March 6, 2012

So... it had to come... and we've been prepared for a long time. As a part of any good diversified strategy, we use inverse positions such as HXD.TO, SH, PSQ, etc. So, when the stop losses trigger for some of the upward mobile positions such as JAZZ and CAT... which we moved out of at a profit, then we begin to make money with inverse positions. 

Nevertheless, we still hold a few positions such as AAPL, MNST, etc.

Tonight, we'll be having a free webinar on "How to Diversify without Diluting your Stock Portfolio." I hope you'll be able to join us... there will be lots of time for discussion.

Lots of ideas and resources are available as always at Invest in the Markets. Be sure to check out the stock tracker!

February 28, 2012

I know... it's been a while. It's been so busy at invest in the markets. We continue to see fabulous results in the Weekend Investor Newsletter as well as the Evening Investor Stock Tracker... with several double digit returns with names like AAPL, MNST, AGU.TO and others.

Europe seems to have settled... and the US news from companies continues to impress. I continue to enjoy JAZZ and CAT... both with no risk at this time due to the gains from the purchase point. 

In a couple weeks, we'll be having a free webinar on "How to Diversify without Diluting your Stock Portfolio." I hope you'll be able to join us... there will be lots of time for discussion.

Lots of ideas and resources are available as always at Invest in the Markets. Be sure to check out the stock tracker!

February 13, 2012

Just as Greece seems to find some footing, the President sends his budget to Congress who were poised with guns drawn, ready to kill it as it enters the doors... sadly, we are about to enter another political squabble at the expense of the average person.

Nevertheless, we continue to make great gains... I even jumped into a couple new positions including JAZZ today and CAT. I'll keep tight stop losses, but watch them climb if they do... I suspect with one more positive day, I'll have no risk again... only profits.

Learning to be selective is critical, so I thought I'd take advantage of JAZZ's 3 day pullback... even if it is only of 4% or so.

Lots of ideas and resources are available as always at Invest in the Markets. Be sure to check out the stock tracker!

February 10, 2012

I've shifted recently out of many of my positions... and am flirting with new purchases in several inverse funds including PSQ, HXD.TO, and others. With the markets a little frustrated with the re-emergence of Greek rhetoric and an element of uncertainty rising again, caution is wise.

Some of the longer term positions continue to rise (strong names like Whole Foods Market) but even those may struggle a little if the market pressure mounts. Time will tell... and we won't predict what's going to happen, but we will be prepared.

Have a great weekend!

February 3, 2012

I ended up moving out of PRGO when it wouldn't get legs... HUM as of now is up 1%. 

I mentioned a couple of days ago that PPY.A.V was dropping again and it was "providing another good upcoming opportunity to buy for quick profits... I'll keep this one on my radar and jump in on the rise." I did get in as it popped (@ $8.67) and now it sits at $9.00, a 3.8% gain so far. 

I also mentioned MCD... which is in a consolidation phase. 

I left you (on the daily picks) with FBHS at $18.42 and it now sits at $19.63, a 6.6% gain.

Of course, all of this strength is only helped by the jobs report today of 243,000 non farm payrolls with avg. hourly earnings also increasing 0.2% - so it's not simply on the backs of lower wages.

Well, I'll check back in this weekend!  See you then.

February 1, 2012

So HUM is humming along today... rising off the EMA of 50 and forging ahead. I'm expecting it to ready $95.29 prior to slowing down... so this will be some great upside health.

PRGO is stalled right now... I'll keep raising my eye on this so as to not let it turn into a failure.

I like the way PPY.A.V is dropping again... providing another good upcoming opportunity to buy for quick profits... I'll keep this one on my radar and jump in on the rise.

MCD is another name a these levels with a 4-5% short term potential and 10+% long term with little downside risk if it stays above the 50 EMA.

Just some thoughts for today... what are you doing to profit?

January 31, 2012

A couple of stocks that are very underpriced right now are found in the Oil and Gas sector... so I'm working on a post forInvest in the Markets that will address some issues every investor should know. Today, I am watching HUM... which seems to have found a short term bottom recently. I'm also watching PRGO which has found some support at these levels. 

But I'm always prepared for markets to drop too... so I keep an order in on PSQ if it rises.

Remember...

We continue to make money each day using the Evening Investor Strategy.

Evening Investor Strategy

- I've taken 10 stocks and created evening moves for each stock... all public, all real time so you know they're authentic. The goal = 10% cumulative in 2 months time.

- So far, the trades we've completed total 16.9% profit, with several large positions still open.

You can check out the Evening Investor Strategy 10 for 10 live!

Keep you eyes on twitter too... 

