Stock Shopping List

Hello Stockhoppers, I thought I would pass along a list of stocks that you should at least put on your stock shopping buy list as they are poised to advance on momentum. Here is my Stock Shopping List as of 7/24.

Low - break above 21.37
dhi - break above 10.99
cbg - break above 15.31
kg - break above 8.91
hrb- break above 15.36
df - break above 12.16
tlab- break above 7.75
tsn - break above 18.09
wmb - break above 19.84
ipg - break above 8.34
nwl - break above 15.93
amd - break above 7.94

I hope this helps you in your search for the next big mover. Until next time, I hope all your stocks are moving in the right direction.

13 Day EMA DID NOT LIE-Look at the Major Indices

Good Morning Stockhoppers, In my last blog I stated that the 13 day EMA was telling us a SHORT STORY here we are on Tuesday morning wondering if the major indices will find support levels. We have been this low recently, the major difference is that in the past when we got to these levels we ended the trading day up near the days high. Take a look at these index charts.

You can see that the indexes are poised to move lower and break major support levels. The floors are starting to creak and rattle. If it gives way we could be looking at a major windfall, freefall.... call it what you will. I hope you are watching your trades very carefully, and are not staying with the ole buy and hold strategies.

Today will be a very pivotal day. Stay Tuned and Chart Wisely Today!!!

Stock Charts Scary.......TLAB in play

Good Morning Stockhoppers, I hope you are surviving all the turbulence of this market. Yesterday I liquidated my Ford stock at 11.75 ...even though it is pointing up this morning in pre-market trading, I just do not like the chart formation on it,most stocks will cover a gap which I do expect will happen with Ford(see the gap on chart above). Many stocks are moving toward their 13 exponential moving average.

After reviewing the many stocks from the S & P 500 I seen one that stood out to me. TLAB, check out the chart above. The 13 day exponential moving average is ready to cross up over the 21 exponential moving average and has held up pretty well during this mini crash, I put my order in to trigger at 8.95.

The over all market still looks very shaky, they say things over in Europe are the cause of this, along with several other factors but just continue to watch your charts and the 13 day ema and 21 day ema they will not misguide you.

Until next time.....Chart wisely today!!!

Time For Rebound? Ford Update

Hello Stockhoppers, It has been a little helter skelter here lately. We have fallen well below the 13day and 21 day exponential moving averages, are we seeing the bottom? Take a look at the Dow Jones Industrial chart, looks like we may have a 1-2-3 bottom forming, at least for the short term. We will not be sure until we see prices get back on top the 13day and 21day exponential moving averages. It looks like we are seeing the end of this downturn. What to watch for as we do approach the averages will prices hit and bounce off and return down or will they continue through and start to settle on top of these averages. Short term I would say there is money to be made by doing a little bargain hunting. Saying that I will also throw in a word of caution, get in make some money but watch out as they approach these averages.

Updating Ford which I am currently in long and in the Red with, it mirrors the Dow, this of course is not surprising. Ford should rebound as the market rebounds here. If you have money on the sidelines this would probably be a good play, but again watch as it approaches the 13day and 21 EMA. If you want to play it safe wait for it to bust above the #2 point on the chart, which it will most likely here real soon. If you are a little more adventurous you may want to play it now and keep a close eye on it as it approaches the #2pt and the averages.

How ever you play it keep a close eye on your money and the Charts!! Until next time....Happy Charting!!

Market Poised to move forward,GE to bounce up, Ford ?

Good morning Stockhoppers, Its Tuesday morning and all is well with the major markets. Looking at the Dow Industrial Chart this morning it looks like we will see a bounce off the 13 day exponential moving average. No surprise here it has done this several times in the last month(take a look at the chart). It is a good time to select your favorite stock that you have been tracking. I am thinking 11,200 here real soon!

Lets take a look at GE(I am currently short this stock at 17.93)I will be reversing my position if it does indeed bounce off the 13 day exponential moving average, which it looks like it is ready to do. So I will take my loss and move on, hopefully only to recoup it in the next couple of sessions. NOTE I am not chasing this stock. The chart is setup and telling me that it has a very good chance that it will indeed bounce off the 13 day EMA, otherwise I would be looking elsewhere to move my money.

