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Author Archives: TraderHank
Bad news for GILD made for a great trade…
I noticed that GILD was gaping down this morning before the open on good volume so this was really the only stock that was on my radar on this late 22nd day of December. I was looking for a one … Continue reading
Mortgage play in ORCL
Christmas time trading can be very tricky but today I was able to locate this earnings gap play in ORCL. The gap play really did not score because the market was also gapping up this morning but it still looked … Continue reading
One of my great plays of the week…
It’s been a great week of trading for myself mainly because I’ve learned how to seat on my hands and not do anything until the time comes. Early in my career patience was non-existent which spells disaster for the month … Continue reading
Breakout play in LLY
After taking my stop on my short of the QQQ this morning, I noticed LLY was just about to breakout after basing for most of the morning. I entered on the 15 minute bar @ 71.69. I was a little … Continue reading
Last Friday’s play in the QQQ
I’ve finally found time to post my Q’s play from Friday. It was another OMG play that I finally sold into the close of the day. It started as the QQQ had a large gap up at the opening and … Continue reading
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Tagged QQQ, Short play
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Dance with the Gal that brought ya!
Well, the only stock that seemed to come through for me was FSLR which I found as a Tier III Gap down as earnings were announced earlier. I don’t read the news, so I cannot tell you if the news … Continue reading
9:45 wide range red bar play works nicely
I found my play while scanning for my 9:45 wide range bars this morning. There was only one worth merit and that was in COF. I did not take the first 5 minute PBS but when price retested the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9:45 wide range bar, COF
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Gap down in JPM ends the uptrend
With the market gapping down today at the open I found myself looking for a nice short. It was not long when I found JPM gapping down below major support ending the uptrend on the 60 minute chart. Now … Continue reading
Beautiful Trade in Apple
I had a picture perfect trade in AAPL this morning which started out as a Tier III gap play. I was a little more aggressive on the entry but after the first 5 minute bar left minor support with … Continue reading
Novice Gap Trade in MSFT
I’ve had a tougher week of trading this week compared to a week ago when everything seemed to work properly. My trade today in MSFT reminded me of my trading last week, flawless! I found MSFT on my Gap … Continue reading