Trading setups for December 31

The short term S&P model covered the short for a whopping 1pt profit at the open on December 30^th. Out of the 15 short term trades that have hit since we started this blog, we made money on 12 out of 15 trades for a total gain of 155.4 S&P pts.

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. This model will sell the long and get short at the open tomorrow December 31^st.

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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP ADSK ALTR APOL BIDU BMC BRCM CA CELG CHKP CHRW COST CTXS ESRX EXPD FAST GENZ GOOG ILMN JOYG KLAC LIFE LINTA LLTC LRCX MCHP MRVL MSFT MXIM MYL NIHD NTAP PAYX PCAR PCLN PDCO QCOM RIMM ROST SBUX SIAL SPLS STX URBN VMED VOD WCRX 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 30

The short term S&P model is short at 1255.5 this model will cover the short for a profit at the open tomorrow December 30^th if the open is below 1255.5, otherwise this model will stop out for a loss at 1280.6

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP ADSK ALTR APOL BIDU BMC BRCM CA CELG CHKP CHRW COST CTXS ESRX EXPD FAST GENZ GOOG ILMN JOYG KLAC LIFE LINTA LLTC LRCX MCHP MRVL MSFT MXIM MYL NIHD NTAP PAYX PCAR PCLN PDCO QCOM RIMM ROST SBUX SIAL SPLS STX URBN VMED VOD WCRX 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Bearish S&P pattern for December 29th

Our short term model will get short the S&P tomorrow December 29th if the S&P opens above 1256, then falls 1 pts below the open. This setup criteria is based on the big S&P contract not the ES .Entry criteria is based on the big S&P futures price 9:30 EST time open. You can get quotes here. The performance results are based on 1 large contract trades since 1982

Rules

If the open is greater than 1256 then Sell Short at open – 1 pts

Exit 1st profitable open or 2% stop loss

Out of the 14 short term trades that have hit since we started this blog, we made money on 11 out of 14 trades for a total gain of 154.4 S&P pts. We made 2.9pts from the December 13th short , made 27pts from the May 21st long, made 6.9 pts from the March 12^th short, made 6.2 pts from the September 2nd long, we lost 18.8pts from the short on July 20th, we made 17 pts from the long on July 9th,made 14.8pts from the short on June 5th, made 9.5 pts from the May 7th short ,made 45.2 points on the long from April 1st , plus a 12pt win on the Feb 24th long entry, 15pt win on the Jan 15th long entry, lost 17.3 pts from Jan 13th long entry, lost 17 pts onNovember 18th, and made 52 pts on the win from October 28th

Trading setups for December 29

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP ADSK APOL BMC BRCM CA CHRW CTXS ERTS ESRX EXPD FAST FLEX GENZ GOOG KLAC LIFE LINTA LLTC LRCX MCHP MRVL MSFT MXIM NIHD PAYX PCAR PCLN QCOM RIMM ROST SBUX SHLD SIAL SRCL STX URBN VMED VOD WCRX 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 28

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP ADSK APOL CA CHRW CSCO CTXS ERTS ESRX EXPD FAST FLEX GENZ GOOG KLAC LINTA LLTC LRCX MCHP MRVL MXIM PCAR PCLN QCOM RIMM ROST SHLD SIAL SRCL STX URBN VMED VOD WCRX 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Bearish S&P pattern for December 27th

Our short term model will get short the S&P tomorrow December 27th if the S&P opens above 1253, then falls 1.3 pts below the open. This setup criteria is based on the big S&P contract not the ES .Entry criteria is based on the big S&P futures price 9:30 EST time open. You can get quotes here. The performance results are based on 1 large contract trades since 1982

Rules

If the open is greater than 1253 then Sell Short at open – 1.3 pts

Exit 1st profitable open or 2% stop loss

Out of the 14 short term trades that have hit since we started this blog, we made money on 11 out of 14 trades for a total gain of 154.4 S&P pts. We made 2.9pts from the December 13th short , made 27pts from the May 21st long, made 6.9 pts from the March 12^th short, made 6.2 pts from the September 2nd long, we lost 18.8pts from the short on July 20th, we made 17 pts from the long on July 9th,made 14.8pts from the short on June 5th, made 9.5 pts from the May 7th short ,made 45.2 points on the long from April 1st , plus a 12pt win on the Feb 24th long entry, 15pt win on the Jan 15th long entry, lost 17.3 pts from Jan 13th long entry, lost 17 pts onNovember 18th, and made 52 pts on the win from October 28th

Trading setups for December 27

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP ADSK APOL CHRW CSCO CTXS ERTS ESRX EXPD FAST FLEX GENZ GOOG KLAC LINTA LLTC LRCX PCAR PCLN QCOM SHLD SIAL SRCL STX URBN VOD 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 23

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP APOL CSCO CTXS ERTS ESRX EXPD FAST FLEX GENZ GOOG KLAC LINTA LLTC LRCX PCAR PCLN QCOM SHLD SIAL SPLS STX VOD 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 22

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP APOL ATVI CSCO CTXS ERTS ESRX EXPD FAST FLEX GENZ GOOG KLAC LINTA LLTC MAT NWSA PCAR PCLN QCOM SBUX SHLD SIAL SPLS 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 21

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 20th. 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP APOL ATVI CSCO EBAY ERTS ESRX EXPD FAST FLEX GENZ GILD GOOG KLAC LINTA LLTC MAT NWSA PCAR PCLN QCOM SBUX SHLD SIAL SNDK SPLS STX SYMC 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 20

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is short as of the close on December 16th. This model will cover the short and get long at the close tomorrow December 20^th if the VIX stays above 15.46 or if the VIX closes above 16.11 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP AMZN APOL CHKP CSCO CTSH DISH ESRX EXPD FAST GENZ GILD KLAC LINTA LLTC MAT MXIM NWSA PCAR PCLN QCOM SBUX SHLD SIAL SNDK SPLS STX SYMC 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 17

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is short as of the close on December 16th. This model will cover the short and get long at the close tomorrow December 17^th if the VIX stays above 16.88 or if the VIX closes above 17.39 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP AMZN APOL CHKP CSCO CTSH DISH ESRX EXPD FAST GENZ GILD KLAC LINTA LLTC MAT MXIM NWSA PCAR PCLN QCOM SBUX SHLD SIAL SNDK SPLS STX SYMC 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.

Trading setups for December 16

The intermediate term S&P Model is short as of the close on December 6th. No open orders.

The NASDAQ model is in cash. No open orders.

The VIX Model is long as of the close on December 6th. This model will sell the long and get short at the close tomorrow December 16^th if the VIX stays below 18.14 or if the VIX closes below 17.94 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 sampleperformance reviewof the Ripe Trade results for the year 2008. These are the stocks that qualify for Today 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.

Stocks ready to Breakout

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 ADP ALTR AMZN ATVI BIIB CA CERN CHKP CSCO CTSH DISH ESRX EXPD GENZ GILD HOLX KLAC LINTA LLTC MAT MXIM NWSA ORLY PCAR PCLN QCOM SBUX SHLD SIAL SNDK SPLS STX SYMC WYNN 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 orbear range pivot in the same direction as the gap.The real time 2008 performance results arehereOne 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.