As for Ford Stock, I see that this stock has not decided as of yet which way it is going. Look at the chart. It is just kind of consolidating a bit, meaning to me that traders are really undecided on the position they want to commit to ford. The good news is that it is showing support around 13.30. and notice the 13 day exponential moving average. It is forming an under belly of support and ready to move upward. Watch for the upward cross over of the 21 day exponential moving average, this will be a very bullish signal.

Until next time.......Keep Watching those charts!!!

Market Confusion - Ford Stock Update

Hello Stockhoppers I wish I could tell you why the market is climbing steady but surely, it actually looks rock solid, moving in a very quiet yet strong upward direction. Setting new high after new high and looking to do so AGAIN tomorrow. The whole stock market atmosphere seems just quietly optimistic, not getting to excited. That is what the stock market index charts are telling me. I believe if you are scanning the stock charts you can find some pretty good solid buys out there.

Take a look at the Stock Index Charts. Not too exciting just solid gains. Look how it is following the 13day exponential moving average. It looks like it will continue in this trend for at least the next couple of trades. This market definitely looks like it is a runner in a cross country race, just pacing itself. That all can change as we all know all too well. All the sudden the Stock Market may see itself as a sprinter, thus exhaust itself and fall back. For now looooking good! Yet I am very nervous about this market.

Ford stock is currently in a crossroads. I would say modestly optimistic. It very well could break out of its pennant shape tomorrow in a upward direction. I called that it would get down as low as 12.25 about a week and half ago. It sank to 12.34. I will not be bullish on Ford until it gets on top of the 21day exponential moving average, or even maybe the 13 day exponential moving average. You risk takers out there may try and guess the turn around........not me.

I am currently out of the Money with my short position with GE. I may be out tomorrow if it breaks above 19.13 I will let you know how that comes out. I still see some inconsistency with the latest gains. It seems to lose ground at the end of the day, for now I hold my short position. Well I am sorry this is so boring, but lets face so is the broad market right now.

Until next time.......Happy Stock Charting!!!

Todays Stock Chart Check-Update on Ford

Hello Stockhoppers, The Dow is taking a little time off here as traders look to be taking some money out and are a little nervous about the 11000 mark. The Dow chart is showing this morning that there is not alot to be alarmed about. It has not broke down its short term resistance nor is it down to the 21day ema as of yet. These are the two criteria that I am following right now to gauge the sentiment of this market.

As Far as Ford stock goes, take a look at the stock chart. It is, up to this point doing exactly what I blogged about a couple of days ago. I said it will hit 12.25 with a chance of 12.00. Keep watching this stocks 13day and 21 day ema, as you can see it is crossing in a downward direction with the 13day crossing down over the 21day, a very short term bearish sign for Ford stock. Part of what the stock chart is telling us is that other auto stocks are coming out with decent to good news, so traders in this sector are buying else where.

My active trade is (I shorted 500 shares of GE at 17.93)I am holding that position as it is under the 13day ema and should at least go to the 21day ema. I am watching this position very closely. If I see a better opportunity here and Ge starts new trend I will liquidate the positon and take the small loss. That is all for now
and until next time..........Happy Stock Charting!!

Did You Know?...Update on Ford,GE

Good Morning Stockhoppers, Today is really going to be somewhat of a wash. Pre-Holiday trading usually is. Should see a up day today,again due to the Easter holiday. Did you know that on the last trading day before Christmas that there has not been a down trading day in the market for I do not know how long(can someone could tell me the exact stat), I have made a good share of money on the last trading day before Christmas. It is kind of a unwritten law, this will also hold true for the Easter holiday(even though I do not know the exact stat), the market always seems to be in a good mood before the big holidays, so take advantage of that little stat.

