Monday, December 25, 2017

Heading  into  the  Bullish  Week  of  the  Year


This is my favourite time of the year.  Yes ... Its the Christmas Holiday season and this year we had a 3 day weekend to celebrate it.  Best of all, the weather in Florida has been a delight.  The high has been in the 70's at daytime and in the 60's at night.  The  air is crisp and cool with low humidity, clear blue skies and beaming sunlight at daytime warming your face and back.  Market is also in a delightful frame of mind with just 3   'distribution days'   in the $NASDAQ.  The week after Christmas traditionally is one of the best weeks of the year in the market.  We all should have been building stock positions gradually since September.  The performance of the 3 major indexex and the 9 main sectors since  August 31st (17 weeks)  is highlighted below:   
  • $QQQ   ...   +7.64%
  • $SPY    ...   +8.10%    
  • $DJI      ...   +12.78%
  • $XLU    ...   -2.52%
  • $XLV    ...    +1.99%
  • $XLP    ...    +3.93%
  • $XLB    ...    +9.57%
  • $XLK    ...    +9.71%
  • $XLI     ...    +10.14%
  • $XLY    ...    +10.40%
  • $XLF    ...    +13.56%
  • $XLE    ...    +14.29%
In my blog post 2 weeks ago, I had mentioned that I was noticing the sector rotation into the  $XLF (Financial Sector)  and  $XLY (Consumer Discretionary Sector).   Heading into the last week of the year, We are seeing that the institutions have been pulling money out of the conservative dividend paying  $XLU (Utilities Sector)  and taking positions in the beaten down  $XLE (Energy Sector).  You would not have noticed this sudden rotation in the energy sector if you were the one consumed by the story of  $BITCOIN this month.  As a trader and an investor, I often remind myself that the baseball game is often won by runs batted in (RBI) and not the home runs.  Profiting in the stock market is all about the discipline of identifying the right stock and having a trade plan in place for profit, loss and time exits well defined and written down.


Performance  of  My  Stocks

Every week end, I track the market by analyzing the 3 major indexes, all the 9 major sectors and the leading stocks that have outperformed the major indexes.  It does take a lot of work but as a retail investor, it's best to follow the lead of the institutions.  It takes them several weeks to build their full position in the stock and in the process, they leave a trail behind for me to follow.  With my rules of trading Growth Stocks, the only stocks to buy are the leading stocks in the leading sector.  They offer the best chance of   "Out Performing the Market".  Here are the results of the 9 stock positions currently.  I have indicated in parenthesis, the date and the price the stock was purchased.
  1. $AMZN   ...   (11/15 ... $1122.0)    +4.1%
  2. $SIVB    ...    (12/1  ... $227.04)    +6.46%
  3. $GGAL   ...    (12/4  ...  $58.62)    +11.69%
  4. $NVR     ...    (12/7   ... $3200)     +16.0%
  5. $CACC    ...   (12/7   ... $300.0)    +8.34%   
  6. $GRUB    ...   (12/13  ... $70.0)     +2.49%
  7. $AMTD   ...    (12/14  ... $51.0)     +3.82%
  8. $GGG    ...     (12/18  ... $133.0)   +1.20%
  9. $VMW    ...     (12/18   ... $126.0)  +1.69%
These stock trades were initiated anywhere from 1 week to 6 weeks ago (average hold period for all 9 stocks is 2.44 weeks currently).  Average performance for all 9 stocks currently is +6.16%.  This averages out to  +2.52%  per week  per stock  (131% annualized).  Some of these stocks may falter but I have a Trade Plan in place to exit for Loss.  They have already reported earnings so that risk has been mitigated.  

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:

  • How to  "TIME"  the market?
  • How to identify the  Leading Stocks  in the  Leading Sector?
  • How to  Plan your Trade for Profit, Loss and Time in the trade?
  • How to manage your  Stocks to  "Out perform the Market"
  • How to Mitigate  "RISK"  with your stocks?

Schedule a  FREE  30 minutes of   'Discovery Call'   with us.  Let us help you become a profitable investor with our individualized mentoring.  It will be a  New Year  next week and make a resolution now to learn to trade an invest in your education.  You have already missed out on profiting handsomely in 2017.  Don't procrastinate.  Learn from the best educator in the business.  We have just a few spots left for our January calendar.

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Happy Trading!

Amin

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Market  Conditions


Friday we got the confirmation from the institutions that they are committed to the market in a very bullish way.  We haven't seen that sort of trading volume since the start of the bullish signal we got in March of 2009  "Folllow Thru"  day.  The two leading index,  $QQQ  and  $DJI  had trading volume that was 2 times the volume from the previous day.  I have been saying all along that institutions are the ones responsible for over  75%  to  80%  of the volume in the US stock market.  You just have to follow the foot prints that the institutions leave behind.  They spoke very loudly on Friday.  I just fail to understand why every trader I came across last week was talking about Bitcoin.  What a waste of energies when instead they could be spending that time and efforts to searching for Growth Stock opportunities.  I did just that on Saturday morning at 5.00 am.  Headed out to Disney Epcot center in the afternoon to celebrate the  "Candle Light Processional Show"  followed by the spectacular Fireworks.  I was going to treat myself and spend some money from the profits I have made this year so far.  That is something Mr. Jesse Livermore (the greatest stock trader of our time) did every year after doing a post mortem of all his trades for the year.  He stuffed his pockets full of cash from the bank and spent his profits.  That is something every investor ought to do.  


Market  Performance


Currently we have a total of 5  "Distribution Days"  between the  $NASDAQ  and the  $SPY.  We haven't gone through much of a correction in the market in 2017.  We had less than  -3%  correction during the 4 weeks in late March to mid April and 4 weeks in early June thru early July.  We had a slight scare for 4 weeks from July 27th thru August 27 with the  leading index  $QQQ  when it sliced thru the  50 day simple moving average.  The index still didn't lose any where close to  -3%  during that time.  Market has managed to quickly recover within days after correcting during these 3 periods that I outlined. 

The  3  major indexes that I follow have their year to date performance for the last 50 weeks as follows.  My goals that I have set for the year end for these 3 indexes are highlighted in parenthesis.  They are the same ones that I projected 2 weeks ago at the start of the month of December.  This is not a prediction but probabilities of what typically occurs during the rally the last 2 weeks in December.
  • $SPY   ... +18.43% (270)
  • $DJI    ...  +24.23% (25,000)
  • $QQQ  ... +31.81% (160)   

Trade  of  the  Week (11/19  Blog  Post)


I had 2 trades highlighted for educational purposes.  One of them is a winner currently and the other one was a loser.  The results are as follows:

  1. $MFGP ... Trade was filled 1 week later on 11/27 according to the Trade Plan outlined on the blog post at $34.15.  It was closed out for a loss of  -3.40%   at  $32.99  on 12/1  (1 week in the trade)  according to the Trade Plan for Loss Exit.
  2. $RHT   ...  Trade was filled 2 weeks later on 12/4 according to the Trade Plan outlined on the blog post at $122.43.  It is still trading above the 8 day ema (exponential moving average).  It's currently showing a profit of  +5.19%.  This stock position is continuing to show strength and will have to be managed next week with trailing stops to protect the profits in the trade.  They have earnings being reported the following week.  It will be best to close out the position prior to earnings to avoid the risk of an ugly earnings surprise. 
Important lessons to learn from this exercise is:
  • Have a detailed Trade Plan for  Loss Exit, Profit Exit  and the  Time in the trade Exit.
  • Mitigate your losses during earnings report by closing out the position prior to earnings report to avoid ugly earnings surprises.
  • You could be losing 1/2 of all your trades and still be ahead in your portfolio by limiting your losses. 
  • You can Out Perform the Market by following your Trade Plan as outlined in this example.  You lost  -3.40%  in the losing trade but gained  +5.19%  in the winning trade so far.   Average performance with these 2 trades was  +1.79%  while the leading index  $QQQ  has performed  +0.64%  per week this year.  You Outperformed the leading index  $QQQ  by  2.8  times.

