8th June 2017 - SNAP! Crack! and Fall!

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
20.25

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. It has reached back to the level of the edge of the triangle before it went up.
2. It is a trendy stock, should pick up pretty quickly.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. Looks like I have to be more patient even it is a hot and trendy stock.
2. Wait for more chance to top up.

 

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29th April 2017 - GNC really need some boosters!

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
7.66

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. There was a good quarter report announcement, price gapped up and then retraced back to the 2 MA line on the daily chart.
2. Decide to go in when the price touched the MA line.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. Price actually went down and touched the low. It showed that this stock is not as strong as expected.
2. Looking at the weekly long term chart, there should still be quite a lot of "shorty" in there.

 

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13th Feb 2017 - Is MTL = Meant to Lose?!

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
5.89

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. At that time, it came down to touch the bottom of the trend line.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. This stock went down pretty fast. I don't even have a chance to stop a good stop lost. But anyhow, I was supposed to sell after it was down for 5%.
2. Another example of did not cut loses.

 

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10th May 2017 - It’s so Yummy, I want to eat more!

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
34.15 (top up)

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. I was waiting for it to drop back after a good quarter report announcement, but the stock is very strong.
2. So I waited for it to touch the MA line. A sudden drop to the MA line gave me the opportunity to topu up.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. It is hard to top up for this kind of stock, but I just love it.      ;-)
2. Plan for holding this stock for long term. There will be more top up in the near future.

 

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25th May 2017 - Goodbye my love…

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
	20.85				>100%	Many years

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. It is getting very weak.
2. Quarter report was good, stock went up, but then kept coming down after that.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. My sell was very late.
2. With a positive quarter report, the stock price should not went down that far.

 

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18th April 2017 - Look for the sparkling logo…

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
52.95 (top up)

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. It is a very beautiful flag just like what you can read from Alexnader Elder's stock bible.
2. The overall Dow Jones index was ok.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. That was a good call.
2. I am glad that I set a purchase line and that purchase line is quite close to the price when it is at around 11:30pm.

 

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20th Mar 2017 - The cuties from ThinkorSwim!

Hurray!!!
I have finally received the 2 cuties from ThinkorSwim by TDAmeritrade. Thank you so much to James Horns and Chris Marshall for their excellent support and kindness. You guys are wonderful. I am glad that I stay with TDAmeritrade and not other brokerage house.

19th Mar 2017 - Insurance company might not be able to even insure themself !

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
	$63.50				45.8%

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. There was a big drop after the quarter result announcement. Cost me losing a bunch of profit.
2. The report seems to be at the positive side, but market trashed it. I don't like that.

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. This is a very famous and popular stock so you normally have a chance to sell at a slightly higher price.
2. Once it went back and touch the MA line, I decide to sell it and not to take any more chances.
3. Right now, looking at the way the price goes, seems like my selling call is correct.

 

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19th Mar 2017 - Don’t fall into the VALlEy!

Buy $	Sell $	Short $	Cover $	Stop Loss $	Profit / Losses	Duration
	$9.45				23.5%	118 days

 

No time to update my stock transaction…. Very busy with so many things.

 

Reason for Buy / Sell / Short / Cover:

 

1. Stop loss triggered at $9.45
2. It actually punched through two MA lines. Unbelievable!

 

Lesson Learnt:

 

1. I did not expect that this stock can retrace back so far.
2. My stop loss is too far away cost me a big chunk of profits.
3. Continue to monitor this stock. I think the momentum is still there.

 

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7th Mar 2017 - What happen when you can’t think or swim?!

 

This is what I have for the whole night !!!