UPDATE

So, I've decided to shift the focus a little going forward due to the tremendous success I'm having at Invest in the Markets. Take a look at some of the current results right now:

Weekend Investor Newsletter
- Agriculture stock - up 15.6%
- Oil and Gas stock - up 8.8%
- Gold position - up 7.2%
- Computer Software/Services - up 16.7%

There are several others... and Weekend Investor Newsletter subscribers are profiting on a consistent basis.

Evening Investor Strategy
- I've taken 10 stocks and created evening moves for each stock... all public, all real time so you know they're authentic. The goal = 10% cumulative in 2 months time.
- So far, the trades we've completed total 16.9% profit, with several large positions still open.

You can check out the Evening Investor Strategy 10 for 10 live!


So, what am I going to do here? Well, I'm going to share quick alerts to stocks along the way that I simply can't fit in at Invest in the Markets or they aren't a part of the regular stock alerts I'm already doing. For example, last week, I traded PPY.A.TO - I alerted people through Twitter (@DoctorStock) and made over 10% in 2 days.

Right now, here's a stock you need to keep your eye on: Heckmann (HEK) which is at a 52 week low due to the natural gas prices deflating lately. Watch for the rise... and when it does, I'll be jumping on the wave upward.

So, check back every couple of days for brief snapshot updates of what's on my radar.  For example, did you know that Greece has a population of only 11 Million? Their total GDP is smaller than Google's market cap... so relax everyone, they are only a sign of bigger issues, but perhaps we'll have to lose a few small ones like this to keep the ones that really matter!

Cheers, see you later this weekend!

US Stock of the Day for January 20, 2012

Well... here we are at the end of a shortened week of trading.

For Jan. 20th, I'm choosing FBHS @ $18.42 and PSQ @ $29.49.

As always, you can email me or find me @ Invest in the Markets.

Running Total:
TJX - neg. 0.1%

US Stock of the Day for January 13, 2012

Here we are... at the end of the week. I hope you enjoy your weekend.

We began 2012 on January 10th, triggering TJX @ $66.18. I'll adjust the stop loss @ $65.08.

For January 13th, I'm keeping my choices from the 12th and simply adjusting them a little - PSQ @ $30.40 and MA @ $346.85.

As always, you can email me or find me @ Invest in the Markets.

US Stock of the Day for January 12, 2012

We began 2012 yesterday, triggering TJX @ $66.18. I'll adjust the stop loss @ $65.07.

Nothing triggered Jan. 11th.

For January 12th, I'm choosing PSQ @ $30.43 and MA @ $347.56.

As always, you can email me or find me @ Invest in the Markets.

US Stock of the Day for January 11, 2012

We began 2012 yesterday, triggering TJX @ $66.18. I'll set the stop loss @ $64.94.

SH didn't trigger.

For January 11th, I'm choosing PSQ @ $30.39 and RHT @ $43.58.

As always, you can email me or find me @ Invest in the Markets.

US Stock of the Day for January 10, 2012

Welcome to the first picks of 2012.

Remember, these are not recommendations... merely entertainment. See below for the full disclaimer to this site.

Well, for January 10, 2012 I'm choosing TJX @ $66.18. That means, I place a trade for TJX to be triggered when it goes to $66.18 or higher.

Also, I'm choosing SH @ $40.07 as my inverse today!

As always, you can email me or find me @ Invest in the Markets.

US Stock of the Day for January 9, 2012

Glad to be Back in 2012

Thanks for joining me again in 2012. Last year, I came up with this idea of publicly tracking one stock a day to see what kind of cumulative returns could be made with all eyes on the results. In June 2011, I started and ended the year with over 70% returns. 

This was the inspiration behind the 5 Stock Challenge where I took 5 stocks and traded them for 2 months, with the goal of a 5% cumulative return. Within a month and a half, the goal was accomplished.

So, in 2012, I decided to launch the 10 Stock Challenge, taking 10 stocks and trading them for January - February 2012, with the goal of a 10% cumulative return. So far, in only 4 trading days, we're on track to meet our objectives! You can log in for free and see the results.

This year, at US Stock of the Day, I want to simplify things a little... so I'm going to be choosing less stocks to follow. Each day, I'll have one stock listed... and one inverse position listed. This is to take advantage of whatever market direction occurs.

So, join me, starting Tuesday, January 10th, for the first two stocks. Be sure to visit Invest in the Markets for great research, articles, and ideas... and check here for more fresh content.

Oh, and if you're bored, why not visit my friend's new iPhone game - Booya!

Starting up again for 2012 on January 9th

Join me January 8th for the first post of 2012.

We finished 2011 (having started in June) with great numbers...

In 2012, we'll be focusing in on fewer stocks, so you'll see a little more consistency.

See you in a week!