Posts Tagged ‘vmw’

Stock Picks Recap for 4/19/13

Saturday, April 20th, 2013

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, ISIS triggered long (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:

NKTR triggered long (without market support) and didn’t work:

NTAP triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and didn’t work:

ATVI triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and didn’t work:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s VMW triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:

His AAPL triggered long (without market support) and worked:

So despite several triggers, including a top pick that worked and two nice calls from Rich, nothing triggered with market support. That’s a first, but probably not surprising that it happened on options expiration Friday.

Stock Picks Recap for 3/25/13

Monday, March 25th, 2013

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, SPLK triggered long (with market support) and worked:

NKTR triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

HAIN triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

MDVN triggered short (with market support, but unfortunately right in the middle of lunch) and didn’t work:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, NFLX triggered long (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s FIVE triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work initially, worked later:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 3 of them worked, 4 did not. Strange win ratio as I had a really nice day.

Stock Picks Recap for 2/13/13

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, the great CHKP setup that we have been following triggered long (with market support) and went enough for a partial, but it then faced the options unraveling move that was to the downside:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s AAPL triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:

His BTU triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

His CLF triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His NFLX triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

His FFIV triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His FAS triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 5 of them worked, 2 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 2/12/13

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, ANGI triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s FAS triggered long (ETF, so no market support needed) and didn’t work initially, worked great later:

His KLAC triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

His SNDK triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

His APC triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

AMZN triggered long (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s BWLD triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

TEVA triggered long (with market support) and worked:

In total, that’s 8 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 4 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 1/23/13

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, TSLA triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial. Bummer that it had to trigger so late in the day during earnings after setting the trigger so nicely:

SGEN triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, NFLX triggered long (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His COH triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

His AMZN triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His FAS triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and didn’t work:

His AAPL triggered long (with market support) and worked:

In total, that’s 8 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 2 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 1/3/13

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, SNTA triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

SYMC triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

TQNT gapped over, no play.

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s FDO triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His WLP triggered short (with market support) and worked:

AMZN triggered long (just barely with market support) and worked:

Rich’s TJX triggered long (without market support) and didn’t work:

His XLNX triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

His GE triggered short (with market support) and worked a little, no risk:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His AAPL triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work:

In total, that’s 9 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 3 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 10/10/12

Wednesday, October 10th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, FOSL triggered short (with market support) and worked:

GNTX triggered short (with market support) and worked:

SFLY triggered short (with market support) and worked:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s GOOG triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His COST triggered long (without market support) and worked some:

GS triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work:

AAPL triggered long (with market support) and worked:

Mark’s LOW triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 5 of them worked, 2 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 8/10/12

Friday, August 10th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, NVDA gapped over, no play.

VPHM triggered long (with market support) and worked:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s TNA triggered long (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked enough for a partial:

His VMW triggered long (without market support due to opening five minutes) and worked:

GOOG triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

GOOG triggered short (without market support) and worked:

Rich’s AMGN triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His ONXX triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

Rich’s TLT triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:

His PCLN triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

In total, that’s 6 trades triggering with market support, 5 of them worked, 1 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 8/9/12

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, CPWR triggered long (with market support) and didn’t go far enough in either direction to count, still holding:

GTIV triggered long (with market support) and worked:

LIFE triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich’s VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked great:

His MDRX triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

His AAPL triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

His ARUN triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

His DE triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

GS triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

Rich’s CF triggered long (with market support) and worked great:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 3 did not. A couple of the winners were huge.

Stock Picks Recap for 7/31/12

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, MCHP triggered long (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:

In the Messenger, Rich’s GOOG triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

His AMZN triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His SBUX triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His OIH triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:

His NTGR triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

In total, that’s 6 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 2 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 7/19/12

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, SFLY gapped over the trigger, no play.

SNPS triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

From the Messenger, Rich’s VMW triggered long “for gap fill and upside continuation” (without market support due to opening five minutes) and worked great:

His GS triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His CMCSA triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His WYNN triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

His PXD triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His SINA triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

His PPG triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work:

His TNA triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 3 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 6/6/12

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, SPRD triggered long (with market support) and worked great:

Z triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

In the Messenger, Rich’s IBM triggered long (with market support) and worked great:

His VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His MFRM triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work initially (retraced $0.35), but then worked:

His PXD triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work, worked later:

His GOLD triggered long (with market support) and worked:

RIMM triggered long (with market support), didn’t go a dime in either direction so we don’t count it:

NFLX triggered long (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s VXX triggered short (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:

In total, that’s 8 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 2 did not. Some of the winners were huge.

not. Some of the winners were huge.

Stock Picks Recap for 5/24/12

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

Nothing triggered from the report.

In the Messenger, Mark’s FIRE triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His EBIX triggered short (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s NTAP triggered long (without market support) and worked enough for a partial:

His VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

His AAPL triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

His FFIV triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

His COST triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

NFLX triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 1 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 5/4/12

Friday, May 4th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, with the gap down in the market, most of the shorts (QLIK, MASI, CELG, and PTEN) gapped under their trigger, so no plays.

