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GGC triggered and stop raised

Open Position Notes:

GGC triggered a buy today as it cleared the descending trend line at $26.30 to start a potential new leg higher.  After clearing the trend line, it spent the next few hours in a high base on the intraday chart, which is a good way to consolidate the morning advance.  Holding its ground and finishing above the trigger (despite a lack of market upside after triggering) are both positive from a technical standpoint, so I’ll be watching for continuation in this one in the days ahead.  I’ve raised my stop tonight in order to reduce risk now that it has turned higher, as I wouldn’t expect it to retrace much on a pullback with this falling wedge pattern.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.

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GGC added

Open Position Notes:

No open positions – 100% cash.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.

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KKR closed

Open Position Notes:

No open positions – 100% cash.

Closed Positions:

KKR had been holding up quite well since triggering an entry, but the weak market last week warranted a stop adjustment and that level was hit on Friday to take me out of the trade for a minor 2% loss.  Friday’s turn lower gives the daily chart the look of a lower low being established, so I’ll stay away from this one for now until it can stabilize and show a new pattern.

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ARBA closed

Open Position Notes:

KKR held up again today, adding just a few cents but once again on a day when the overall market showed some weakness.  That implies this stock wants to head higher, but with it still hanging around the trigger area I’ll suspend judgment for now.  Nonetheless, with a raised stop in place and some stability over the past couple of sessions, I like what I’m seeing so far.  If the market bounces, I would expect this one to participate but we’ll see.

Closed Positions:

ARBA tried to recover this morning from a shaky start, but couldn’t gain traction and instead yesterday’s weakness carried over into today’s session.  That took the stock down to my adjusted stop loss, taking me out of the 2nd half of this trade at breakeven.  With Target 1 getting hit, this position netted a 2.8% profit, a modest gain.  That’s not as good as it was at one point, but with the market weakening so quickly and with the second half stopping out, I’ll take the gain.  This stock may now need to test the lower end of its range again, so I’ll standby and see what happens before considering another entry.

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FMC stopped, KKR stop tightened

Open Position Notes:

ARBA showed some nice early relative strength this morning as it challenged last week’s high, stopping just 1 cent shy of that level.  The stock returned to the flat line by mid-day, but the selling accelerated in the afternoon and this one crossed the finish line just about 1% from my raised stop.  I’d been giving this one some room for remaining shares to fluctuate and digest the recent run if needed, so for now I’m still in and waiting to see if it can stabilize.  If it can, I may look to make another adjustment to my stop at that point.

KKR held up extremely well today in the face of nonstop selling in the broader market, actually posting a minor gain on the session.  Yesterday’s lows were tested and held, and the stock simply spent the day in a trading range, apparently oblivious to the overall market weakness.  Despite the relative strength shown today in the stock, the overall market is showing weakness here so I’ve tightened my stop for this trade in case it happens to turn lower.  This will give it some room to move, but should it start to break down I’ll close it out for a minor loss and return to the sidelines.

Closed Positions:

FMC struggled to hold its ground today, giving up the entirety of its multi-day bounce of the past few sessions to mark new correction lows.  The breach of support was what I had been looking to use as my stop, and today that was triggered to take me out of this trade with a minor 2.3% loss.  This stock now looks vulnerable to further weakness so I’ll stay away until a new pattern builds.

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KKR triggered

Open Position Notes:

ARBA gapped higher this morning but quickly came under pressure and went negative.  The stock found support intraday about $1 above my stop, and then stabilized from there.  It spent the rest of the session bound between the morning low and high, but I liked the late-day buying which took it back positive on the day  by the bell.  This stock continues to act well, and overall looks to be resting.  I’m sticking with my raised stop on my remaining shares after booking 1/2 profits last week at Target 1.

FMC struggled to the finish last Friday, but today it got back on track with a solid advance.  It stopped just shy of the prior high (set on 5/19), and backed off slightly from there.  Nonetheless, this stock is progressing alright, and I liked how volume returned today on the advance.  I’m going to stay patient with it for now, looking for at least a higher high and some more progress toward the targets before I look to make an adjustment.

KKR triggered a buy today as it cleared the descending trend line and made a multi-day high at $17.25.  Even though volume picked up with today’s action, it apparently wasn’t quite enough to really push it higher on the day, as it finished just a few cents from the trigger.  I’m going to stick with this one for now and see if it can gain some traction in the days ahead, as it may simply be a bit of a late bloomer and play catch up to the market in the next few sessions.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.

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ARBA Target 1 hit & stop tightened, FMC triggered, XEC removed (no trigger + pattern failure), KKR added

Open Position Notes:

ARBA continued higher on Friday, running through Target 1 where I closed 1/2 my position for a quick 5.6% gain.  The stock worked slightly higher from there, but profit-taking erased some of the day’s gains into the afternoon.  To see early strength fade on a Friday afternoon ahead of a long weekend isn’t out of the norm, and considering the light volume we saw all last week I’m willing to work with it.  I’ve raised my stop tonight for remaining shares while waiting for a push toward Target 2.

FMC triggered a buy on Friday as it cleared the descending trend line and turned up from support, but here again with light pre-holiday volume the stock just couldn’t hold onto its early momentum.  Ultimately, it finished right near the breakout zone, so I’m going to stick with my existing trade parameters as we head into next week and wait to see how it acts before jumping to conclusions.  I’d have liked to see a stronger finish, but that’s just what tends to happen on a pre-holiday Friday.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.

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ARBA stop tightened

Open Position Notes:

ARBA gapped lower this morning but rebounded quickly to fill it, then trended steadily higher for a few hours.  The pace of the advance stalled a bit late in the session, but the stock held up extremely well after today’s run.  Volume also picked up from yesterday’s levels, although it remained below average.  I tightened my stop for this trade tonight now that Target 1 is nearing, and I’ll look to tighten it more aggressively if and when the first target is reached.  I like the action here so far, and the stock now appears to have a good shot at moving back up within its short-term range.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.

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ARBA triggered, FMC added

Open Position Notes:

ARBA triggered a buy today as it crossed the trend line at $32, recovering nicely from a downside gap on the open.  This one was able to hold above the trend line after clearing it, although it really didn’t make any progress.  Today’s sagging volume in the stock was likely the cause for the lack of follow through, so I’m going to stick with my existing parameters heading into tomorrow’s session and see if it can gain some traction.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.

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ARBA & XEC added

Open Position Notes:

No open positions – 100% cash.

Closed Positions:

No closed positions.