Mentoring  Program

I would be opening up a few limited spots for the classes in January.  Would you like to learn:
  • How to identify the  Leading Stocks  in the  Leading Sector?
  • How to look for  Signals  that institutions leave behind during  "Follow Thru Days"  when the market just rockets ahead in a very short time for a quick profit in the trades?
  • How to manage your stocks  to  "Out Perform the Market?
  • How to mitigate  "RISK"  with your stocks during the earnings report?
Schedule a  FREE  30  minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us and find out how best our individualized mentoring program can make you a profitable investor.  2017 was a banner year and this bull market may extend for another 5 to 7 years.  Make 2018 your year to profit so don't procrastinate.  Make an investment in your education and learn from one of the best in the business. 

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Happy Trading!

Amin


Sunday, December 10, 2017

Market  Performance

Technology Sector  ($XLK)  which had been the leading sector all year long, began giving up their leadership in the last two weeks.  There were distinct signals left by the institutions leading me to conclude that they were harvesting their profits from the leading chip stocks and taking positions in the Financial Sector  (XLF)  and Consumer Discretionary Sector  (XLY).  As a Growth Stock investor, it makes sense to be invested in only the leading stocks in the leading sector.  That is my formula for profiting in the market by Out Performing the Market, as measured by the performance of  $SPY - an index of measurement of the performance of the general market.

Performance of the 3 major indexes and the 9 Major Sectors of the market last week are highlighted below:

  • $QQQ   ... +0.14% (Technology market index of 100 companies except Financials)
  • $SPY    ... +0.40% (General market Index of 500 large US companies)
  • $DJI     ...  +0.40% (Dow 30 index of 30 mature companies) 
  • $XLV   ...   -0.35% (Health Care Sector)
  • $XLE    ...  -0.57% (Energy Sector)
  • $XLU    ...  -0.96% (Utilities dividend paying Sector)
  • $XLK   ...   +0.14% (Technology Sector)
  • $XLB   ...   +0.61% (Materials Sector)
  • $XLY   ...   +0.66% (Consumer Discretionary Sector)
  • $XLP   ...   +0.71% (Consumer Staples Sector)
  • $XLI   ...    +1.47% (Industrial Sector)  
  • $XLF   ...   +1.56% (Financial Sector)

Performance  of  Stocks  on  My  Watch  List (Listed in My Blog of 12/3)


1.   $WMT   ... - 0.82%
2.   $ICE     ... - 1.58%
3.   $MCD   ...  + 0.16%
4.   $MCO   ...  + 0.72%
5.   $WLK   ...  + 1.37%
6.   $SIVB   ...  + 1.80%
7.   $BGCP  ... + 2.02%
8.   $AMTD  ... + 2.09%
9.   $NKE   ...  + 2.37%
10.  $ODFL ... + 2.43%
11.  $AMP   ... + 4.55%

Total losses from 2 losing positions was   - 2.40%
Total profit from 9 winning positions was  +17.51%
Total profit from all 11 positions (2 losing and 9 winning) was
+15.11%
Average returns from all 11 positions (2 losing and 9 winning) was  + 1.37%  for the week (+71.2% annualized)
$SPY  was + 0.40%  for the week (+20.8% annualized)

Stocks on My Watch List Outperformed the General Market by 3.42 times.  Investing in the leading Stocks in the Leading Sector is the way to consistently Out Perform the General Market.

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:
  • How to identify the  Leading Stocks  in the  Leading Sector?
  • How to Look for  Signals  that institutions leave behind during Sector rotation?
  • How to manage your Stocks to  "Out Perform the Market?"
  • How to Mitigate  "RISK"  with your stocks?
Schedule a  FREE  30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us and find out how best our individualized mentoring can make you a profitable investor.  There are limited number of spots left for the New Year.  You have already missed out on 2017 bullish year where you could have more than doubled your returns as compared to the  $SPY (General Market Performance).  Make 2018   your year to profit so don't procrastinate.  Make an investment in your education and learn from one of the best in the business.

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Happy Trading!

Amin



Sunday, December 3, 2017

Market  Performance



Technology Sector which has been the leading sector this year, retraced on Wednesday Nov 22.  $QQQ  the leading index exhibited a  "distribution day"  in volume  2.5  times the normal average daily volume.  Similar thing happened on June 9th.  The only difference is that in June,  $QQQ   went into correction within 4 weeks and began to slide down below the 50 day sma (simple moving average).  It took down the technology sector along with it.  This time however,  $QQQ  index as well as the $XLK (Technology Sector), recovered the next day and stayed above the 21 day ema(exponential moving average).  That is a healthy sign for the market.  Quite a few of the leading technology stocks however were sold off by the institutions.  That is a normal correction to be expected when stocks such as   $YY(+61.11%),  $IPGP(+42.06%)  and  $CTRL(+30.04%)  were showing profits within  8  to 10 weeks.   


Market  Outlook

Currently we have a total of 5  "distribution days"  with the  $NASDAQ  at 4 and  $SPY  with 1.  Market is still in a  "Confirmed Uptrend"  according to IBD(Investors Business Daily).  Performance of the 3 indexes and the 3 leading sectors for November is:
  • $QQQ ... +1.55%
  • $SPY  ... +2.84%
  • $DJI   ...  +3.65%
  • $XLP   ... +5.84% (Consumer Staples Sector)
  • $XLY   ... +5.02% (Consumer Discretionary Sector)
  • $XLF   ... +3.68% (Financial Sector)
What we are witnessing is a  Sector Rotation  in the market.  Institutions have exited some of the leading Technology Stocks while building defensive dividend paying stock positions in the Consumer Staples.  They have also started building positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Financial Sector as well.  

My projections for the  $DJI  and  $SPY (just a hair shy) that I highlighted in my post of Nov 26th were met.  Market continues to exhibit a bullish trend.  We are heading into December which is one of the best performing months of the year.  My year end projections for the 3 indexes are:

  • $SPY  ... 270
  • $QQQ ...160
  • $DJI    ... 25,000

Stocks  On  My  Watch  List

  • $SIVB
  • $BGCP
  • $WLK
  • $ODFL
  • $AMTD
  • $ICE
  • $AMP
  • $MCO
  • $MCD
  • $NKE
  • $WMT

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:

  • How to  "TIME"  the market?
  • How to Identify the Leading Stocks in the Leading Sector?
  • How to  Plan your Trade  for Profit, Loss and Time in the trade?
  • How to Manage your Stocks to  "Out Perform the Market?"
  • How to Mitigate  "RISK"  with your stocks?
Schedule a  FREE  30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see how best our individualized program can make you a profitable investor.  We have just a few spots left for December.  Don't procrastinate and be left behind.  You have already missed Out Performing the market this year.  Enroll in our program now so you can double your portfolio while the market continues to be bullish.

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Happy Trading!

