. I bought 500 shares of STLD at $40.02, 500 sh...