Trading setups for September 1st

The S&P Model is short as of the close on August 24th. No open orders.


The NASDAQ model is shorts as of the close on August 28th. This model will cover the short at the close tomorrow September 1st if the VXN stays below 27.65 or if the VXN closes below 27.17 or if the VXN closes below the VXN open.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. This model will sell the VIX long and get short at the close tomorrow September 1st if the VIX stays below 27.01 or if the VIX closes below 26.01 or if the VIX closes below the VIX open.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Tuesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (AAPL,ADBE,ADP,ADSK,AKAM,ALTR,AMAT,AMGN,AMZN,ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CA,CELG,CEPH,
CERN,CHKP,CTSH,CTXS,DISH,DTV,ERTS,EXPD,EXPE,FAST,FLEX,FWLT,HANS,HSIC,ILMN,
ISRG,JOYG,KLAC,LIFE,LINTA,LLTC,LRCX,MCHP,MICC,MXIM,NIHD,NWSA,ORCL,ORLY,
PAYX,PPDI,RIMM,RYAAY,SBUX,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,SYMC,URBN,VRSN,WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 31st

The S&P Model is short as of the close on August 24th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is shorts as of the close on August 28th. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Monday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADBE,ADSK,AKAM,AMAT,AMGN,AMZN,
ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CELG,CEPH,CERN,CHKP,DISH,DTV,ERTS,EXPD,EXPE,FAST,FWLT,HANS,
HSIC,ILMN,ISRG,JOYG,LIFE,LINTA,MCHP,MXIM,NIHD,NWSA,ORCL,ORLY,PPDI,RIMM,
RYAAY,SBUX,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,SYMC,URBN,VRSN,WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 28th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on August 24th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. This model will get short at the close tomorrow August 28th if the VXN stays above 24.87 or if the VXN closes above 25.01 or if the VXN closes above the VXN open.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Friday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADBE,ADSK,AKAM,AMAT,AMGN,AMZN,
APOL,ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CELG,CEPH,CERN,CHKP,DISH,DTV,EXPD,EXPE,FAST,FLEX,FWLT,
HANS,HSIC,ILMN,ISRG,JBHT,JOYG,LIFE,LINTA,LLTC,LRCX,MCHP,MXIM,NIHD,NVDA,
NWSA,ORCL,PPDI,RIMM,RYAAY,SBUX,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,SYMC,URBN,VRSN,WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 27th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on August 24th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Thursday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADSK,AKAM,AMAT,AMGN,AMZN,APOL,
ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CELG,CEPH,CERN,CHKP,CTSH,CTXS,DELL,DISH,DTV,EXPD,EXPE,FAST,
FLEX,FWLT,HANS,HSIC,ILMN,ISRG,JOYG,LIFE,LINTA,LLTC,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MXIM,
NIHD,NVDA,NWSA,ORCL,PPDI,RIMM,RYAAY,SBUX,SPLS,STLD,STX,SYMC,URBN,VRSN,
WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 26th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on August 24th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Wednesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADSK,AKAM,AMAT,AMGN,AMZN,APOL,
ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CELG,CEPH,CERN,CTSH,CTXS,DTV,EXPE,FAST,FLEX,FWLT,HANS,HSIC,
ILMN,INFY,INTC,ISRG,JOYG,KLAC,LIFE,LINTA,LLTC,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MRVL,MXIM,
NIHD,NVDA,NWSA,ORCL,ORLY,PPDI,RYAAY,SBUX,SPLS,STLD,STX,SYMC,URBN,VRSN,
WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 25th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on August 24th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Tuesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADP,AKAM,AMAT,AMZN,APOL,ATVI,BBBY,BIDU,BIIB,CELG,CEPH,CERN,CMCSA,COST,
CTSH,CTXS,DTV,EXPD,EXPE,FAST,FLEX,FWLT,HANS,HSIC,ILMN,INFY,INTC,ISRG,JOYG,
KLAC,LIFE,LINTA,LLTC,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MICC,NIHD,NVDA,NWSA,ORCL,ORLY,PPDI,RYAAY,
SBUX,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,STX,SYMC,TEVA,URBN,WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 24th

The S&P Model is flat and in cash. This model will get short the S&P at the close tomorrow August 24th if the VIX stays above 23.91 .


The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.


The VIX Model is long as of the close on August 21st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Monday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADP,AMAT,AMZN,ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CELG,
CEPH,CERN,CMCSA,CTSH,CTXS,DTV,EXPD,EXPE,FAST,FISV,FLEX,FWLT,HSIC,ILMN,INFY,
INTC,ISRG,JOYG,KLAC,LIFE,LINTA,LLTC,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MICC,NIHD,NVDA,ORCL,ORLY,
PAYX,PPDI,RIMM,RYAAY,SBUX,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,STX,SYMC,TEVA,URBN,WYNN,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 21st

The S&P Model is flat and in cash. This model will get short the S&P at the close tomorrow August 21st if the VIX stays above 24.75 .