Amin

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Market  Conditions

These are the kinds of markets that every investor and trader is searching for.  Currently the market is in a   "Confirmed Uptrend".   We have only 7   "Distribution Days"   between the  $NASDAQ  and   $SPY.  I had highlighted in my previous posts that November and December are traditionally the best performing months of the year.  Retail investors and traders should have been 100%  in the market as of beginning of October.  Here are my projections for the year end for the 3 major indexes and the leading Technology Sector:
  • $SPY  ... 265
  • $DJI    ... 24,100
  • $QQQ ... 162
  • $XLK   ... 67

Performance  of  My  Stocks

I am a Growth Stock Investor and as such I  TIME  the market.  July 12th was a signal to me to start building my positions in stocks gradually.  By the end of September, we had a very clear signal that the market was reaching higher highs and higher lows.  That was a bullish sign to start concentrating stock positions into the leading stocks and harvesting profits from the laggards.  Technology Sector was clearly the leading sector at that time.  With my rules of trading Growth Stocks, the only stocks to buy are the leading stocks in the leading sector.  They offer the best chance of   Out Performing the market.   Here are the results of the  19 stock positions currently.  I have indicated in parenthesis, the date and the price the stock was purchased.
  1. $VMW ...   (8/18 ...  $ 95.75)   + 29.73%
  2. $CRM  ...   (8/28 ...  $ 93.00)   +15.22%
  3. $CDNS  ... (8/29 ...  $ 37.50)   + 21.60%
  4. $RHT    ... (8/29 ...  $105.00)   + 22.25%
  5. $ALGN ... (8/30 ...  $173.00)   + 47.26%
  6. $PYPL  ... (8/31  ... $ 61.30)    + 28.17%
  7. $IPGP   ... (8/31  ... $170.39)   + 42.06%
  8. $ASML ... (9/1   ... $ 156.50)   + 19.09%
  9. $MA     ...  (9/1   ... $ 133.30)   + 14.58%
  10. $ANET ... (9/1   ...  $176.00 )   + 37.53%
  11. $YY     ...  (9/5   ...  $ 74.50  )   + 61.11%
  12. $OLED ... (9/6   ...  $ 129.00)   + 48.02%
  13. $CGNX ... (9/22 ... $ 111.80)   + 29.14%
  14. $CTRL  ... (9/25 ... $ 27. 50)    + 30.04% 
  15. $NVDA ... (9/25 ... $ 170.20)   + 24.12%
  16. $LRCX  ... (9/25 ... $ 171.00)   + 26.80%
  17. $AMAT ... (9/28 ... $  48. 85)   + 18.55%
  18. $PYPL ...  (10/24 ... $ 70.00)   + 12.24% (Second position)
  19. $RHT   ...  (11/6   ... $121.22)  + 5.89%
Average performance of these 19 stocks is  +28.07%  for stocks that are held in the last 14 weeks.  The performance of the leading index  $QQQ  in the same time frame has been  + 10.64%  and the leading Technology Sector  $XLK has been  +13.02%.   These 19 stocks have  Out Performed  the leading index and the leading sector by at least two times.

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:

  • How to   "TIME"   the market?
  • How to Identify the Leading Stocks in the Leading Sector?
  • How to  Plan your Trade for Profit, Loss and Time in the trade?
  • How to Manage your Stocks to  "Out Perform the Market"
  • How to Mitigate   "RISK"  with your stocks?
Schedule a  FREE  30  minutes of   "Discovery Call"   with us to see how best our individualized program can make you a profitable investor.  We have a limited number of spots for December.  Don't procrastinate and be left behind.  You have already missed  Outperforming the Markets  in the last 12 months.  Don't procrastinate and Learn from the best in the business.

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Happy Trading!

Amin

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Happy  Thanksgiving

Every year at this time of the year, we all take stock of the blessings that has been bestowed upon us.  It is the time of the year we offer our gratitude for being blessed with a wonderful family, prosperity with our jobs and career and profitable returns on our investments in our retirement funds.  We are experiencing the best of the times in the stock market.  There is always going to be political turmoil in the world, spread of deadly diseases, poverty and environmental pollution.  The world has however become a better place.  More people in the world are prospering, having an access to better healthcare, getting educated and living a good life.  More people in the world have gotten out of poverty in the last 20 years than ever before in our human history.  I would personally like to offer a very special gratitude this Thanksgiving Holidays for sharing your comments on how my posts have helped you get an insight into the market and profit from it.

Market  Performance

We have been in a secular bull market as of Nov 8th 2016   "Follow Thru"  day.  It is a world wide event and not just a US stock market phenomenon.  Here are the year to date results of the best performing markets in the world as compared to the US markets.

  • South Korea ... +43%
  • India            ...   +35%
  • China          ...   +33%
  • Hong King  ...   +31%
  • USA            ...   +30% Leading Growth Index $QQQ
  • $XLK          ...   +31% Leading Technology Sector.

Trades  of  the  Week

Currently we have  9  distribution days.  Market is in a confirmed uptrend and it has been consolidating the gains for the last 4 weeks.  Thanksgiving week will be a short week with markets being closed on Thursday.  Friday would be a light volume day.  This week it would be a good idea to review your trailing stops and adjust them before market opens on Monday.  Here are the  2  stock trades that I am considering for this week.

  1. $RHT   ... Entry $122.43   Profit Exit ... $134.68   Loss Exit ... $116.31  (Add on position)
  2. $MFGP... Entry $  34.15   Profit Exit ... $  37.57   Loss Exit ... $  32.29  (New Position)

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:

  • How to go about selecting the right Winning Growth Stock? 
  • How to Buy the Stock Right?
  • How to Sell the Stock Right?
  • How to Plan Your Trade?

Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of   "Discovery Call"   with us to see how best our individualized program can make you a profitable investor.  We have a limited number of spots for December.  Don't procrastinate and be left behind while the market continues to move forward.  

Contact us at:

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Happy Trading!

Amin



 

Sunday, November 12, 2017

"Follow  Thru"  Day

Can you  TIME  the market? 

ABSOLUTELY

We had a  "Follow Thru"  day on November 8th 2016 which is a signal that tells us that the new bull market has begun.  This is the day when according to Mr. William J. O'Neil (founder of Investors Business Daily) one must start buying the leading high rated growth stocks.  This is the day that the market status changed to a  "Confirmed Uptrend".  Its like a Green light to the retail investors to start deploying their cash into quality stocks.  Highly rated stocks break out of their bases and they rise rapidly within days from their 50 day sma (simple moving averages) to 10 day sma.   

Every bull market starts with a  "Follow Thru"  day.   Not every  "Follow Thru"  day triggers a new bull market though.  However, no bull market has occurred without a  "Follow Thru"  day.  On Friday Sept 9th, we had a major   "distribution day"   when the 3 major indexes   $SPY, $QQQ  and  $DJI  traded below their  50 day sma.  Market status changed to  Market in Correction.  This was the signal to go into  CASH  and to preserve the capital from eroding.  Within 4 weeks, the market changed on Wednesday Nov 9th and those that knew how to  TIME  the market, were rewarded handsomely by outperforming the market.

Market  Results 

Its exactly a year since we entered the new bull market on Nov 8th 2016.  Here are the results of the performance of the 3 major indexex as well as the performance of all the 9 major sectors of the US stock market:

Major Indexes

  1. $SPY ...  +20.81%  
  2. $DJI   ...  +28.50% 
  3. $QQQ  ...+31.40%
Major Sectors

  1. $XLK   ... +34%      (Technology Sector)
  2. $XLF   ... +32%      (Financial Sector)
  3. $XLB   ... +24.08% (Materials Sector)
  4. $XLI   ...  +23.70% (Industrial Sector)
  5. $XLV  ...  +19.25% (Health Care Sector)
  6. $XLY  ...  +16.49% (Consumer Discretionary Sector)
  7. $XLU  ... +13.20%  (Utilities Sector)
  8. $XLE  ... +1.21%    (Energy Sector)
  9. $XLP  ... +0.87%    (Consumer Staples)
Technology was the leading sector for the last 12 months.  17  of the  21  stocks that I had highlighted in my post last week, were in the Technology Sector.  As a retail investor of growth Stocks, one must identify the leading stocks in the leading sector to  Out Perform the Market.

Mentoring  Program

You have seen the results of all the trades and stocks that I have shared with you for the past year.  I consistently Outperform the Market every month.  Retail investor are much more nimble than the institutional investors like hedge funds or mutual funds.  Retail investors that study the markets ought to do better than the institutional investors. 

