Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The POWER of 69! ~ Exxon Mobil Corporation (Public, NYSE:XOM)

The Market can't rally without Exxon ... prudent entry at bottom of channel.

Buy On The Dip loves trading "the fatty!"

the JAN 70 CALLS of Confidence

XOMAN!!
*long* @ .64 cents

p.s. SOLD out large(ish) $HK position from low 20's. Faith in Floyd pays!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

The Far East CYD of Stock Trading! ~ China Yuchai International Limited (Public, NYSE:CYD)




From San Diego to Singapore .... can you say JOINT venture?

China Yuchai (CYD) rolls with CATERPILLAR (CAT).

CYD $15.50 +0.18 (+1.17%)

HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL DELIVERS!

The Chinese 2008 "brand of the year" & ranked #1 in diesel engine sales by CHINA Association of Automobile Manufacturers, ... BUY, BUY, BUY, .. YUCHAI!!!!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

The "SMART" Upper! ~ Echelon Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:ELON)


... the "smart start" to 2010 SMART GRID play of choice!

ELON $11.96 +0.09 (0.76%)

*LONG* on the MA "green light" ... *click for pic*

Time to pick-a-theme for TwentyTen ... two words, SMART GRID.

the "SMART 10" of 2010:

NOTE: the "SMART 10" will commence trading Monday AM ... look to add above positions on prudent entries. *open positions = HEV, FCS

... the traffic lights turn BLUE tomorrow.

Monday, December 14, 2009

FUN with SOLAR! ~ Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) & Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:SOLF)



... the new 52 week high club!

CSIQ
24.78
+2.27 (10.08%)

... *LONG*ark-style with $SOLF 7.27
+0.43 (6.29%)

p.s. How about that XTO/XOM news??!! ... go FLOYD! $HK 23.85 +1.68 (7.58%) ... 42-3 on our HK trades, 3 years and counting!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

the "new moon" IPO ~ Rue21 Inc (Public, NASDAQ:RUE)



RUE
26.30
+1.19 (4.76%)


BUY On The ... new 52 week high!


Dear Santa, ... all i want for x-mas is a RETAIL RALLY! *long* WMT, KSS, & the RUE!!

the LONG list:

Financials = ARCC and a few leftover GS calls.
NatGas = HK
BioFuel = GU
Lithium = SQM
Battery = HEV
Solar = CSIQ & SOLF
Semi = FCS

p.s. Go Team BOTD!

Friday, December 4, 2009

ARCC de triomphe! ~ Ares Capital Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:ARCC)


"get long, stay long" ... above $12

The NEW 52 WEEK HIGH CLUB.




p.s. BEWARE of the TOMB of the Unknown Soldier.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

the GIFT of GOLDMAN! ~ Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Public, NYSE:GS)

.... with GS down $27 bucks from recent highs / earnings, tis the season, get long eh?!

the DEC 170s

*long* GPYLN @ $2.50

CLOSE: $2.69 -0.56 (-17.23%)


the Semi-Pro Trader. BOTBO.

LONG $FCS
$9.34
+0.55
(+6.26%)

BuyOnThe ... BreakOut!


WatchList Adds: ARCC $12.06 +0.12 (1.01%)
... get long, stay long above $12.

Monday, November 30, 2009

RED MONDAY?! ~ Kohl's Corporation (Public, NYSE:KSS)


Check yerr stocking, yo!

*LONG* (KSS)

$53.21
-1.24
(-2.28%)

BUY ON THE DIP.

p.s. TA 102, buy "false" break downs.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hybrid HEV-in!? ~ *long* Ener1, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:HEV)




Plug-IN the PROFITS!











*long* HEV = Hybrid Electric Vehicles!

Piggy-Backing the Competitive Sqeeezable Sauce
AONE 17.14 +2.61 (+17.96%)

Batteries need Lithium.

THEE Global Litium Supplier .... *long* $SQM

p.s. who's watching FLOYD?!? $HK
HK 21.83 +0.88 (+4.17%) ... look to add JAN & MARCH 2010 calls.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

SOLD and ROLL'd!! ~ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Public, NYSE:WMT)

SOLD the NOV 52.50s *up 300%+
&
ROLL'd into the DEC 55s

Roll, Roll, Roll yer *profits*,
... gently out a month.
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily,
... life is but a dream.

go team!

"payback, ... i gotcha! ... revenge!"


p.s. speaking of ROLL ... remember this? *click here*

WARNING UPDATE:

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Make Money. Live Better. ~ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Public, NYSE:WMT)









NOV 52.50 CALLS

0.80 +0.12 (+17.65%)

... original RECO @ .27cents

$52.31 +o.31 (0.60%)

SELL LOGIC #52.50 ... "use strike price as price objective" ... meaning buy slightly out of the money calls, then sell/take profits when the common reaches your strike price.

p.s. Look to "spread the board" on dips, buying the DEC & JAN 55s during the next pullback.

.... re-spec da' Night Nurse!

