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Post by clarkrl2 on Nov 9, 2015 14:59:17 GMT -5
bought EIG (Employers Holdings) @$26.49. An Insurance company should benefit from higher interest rates.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Nov 11, 2015 12:38:58 GMT -5
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Post by clarkrl2 on Nov 23, 2015 14:27:21 GMT -5
bought NTGR (Netgear) @$43. This came up on my screen last week and I had a good until cancelled limit order on it. The stock is no longer on the screen but I'm comfortable holding it for a while a to see what happens.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Dec 3, 2015 1:07:56 GMT -5
bought DF (Dean Foods) @ 18.75
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Post by clarkrl2 on Dec 28, 2015 15:36:44 GMT -5
Sold BGC (General Cable Corporation) @$13.44 for a loss of 13.3%.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Dec 31, 2015 15:34:28 GMT -5
Three sales
C (Citigroup) @$52.19 for a loss of 1.1% in about 8 months
DF (Dean Foods) @$17.17 for a loss of 8.4% in about 1 month
NCI (Navigant Consulting) @$16.31 for a gain of 14.5% in about 8 months
These all had red elder bars on the daily chart today and a bearish weekly chart. This being the last trading day of the year had nothing to do with the sells. I am down to three of a maximum ten positions. |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 4, 2016 18:36:28 GMT -5
Bought UIHC (United Insurance Holdings Corp.) @$18.75. The stock was down today but I think it is a good value at its current price. www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=uihc
I've been mostly out of stocks since the beginning of the year. I still own positions in EIG, NTGR, and PRE. PRE is in the process of being bought and the deal should be finalized soon. With my new purchase of UIHC I will have 4 of a maximum of 10 positions. |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 10, 2016 10:10:07 GMT -5
Bought MGLN (Magellan Health Inc.) @ $64.21.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 19, 2016 11:23:21 GMT -5
Cash Merger complete PRE (Partnerre LTD.) @$137.5 for a gain of 6.1%. I will also receive a $3.13/share cash dividend. The trade lasted 11 months.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 19, 2016 11:31:19 GMT -5
Bought EEM (Emerging markets ETF) @$34/share. I have a stop loss set at the 50-day SMA $30.80. I've been waiting for this to cross back above the 200-day SMA which occurred on Friday.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Apr 13, 2016 21:07:25 GMT -5
The Russell2000 etf IWM crossed above the 200-day sma today. If I can find a couple of stocks I like I think I'll make some buys.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Apr 25, 2016 12:54:21 GMT -5
Bought GM (General Motors) @31.75.
GM crossed above the 200-day SMA recently. www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=gm It has a low payout ratio and high yield 4.72%. There are other fundamental criteria I like. See link above.
My trading strategy is the same as I am using on the EEM trade. When the 50-day SMA is below the 200-day SMA then that is my stop. When the 50-day SMA crosses above the 200-day SMA the 200 day SMA becomes my stop.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 3, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5
I swapped out GM for F
Sold GM @ 30.75 which was the stop loss based on the 50-day SMA for a loss of 3.1%
Bought F @ 13.45 Ford is still above its 200-day and 50-day SMA.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 4, 2016 18:39:34 GMT -5
Sold EEM @ $33.11 for a loss of 2.6%. The etf crossed below the 200-day moving average that was the stop I adjusted to this weekend.
Three of the five etfs (EEM, IWM, and QQQ) I have been tracking are now below the 200-day sma. DIA and SPY are both above the 200-day sma. I'm just not interested in put any more money into volatile small or midcap stocks right now.
My current holdings are EIG, NTGR, UIHC (I have a stop loss just below the 200-day sma for this), MGLN (reports on Thursday) and F. I do not like using stop losses but if the markets are setting up for another major correction I don't want to be in front of it. |
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 9, 2016 15:02:30 GMT -5
Sold MGLN (Magellan) @$67.44 for a 5.0% gain in two months.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 12, 2016 6:35:19 GMT -5
Bought IWM (Russell 2000 etf) on May 11 @$112. I haven't set a stop loss at this time.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 12, 2016 14:29:01 GMT -5
Bought LEA (Lear Corporation) @$115. From the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen.
Bought CSCO (Cisco Systems Inc.) @$26.50. This is from the cross above the 200-day sma in the last 5 days with some fundamental criteria screen. I haven't set a stop loss at this time.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 18, 2016 10:15:18 GMT -5
Sold EIG (Employer's Holdings Inc.) @29.62 for a gain of 11.8% in about six months. The stock has traded pretty well since its last earnings but it did not beat estimates.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 18, 2016 11:00:06 GMT -5
Sold UIHC (United Insurance Holdings Corp.) @$17.53 for a loss of 6.5% in about 11 weeks. The stock has rallied since last earnings but it was a miss and estimates have been going down.
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Post by clarkrl2 on May 18, 2016 11:11:28 GMT -5
Bought BCOR (Blucora Inc.) @$8.6. This is from the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jun 3, 2016 13:42:52 GMT -5
Bought QVCA (Liberty Interactive Corp.) @26.50 from the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jun 9, 2016 9:00:23 GMT -5
Sold NTGR (NetGear Inc.) @$46.95 for a gain of about 9.2% in a little over 6 months. The stock appears to have broke out of a range but I think it is overvalued at this price.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jun 28, 2016 16:57:48 GMT -5
Sold IWM @110.35 for a loss of 1.5%. It crossed below the 200-day SMA yesterday but I didn't have a stop loss set. The 200-day SMA is currently at $110.40. It may cross back above tomorrow but I think the downside risk outweighs the potential reward right now.
I only have five equity positions right now. F, LEA, BCOR, QVCA, and CSCO. I am not sure what I'm going to do with F and LEA but both are getting slammed because of there UK and EU exposure. F does 16% of its business in the UK. |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jul 5, 2016 10:22:15 GMT -5
bought MET (Metlife Inc) @$38.78. This stock has been in decline but it has a low PE 8.46, low forward PE 6.61, PEG .68, PS .63, PB .57, and P/FCF 4.23. www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=met This could be a value trap but I believe they will weather the storm. |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jul 6, 2016 15:08:34 GMT -5
Sold BCOR (Blucora Inc.) @$11.40 for a gain of 32.6% in about 8 weeks. Blucora had made an agreement to sell Infospace for cash and the acquiring company would assume some of Blucora's debt. I really couldn't find enough information to make an educated assessment of the deal so I decided to take my profit.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jul 13, 2016 9:50:37 GMT -5
bought XLF (financial sector etf) @$23.25
Bought XRT (retail sector etf) @$44
Both had the 5-day sma cross over the 200-day sma yesterday. If the 5-day crosses below the 200-day I will sell. It looks like some indexes may be breaking out of their trading ranges.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jul 20, 2016 10:32:40 GMT -5
Bought HDSN (Hudson Technologies Inc.) @$5. They just got a $400 million deal with the DoD over five years.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Jul 25, 2016 11:42:18 GMT -5
bought HZNP (Horizon Pharmaceuticals) @$18.45.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Aug 1, 2016 11:50:55 GMT -5
Bought UIS (Unisys Corp) @$9.90.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Aug 23, 2016 9:21:12 GMT -5
Sold F @12.41 last Friday and today. This was a loss of 7.7%.
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