Would you like to learn:
  • How to  TIME  the market?
  • How to read the signals that the market gives you so you can mitigate losses?
  • How to identify leading Growth Stocks in the leading Sector?
  • How to create a Trade Plan for Loss Exit, Profit Exit and the Time in the Trade Exit?
  • How to enter into a stock position with a Low Risk?  
Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see if you qualify for our program.

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There are limited spots for the class.  Don't procrastinate and take action now by contacting us.  Invest in yourself and take control of your financial future.


Happy Trading!

AMIN


Sunday, November 5, 2017

Market  Conditions

Market continues to be in a bullish mode.  If you are not fully invested in the market than you are missing out on profiting from it.  I still hear traders expressing opinions that the market is topping out and climaxing.  I analyse the market every weekend and the data reflects that we continue to get higher highs and higher lows on the major indexes.  June through September are traditionally the worst months of the year.  Looking at the history over the past 50 years,  $SPY (a barometer for the general market) has delivered  -0.03%.   This year however, it was  +4.06%   This trend has continued for the month of October as well.  The performance of the major indexes for October and the leading Technology Sector is as follows:
  • $SPY    ... +2.36%
  • $DJI     ...  +4.35%
  • $QQQ   ... +4.61%
  • $XLK    ...  +7.43%
In order to outperform the general market one must identify the leading stocks in the leading sector.  One must take a position in these stocks by timimg the market.  YES ... You can time the market.  According to  Mr William J. O'Neil (Founder of Investors Business Daily),  he suggests that   "One must buy something on a  Follow Thru Day".   We had a confirmation signal in mid May that gave us a signal to be involved in the market regardless of what the historical data suggested that it wasn't a good time to get in the market.  We had a similar signal on  Feb 16th  and again on  July 1st  and Nov 8th. 

Performance  of  My  21  Stocks

Currently I am  90%  invested in the market.  We are heading into the best 2 months of the year.  Most of the  S&P 500 companies have reported their earnings and we are heading into the tail end of the 3rd quarter earnings season.  This is the time to close out the position on the laggards and harvest profits in stocks that have attained  +15%  or more in profits.  One must have some cash available right now to either add to the position that are profitable and trending along the 8 day ema (exponential moving average)  or to invest in a new position that is approaching its buy area.  Here are the results:

  1. $LMT   ...  + 1.64% (8/29)
  2. $RTN   ...  + 2.05% (8/29)
  3. $FOXF  ... + 4.62% (8/25)
  4. $MNST  ... + 4.85% (8/28)
  5. $PAYC  ...  + 7.05% (9/18)
  6. $MRCY  ... + 9.06% (8/28)
  7. $CRM   ... + 10.44% (8/28)
  8. $MA    ...   + 12.00% (9/1)
  9. $CI    ...     + 12.48% (8/30)
  10. $AMAT   ...+ 15.67% (9/28)
  11. $CTRL   ...+ 16.45% (9/25)
  12. $CDNS  ...+ 17.07% (8/29)
  13. $ASML   ...+ 17.94% (9/1)
  14. $CGNX  ...+ 18.86% (9/22)
  15. $PYPL  ... + 19.73% (8/31)
  16. $LRCX  ... + 21.10% (9/25)
  17. $YY      ...  + 21.49% (9/5)
  18. $OLED  ... + 22.56% (9/6)
  19. $VMW  ...  + 23.17% (8/18)
  20. $IPGP   ... + 25.51% (8/31)
  21. $ALGN   ...+ 39.11% (8/28)
Average gain for these stocks is  +15.37%.  I have indicated in parenthesis the date that the position was initiated.  Most of these stocks have been  held for  5  to  10  weeks.  

Mentoring  Program

Question you should all be asking your hedge fund managers and mutual funds that you are invested in is:

1. Has your portfolio performed as well as mine and if not why not?
2. Did your portfolio outperform the market by twice as much during the June to September period?

You all know the answer to that.  Take control of your portfolio and learn to invest yourself to outperform the market.  $QQQ  the leading index has already performed  +33%  in the last 12 months.  My 21 stocks performed   +15.37%   (80% annualized)  in less than 10 weeks. 

Schedule a  FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see how best our individualized program can make you a profitable investor.  Just a few spots are left for new students.  Don't procrastinate and be left behind.  What are you waiting for?  Don't be left behind while the market continues to move forward.

Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com

 
Happy Trading!

Amin




   



  

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Bulls  Are  In  Charge

I have been expressing a bullish view for the market since the beginning of this year.  There has not been a major correction or any significant pull back in the market, since the beginning of this year.  The only significant retracement on the major indexes we have experienced was during the 4 weeks from June 8th to July 6th.  $QQQ  had retraced  -5%   but it bounced right back after mid July.  We continue to witness higher highs and higher lows on all the 3 major indexes that I monitor every week.  My upper range target for the  $QQQ  that I posted last week was  151  and we managed to finish the week at  151.24    

October is traditionally the start of our best performing quarter of the year.  This is the quarter that retail investors ought to stay engaged with the market.  There are lot of growth stocks that are continuing to break out during this 3rd quarter earnings report.  Here are the results of the the 3 major indexes and the leading sector performance for the last 4 weeks since Sept 29th:

  • $SPY    ... +2.58%
  • $QQQ  ...  +3.98%
  • $DJI     ...  +4.59%
  • $XLF   ...   +3.56% (Financial Sector)
  • $XLU   ...   +3.77% (Utility Sector)
  • $XLB   ...   +4.08% (Materials Sector)
  • $XLK   ...   +5.82% (Technology Sector)
Retail investors and traders should continue looking for Growth Stocks in the Technology Sector.  Year to date performance for this sector has been  +30%.  Being in the leading sector is the way to outperform the general market as measured by  $SPY  which has been  +15.29%  year to date.

Results  of  Stocks  on  Watch  List  From  Last  Week

I had highlighted  8  Growth Stocks  in my post last week that were the leading stocks in the leading sectors.  7  of these stocks were up for the week but there was one that took a deep dive of  - 12.41%  last week.  It was a Biopharma  stock.  It gapped down on Tuesday in volume that was  3  times the normal average daily volume.  Trailing stops that I had at  - 5%  loss did not trigger since the stock never traded at the trigger price.  Biopharma stocks tend to be very volatile.  One of the strategies to utilize when trading and investing in volatile Growth Stocks is to limit the size of the position to   20%  to  30%  of the initial position, until the stock proves itself.  Overall, for all the 8  stocks - 7 winning stocks and 1 losing stock - the performance was  +2.63  (+136%  annualized)

  1. $NVR   ... +0.53%
  2. $NOW  ... +0.73%
  3. $CRM   ... +1.82%
  4. $SHW   ... +1.95%
  5. $DVMT  ...+1.99%
  6. $TXN    ... +2.44%
  7. $LGIH   ... +5.58%
  8. $IONS   ... -12.41%

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:

  • How to consistently select the winning Growth Stocks?
  • How to Buy the Stock Right?
  • How to Sell the Stock Right?
  • How to minimize and mitigate the Risk?
  • How to Plan Your Trade?

Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see how best our individualized program can make you a profitable investor.  Only a few spots are left for November.  What are you waiting for?  Don't be left behind while the market moves forward.


Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com 


Happy Trading!