Friday, November 6, 2009

BOTD loves GreatValue! ~ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Public, NYSE:WMT)


$4
Prescriptions?!!
... talk about GreatValue
"calls of confidence"
NOV 21, 2009 $ 52.500
CALL(WMTKX)

0.37
-0.06 (-13.95%)
the BOTD tweet-twit **

Monday, September 28, 2009

VAX -n- NATION! ~ Novavax, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:NVAX) & Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:DVAX)

BOTD buys ... $NVAX & $DVAX!
.... the StockTwits tweet twit @ 7:36am EST, hmmm.



NOVA ... VAX!

$4.41 +0.61 (16.05%)

BOTD *long* @ $4.07

DYNA ... VAX!

$1.89 +0.11 (+6.18%)

.... a fascination with ... vaccination!

RULE #24 ... "faith in Noah"



p.s. H1N1 ... BOTD 2!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Delivering CLEAN trading solutions! ~ *LONG* Rentech, Inc. (Public, AMEX:RTK)





the mouth of profits!

RTK
$1.70 -0.10 (-5.56%)

feed the beast.

.... in an attempt to find a BULLish excuse ... the "was" $2 buck chuck'r turned flag monster! .... BUY $RTK on the DIP!

p.s. WatchList adds $GU $1.90 -0.06 (-3.06%) .... ark, ark!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Who can it be now? ~ Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:PWAV)


BOTD @ WORK ... back from the 2 week vacation!

Powerwave is the BOTD 4G spec play of choice.

With a $1.56 price tag and potential AT&T hooks.

*long $PWAV*


... it's the mini-apple TABLET expansion "hands-high" antenna play.

Pa-Pa-Pa ... PeeeeWave! $PWAV!


p.s. the $2 buck chuck'rs ... $YRCW up 97% & $RTK down 5% ...hmmmm, that worked.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

the UPRISING ~ RAIT Financial Trust (Public, NYSE:RAS)





















RAS

3.1299
+0.3399 (+12.18%)


... long RAS & CBG with RULE #24.



p.s. also check the potential D-Lister $GBE 0.7599+0.1499 (+24.57%)... no pos

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

"Realized" Stock Trading with BOTD!



... from
"unrealized"

to
"realized"


... it's not a profit until you take it!





BOTD the Liquidator ...

CLOSED for PROFIT:
$MU (+7.33%)
$PXLW (+13.89%)
$CX (+18.82%)
$USG (+9.35%)
$XL (+13.45%)
$TRMA (+12.44%)

LONGS: FRE, FNM, RDN, LSI, CBG *added today ... leftover FITB, HBAN, HK and JPM.

SHORTS: the SPY "intentionally worthless" SEPT 99s & *uck *old with $DZZ.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Two by Two Trading ~ Fannie Mae (Public, NYSE:FNM) & Freddie Mac (Public, NYSE:FRE)


the BUY 2 stocks in the same industry/sector with rule #24 ARK logic!


*long*
$FRE & $FNM


CX up 18%
USG up 8%
FITB up 22%
HBAN up 19%
RDN up 19%
XL up 2%
and the DOGS (hippos) of the DIPfolio LSI down 4%, MU down 1% ...


p.s. hedged with SPY SEPT 99 puts o' protection and the GoD hates Gold trade, $DZZ.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

INSURE your SUCCESS! ~ XL Capital Ltd. (Public, NYSE:XL)

JOIN the XL breakout above $15!

swing target #1 = $17.97

swing target #2 = $19.97 *

Double Dippin' with RULE #24!!

... add $RDN to compliment $XL
Diversification within the Momo! (chart.ly weekly breakout)

Swing Target #1 = $8.44
Swing Target #2 = $14+

the StockTwits RECOS (from Bottom to Top):


... "in $RDN @ $7.18"















p.s. the INS Watchlist: *click here* AIG, ABK, MBI, MTG, AFFM, ALL, AZ, & HIG.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Sleepless Trader ~ Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:SOMX)

the $2 sleeping pill.
... with 1 insomnia drug (Silenor) recently denied by the FDA (not up for re-approval until DEC 2009)

*long* SOMX ... no revenue, no product, no problem!

LONG ENTRY:
1) now! .. $2+ in anticipation (BOTD)
2) the prudent buyer, $1.50 @ the 50sma/breakout point.
(safer bet, but may miss the pop)
3) or wait for BIG BULLish green volume?
(best bet, but ya gotta be quick)

the competition and true "sleeper" play ... SEPR!

Sepracor Inc. maker of LUNESTA
... the weekly/YTD breakout? (no pos)


Behind the WALL of Sleep ~ Black Sabbath, Paris 1970.


p.s. the BOOK.

LONGS:
SEMI-PROs: $LSI down 3%, and New 52 High for $MU up 3%+!
Regional Champs: $HBAN up 22%+ and $FITB up 27%+!
the Left-Overs: $JPM up 16% and $HK up 20%.