The major indexes should see a rebound off the the 13day exponential moving average. As you can see by the DJI index chart there is consolidation,with a slightly negative tone. Now I will say this, if the market does have a down day today,BEWARE, I am not an alarmist by any means, I just read the charts to gauge the mood of the market and if the market is in a bad mood today in what is traditionally suppose to be a good mood day, well that gives me a strong signal of what could be coming. Really the market could have an up day today and still show a negative trend,what I mean if it goes below yesterdays low and does not go higher than yesterdays high than I will still consider this market to be showing a negative tone. I do not try to predict too far into the future, I take it day to day, in todays market, I think you have to.

Ford stock as I predicted yesterday BEFORE the open is showing weakness. It gaped down yesterday, now today we could possibly see it cover that gap, but do not be fooled by that Easter Bunny behind the curtain, it will take a few good up days before the trend reverses. Ford stock is now trading below both the 13day and 21day exponential moving averages, before I will consider purchasing this stock it must be sitting on top of these averages.

As far as my active trade in shorting GE, I am still slightly out of the money, although much less than I was yesterday as it continues to show weakness. I shorted at 17.93 and how I decide whether or not I am going to stick with it or cover it is I ask myself would I short this stock today? the answer to that question is yes I would.

Well that is all for now I hope you all have a great Easter Holiday and ....Happy Charting!!!

Could Dow hit 11000 today? Watch Ford

Good Morning Stockhoppers, Well today will be another one of those pivotal days for the market. You know looking at the Dow chart it really looks like it is ready to spike upward. Take a look at the consolidation , moving higher than the previous session but the key here it is not making new lows. This market may be getting the spring fever!! I do believe the market has been resting and is ready to hit that 11000 mark.

Now a little different story for those of you holding Ford stock or thinking about buying it, again take a look at the stock chart. The major indexes, although moving just modestly upward here the last couple of days, Ford stock is moving lower, not a good sign, the stock chart is showing weakness and looks like it is ready for a correction. If it makes a new low today and ends up near its new low today, you stockhoppers looking to get in may be able to around the 12.25 market, do I dare say 12.00? Keep an eye on Ford, a buying opportunity is around the corner
That is all for now....Until next time Happy Stock Charting!!!

Market Resting or Exhausted

Hello Stockhoppers, Well tell me is the market just taking a little rest or is it exhausted and ready to retreat? After all it has climbed a big hill with the DJI approaching the 11000 mark, just when you think it is going to break out, it falls back. Now as you can see by the DJI index chart it has had several areas of minor consolidation, the current one being the most extensive of the three areas. The thing that concerns me most is that it is also moving farther away from the 13day and 21 day exponential moving average(you know these are the only indicators you really need to trade the major indexes)which means what? the market will soon retreat back to these levels where we wait to see whether it will bounce off these levels or continue in the downward trend.

My current position is with GE I am short this stock at 17.93 I am a little out of the money right now but the reason I have not covered this position is because if you were to ask me if I would still short this stock as of even three days ago I would still say yes. I do believe it is showing short term weakness, check out the chart. By the way watch Ford and wait for its rebound off the averages.

That is all for now until next time....Happy stock charting!!!

Stock Market Signaling Downturn?

Hello Stock Hoppers, Well today was definitely a tale of two sides. Up early down late. Matter of fact up significantly today(over 100pts)end of day was a different story, losing most all of its gains, matter of fact the S & P500 did finish in the red. What is the charts trying to tell us here short term? I believe that we are in for a mini correction back down to the 21day ema. I am looking at below the 10700 mark. Lets face it the market has had a nice run up and really we do not want to see this market just continue to skyrocket, what goes up hot and heavy usually comes down alot harder and faster. So a small downturn is not only probable here but for the most part very healthy.

I am currently short GE at 17.93, it has gone against my thought here the last couple of days but looks like it is going to retract, so I am going to stick with it. I only purchased 500 shares so I am willing to hold it as long as I see some short term weakness,...which I do see it coming here the next couple of days.

As soon as I see the averages come back down to the 13 day and 21 day exponential moving averages, I will be posting the stocks that will take full advantage of the bounce back. Look at my recent blogs and check some of my other picks when the market bounced. They did pretty well, I think you will agree.

Well that is all for now .......Until next time Happy Stock Charting!!

