Today's Stocks in an Uptrend

[billyjoe]

These stocks are in a strong uptrend, on increased volume, up over 1.5% yesterday. They average over 100K traded.

March 9th : UFPI NTX WRLD EZCH EAT PFCB

KLIC SCLN XRTX


------------billy

[skiracer]

These stocks are in a strong uptrend, on increased volume, up over 1.5% yesterday. They average over 100K traded.

March 9th : UFPI NTX WRLD EZCH EAT PFCB

KLIC SCLN XRTX


------------billy

billy,
I hope you're holding NYB.

[billyjoe]

Ski,
Sure am.

--------billy

[skiracer]

Ski,
Sure am.

--------billy

that's great billy. NJR showing some strength above $37 again. i know you're still holding that one. take a look at HUN Billy at $13 range it will be a nice play.

[billyjoe]

3/9/10 Todays top stocks in uptrend . Up 1.5% + with increased volume.

NFLX MTG PXLW MCCC BKE MCRL

----------billy

[billyjoe]

3/10/10

Today's uptrending stocks up 1.5%+ on increased volume over 100k shares. MSB BRLI VICR UFPI NUAN AEL HRBN AIG

----------billy

[riverbabe]

3/10/10

Today's uptrending stocks up 1.5%+ on increased volume over 100k shares. MSB BRLI VICR UFPI NUAN AEL HRBN AIG

----------billy

Go NUAN!!!!! In IRA, up 39%!!!

[billyjoe]

3/11/10

Only 5 qualifiers today: PXLW, KIRK, GYMB, JOEZ, CHSI


---------billy

[billyjoe]

3/12/10

*Qualifiers for Friday: BKE, ENTR, POWI, ROVI, BBBY, CTXS

------------billy


* in addition to uptrending at least 1.5% on the day with increased volume and minimum 100K shares traded, they also have other proprietary characteristics that have been determined by a for pay financial source that will remain unnamed.

[skiracer]

3/12/10

*Qualifiers for Friday: BKE, ENTR, POWI, ROVI, BBBY, CTXS

------------billy


* in addition to uptrending at least 1.5% on the day with increased volume and minimum 100K shares traded, they also have other proprietary characteristics that have been determined by a for pay financial source that will remain unnamed.

billy,
i look at every stock that is mentioned here because i know that out of the sheer number of stocks that are mentioned there will at some point be one whose chart will be what i am looking for. all of these stocks are nice stocks and everyone of them is and has been trending up for awhile. sometimes that is the problem. they have been trending up for awhile and their price and the duration of their uptrend puts them out of my parameters or what i am looking for. i like to buy low and sell high. when you are buying after a prolonged uptrend, in my estimation, you are buying into the face of profit taking. now i'm not saying this is the case everytime but generally speaking that is what i see the higher percentage of times with charts like these. they are all great stocks but are they at the right time to buy? i have no objection to buying a stock in the $35 to $40 price range but putting up $40000 to buy 1000 shares as opposed to finding a stock in the $5 to $20 range and putting up $5000 to $20000 for 1000 shares is a big difference. i am only trying to explain my feelings and not to disuade you from posting these stocks because the more you post the higher the chances of a good one at the right price and timing increase dramatically. and you have found and posted a great little stock in that group you posted. ENTR is a low priced stock that is showing a very nice chart and the timing is right for this one. here's the chart. thanks billy, good job.

[billyjoe]

Ski,
You've hit the nail on the head. Part of the problem is determining at what point the uptrend is significant but not too extended. Lets say the uptrend is on a scale from 1.00-2.00 and just for discussion all my posts are stocks that have just broken the 1.40 point in uptrending. An investor would have to do backtesting to see how those uptrending at the 1.20 or 1.30 level perform compared to those hitting the 1.40 or 1.50 grade. At this point my resources don't allow me to make the comparison but might in the near future.

-----------billy

[skiracer]

Ski,
You've hit the nail on the head. Part of the problem is determining at what point the uptrend is significant but not too extended. Lets say the uptrend is on a scale from 1.00-2.00 and just for discussion all my posts are stocks that have just broken the 1.40 point in uptrending. An investor would have to do backtesting to see how those uptrending at the 1.20 or 1.30 level perform compared to those hitting the 1.40 or 1.50 grade. At this point my resources don't allow me to make the comparison but might in the near future.

-----------billy

Billy,
I've never been any good at backtesting and honestly, don't have the patience for it nor can I convince myself that I can rely on it. But what I do rely on is the chart and the volume that goes into an uptrend as it is shown on the chart. to me it's simple mathematics of calculating the volume with the price movement in any uptrend and looking at the movement in that way. the only problem is that most large investors when coming into a stock are trying to disguise their intent and motive so they move much slower on their entries than they do when looking to get out. on the way out they are a little less on the discretion and trying to hide what they are doing. so stocks drop much faster because when you are getting out and everyone knows it the bids are alot less. but getting back to the point of where it doesnt make sense to enter because of so many people and shares in before and underneath you it becomes a matter of interpreting the stocks chart and that gut feeling of knowing that the stock has risen 100 or 200 or maybe 300 percent and that sooner moreso than later those people in before you are going to want to take out their gains and then the domino effect begins and those in at the top are stuck. my strategies are always to try to realize the momentum and the move as close to the beginning as possible and to be one of the ones in at the lower end and underneath as many other traders as possible. it all comes down to the old axiom, "buy low, sell high". but you have to be very smart to first find the stocks that are at that point, and second aggressive enough to make the trade by relying on your interpretation of the chart, your research into the fundamentals, and believing in what you see, and disciplined enough to exit and cut your losses to a minimum if you are wrong which you are going to be a certain percentage of the time. ENTR is one of those stocks and charts that did it for me. take a look at what barcharts has to say about the stock. i am almost positive i will be buying it come Monday a.m.

[MEA_1956]

Ema

Myself, I like to use the 5 day EMA cross of the 10 day EMA to purchase. The opposite to sell or use the as conformation that the trend is losing support.

[billyjoe]

Top uptrenders 3/15


PETS, OCLR, OMN, BPI, MSPD, UFPI


------------billy

[billyjoe]

Ski,
I talked to the technical support dept. of VV today. They said the number I'm using to spot the uptrending stocks has been proven thru their backtesting to offer the best returns on a portfolio using a 10% stop. They contend that a lower parameter brings up greater chance for wild price swings and that while high,my cutoff point isn't high enough to be classified as overbought or too extended. I'm going to post some results of performance at 1, 3, 5 day and 1 month time periods when I've compiled more data. I'm for the most part paper trading these stocks, but will yield to temptation and buy one here and there.

-----------billy