Tuesday, August 21, 2007

the first post...

Is this blog of any use to anyone but myself? i guess iʻll find out. Readers of this blog will find out that I am by far not a very good trader, thus the name, "stucktrader". I am pretty good, however in pointing out certain companies or trends to invest in where such ideas were (and are) winners. I"m one who loves to follow tech...but i have my biases. My portfolio at one point sat a solid 5 figures... (beans to most)... iʻve squandered most of it... iʻm too embarrassed to share that with you.

here are some winners that i strongly believed in... some of which i did buy...
AAPL (bought in 1997)
NINTENDO (once i saw the interaction i was sold... pink sheet, so i didnt buy... dumb...
Shorting or buying LEAP puts in anything having to do with housing/real estate (May 2006)

Unfortunately, iʻve shy away from most of them (those are just 3 examples) ... having suffered from emotional trading... panic sells... failing to set proper exits... man... notice if i had followed the last strategy in May...

hereʻs a list of failures:
failing to understand how the FED can cause the market to fall (May 2006)
- failed to sell my 50%+ portfolio position in TIE... of which i was up 125% and held til i was down to a 50% loss.
- understanding how shorting a company had better returns than going long on itʻs competition
(AMD puts versus INTC calls)

But i digress:
My intention is to test strategies... (faux trade) and eventually get back in January with real $.
My watchlist has now been limited for the purpose of focusing more on technicals... which iʻm horrible at... and to see how the behavior of traders affect the stocks i know most about...and it serves to avoid information overload.... i married now...

So hereʻs my watchlist... my friends who trade know them quite well...
longs/calls
AAPL: iʻve followed them since ʻ 95... innovation central (panic sell again)
SNCR: they have no real competitor, yet
VMW: i got in and got out (panic) but i see big things
RIMM: they just keep growing... europe is next...
shorts:
PALM: they are done... like we didnʻt know it since iPhone...
LEN: doesnʻt get the attention CFC does... but follows suit
DHI: CEO says they ainʻt selling houses... enuf said.

Anyway, those who read this must know that i am not at all giving any advice, youʻre responsible for your loss... (notice how optimistic i am). My anemic trading brain is for you to laugh at...

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