Todays Stock Charting Check 3-22-10

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, Looks like after the news of the new health plan being passed that the market is going to show its displeasure, but here is a good example of how charting works. Look a the DJI index chart. If you knew absolutely nothing about that congressional vote you could look at the chart and see that the DJI has reached its recent high last week and is looking a little tired and is probably going to retreat today and start a new resistance level of around 10,750.....lets see if I am going to be correct, we will follow it daily. Its funny how this works but it does. Thats what I mean when in recent blogs I talk about how the stock chart does tell the story. That does not mean that there is not news that can absolutely rock the markets,as in the case of 9/11 but these are far and few between and there is not an stock advisory out there that can predict those.

As far as my active trade GE I am looking for a break below 17.90(remember I shorted this stock last week)to confirm its downtrend. You can see from the chart that this is a pivotal day for GE as it is showing indecision on whether or not it can stay at its run up level.

Well to say the very least it is going to be a real interesting day on Wall Street today. Don't get caught up in all the emotional mumbo jumbo though,what ever your position is. Stay true to your stock charts and what they are telling you. For today I think I will just hang on to my shorts... pun intended. So until next time...Happy Stock Charting!!!

Todays Stock Chart Check

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, Just dropping a note on my on yesterdays decision to short GE at 17.92, although it finished the day at 18.19 the chart shows me that even when the major index was up yesterday, GE could not make a new high, I am still seeing short term weakness here as it should continue in a short term downward direction. I am thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of 16.90. The major index keeps plodding along in an upward direction, I did say look out for a pullback here very soon, but maybe it has to spike upward first before we see that pullback.

As for my other active trades HCBK and TER, I will give a weekend profit report on those stocks after today, currently they are both in the money!!! Until next time Happy Stock Charting!

Todays Stock Market Check-Profiting From TER

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, It was a good day yesterday my read on TER was right on the MONEY, looking for a little follow through today and will then take profit. I will be watching it closely.

The thing that has me thinking PULLBACK is that so many stocks are too far above the 13day and 21day EMA. Things will pull back here shortly. So to put my money where my mouth is I did put in an order this morning to sell short 500 shares of GE at a break down below 17.92, the reason...... it has screamed so high so quickly that there should be profit taking and an easement back down to the moving averages. I will let you know how that goes.

Take a look at my HCBK trade will be taking profit from there today as well, that has been an excellent trade. Well until next time....Happy Charting!!

Putting In A Buy Order Today

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, Not much time this morning but I alway like to let everyone know if I put in an order, so today I am letting you know that I place an order to buy 1000 shares of TER with a stop-limit order of 10.72. Take a look at the chart. I believe that it will bounce off the averages. I have to keep it short this morning. Until next time....Happy Stock Charting!

Todays Stock Market Check

Good Morning Stock Traders, Interesting day today. I am a little nervous about buying any stock today. The DJI looks poised for gains today, but it is getting further away from its 13day and 21day exponential moving averages which always put me on alert for a pull back in the next day or two, so I will set on the sidelines and wait until the index chart gives me a little more confidence to get in. As you can see by the DJI chart the market looks ready to move forward this morning, the big question is will it be there at the end of the day........I am not so sure it will. Until next time Happy Stock Charting!!!!

My Daily Stock Watch

Good Morning Stock Chartists,

Well its the end of another trade week and the Dow is breaking out of a little flag consolidation and is sitting on top of its resistance as you can see by the chart. The market does not look real comfortable at this level, as it seems to be retracting to its lows and staying within the resistance level, traders have to be a little careful here that we do not have a false breakout.

I did put in an buy order this morning for MU but it missed my trigger because it gapped up. I had a stop-limit order in at 9.72 and it opened today at 10.10, so I missed that one but I am sure not going to chase it. I settled out of a trade yesterday that I had held since 1/21/10(As I usually do not hold them that long). It was MBI I bought in at 5.30 and I sold yesterday at 5.95, I will take the $650.00 gain. I will be looking for my next trade over the weekend. I hope all your trades are doing well today. Until next time......Happy Stock Charting!!!