LAMR triggered short (with market support) and worked:

In the Messenger, Rich’s VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His PCLN triggered short (with market support) and worked:

AMZN triggered short (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s AAPL triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His ALXN triggered short (with market support) and didn’t work:

COST triggered short (with market support) and worked:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 1 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 4/27/12

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, ABMD triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work (only triggered by a penny):

PANL triggered long (without market support) and worked:

VVUS triggered long (without market support) and didn’t work, although it went later:

MEOH gapped over, no play.

In the Messenger, Rich’s AAPL triggered short (with market support) and worked:

His SBUX triggered short (with market support) and worked:

NFLX triggered short (with market support) and worked:

GS triggered short (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s VMW triggered long (without market support) and didn’t work, but went later with market support:

Rich’s FIRE triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His CMG triggered long (with market support) and worked:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 1 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 4/26/12

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

From the report, DNDN triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

NTES triggered long (with market support) and worked, although you had to be fast:

VPRT triggered long (with market support) and worked:

In the Messenger, Rich’s AAPL triggered short (without market support due to opening five minutes) and worked huge:

TEVA triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for an easy partial:

Rich’s VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked:

BIIB triggered long (with market support) and worked:

AMZN triggered long (with market support) and worked:

In total, that’s 7 trades triggering with market support, all 7 of them worked great.

Stock Picks Recap for 4/11/12

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.

Nothing triggered off of the report.

In the Messenger, Rich’s VXX triggered long over a 5-minute high (ETF, so no market support needed) after the second bar and worked:

His AAPL triggered short (without market support due to opening five minutes) and worked great:

His FFIV triggered short (without market support) and worked enough for a partial:

His VMW triggered short (without market support) and worked enough for a partial:

That was it. Things were so flat and volume so bad that no further calls were made.

In total, that’s 1 trades triggering with market support, and it worked (an ETF).

Stock Picks Recap for 4/2/12

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early.

PDCO triggered long (without market support due to opening five minutes) and didn’t work:

WOOF triggered long (with market support) and didn’t do anything either way, so we don’t count it:

CINF triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

In the Messenger, Rich’s APKT triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

NTAP triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

Rich’s VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked huge:

NFLX triggered short (without market support) and worked:

FSLR triggered short (without market support) and didn’t work:

AMZN triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

Rich’s CAT triggered short (without market support) and worked enough for a partial:

In total, that’s 4 trades triggering with market support, 1 of them worked, 3 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 3/20/12

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early.

From the report, MAKO triggered long (with market support) and worked:

REXX triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work, although it didn’t go much against and came back late in the day:

In the Messenger, Rich’s SINA triggered short (with market support) and worked:

GOOG triggered long (without market support) and didn’t work, same trigger worked later with market support:

Rich’s IBM triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial but that was it:

FSLR triggered short (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s AAPL triggered short (without market support) and worked for a couple of points:

COST triggered long (with market support) and worked:

EBAY triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

Rich’s VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked:

In total, that’s 8 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 2 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 9/27/11

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early.

From the report, SIMO triggered long (without market support due to opening five minutes) and didn’t do much:

DRIV and STEC gapped over their triggers, no plays.

In the Messenger, Rich’s FSLR triggered long (without market support) and worked for a quick point:

His IBM triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His BIDU triggered long (with market support) and worked for a point:

His WYNN triggered long (with market support) and worked:

FSLR triggered short (with market support) and worked:

AAPL triggered short (with market support) and worked for over a point:

Rich’s CF triggered long (with market support) and worked for over a point:

Rich’s RIMM triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

AMZN triggered long (with market support) and worked for a point before the market rolled:

GS triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

Rich’s VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

Rich’s POT triggered short (with market support) and worked great:

In total, that’s 11 trades triggering with market support, 10 of them worked, only 1 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 9/7/11

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early.

From the report, ALXN gapped over the trigger, no play.

In the Messenger, Rich’s RGLD triggered short (without market support due to opening five minutes) and worked:

GOOG triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work, although it went later:

Rich’s EOG triggered long (with market support) and worked:

His VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked:

NFLX triggered long (with market support) and worked:

ERTS triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial, no risk:

In total, that’s 5 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 1 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 6/3/11

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early.

From the report, SINA triggered long (with market support) and didn’t really work considering it is over $100, although I did take a partial:

ISIL, URBN, and SANM gapped under their short triggers, no plays.

ETFC triggered in the last five minutes, no play.

ASIA triggered short (without market support) and worked:

Not surprisingly with a gap, the calls in the Messenger did better.

GS triggered long (with market support) and worked:

AMZN triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

RIMM triggered short (with market support) and worked:

EBAY triggered long (with market support) and did not work:

Rich’s TZOO triggered short (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s VMW triggered short (with market support) and worked:

AAPL triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

In total, that’s 8 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 2 did not.

Stock Picks Recap for 4/20/11

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

With each stock’s recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early.

With the gap, several of the stocks off of the report gapped over their triggers, so no plays on those.

VMED triggered long (with market support) and worked:

MYL triggered long (without market support due to opening five minutes) and worked:

In the Messenger, SNDK triggered long (with market support) and didn’t work:

EBAY triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:

Rich’s DECK triggered long (with market support) and worked:

Rich’s VMW triggered long (with market support) and worked enough:

In total, that’s 5 trades triggering with market support, 4 of them worked, 1 did not.

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