+180% Annualized Return ... $VEEV
How is that possible when the general market - using $SPY as a barometer - does only +8% to +10% every year?
Simply answer:
- Invest in Growth Stocks
- Buy 'High n Sell Higher'
- Learn the IBD (Investors Business Daily) system of CANSLIM investing
- Have a Trade Plan
- Mitigate risk and control your losses
I had shared my trade on $IDXX in my post on May 14 (2 weeks ago) where the stock had +14.79% return in 9 weeks (+85% annualized) In my post this week I will share the steps I took to identify the stock - $VEEV - and timing its entry. Once the position was taken, I shall show you the steps I took to monitor and manage the trade and make adjustments in the trade plan along the way as the stock headed towards its earnings confessional booth on Thursday May 25th.
$VEEV Trade of the Week
- 3/15 ... stock broke out from $48.05 buy point in confirmed high volume and quickly ran up over 5% within 5 sessions. Stock went through a 3 weeks tight consolidation pattern. We had a major distribution day on 3/21 but the stock held up and stayed above the 8 day ema(exponential moving average)
- 4/20 ... stock broke out from a 3 weeks tight pattern in confirmed high volume.
- 4/21 ... Took a small position - since it was beyond the +5% buy zone and the risk was elevated. Trade plan was for entry at $52 with a +10% profit target at $57.20 and a loss target of - 4% at $49.92.
- 5/5 ... RS line was reaching new high ground and pointing up. RS ratings had increased to 95 and the stock had moved up from IBD group 49 to 22 within 2 weeks in the trade.
- 5/11 ... Had a trailing stop at $54 to protect profits in the trade.
- 5/15 ... profit target was met but chose to use trailing stops and adjust the trade plan for more than +10% gain instead.
- 5/16 ... price moved up to $59.09 in volume 2 times the average daily volume. Trailing stop was moved up to $55 to protect the profits in the trade.
- 5/17 ... We had a major distribution day where the $SPY and $DJI both plummeted to the 50 day moving average but the stock showed institutional support and kept up at the 8 day ema. Major networks were predicting doom n gloom. Stock closed at 15 cents above my + 10% profit target.
- 5/23 ... Raised the trailing stop to $57 while there was more trading volume coming in and the price continued to surge past the 8 day ema. Earnings report was due within 2 days.
- 5/25 ... Earnings report was due after the close. There was increasing volume for the past several days and the stock was surging. Chose to harvest profits and closed out the position at $61 for +17.3% profit in 5 weeks (+180% annualized)
- 5/25 ... I had taken most of the risk off by closing out at $61. Chose to keep just 10% of the position still in play for the earnings report. Stock surged +7% on Friday 5/26
- 5/25 ... Tuesday morning May 30th, I shall close out the position at the open at market price. The stock has moved up from group 22 to 13 currently in the last 3 weeks.
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