MY STOCK PICK TODAY 3-2-10

Good Morning, I was one out of two yesterday. I thought the Dow would bounce off its averages and it did, and more than likely will continue its uptrend today. Take a look at the chart (above). There is a mini resistance point where it has consolidated a bit and a higher resistance level. Looks like it will at least go up and hit its first resistant point today, we will read the chart tomorrow to see if it will follow through to its upper level.

For my active stock, well it looks like it may go back and touch its support level, it had a false breakout as you can see by the stock chart(right). There was no alarming news on the stock, so I do expect it to bounce off resistance and start its way back up........just taking a little longer than I wanted it to.

Today I am purchasing a 1000 shares of NSM on a breakout level of 14.87 if it does not reach there I will not buy, reading the stock chart it looks poised to do so. The 13 day ema is crossing over the 21 day ema. Another good sign is that it closed at its highest point yesterday. The only thing I am worried about is that it will gap up too far at the open today and I will miss my order entry. I am looking for it to reach the 15.40 level.

Other stocks that look good today(so check out the stock charts on these) are in no particular order: cfn @26.19,cien@14.90,s@3.49,nvda@16.96,duk@16.59,ek@6.07,wmb@22.12,amd@8.31,erts@16.99 and fitb@12.34. Remember I lead all my stocks that I purchase meaning it has to continue its upward momentum and trigger the trade.

Hope you find a winner today and until tomorrow......Happy Stock Charting!!!

Daily Stock Chart Check-New Buying Opportunity?

Good Morning and Welcome to March, time to think SPRING!! Lets Hope the Dow springs off its 13 day and 21 exponential moving average today. Even though we have a bit of a downtrend(as I predicted last week)the Dow chart is still not in bad shape, trading on top of its averages. I believe it is ready to bounce back starting today. Read the chart it is all there. I am waiting for a new buying opportunity to present itself,most likely this week somtime, stay tuned.

As for my active trade HCBK(bought at 13.27) it is looking very good. As you can see it broke out of its little consolidated pennant(a flag like consolidation formation) see the two horizontal trend lines? this would also have presented a very good buying signal on this breakout. I am looking for this stock to reach 13.75 here in the next couple of days, again I am just reading the stock chart and I do watch the daily news on it just to make sure there are not any bomb shells that would drastically make it turn south.

REMEMBER I will let you know when I am buying and selling and more importantly what signals the stock chart is giving me to execute a trade.

Until tomorrow........Happy Stock Charting!!

Daily Stock Chart Check 2-25-10

Good Morning,

So far this week the market has shown a great deal of predictability(We know all that can change in a hurry). Before the open lets take a look at the chart for the Dow Jones. We are concentrating on the 13 day and the 21 day exponential moving average. Look how the Dow seperated last week from these averages, and if you have been following along with my recent blogs, I have mentioned that it will seperate but count on the return back to these averages as they do not (usually) stay seperated for a very long period of time, as was the case for the Dow here recently, as it moved back to its averages this week.

The Dow now is sitting on top of the 13 day and 21 day ema, will it consolidate a bit more? or will it bounce of these averages today and continue its uptrend and head toward the resistance level of around 10500? I would wave a short term Red Flag if the Dow goes below its last 2 day low of 10267.

HCBK one of my active trades is showing some consolidation with the 13day ema crossing upward over the 21 day ema which is a bullish sign, I also am looking at this stock chart seeing it meet its support level of around 13.00 and yesterday bouncing off those levels in a positive direction. That is why I will stay with this trade and look for its momentum to carry it over the 13.47 mark.

Yesterday I exited IPG at 6.91 (Bought at 6.82) for a small gain. The reason that I exited was that the stock chart showed me that the 13 day ema was crossing over the 21 day ema in a downward direction alerting me that it looks like it will continue its downward trend and head back toward its support levels of around 6.30. As I said in a recent blog this chart has formed a classic head and shoulders formation. Hey no matter how small the gain, it is still a again and I will take it over a loss anytime.

Until tomorrow.....Happy Stock Charting!!!!