How To Tell You’re a Geek

.. and/or need to get a life.
This is a screen shot from an online survey I just completed on CNN Money. (Click to enlarge)

Another interesting question was regarding your reaction to online advertising, there were all kinds of answers from reading to visiting or ignoring but no option such as: I block 99% of them […]

Equity curve

It’s the end of March and the quarter so I thought I’d post my results for the year again. You can see the effect that the lack of focus and mistakes I’ve made has had on the last few sessions. I am in the process of “trouble-shooting” those mistakes and trying to get my focus […]

VICL, MERX and GNSS

I had very few stocks on my watchlist today, VICL, MERX and GNSS. None of them fit my plan overly well either on lack of volatility or GNSS being a short in what looks now like a green market. GNSS was also not available to borrow again :) Anyways, I stalked MERX for a while […]

Humpback Whales

I find this really interesting.
Scientists have new evidence that humpback whales don’t just sing–they sing grammatically, combining sounds into phrases, and phrases into songs, according to complex rules called a “hierarchical syntax.” It’s similar to our ability to combine words into clauses and clauses into sentences.
The study, which squares with research dating back to 1971, […]

Long Term List for Thursday, March 30

Some cool new features at Stocktickr. I will start posting most recent 5 stocks I’ve added to my Stocktickr so if anyone is interested they’ll be shown here within a day of me adding them.

XRTX: XYRATEX LTD

Outlook: Long Industry: Data Storage Devices
(tags: Expansion, Long)

HWAY: HEALTHWAYS INC

Outlook: Long
(tags: Expansion, Long)

SHFL: SHUFFLE MASTER INC

Outlook: Long Industry: Diversified Machinery
(tags: Expansion, […]

Several trades

Market looked gree in the morning so I was looking long. My watchlist had: ATYT, VPHM, AVII and PTEN. I took three trades
PTEN - broke my entry rules on this one and paid the price of -1R
ATYT - didn’t go anywhere and ended as BE
AVII - closed at end of day for +2.1R
Total for the […]

Scanning for stocks

I’ve just started using Trade-Ideas scanner to supplement my current scans and identify new opportunities. It provides a lot more options for configuration and customization so I’m looking forward to checking different scans and see how they can contribute to what I’m already doing. If you’re interested in trying it out you can sign up […]

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