Posts Tagged ‘ARUN’

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on March 12th, 2010 at 4:24 pm, Comments: 0

  Dude, where’s my volatility… The market took the express train past the rally highs this week and provided yet another round of excellent swing trading to the long side.  While everyone was buying puts and inverse ETFs to protect profits from an organized pullback, the market marched higher, stopping them out one after another.  Are [...]

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on February 20th, 2010 at 4:54 pm, Comments: 0

  The market is one again trading above rising 20 and 50 day moving averages, a huge feat.  I had expected serious resistance up around the 20 day moving average which we blew through in short order.  Consolidation of this move is still warranted as we are in overbought territory short term.  The $SPY stochastics are reading [...]

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on February 13th, 2010 at 5:59 pm, Comments: 0

  It was a frustrating week for the bears.  Several times it seemed as if all it would take to tip us over the edge was a hand full of sell programs.  After the major hammer from last Friday it seems that the bears have run out of ammo for now.  On the swing time frames, [...]

• Push Towards the 20 Day
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on February 12th, 2010 at 12:58 am, Comments: 0

  The market is pushing its way up to test that 20 day moving average on the $SPY.  Don’t be stubborn, take some exposure off when it gets there and wait for resolution.

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on February 6th, 2010 at 10:10 am, Comments: 0

  Wow, if Friday didn’t get your heart racing then you shouldn’t be a trader, that was a lot of fun.  We may have seen an intermediate term bottom put in yesterday as the big boys bought materials in size going into the close.  Let’s start with Monday though when it seemed we may have escaped [...]

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on January 23rd, 2010 at 11:17 am, Comments: 0

  Oyyy, it was a tough week for long only strategies any way you cut it.  The market trapped the chasers with three major distribution days and then puked for two straight.  I made a calculated decision to lower my beta early in the week but didn’t significantly raise my cash level.  I still see many [...]

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on January 15th, 2010 at 5:48 pm, Comments: 0

  An interesting week it was indeed.  We came in on Monday to see the market ripping, it was frothy, and everyone knew it.  Problem was that few were willing to sell into the strength, myself included, for fear of missing out on a melt up move.  I hung on, took some pain, and added a [...]

• Momentum Book Update
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on January 8th, 2010 at 7:07 pm, Comments: 0

  The momentum book under performed a little bit this week as I am heavily loaded in tech and not exposed enough to the materials sector.  Large cap tech is taking a rest here after its amazing run.  Are we topping out or consolidating for the next push?  I feel its the latter and not the [...]

• It’s a Play Book, Not a Game Plan
  Posted by Leigh Drogen on October 26th, 2009 at 5:38 pm, Comments: 0

  I highly believe in having a large play book while having no game plan.  The market doesn’t give a shit what your game plan is, so don’t come to play with a bias.  In war, the game plan goes out the door the second you step onto the field of battle.  Conditions change, capabilities are lost, [...]