Sunday, October 16, 2011

The Short List

Last week was actually very kind to the (very) few stocks that I'm still holding. 

Naturally, with earnings reports for both coming out this Tuesday, the two stocks I'll be watching the closest this week will be Apple and Intuitive Surgical.

- LONG the week of 3.30.09 at $115.99. My initial stop was $84.39, so the risk (R) on the trade was $31.60. Closed Friday at $422.00 with a $326.98 stop. My new stop for the coming week will be $333.35. The percentage gain on this trade is 263.8%, and the reward-to-risk ratio is $306.01/$31.60 = 9.68.

- LONG the week of 1.18.11 at $326.58. I used $259.28 for my stop, so the R was $67.30. Closed Friday at $393.38 with a $305.84 stop. The stop for the this week is $306.75. The percentage gain on this trade is 20.5%, and the reward-to-risk ratio is $66.80/$67.30 = 0.99.

Precision Castparts (PCP): 
- LONG the week of 9.13.10 at $126.68. My stop was $103.19, so I risked $23.49. Closed Friday at $165.26 with a $124.81 stop. The new stop for the upcoming week is $127.34. The percentage gain on this trade is 30.5%, and the reward-to-risk ratio is $38.58/$23.49 = 1.64.

- LONG the week of 6.8.09 at $23.80. Using $15.11 for my first stop, the risk was $8.69. Closed Friday at $106.36 with a $62.66 stop. My stop for the coming week jumps all the way up to $69.39. The percentage gain on this trade is 346.9%, and the reward-to-risk ratio is $82.56/$8.69 = 9.50.

- LONG the week of 5.4.09 at $2.52. My stop was $0.47, so I risked all of $2.05. Closed Friday at $26.97 with an $18.35 stop. The new stop is going to be $19.21. The percentage gain on this trade is 970.2%, and the reward-to-risk ratio is $24.45/$2.05 = 11.95.  

1 comment:

  1. CAN YOU EXPLAIN EXACTLY HOW YOU TRADE YOUR VOLATILITY SYSTEM? THANKS

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