March 2010

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Weak Close on Elevated Volume Closes out the First Quarter

A disappointing ADP employment report dampen the mood of traders heading into the last trading day of the quarter.  A positive factory orders report couldn’t muster buying action, but buyers did step up to push the NASDAQ and Russell 2000 into positive territory.  It wasn’t until the afternoon when sellers stepped up and took it [...]

No New Short Positions For Thursday’s Stock Market Session

No New Long Positions For Thursday’s Stock Market Session

Top Current Holdings Up Tuesday With Total Returns Since Purchase

stock symbol – % return since purchase – date of purchase
RDWR 137% 8/12/09
RURL 94% 7/31/09
SNS 83% 7/13/09
XRTX 70% 9/30/09
MERC 54% 2/10/10
NTGR 31% 11/11/09
JOEZ 23% 3/9/10
NEWP 22% 2/11/10
SFLY 19% 3/11/10

The Theme Continues, Stocks Get a Push at the End of the Day

Positive economic data helped push stocks higher during the early morning session, but it wouldn’t be too long before sellers would take over.  As the market hit its high for the day sellers took over pushing stocks lower in quick fashion.  NYSE volume was running lower showing sellers didn’t have much juice, but the NASDAQ [...]

One New Long Position For Wednesday’s Stock Market Session

One New Long Position For Wednesday’s Stock Market Session

No New Short Positions For Wednesday’s Stock Market Session

Top Current Holdings Closing Higher On Monday

Stock symbol – % return since purchase – date of purchase:
MHR 164% 8/21/09
RDWR 128% 8/12/09
AEZ 104% 12/1/09
RURL 92% 7/31/09
MPET 92% 9/8/09
LCUT 89% 11/2/09
CAMT 84% 12/21/09
SNS 82% 7/13/09
XRTX 68% 9/30/09
PCYC 59% 1/27/10
DSGX 46% 8/27/09
BTIM 46% 3/10/10
NEWP 18% 2/11/10
SMCI 13% 2/26/10

Strong End of Day Action as Volume Pulls Back

The day began with a bang with volume running much higher than Friday’s levels, but the strong price action and volume didn’t gain traction.  Institutions simply stood aside today, but this week wasn’t expected to be one filled with big volume.  Once again, some top quality fundamental growth names did break out today.  On top [...]

No New Long Positions For Tuesday’s Stock Market Session