Amin



Sunday, October 22, 2017

Market  Outlook  Week  of    Oct  23  to  Oct  27

I still have a bullish outlook for the market.  Retail traders and investors should be  100%  invested in the stock market by now.  Currently we have only 4  "distribution days"   between the two major indexes of   $NASDAQ   and   $SPY.  Market has been in a  "Confirmed Uptrend"   and the condition of the market is healthy.  On  the 30th anniversary of the market crash of 1987 on Thursday Oct 19th,  there was some heavy selling but the institutions kept all the 3 indexes -  $SPY,  $NASDAQ   and  $DJI  above the 8 day ema(exponential moving average).  The following day on Friday, the institutions came in as buyers and all the 3 indexes finished above the 8 day ema.  My upper range target for the   $DJI  that I posted last week was  23,300  and we managed to finish the week  at  23,328.60.  

$SPY  and  $DJI  have been trending along the 8 day ema for the last 6 weeks.  We have not had any major retracements down to the 34 day ema for the last 6 weeks.  This week we are having some names in the Transport Sector, $AAL, $ALK, $SAVE, $LUV, $ALK, $UPS, $UNP and the Defense Sector, $BA,$GD,$NOC,LMT as well as the depressed Energy Sector, $HAL,$COP,$XOM and $CVX reporting earnings.  Some of these stocks are hovering along their all time highs.  Earnings reports can drive these names up or down and that can affect the overall condition of the market.  Below is my projected upper and lower range target for the 3 major indexes this week.  Once again, this is not a forecast.  It is best to monitor the market daily and make appropriate adjustments on the stocks with a trailing stop to mitigate the loses but also to capture the profits should the market exhibit  "distribution days".  

  • $SPY    ...  252 - 261
  • $QQQ   ...  146 - 151
  • $DJI      ...  22,600 - 23,700

Harvest  Profits

Some of the followers on Twitter and Linkdin that I have been talking to for the past two weeks, are euphoric because we didn't suffer a market crash or any significant pull back in the market.  Most Growth Stocks tend to consolidate once they gain  +20%  to  +25%.  One of the disciplined thing to do when the stocks make such gains is to close down part of the position to lock in profits.  This is the time to raise some cash if you are 100% invested in the market like I am right now.  Most of the Growth Stocks that meet my criteria this weekend have already made some good profits right now.  This is the week to close down the  laggards that are not quite performing like the winning stocks.  It is also the time to harvest partial profits from stocks that have made  +20%  or more.  It is a good idea to leave perhaps  20%  to  30%  of the winning stocks if these stocks have earnings being reported this week.  

My  Winning  Stocks 

Here are the results of some of my winning stocks that I started highlighting in my weekly posts since Sept 17th.  I have targeted these stocks to close out partial positions this week.  They have attained my Profit target that I outlined in my Trade Plans.  I shall retain a small position in each and use trailing stops to mitigate losses, should the market retrace a bit this week.  I have indicated in parenthesis the date the trade was placed and the price that it was filled at.  For those of you that are following my trades for learning purposes, I encourage you to reach out to me if you have any questions on these trades.

  1. $VMW   ... (8/18  $ 95.75)   +23.59%
  2. $IPGP    ...(8/31  $170.39)  +18.90%
  3. $YY     ...   (9/5    $ 74.50)   +25.00 % 
  4. $LRCX  ... (9/25  $171.00)   +20.00%  


Stocks  To  Monitor  This  Week

  1. $LGIH
  2. $NVR
  3. $NOW
  4. $DVMT
  5. $CRM
  6. $SHW
  7. $IONS
  8. $TXN

Mentoring  Program

Would you like to learn:
  • How to select the winning Growth Stocks like I do?
  • How to identify the right time to buy the stock?
  • How to identify the right time to sell the stock?
  
Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see how best our program can make you a profitable investor.

Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com

Classes for october are all filled currently.  I may be able to open up some slots for November classes.  Hurry and reserve your time slot.  We are in the 4th quarter of the year and the best quarter to profit in the market.  Don't procrastinate.  Invest in yourself like I did and take control of your financial future.

Happy Trading!

Amin

    

Sunday, October 15, 2017

30  Year  Anniversary  Of  1987  October  Market  CRASH !!!  

I still remember that Monday in October of  1987  when the  $DJI  dropped  -22%  in a single day.  My portfolio was down by  -40%  by the end of the week.  I was too naive at that time to put my trust on people that were handling my money.  It was a very painful event.  I have since than learnt to recognize the warning signs of imminent worsening market conditions.  Knowing what to look for helped me save my portfolio during the market correction in the year  2000  and  2008.  In the process I also learnt to recognize the signals of the market rally.  IBD (Investors Business Daily)  identifies this signal as a   Follow Thru Day.  Once you acquire the skills of reading and understanding the stock charts, you as a retail investor/trader will avoid a market crash.  You will also learn to  TIME  the market and enter the market just at the right time.  

My  Market  Outlook

I still have a bullish bias towards the market.  I did not see any data last 2 weeks to suggest that we would have a market crash in October this year.  I hear remarks from other investors who can't believe that the market is not going through a major correction.  So many investors are fearful and scared to be in the market.  They are being defensive and listening to what some of the market  "GURUS"  spout out on media.  Going by your feelings about the market or your biased opinions can be very misleading.  Data is what really matters.

Currently we have  2   distribution days   with the major indexes of  $SPY  and  $NASDAQ.  The famous crash in 1929 had piled up  9  distribution days  and the October  1987  crash had  11  distribution days.   That is the data.  Market is also in a confirmed uptrend.  This is a signal that suggests to retail investors to initiate stock purchases.  Currently I have  75%  of my portfolio invested in the market.  There have been quite a few stocks popping up from their bases all summer long.  Most bullish quarter of the year started 2 weeks ago.  This week we have some major financial and transport names reporting earnings.  Institutional investors account for  75%  to  80%  of the daily trading in the stock market.  They ultimately decide the movement of the stock.  Controlling losses and harvesting profits with the use of trailing stops is a good strategy to follow.  

Where  Are  We  Headed

We had a  Follow Thru Day  on election day  Nov 8th of 2016.  That was the signal to enter the market.  We have not had a  -5%  correction since the election.  The following 3 major indexes have been closely following the  8 day ema(exponential moving average) on a weekly chart for the last  11  months.  That data suggests the bullish stance of the market.  Here are the performances of the major index.  I have highlighted the range in parenthesis what I view as the direction of the market in the next 2 weeks.  It is not a forecast by any means.  Monitor the market daily and make appropriate adjustments on your stocks with trailing stops. 
  • $SPY ...  +17.80%   (250 - 260)
  • $DJI ...    + 21.35%  (22,500 - 23,300)
  • QQQ ...   + 28.00%  (144.50 - 152)

Update  On  9  Stock  Positions 

There were 9 stock positions initiated in September to roll out profits that were harvested from the 10 stocks that were closed out.  3  of the stocks had losses of  -4%   and the trailing stops helped to mitigate greater losses.  Following are the results and they are still managed actively with trailing stops to capture more profits. 

  1. $YY     (9/5)  ...   +25%
  2. $PAYC (9/18) ... +6.52%
  3. $CGNX (9/22) ... +5.81%
  4. $LRCX (9/25) ...  +11.0%
  5. $CTRL (9/25) ...  +9.53%
  6. $AMAT (9/28) ... +10.42% 
Lesson to learn here is to maintain losses no more than 1/3 of what your profit target is.  This way you can lose on 3 trades and make profit on only one position and your portfolio will not suffer any draw downs.  You will sleep better at night knowing that you have stacked odds in your favour. 

Mentoring  Program

You have seen the results of all the trades and stocks on my watch list all year long.  Whats holding you back from taking control of your portfolio?  You as a retail trader and investor have a much better control over managing your own portfolio than what the institutions can do for you.  

Would you like to learn:
  • How to read the signals that the market gives you so you can mitigate losses and profit when the market gives you a very clear signal to enter the market.
  • How to consistently Outperform the Market like I have shown you.  Buy the growth stock, at just the right time and sell them with precise Trade Plan in place for Loss Exit, Profit Exit and Time in the Trade Exit.
Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see if you qualify for our program.


Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com


We have just a few spots left.  Don't procrastinate and take action now.  Invest in yourself like I did and take control of your financial future.  

Happy Trading!

AMIN



 

       

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Are  We  Heading  For  A  Market  Crash ?

I celebrated my birthday yesterday and as usual, I looked over a 100 stock charts and  50 etf's  and major indexes.  Why did I do that?  There are several reasons for it that has motivated me to be disciplined to do this every weekend.  Here are some of my reasons:
  • I had celebrated my birthday 30 years ago in 1987 and a week later the stock market crashed.  My portfolio was down by  -40%  within a week.  Ouch !  Ouch!  Ouch!  Never again will I be caught off guard and face this again.  I have since than learnt to know what signs to look for that would signal a market crash.  I saved my portfolio in  2000  and  2008/2009  market crash.  
  • I study and analyse the market every Saturday and Sunday.  Market is closed and there is no noise of the market to contend with.  I don't want to nor do I care to hear the opinions and sentiments of the so called  "GURUS"  that appear on national media.  I look at the data to drive my decisions about the market.  It really doesn't matter what I think or what the stock market traditionally does in October. 
Market conditions are very healthy right now.  We have only 2 distribution days between the   $NASDAQ   and   $SPY.   If the distribution count starts piling up in a row,  I would be concerned than.  1987  market crash began giving us warning shots across the bow in mid September.  What the hell were my mutual fund managers doing than?  They were not looking out for my interests.  How is it that they did not see these warning signs?  The famous  1929  stock market crash gave warning signals several days before and the greatest stock trader Mr. Jesse Livermore knew what signs to look for.  He was thoroughly prepared to profit from the signals he knew and recognized.  He made over  $100  million profit by shorting the market that day. 

Heading  Out  To  Disney

I am taking a few days off to enjoy the  "Food and Wine Festival"  at Epcot Disney Theme Park in Orlando Florida.  I will be totally engaged with the market while I am taking a mini vacation.  I just finished adjusting my   "Trailing Stops".   This is something that every trader and investor ought to do with their stock positions.  Lot of the stocks that I have featured in my blog post last 5 weeks have attained their profit targets.  Some of them have not advanced as much and are retracing.  This is a week one must be disciplined to adjust the trailing stops to lock in the profits in the trade and also to avoid the stock that is retracing and hitting loss targets.  Don't ever let a small loss of  -4%  to  -5%   end up being a  -10%  to  -20% 

Mentoring  Program

Retail traders should never have to suffer a  -40%  loss that I suffered during the 1987 mid October   "Market Crash".   I have since learnt that the hedge funds and mutual funds are not equipped to nor can they completely get out of the market during a crash.  Its not like they can park their money in a checking account like we can. 

Would you like to learn:
  • How to read the signals that the market gives you so as to avoid the market crash we had in 1987, 2000 and 2008/2009.  Learn how to avoid  -40%   to    -50%  during such a market crash.
  • How to consistently Outperform the Market like I do?
Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see if you qualify for our program.

Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com


We have only a handful of spots left.  You know your hedge funds and mutual funds are not going to protect your portfolio during a severe market correction of  -10%  to  -20%   Invest in yourself like I did in 1987 and take control of your financial future.  Don't procrastinate and contact us.

Happy Trading!

Amin



  

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Market  Performance  For  September

Historically, September is the worst month to be in the market.  The returns are normally   -0.47%   on an average for  $SPY  when u look at the average performance over the last 50 years.    For the month of September of 2017, the 3 major indexes had an above average positive performance as indicated below.  I have indicated in parenthesis the year to date performance as well:
  • $SPY ...  +1.51% (+12.39%)
  • $QQQ ... -0.52% (+22.76%) 
  • $DJI  ...  +2.08% (+13.37%) 
This is the first month this year where the  $QQQ  had a negative performance.  This suggests that there was a lot of profit taking from the technology sector this month. This is the reason why I was suggesting to my readers last month to make sure to have trailing stops on your positions.  Institutions have been harvesting their profits from the Technology Sector  ($XLK)  this month and deploying their cash into the depressed Energy Sector (XLE), Industrial Sector  ($XLI)   and the Financial Sector  ($XLF)


Where  Are  We  Headed

I still have a very bullish bias towards the market.  I pore over a 100 stock charts every weekend and study the performance of the Leading Growth Stocks that have a Relative Strength ratings (RS) above 90.  I continue to locate opportunities to profit from Leading Growth Stocks consistently.  We are heading into the best 3 months of the year in the market.  My projections for the year end performance for the 3 major indexes are:
  • $SPY ... 260    (+16.52% for the year)
  • $QQQ ...154    (+30.00% for the year)
  • $DJI  ...23,300 (+17.83% for the year)
We only have 4  "distribution days"  according to to IBD(Investors Business Daily).  This should indicate to us that the overall conditions of the market is very healthy.  

Performance  Of  My  17  Stocks  Was  +5.63%  For  September

Currently I still have the 17 stocks with trailing stops in place.  None of the trailing stops have been triggered either for loss or for profit yet.  They have all been adjusted before the market opens on Monday for the first session of October.  Here is the summary of the results of those 17 stocks. 
  • Total entry price for  17 stocks  ...   $2144.89
  • Total current price for  17 stocks ... $2265.55
  • Total Profit for  17 stocks             ... $120.66  
  • Total % profit for  17 stocks         ... $+5.63%   
My stocks once again outperformed the leading index  $DJI  by +271%  more than 2.5 times the leading index.  This is over and beyond the  2.56  times the average profits over average losses incurred in the 10 positions that were closed last week.  

I have added 4 more positions from the profits that was harvested.

  1. $CGNX   $111.80  (9/22)
  2. $CTRL    $ 27.50  (9/25)
  3. $LRCX    $171.00 (9/25)
  4. $AMAT    $ 48.85  (9/28)

Mentoring  Program

Retail investors and traders should be able to outperform the market because we are more nimble.  Institutions such as hedge funds, pension funds and mutual funds take several weeks to get into a full position and it takes them just as long to exit their positions as well.  

Every investor ought to examine their portfolio and be asking the question:
  • Has your portfolio outperformed the  $SPY  performance of +16.52%  year to date
  • Would you like to learn How to consistently Outperform the market like I do?
Schedule a FREE 30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"  with us to see  if you qualify for our program.

Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com

We are heading into the best performing quarter of the year.  Take control of your financial future.  Your hedge funds and investments in the mutual funds is not going to get you ahead in the market.  Instead of paying them the  1%  to  2%  fees, why not invest that money in educating yourself.  

Happy Trading!

Amin




Sunday, September 24, 2017

My  Profits  Are  2.56  Times  My  Average  Losses

Making money in the market is all about controlling your losses.  Before you take any stock position, make sure you have a well written   'Trade Plan'.   Every trade plan must have:
  • Loss target
  • Profit target
  • Time target (how long to be in the market) 
Out of the 27 stock positions I had highlighted last week, total of 10 positions were closed.  The profit and loss for each of those positions were:
  1. $RACE   -4% (met my loss target)
  2. $UNH     -0.75% (stopped out with trailing stop)
  3. $CCL      -4% (met my loss target)
  4. $GRUB   -4.85% (met my loss target)
  5. $ATHM   +0.00% (trailing stop triggered)
  6. $RHT     +0.95% (met my time ... earnings target)
  7. $ADBE   +3.11% (met my time ... earnings target)
  8. $CNC     +4.89% (tailing stop triggered)
  9. $KEM     +16.22% (trailing stop triggered. Reaching climax top)
  10. $CTRL    +27% (trailing stop triggered beyond profit target)
Average loss for  4 positions was   -3.40% (3 weeks)
Average profit for 6 positions was  +8.70% (3 weeks)

You are bound to incur losses when you trade stocks.  The way to outperform the market and to be profitable is to control your losses first and foremost.  I just demonstrated with real live examples, how you can profit   2.56   times more than your average losses even when  4 out of 10 stock trades go against you.  This is how you increase the size of your portfolio.