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is short as of the close on August 12th. This model will cover the short and get long the VIX at the close tomorrow August 21st if the VIX stays above 24.75 or if the VIX closes above 25.09 or if the VIX closes above the VIX open.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Friday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADP,ALTR,AMAT,AMZN,ATVI,BIDU,BIIB,CA,CELG,CEPH,CERN,CHRW,CMCSA,CTSH,
DTV,ESRX,EXPD,EXPE,FISV,FLEX,FWLT,GOOG,HSIC,IACI,ILMN,INTC,INTU,ISRG,JOYG,
KLAC,LBTYA,LIFE,LLTC,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MICC,MSFT,NIHD,NVDA,ORCL,ORLY,PAYX,
PCAR,PPDI,QCOM,RIMM,SBUX,SIAL,SRCL,STLD,STX,SYMC,TEVA,URBN,WYNN,XLNX,
YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 20th

The S&P Model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is short as of the close on August 12th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades


At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Thursday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.


Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.


Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.


These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.



Breakout candidates


Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADP,ALTR,AMAT,AMZN,ATVI,BIDU,
CELG,CEPH,CERN,CHRW,CMCSA,CTSH,DTV,ESRX,EXPD,EXPE,FISV,FLEX,FWLT,GOOG,
HSIC,IACI,ILMN,INTC,INTU,ISRG,JOYG,KLAC,LIFE,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MICC,MSFT,NIHD,
NVDA,ORCL,ORLY,PCAR,PDCO,PPDI,QCOM,ROST,SBUX,SHLD,SIAL,SRCL,STLD,STX,SYMC,
TEVA,URBN,VRTX,WCRX,WYNN,XLNX,XRAY,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 19th

I was out of contact and unable to post since Thursday August 13th, you didn’t miss any model changes. Here are the updates for tomorrow August 19th.

The S&P Model is long as of the close on August 12th. This model will sell the long at the open tomorrow August 19th.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.


The VIX Model is short as of the close on August 12th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Wednesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADP,ALTR,AMAT,AMZN,BIDU,CERN,
CHRW,CMCSA,CTSH,ESRX,EXPD,EXPE,FISV,FLEX,FWLT,GENZ,GOOG,HSIC,IACI,ILMN,
INTC,ISRG,JOYG,LBTYA,LIFE,LOGI,LRCX,MICC,MSFT,NIHD,NVDA,ORCL,PCAR,PDCO,
PPDI,QCOM,SBUX,SHLD,SIAL,STLD,STX,SYMC,TEVA,WCRX,WYNN,XLNX,XRAY,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 13th

The S&P Model is long as of the close on August 12th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is long as of the close on August 12th.. This model will sell the long and get flat at tomorrows close August 13th if the VXN stays above 25.06 or if the VXN closes above 25.68 or if the VXN closes above the VXN open.

The VIX Model is short as of the close on August 12th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Thursday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (AAPL,ADBE,ADP,AMAT,AMZN,BBBY,BIDU,BIIB,CHKP,CHRW,CMCSA,COST,CTXS,DELL,
ERTS,FISV,GOOG,HOLX,HSIC,IACI,ILMN,INFY,ISRG,LBTYA,LIFE,LOGI,LRCX,MCHP,MICC,
MRVL,MSFT,NIHD,NTAP,NVDA,PCAR,PDCO,PPDI,QCOM,SIAL,SRCL,STLD,STX,SYMC,XLNX,
XRAY,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading Setups for August 12th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. This model will exit the short and get long the SPX at tomorrows close if the VIX stays below 26.98.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. This model will get long the NDX at tomorrows close August 12th if the VXN stays below 27.17 or if the VXN closes below 26.11 or if the VXN closes below the VXN open.

The VIX Model is long as of August 5th. This model will sell the long and get short the VIX at tomorrows close August 12th if the VIX stays below 26.98 or if the VIX closes below 25.99 or if the VIX closes below the VIX open.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Wednesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (AAPL,ADBE,ADP,AMAT,AMZN,BBBY,
BIDU,BIIB,CHKP,CHRW,CMCSA,COST,CTXS,DELL,ERTS,FLIR,GOOG,HOLX,HSIC,IACI,
ILMN,INFY,INTU,ISRG,LBTYA,LIFE,LLTC,LOGI,MCHP,MICC,MRVL,MSFT,MXIM,NIHD,NTAP
NVDA,PDCO,PPDI,QCOM,SRCL,STX,XLNX,YHOO) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading Setups for August 11th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of August 5th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Tuesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (AAPL,ADBE,ADP,AMAT,AMZN,APOL,BBBY,BIDU,BIIB,BRCM,CERN,CHKP,CHRW,CMCSA,
COST,CSCO,CTXS,DELL,ERTS,FLEX,FLIR,GOOG,HOLX,HSIC,IACI,ILMN,INFY,INTU,ISRG,
JNPR,KLAC,LBTYA,LLTC,LOGI,MCHP,MICC,MSFT,MXIM,NIHD,NTAP,NVDA,PDCO,PPDI,
QCOM,RIMM,STLD,STX,XLNX) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 10th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of August 5th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Monday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (AAPL,ADBE,ADP,AMAT,AMZN,BBBY,
BIDU,BRCM,CERN,CHRW,CMCSA,COST,CSCO,CTXS,DELL,ERTS,FLEX,FLIR,GOOG,HOLX,
HSIC,IACI,ILMN,INTU,ISRG,JNPR,KLAC,LBTYA,LLTC,LOGI,MCHP,MICC,MRVL,MSFT,MXIM,
NIHD,NTAP,NVDA,PDCO,PPDI,QCOM,RIMM,STLD,STX,XLNX) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

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Trading setups for Aug 7th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of August 5th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades


At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Friday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.
These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.



Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (AAPL,ADBE,ADP,ADSK,AMAT,AMZN,BBBY,BIDU,BRCM,CERN,CHRW,CMCSA,COST,CSCO,
CTXS,DELL,DISH,DTV,EBAY,ERTS,FLEX,FLIR,GOOG,HOLX,HSIC,IACI,ILMN,INTU,ISRG,
JBHT,KLAC,LBTYA,LLTC,MCHP,MICC,MRVL,MSFT,MXIM,NIHD,NTAP,NVDA,PAYX,PPDI,
QCOM,RIMM,SHLD,SPLS,STLD,STX,VRSN,VRTX,XLNX) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 6th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of August 5th. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Thursday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.
These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADBE,APOL,ATVI,BBBY,BIDU,BRCM,CHRW,COST,CSCO,CTSH,CTXS,DELL,DISH,ERTS,FWLT,GILD,INFY,INTC,JNPR,JOYG,KLAC,MCHP,MRVL,NTAP,NVDA,ORCL,ORLY,QCOM,RIMM,ROST,SHLD,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,VRSN) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading Setups for August 5th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is flat and in cash. This model will get long the VIX at the close tomorrow August 5th if the VIX stays above 24.89 or if the VIX closes above 24.89 or if the VIX closes above the VIX open.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Tuesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.
These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADBE,ADSK,AMAT,ATVI,BBBY,BIDU,BRCM,CHRW,COST,CSCO,CTXS,DELL,DISH,ERTS,
ESRX,EXPD,FLEX,FWLT,GOOG,GRMN,ILMN,INTC,JNPR,JOYG,KLAC,LLTC,MCHP,MICC,
MRVL,NTAP,NVDA,ORCL,PAYX,QCOM,RIMM,ROST,SHLD,SPLS,STLD,STX,VRSN) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 4th

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Tuesday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.

Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.

Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.

These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.

These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates

Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADBE,APOL,ATVI,BBBY,BIDU,BRCM,
CHRW,COST,CSCO,CTSH,CTXS,DELL,DISH,ERTS,FWLT,GILD,INFY,INTC,JNPR,JOYG,
KLAC,MCHP,MRVL,NTAP,NVDA,ORCL,ORLY,QCOM,RIMM,ROST,SHLD,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,
VRSN) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.

Trading setups for August 3rd

The S&P Model is short as of the close on July 16th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is flat and in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is flat as of the open on July 31st. No open orders.

Ripe Trades

At left you will find a list of long and short candidates. Historically these long and short setups have performed quite nicely when using the entry levels specified next to the ticker and the exit rules below. Here is the real time out of sample performance review of the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008.These are the stocks that qualify for Monday with the entry price limits specified , good for the day only.
Long Exit rules – Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is greater than 50 or exit on the first profitable open with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable open with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st open that is greater than my entry price.
Short Exit rules - Exit at the close on the day when a 2 day RSI close is less than 70 or exit on the 1st profitable close with a 1 day delay. The 1st profitable close with 1 day delay dictates that I hold the position for at least 2 trading days which includes the entry day then exit on the 1st close that is less than my entry price.
These setups don’t have a stop loss, our research has showed through back testing that this strategy works best without a stop loss. A few ways to limit the risk without a stop loss are 1) Position Size - lowering your position size lessens risk. 2) Watch out for single sector exposure, don’t let one single sector become too big a percentage of your account. 3) Consider using options for blowout protection. For longs consider buying way out of the money puts and for shorts consider buying way out of the money calls. This will create a catastrophe stop that protects you even if the stock has an extreme overnight gap.These setups are for education and entertainment purposes only this is not a recommendation or solicitation. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

Breakout candidates
Here is a list of stocks that meet the breakout trade setup criteria of a 10 day Bollinger band width in the bottom decile for a 200 day look back. (ADBE,APOL,ATVI,BBBY,BIDU,BRCM,CHRW,CMCSA,COST,CSCO,CTSH,CTXS,DELL,DISH,
ERTS,FAST,FWLT,GILD,GOOG,HANS,INFY,INTC,JNPR,JOYG,KLAC,LINTA,MCHP,MRVL,
NVDA,ORCL,ORLY,QCOM,RIMM,ROST,SHLD,SIAL,SPLS,STLD,VRSN) The next step is to look for a big gap tomorrow (greater than 1 range above or below the close) then enter on a bull or bear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results are hereOne thought on the breakout candidates is to incorporate trend and only take buy signals of stocks in an uptrend and sell signals for stocks in a downtrend. To get a free analysis of trend click here.