Wednesday, August 30, 2006

August 30th - Trade Secrets

Get With The Program

Bolling
10, 20, and 50 day moving averages.
Once they are all crossed its a buy.
Head and Shoulders Chart Pattern - Technical Analyssis (Charting)
PG Procter & Gamble Co. is an inverted Head and Shoulders

Strazzini
Old Economy vs Growth Names.
Know the trends.
Know the earnings growth.
If a stock is underperforming in a sector and it rallies intra-day, short the underperformer.

Macke
Following fundamental momentum.
If key metrics for Sector are bad, get out.

Adami
Looks for double tops and bottoms - helps sets stops
Example: AW Allied Waste Industries Inc.
Looks for short interest on double bottoms for buying.

Get With The Program

Bolling
Commodities – Exchange Traded Funds
Fan of shorting the Dollar
Use the Stop-Loss – move the stop based on volatility

Strazzini
Doesn’t use Stop-Loss

Macke
Don’t play Index Options
Buy when the stocks are beaten down.

Adami
Don’t buy all at once and accumulate gradually.
Call Options
Allow the good trades to work for you and get out of the bad ones.
Look at Volume Trends:
High volume up day – Sell long position
High volume down day – Cover short positions

Stocks on Sale – 10 Year Outlook

Bolling
Buy “Water” Names
VE Veolia Environnement SA
SZE Suez
PHO PowerShares Water Resources
INSU Insituform Technologies Inc.

Strazzini
Buy AIG American International Group Inc.

Macke
Buy SWY Safeway Inc.

Adami
Buy CAT Caterpillar Inc.

Guest: Dr. Simring - Psychologist

What makes a good Trader:
Athletes tend to make good traders.
Ability to see the “whole field”
Seek objective advice on a losing trade.
Understand that loss is inevitable.
Have a “coach” and don’t do it all yourself.

Final Trade

Macke
Don’t trade hurt – go home

Strazzini
Options Players:
Sell calls when stocks gaps down at the open

Adami
Bring the energy and do your homework

Bolling
Discipline
Cut losers
Let winners run

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