Category Archives: Gap plays

Nice little trade in PG

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  The last two days have been a grind while the market waits for Wednesday’s FOMC announcement.  My trade today is very similar to my trade that I took yesterday in the market in the QQQ where I made .25 … Continue reading

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A few plays for the week…

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 I’ve been spending more time with my options trading vs equity trading because of the ease and huge advantages that option trading provides.  One advantage is that you know ahead of time what the odds are before you place your … Continue reading

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Masterful play in GILD

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I woke up this morning with two stocks on my earnings watch which were DIS and GILD. DIS scored as a Tier III gap but GILD was a Tier II and if the market was gaping up, which it was … Continue reading

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QCOM finally rolls over nicely!

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After setting on my hands for most of Wednesday without a trade it was nice to wake up this morning and finding a nice Tier II Gap in QCOM. I knew that the entry would be difficult and decided on … Continue reading

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Bad news for GILD made for a great trade…

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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

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Mortgage play in ORCL

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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

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Last Friday’s play in the QQQ

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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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Dance with the Gal that brought ya!

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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

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Gap down in JPM ends the uptrend

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  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

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Beautiful Trade in Apple

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  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

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