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    Thursday, May 29, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 29, 2008 at 1:21 pm ET TD seems poised to continue upwards (disclaimer: I have a position). The stock is strong compared to other Canadian/US banks and has recovered nicely from any bad news in the recent months.
Let’s start looking at ... (more) Bought Manulife (MFC.TO) (1 click)
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May 29, 2008 at 12:31 pm ET Long Entry
MFC.TO
(MFC.TO)
Entry Price
29-May-08
Industry: Life Insurance
Price
$38.69
Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) is a life insurance company and the holding company of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (MLI) and John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (JHF). The Company provides a ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 29, 2008 at 12:18 pm ET Not really sure what’s happening here but the stock made a lower low which was very disappointing. Taking my loss at 5% which “almost offsets” my gains in LH.
Exit Summary
(LH) ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 29, 2008 at 10:04 am ET Long Entry
IBKR
(IBKR) INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC
Entry Price
29-May-08
Industry: Investment Brokerage - National
Price
$31.95
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBG, Inc.) is an automated global electronic market maker and broker specializing in routing orders and executing and processing trades in ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 29, 2008 at 9:59 am ET Closing this short position on Suncor, happy with the results.
Exit Summary
(SU) SUNCOR ENERGY INC
SHORT TRADE
Entry Date
20-May-08
| Exit Date
29-May-08
Price
$71.83
| Price
$68.64
Initial Stop
$72.50
| Gain %
4.4%
Risk $ per Share
$0.72
| # Days
9
Risk % Cost
1.0%
Risk % Capital
0.3%
Price ... (more) Thursday, May 22, 2008 Sold TD Bank (TD.TO), Gain + (3 clicks)
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May 22, 2008 at 10:46 am ET Exit Summary
(TD.TO)
Entry Date
9-May-08
| Exit Date
21-May-08
Price
$67.72
| Price
$69.10
Initial Stop
$66.10
| Gain %
0.2%
Risk $ per Share
$1.65
| # Days
12
Risk % Cost
2.4%
Risk % Capital
1.3%
Price Target
$72.00
Expected %
6.3%
Risk x Reward
2.6
Closing TD temporarily. I believe the stock still has some upside potential. ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 22, 2008 at 10:18 am ET Closed Positions
Closed JBX too early, system is still not giving me the right signals.
(JBX) JACK IN THE BOX INC
Entry Date
15-May-08
| Exit Date
21-May-08
Price
$24.65
| Price
$23.71
Initial Stop
$22.18
| Gain %
-4.0%
Risk $ per Share
$2.52
| # Days
6
Risk ... (more) Tuesday, May 20, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 20, 2008 at 12:28 pm ET (LH) LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HLDG
Entry Date
6-May-08
| Exit Date
20-May-08
Price
$75.15
| Price
$76.52
Initial Stop
$72.00
| Gain %
1.8%
Risk $ per Share
$3.19
| # Days
14
Risk % Cost
4.3%
Risk % Capital
1.6%
Price Target
$84.00
Expected %
11.8%
Risk x Reward
2.8
Will get back once it shows it can ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 20, 2008 at 12:24 pm ET I don’t normally short stocks but some oil stocks are overbought buy any stretch of imagination. I decided to pick Suncor because of today’s move, stock is up +6.07% (just today). Let’s look at some ... (more) Bought Loblaws (L.TO) (3 clicks)
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May 20, 2008 at 12:05 pm ET Back into Loblaws.
Long Entry
L.TO
(L.TO)
Entry Price
20-May-08
Industry: Food Wholesale
Price
$67.72
Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) is a Canada-based food distributor and provider of general merchandise products, drugstore, and financial products and services. Through its ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 20, 2008 at 11:58 am ET (CP.TO)
Entry Date
6-May-08
| Exit Date
20-May-08
Price
$72.39
| Price
$73.80
Initial Stop
$69.80
| Gain %
1.9%
Risk $ per Share
$2.63
| # Days
14
Risk % Cost
3.6%
Risk % Capital
1.3%
Price Target
$76.00
Expected %
5.0%
Risk x Reward
1.4
Sold Canadian Pacific, the stock still has some upside but I’m getting nervous ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 20, 2008 at 9:41 am ET Closed Positions
This trade worked as expected. Typical pattern I’m looking for.
