Author Archives: TraderHank

OMG play in C for TraderHank

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My play of the day came in C which I had on my gap list as a Tier III type mortgage play.  A real shocker after yesterday’s gap up and I was handsomely  rewarded as I shorted the first 5 … Continue reading

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Another OMG play in FSLR

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At the open today everything on my list was at least 3-5 bars down already on the hourly chart.  My method say’s I need a pull back before I can get short.  Well I knew from the start that I … Continue reading

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Breakout play in PEP

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During the first hour of the day had me stuck because the market was at Major Support and was in an area that prices should bounce as they had done before. Shorting at MS is out of the question, so … Continue reading

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Play it again sam!

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  Well it was another dull day for trading the stock market.  I only had one long on my list and it went short.  The market (QQQ) had a small gap down but then went sideways for most of the … Continue reading

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The QQQ does it again for TraderHank

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  As the market gapped into resistance this morning at the open I really did not have a play.  I had a poor list to start with so when the market finally rolled over near 10 am reversal time, and … Continue reading

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OMG play in the QQQ

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  I was going over the Q’s last night during our local Meet Up group and I was expecting a gap up or a neutral open then a rally, but I mentioned if price were to gap below yesterdays last … Continue reading

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Beautiful one and done in AAPL this morning

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  I hopped on AAPL short this morning just after the markets open and watched as prices crashed hard.  AAPL hit all of my targets plus I had one add and reduce area where I added more shorts and reduced … Continue reading

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Natural Gas Storage a trade in the NG

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  Trading Natural Gas is probably the riskiest trades out there especially during a news release, but that is exactly what I did today and successfully.  Basically this was my trade of the day since I was not profitable today … Continue reading

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Quick play in NTAP

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  Sometimes a play just leaps at you and that was the case this Monday morning in NTAP.  The Daily chart just screams of breakout and I even brought this up with friends during Sunday night dinner.  So when price … Continue reading

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2 plays in MET

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As the market continues to be wide and whippy, traders have to buy at the bottom and sell at the top.  I’ve been expecting the bottom to fall out but this has just not happened.  I found my trade of … Continue reading

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