Posts Tagged ‘DECK’

  • 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, [...]

  • 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 30th, 2010 at 2:19 pm, Comments: 0

    Another week of schellacking for long only strategies.  The market took a bath this week, led by materials and tech, which until Thursday morning made up about 2/3 of my portfolio.  I was playing buy the dip, it obviously didn’t work.  My cash position at the open on Thursday was south of 5%, I loaded [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Turn Those Machines Back On!
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on January 14th, 2010 at 12:23 am, Comments: 0

    Get those brokers back in here! I do trade commodities, but I’m sure as hell not an expert when it comes to the fundamental aspects of certain commodities markets.  Take for instance, the grains.  Would someone please explain to me WTF is going on, and why we just saw a massive dump over the past [...]

  • 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 [...]