Monday, December 31, 2018

Indices closed UP .77% to 1.15%....NICE !!!!

Indices closed UP.

S&P 500 @ 2506.85, high 2509.24, low 2482.82

RSI @ 41.71

CMF @ -0,125

Internals were :

UP volume led by 2.27 to 1 in NYSE & 2.25 to 1 in Nasdaq

Advancing stocks led by 2.41 to 1 in NYSE & 1.81 to 1 in Nasdaq

Net new 52 wk lows were leading by 103 in NYSE & 104 in Nasdaq

VIX Down 10.30% @ 25.42

Oil @ $45.41

Gold @ $1281.30

Stocks which were UP 1% or more included AMD
MTCH NIU SHOP ROKU KORS ESTC SPLK
AMAT AMZN CIEN EAF MRVL NFLX
PANW TWTR NTNX LNG YELP.....

AH news...VIPS UP 4.76%, WTR UP 5.29%

AH Futures UP

AH Asian Markets Mixed

AH Oil & Gold UP

About market, TAPE remained positive whole day on positive development between China & US on trade negotiations, there is some movement on US partial shutdown which bolstered confidence in market. Wednesday we start 2019 trading, expect inflow into equities @ these bargain levels, expecting strong action positive move in 3 days of trading in week one. 2018 ended as the-worst year since 2008.

BLOG does NOT give buy or sell.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Saleem

8 comments:

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

I'm back after a trip of sight-seeing and family-seeing!

The week ending December 29th was amazing with the portfolio up 8.18% thanks to big gains in VCEL (+21%), VICR (+16%), SPLK (+13%), APPN (+11%), as well as some gains in almost all my stocks.

Given the further rise on Monday (with big help from ORTX +21%), my final tally for the year is +29.46% versus -6.24% for the S&P 500. This is probably one of my best years so far in relative performance, so I hope I can continue it into the new year.

Good luck to all in this new year with fresh starts and ideas!

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Great performance due to your hard work in knowing which stocks are the best ideas....

Good luck in 2019!

Saleem

Stocks100 said...


Hi stocktrader,

Added 150% MOMO @ $24.50

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Good luck with more MOMO.

Stocktrader

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Sold NIU @ 6.96

I can't decide if this should be an investment for me as it has a heavy China component and is economically sensitive. I'm moving to the sidelines for now after a nice gain in the past week.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

" you deserve a rest today "

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Sold AMRN @ 12.99

This stock just can't get going even as the overall market rallies. I think it's set up for either a 20% rise or gain, but I can't tell which one right now. I'll raise the cash here and see what happens next.

Stocktrader

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hi Saleem,

Sold HEAR @ 14.87

Again, another name on which I don't have heavy conviction at these levels, so I'll step to the sidelines.

Stocktrader