Friday, November 23, 2018

Indices closed down .48% to .73%......

Indices closed down.

S&P 500 @ 2632.56. low 2631.09, high 2647.55

RSI @ 35.50

CMF @ 0.055

Internals were :

Down volume led by 2.05 to 1 in NYSE & .85 to 1 in Nasdaq

Declining stocks led by 1.36 to 1 in NYSE & .85 to 1 in Nasdaq

Net new 52 wk lows were leading by 236 in NYSE & 62 in Nasdaq

VIX UP 3.46% @ 21.52

Oil @ $51.12

Gold @ $1223.60

Canadian $ @ .6794

Portfolio KORS & SQ

Stocks which closed UP 1% or more included SQ
SHOP ESTC MTCH FSLR AMD TLRY EAF
QRVO FEYE OSTK AAL.....

About market, TAPE was weak again and closed @ low of the day despite reports that black Friday sales are running well ahead of expectations, no news seems to help this market. Monday will be another day to see how we do based on " cyber Monday expectations ". Monday will be critical as we will trade full day in US market. Enjoy your thanksgiving holidays, next BLOG will be around 2 PM on Monday, NO SUNDAY BLOG this week.

BLOG does NOT give buy or sell.

Saleem

10 comments:

Charlie Fallon said...

Since 1953 every year that spy was negative going into Dec- Dec was up 5 to 10% - here’s hoping

Stocks100 said...


Hi Charles,

Nice to see your post, thanks for your historical
stat, hope you are right again......

Saleem

Stocks100 said...


Hi Stocktrader,

Bought NVDA @ $149.72

Bought AAL @ $38.45

All in pre market.....

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi guys,

I'm back from a mini-trip to visit relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Saleem, good luck with the sale proceeds from Wednesday!

On Friday,

Sold NIU @ 8.17

Although it had a good week after earnings, I think it'll be hard to get fund flows until we get a resolution on the US-China trade dispute. It will remain on my radar though.

Sold TENB @ 26.40

After hitting a new low on Tuesday on a day of relative strength for the cloud stocks, I was looking for a time to sell--Wednesday presented that opportunity. Although I think this company has one of the brighter futures, I think there's just too many cybersecurity stocks in the market right now. I mean, look at PANW trading at 27 P/E--there just isn't much room for new entrants to get big flows.

Stocktrader

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Good luck with the new picks! Both are interesting here.

Stocktrader

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Last Week: -3.73% (YTD: +31.36%)
Notable Winners: AMRN NIU SEDG PRNB
Notable Losers: TENB VRNS SAIL GTLS SWN VICR CSOD TRIL

It was a very terrible Monday where most of the damage was done to my portfolio, setting off a bad week generally. Wednesday and Friday were positive days but nowhere near enough to make up for the start. A few names in the portfolio did provide some positivity. I'm honestly not sure how the next month will go, so I'm trying to stick with names showing at least a little relative strength, and will continue to shift around into year end.

Holdings: CSOD SAIL VRNS SEDG AVLR AMRN VICR PLAN SWN PRNB TRIL, cash 13.7%

Stocktrader

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Sold VRNS @ 54.65

Again, despite what I believe to be good forward prospects, the sluggish chart and the saturated cybersecurity space leads me to sell this one for now.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Welcome back!

Good luck with new picks....

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Bought HEAR @ 14.70

Based on multiple recent positive analyst comments, preliminary data showing a strong Black Friday sell-through, massive short interest, and a chart that is possibly poised for a breakout after basing for a few weeks, I thought I'd try this position.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...


Hi Stocktrader,

Good luck with HEAR....

Saleem