Market  Conditions

Currently the market is still in a   "Confirmed Uptrend"    according to IBD (Investors Business Daily).   We only have a total of 3 distribution days between the  $SPY  and  $NASDAQ.   Market however is consolidating for the past week.  For the last 3 weeks of September 2017, the 3 major indexes performance as compared to my remaining 17 stock positions, is as indicated below:
  • $QQQ        -1.15%
  • $SPY          +0.65%
  • $DJI            +1.65% 
  • 17 Stocks   +5.13% (out performed the leading index  $DJI by  311%)
Market usually plummets the last week of September.  This would be a good time to adjust your trailing stops to mitigate losses and capture more profits if the market continues to move higher.

I have added 4 more positions to deploy some of the profits that were harvested from the above mentioned 6 stocks.  I have indicated the date in parenthesis and the price of entry after the stock symbol.
  1. $YY        $74.50   (9/5)
  2. $OLED   $129.00 (9/6)  
  3. $PAYC    $75.00  (9/18)
  4. $BABA    $178.40 (9/20)

Mentoring  Program

Examine your portfolio and ask yourself:
  • Has your portfolio outperformed  $SPY  performance of  +11.59%  year to date?
  • Would you like to learn how to consistently Out Perform the market like I do?
Schedule a  FREE  30 minutes of  "Discovery Call"   with us to see if you qualify.

Class size is limited and We only have a few spots left.

Contact us at:

investorspotlight@gmail.com


The best performing quarter starts in just a week.  Do not procrastinate and be left behind.  Your hedge funds and investments in the mutual funds is not going to get you ahead with their meager performance.  Don't pay them the fees.  Invest in yourself instead and learn from me.


Happy Trading!

Amin
 



 





Sunday, September 17, 2017

Hurricane  IRMA

Last Sunday Sept 10th, I was home alone with my 4 cats while the hurricane IRMA was barreling down towards the Tampa Bay - my home area - with over 130 mph winds.  My internet was down and I didn't get to post my regular weekly blog post that I publish before Sunday midnight.  I was scared and very concerned for my family and friends and loved ones in the area.  I have experienced many hurricanes living in Florida for the past 47 years but this one was definately a very scary one and in hind sight I should have left Florida with my 4 cats.  6 million Floridians - 1 out of 3 Florida residents - evacuated and left the state.   This has never happened before and I am proud of the emergency officials for letting the residents know to evacuate from all the low lying areas.  Flooding was the main concern.   A category 5 hurricane would have brought in a 15 to 20 foot tidal surge and would have submerged most of my county of 1.2 million people under water.

I am most thankful for the prayers that were offered to me personally from my connections in social media.  I received so many messages from all regions of the world that I felt truly blessed.  I know their prayers had a large role to play in the wrath that IRMA was bestowing on Florida residents.  The storm made landfall and it dropped down to category 2 storm by the time it got in my area on Sunday evening at 8 pm.  Wind speed dropped down to 65 miles per hour from 135 miles per hour.  We were all sparred.  I offer my very special thanks to all the prayers from all my followers and readers.  I am grateful that all my family, friends and loved ones - including my 4 cats - are all safe and sound.  

Performance  of  My  27  Stocks 

My internet had been down since the day hurricane IRMA landed in Florida on Sunday Sept 10th.  It was finally restored just 3 hours ago - in time for me to publish my blog post tonight.  I was completely cut off from the markets last week because there was no way for me to access the markets.  One very important lesson that I learnt was that having trailing stops to lock in profits and/or to mitigate losses in your positions is critical part of trading the stock market.  I always do that and this hurricane confirmed my thesis as to why this should be a standard operating procedure for any disciplined trader and investor. 

The performance of 3 major indexes since my last post 2 weeks ago as compared to my 27 stocks is as follows:
  • $SPY ...      +0.55%
  • $QQQ ...     +0.06%
  • $DJI  ...       +1.28%
  • 27 stocks ... +2.98% (out performed the leading index $DJI by  233%)
September traditionally is the worst month of the year but I managed to outperform the market by leaps and bounds.  This is not an accident or an anomaly.  It takes one to be totally engaged with the market on a daily basis and to be disciplined to follow the rules of trading.  4 of the stocks were stopped out with  -4%  losses and 1 stock was stopped out with    +16.22%  gain just 3 weeks in the trade.

Losses  and  Profits  of  27  Stocks ($ Amount)

  1. $KEM      +3.0
  2. $CTRL    +4.92
  3. $VMW     +14.50
  4. $FOXF    +3.0
  5. $ALGN    +11.00
  6. $RACE     -4.48
  7. $MNST    +1.18
  8. $CRM      +1.63
  9. $MRCY    +0.03
  10. $ATHM    +3.83
  11. $CNC      +10.18
  12. $CDNS    +0.77
  13. $ADBE     +3.49
  14. $RTN       +1.5
  15. $LMT       -2.70
  16. $RHT       +2.30
  17. $UNH      +3.22
  18. $CI          +6.55
  19. $CCL       -2.73
  20. $IPGP     +9.84
  21. $PYPL     +1.20
  22. $ASML     +5.91
  23. $ANET     +0.96
  24. $GRUB     -2.94
  25. $CELG     +4.04
  26. $V            +1.65
  27. $MA         +8.28

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Monday, September 4, 2017

Market  Performance  For  August

Traditionally, the month of August delivers   +0.10%    on an average for  $SPY  when looking over the data over the last 50 years.   For August of 2017, the 3 major indexes had an above average performance as indicated below:
  • $SPY   ... +0.29%
  • $QQQ  ... +2.07%
  • $DJI    ...  +0.26% 
I am a Growth Stock investor and if you had followed my lead, you would have gotten the results very similar to the performance of the leading   $QQQ   index.   While the general market performance was   +0.29%   as measured by the   $SPY,    the leading index   $QQQ,   outperformed the general market by  7 times.   This is why I have been asking my readers and followers to stay engaged with the market.   There were plenty of opportunities to profit in the market in  August,  if you only allowed the data to drive your decision.   Data was suggesting that the   $XLK (Technology Sector)  was the leading sector.   Had you been engaged with the market, you would have duplicated the performance of   $QQQ.    

Performance  of  My  28  Stocks 

I trade and invest in Growth Stocks because they tend to outperform the market.   It is not a  "Buy and Hold"  strategy or "Buy Low and Sell High"   Strategy.   These are flawed strategies.   My stocks had a performance that was  +70%   better than the performance of the  general market as measured by   $SPY.   This is during the month when we had  2  brutal   distribution days   (August 10th and August 17th)  when both the   $SPY  and  $QQQ    dropped below the  50 day sma(simple moving average)   trend line.   I have highlighted the performance of all the 3 major indexes as compared to the overall performance of my  28  stocks:  
  • $SPY   ...     +1.52%
  • $QQQ  ...     +2.75%
  • $DJI   ...       +0.59%
  • 28 Stocks ... +2.54% (out performed $SPY by  +70%)