(PAC) PACIFIC AIRPORT ADR
Entry Date
12-May-08
| Exit Date
19-May-08
Price
$36.68
| Price
$37.19
Initial Stop
$33.17
| Gain %
1.2%
Risk $ per Share
$3.58
| # Days
7
Risk % Cost
9.8%
Risk % Capital
1.1%
Price Target
$40.55
Expected ... (more) Friday, May 16, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 16, 2008 at 4:33 pm ET Work and personal life has been keeping me busy lately, not much time to look at the markets and post. I am parked on 3 long positions on my discretionary trading: LH, CP.TO and TD.TO. ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 16, 2008 at 4:10 pm ET System is doing well so far. I’ve been working hard on creating a toolset that can help me to go more like in an “automated” mode from here. I have built my own scanner using ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 16, 2008 at 9:29 am ET Closed Positions, PDX -2.0%,
This was an incorrect entry, I should’ve checked the chart to confirm the signal. All fixed now for the next entries, system looking good so far.
(PDX) PEDIATRIX ... (more) Wednesday, May 14, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 14, 2008 at 3:44 pm ET System produced good profits today on VLO but some of the recent entries are in the red. I have been following my rules very religiously. I was missing on the volume requirement, which has to ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 14, 2008 at 10:16 am ET Closed Positions, LFL -1.3%, EXPO +1.2%
(LFL) LAN AIRLINES ADR REP 1 ORD SHS
Entry Date
8-May-08
| Exit Date
14-May-08
Price
$11.85
| Price
$11.72
Initial Stop
$10.67
| Gain %
-1.3%
Risk $ per Share
$1.21
| # Days
6
Risk % Cost
10.1%
Risk % Capital
1.0%
Price Target
$13.00
Expected %
9.7%
Risk x Reward
1.0
... (more) Monday, May 12, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 12, 2008 at 3:37 pm ET New Positions
Long Entry
PAC
(PAC) PACIFIC AIRPORT ADR
Date
12-May-08
Industry: Air Services, Other
Price
$36.68
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. operates 12 airports, which serve two metropolitan areas (Guadalajara and Tijuana), several tourist destinations, ... (more) Saturday, May 10, 2008 Working Late? Don’t ruin your company’s culture… (10 clicks)
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May 10, 2008 at 6:31 pm ET Came across this interesting email on the web and decided to post it here. It was sent by Mr. Narayan Murthy from an Indian IT Company named Infosys to all staff.
Email from the boss
Mail sent ... (more) Friday, May 9, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 3:52 pm ET This has been a bad week for the system so far, no significant wins.
New Positions
System generated entries on two positions: TSO and VLO.
Closed Positions
None
Open Positions
EXPO, +0.52% LFL, -1.98% ... (more) Bought TD Bank (TD.TO or TD:US) (1 click)
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May 9, 2008 at 10:52 am ET Re-entering TD Bank here after today’s action so far. I see this bar as a confirmation and new attack to the 200sma. My target is $76 and my stop is right below today’s bar.
... (more) Thursday, May 8, 2008 From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 4:16 pm ET Closing this position at break-even, not a good trade. Focus, focus!! Learn from my mistakes here.
Entry
| Exit
Date
6-May-08
|Date
8-May-08
Price
$32.75
|Price
$32.98
Initial Stop
$32.00
|Gain %
0.6%
Risk $ per Share
$0.77
|# Days
2
Risk % Cost
2.3%
|Trade Grade
C
Risk % Capital
0.8%
Price Target
$36.00
Expected %
9.9%
Risk x ... (more) Bought Shoppers Drug Mart (SC.TO) (1 click)
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May 8, 2008 at 2:09 pm ET Re-entering Shoppers after a small consolidation on light volume.
Long Entry
SC.TO
(SC.TO) SHOPPERS DRUG MART CORP
Date
8-May-08
Industry: Drug Stores
Price
$54.29
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a Canada-based company. ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm ET Decided to sell WN to open a position on Shoppers Drug Mart (SC.TO), looking more attractive at the moment. I don’t like the volume over the last two days. ... (more) From TradeForGain - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 1:55 pm ET Decided to sell WN to open a position on Shoppers Drug Mart (SC.TO), looking more attractive at the moment. I don’t like the volume over the last two days. ... (more) Items 51 - 75 of 398
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