Learn  To  Trade  From  Me

Following are the trades that you might want to follow on your virtual platform.   I have indicated in parenthesis the date that the trade was executed.  I also have noted the price of entry next to the the stock symbol:
  1. $KEM    $18.50   (8/11)
  2. $CTRL   $23.00  (8/14)
  3. $VMW   $95.75  (8/18)
  4. $FOXF   $38.50  (8/25)
  5. $ALGN  $173.50 (8/28)
  6. $RACE  $112.00 (8/28)
  7. $MNST  $55.00  (8/28)
  8. $CRM    $93.00  (8/28)
  9. $MRCY   $47.00 (8/28)
  10. $ATHM  $62.00  (8/29)
  11. $CNC    $85.80  (8/29)
  12. $CDNS  $37.50  (8/29)
  13. $ADBE  $151.00 (8/29)
  14. $RTN   $181.00  (8/29)
  15. $LMT   $305.00  (8/29)
  16. $RHT   $105.00  (8/29)
  17. $UNH  $194.96  (8/30)
  18. $CI      $179.50  (8/30)
  19. $CCL   $68.20   (8/30)
  20. $IPGP $170.39  (8/31)
  21. $PYPL $61.30   (8/31)
  22. $ASML $156.50 (9/1)
  23. $ANET $176.00 (9/1)
  24. $GRUB  $56.50  (9/1)
  25. $CELG $138.00  (9/1)
  26. $V       $103.65   (9/1)
  27. $MA    $133.30   (9/1)

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Sunday, August 27, 2017

How  I  Outperform  The  Market

I am a Growth Stock Investor and I follow Mr. William O'Neil's (founder of Investors Business Daily) methodology of trading Growth Stocks.    Studies by IBD has shown that Growth Stocks tend to perform  2 to 2.5 times   better than the average performance of the market, as measured by the performance of  $SPY.   My strategy involves:  

  1. Buy  "High and Sell Higher"
  2. Do not   "Buy and Hold"
  3. Do not  "Buy Cheap Stocks"
  4. Buy "Right and Sell Right"
  5. "Harvest Profits"  as the stock moves higher
  6. Use "Trailing Stops" to protect profits and mitigate losses

That is exactly what I did with the leading Growth Stocks that I had brought to the attention of my readers and followers through my blog posts and my daily tweets.   The two major Indexex and my 28 stocks had the following performance for the last 2 weeks: 
  • $QQQ ...    -0.09%
  • $SPY  ...    +0.18%
  • 28 Stocks  +0.87% (Out Performed the Market by 4.83 times)

Performance  of  My  28  Stocks

9  of the  28  stocks retraced from the  8 day ema (exponential moving average)  but did not trigger the trailing stops.   They are still in the profit zone from their initial buys.   Rest of the  18  stocks continued to move higher or were consolidating along the  8 day ema  while the market was correcting.   I have indicated in parenthesis, how much was the loss and how much was the gain for the last two weeks from  8/14 to 8/25

  • $ALL      (-$1.93)
  • $ABMD   (-$3.70)
  • $ALGN   (-$1.01)
  • $GRUB    (-$0.31)
  • $FB        (-$1.76)
  • $LMT      (-$0.95)
  • $RTN      (-$1.32)
  • $MRCY   (-$0.16)
  • $NVR      (-$11.59)
  • $HDB      ($2.30)
  • $MA       ($4.20)
  • $V          ($2.45)
  • $PGR     ($1.17)
  • $PYPL    ($1.93)
  • $CBOE  ($3.54)
  • $CI        ($4.92)
  • $CNC    ($3.76)
  • $ANET   ($8.04)
  • $IPGP    ($3.47)
  • $MNST   ($1.40)
  • $RACE   ($6.42)
  • $CDNS   ($1.06)
  • $ASML   ($3.03)
  • $BABA   ($20.04)
  • $RCL     ($3.22)
  • $CCL     ($0.69)
  • $NCLH   ($0.95)
  • $BA       ($1.01)

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Sunday, August 20, 2017

Should  You  Bail  Out  Of  The  Market

We had a market correction on Thursday August 10th with a  "distribution day"  but it bounced back for the next 4 days only to follow with another  "distribution day"   on Thursday August 17th.   Lot of my readers and followers were expressing  concerns and  feelings  that the market had topped.   They wondered if they should not be in the market at this time.   They kept saying that August is typically a bad month in the market.   I do agree with them since August performance has been   +0.10%   looking over the average performance over the last 50 years.   I also reminded them that  August of 2014  however was a stellar month with over  +4.00%  performance for the month.   How often do you get that kind of a performance during the summer months?   I sensed that kind of a question in their minds because the data I presented was just brushed off by them.   July of 2015 and 2016 were equally stellar months too according to the data.   You have to be data driven in the market and not your  "feelings"   That is why I spend Saturdays and Sundays to study the market and scrutinize the stock and index charts for clues.

Market  Conditions

Currently we have 14  "distribution days"   according to IBD(Investors Business Daily)   They identify market pulse as  "Market Under Pressure"   This should be a signal to the retail investors to start selling into strength and accumulate CASH.   If one has to take a position in a stock, it should be done with a very small position and only in the top performing leading stocks.   Personally I would go a step further and limit my losses and capture the profits with a trailing stop on all existing positions. 

In my post last week, I had mentioned that our bull market is still intact.   We are continuing to see higher highs and higher lows on the 3 major indexes.   What we are witnessing right now is the retracement and a counter trend in the overall uptrend.   Here is the data for   $QQQ   for the last 3 significant major distribution days we have witnessed during the last 3 months:  
  1. 5/17 ...  -2.54%
  2. 6/9   ...  -2.54%
  3. 8/10 ... - 2.14%
I still heard from my readers  "Oh but this time it is different".   My analysis shows that we had a cluster of  "distribution days"    in June/July/August  when the   $QQQ   dropped significantly as shown below:
  1. 6/8  to 7/13 (17 sessions) ...  -5.14%
  2. 7/26 to 8/18 (23 sessions) ...  -2.57% 
$QQQ   would have to drop another  -2.57%  down to  $139.40 to match the performance we had between  6/8 to 7/13.   Market suddenly doesn't look so bad when you start looking at the data and keep your emotions at bay.

My  Performance  As  A  Hedge Fund

No ... I am not a hedge fund.   Last Monday, I listed 34 leading growth stocks (hedge funds would have that many stocks in their portfolio) on twitter and suggested to my readers to be defensive and have trailing stops on those stocks.   Here are the results of the performance of those stocks for the week.   6 of the 34 stocks were stopped out with the trailing stops to mitigate the losses.   They r listed first, followed by 28 stocks that have continued to go higher or have traded lower but not stopped out yet.   Trailing stops have been adjusted up wards for next week, should the market retrace some more.   I have indicated in parenthesis, how much was the loss and how much was the gain for the week of 8/14 to 8/18 
  • $AMP   (-$0.36)
  • $AON   (-$0.39)
  • $AGO   (-$0.07)
  • $UNH   ($1.02)  
  • $PETS  ($2.76)
  • $VRTX  ($2.78)   
  • $HDB   ($0.73)
  • $MA     ($2.59)
  • $V        ($2.42)
  • $PGR   ($1.42)
  • $PYPL  ($1.40)
  • $CBOE  ($0.07)
  • $ALL    (-$1.03) 
  • $ABMD ($0.77)
  • $ALGN  (-$4.95)
  • $CI       ($2.65)
  • $CNC   ($1.35)
  • $GRUB (-$0.59)
  • $ANET (+$6.32)
  • $IPGP  ($1.97)
  • $MNST ($0.23)
  • $RACE ($3.95)
  • $CDNS ($0.61)
  • $ASML ($1.07)
  • $FB      (-$0.67)
  • $BABA ($15.80)
  • $RCL   ($1.59)
  • $CCL   (-$0.02)
  • $NCLH (-$0.99)
  • $LMT  (-$4.55)
  • $RTN  (-$2.45)
  • $BA     ($0.89)
  • $MRCY ($0.89)
  • $NVR   ($-22.15)
If I was a hedge fund manager and i had all these leading stocks in my portfolio, my performance overall would be just  -0.6%  for last week when we had piled on 5 more  "distribution days"   That is a pretty impressive performance if I must say so. 

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