SHORTS:
the SPY 99 Puts o' Protection! (down 60%+)
Fuck Gold... *long* $DZZ down 5% & *short* $KGC down 5%
the DEVIL. $SMN. (no comment)

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Rule # 77 ~ Don't Play Earnings Roulette! ~ LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (Public, NYSE:LDK)



"have you seen my ass?"







LDK Solar

EXTENDED HOURS:
Last: 9.65
Change: -1.56 (-13.92%)

... the croupier still collecting chips.


I got a notion that says it doesn't feel right

Got the answer in your story today

You gave me a sign that didn't feel right

So don't knock it, don't knock it, you been here before



p.s. STOP being a degenerate gambler.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

99 Bottles of BEAR on the Wall ~ SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (Public, NYSE:SPY)


the PUTS of Protection!
add the 99s!
SWGTU
1.52
+ 0.27 (+21.60%)
BEARish BETS: SPY 99 puts, *short* KGC, long DZZ ... and the devil, SMN.

Monday, August 3, 2009

The SEMI-PRO Trader ~ LSI Corporation (Public, NYSE:LSI)



















LSI

5.30
+0.12 (+2.32%)


the "semi conductor" ... get out your baton!




MU: NYSE
6.77
+0.38 (+5.95%)

...new 52 week high.


RULE #24 LONGS:
FITB 9.68 +0.18 (1.89%) ... up 12%+ on swing.

HBAN 4.19 +0.10 (2.44%) ... up 10%+ on swing.

p.s. "faith in FLOYD" $HK 25.48 +1.20 (4.94%) ... up 34%+ on swing.

p.p.s The "inverse" Amateur ... SMS & SRS (new all-time lows, daily.)

Monday, July 27, 2009

Regional Champs! ~ Fifth Third Bancorp (Public, NASDAQ:FITB)

... in an effort to "stop the bearish bleeding"

BOTD adds FITB & HBAN with RULE #24

Fifth 3rd.
$8.68
+0.1895 (+2.23%)

.... on the BREAK AWAY!

BOTD also added the Regional Rival ... HBAN $3.92+0.25 (+6.81%)

The Two-fer RULE #24 ... split your buy between two stocks in the same industry/sector ... minimize single stock fuckery, and maximize opportunity cost. Recent Examples: MGM & MPEL (casinos), UAUA & LCC (airlines), ESLR & LDK (solar) ... sure BOTD didn't play these trades correctly, but you get the point. buy 2 stocks, instead of 1. Get in the game, diversify your odds and catch that move!

Notable High-Growth Potential: SIVB & SBNY

p.s. New Life-Time Lows in Inverse Land:

*long* SRS $15.99-0.50 (-3.03%) & SMN $14.63-0.18 (-1.22%)

Thursday, July 23, 2009

"And it's Gone." Investing! ~ ProShares UltraShort Basic Materls (ETF) (Public, NYSE:SMN)




SMN joins .....

The ALL-TIME Low Club!

$14.96


... please step aside for people who actually have money.

In an effort to "realize" recent gains, BOTD sold $AAPL @ 157.88 ... up 3Gs (ironically)



"I've got my ticket, I've got that load.
.... Got up, gone higher, all aboard."


p.s. i own a stock ticker'd LULU. a definite sign of a top?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The SUBLIME Life ~ Apple Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:AAPL)



1995 Santa Cruz, Ca ~ Palookaville
BOTD was there. (twice in 1995, halla!)


the APPLE Life.

1) iPhone
(19% of revenue)
2) MacBooks
(26% of revenue)
3) the tablet?
(0% of revenue)

After Hours: 158.40 +6.89 (+4.55%)



the BOTD LONGS: AAPL, JPM, & HK

the BOTD SHORTS: FDX, KGC, JEC, STP ... DZZ & SMN



p.s. CASH is

ROOT DOWN ☟ ~ ProShares UltraShort Basic Materls (ETF) (Public, NYSE:SMN)


... with AKS, DD, FCX, and BTU set to report in the AM

HOTD = Hedge On The Dip!

*long* SMN @ $16.44


*short* FDX, JEC, KGC, and inversely via DZZ & SMN!

Before-the-Open: KO, BJS, BLK, CAL, MRK, LMT, EDU, PCP, RF, LUV, SGP, AMTD, UTX, UNH, VNO ... and UAUA!

TheAd-Rock

"And Say oh My God, That's the Funky Shit!"

p.s. MON (up 5% AH) & DOW (up 2% AH) on SmartStax o' corn!

Friday, July 17, 2009

The PROFIT Prophet. ~ JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Public, NYSE:JPM)


JPMHA (AUGUST 37 CALLS)

... we hit our point of $37


*TAKE PROFITS up 40%+!!*

LONG: the COMMON $JPM.



The Prophet of Profitville:

AAPL ... 151.75+4.23 (+2.87%) *from $134ish to Chart.ly $150+
AKS ... sold ALL today up 24%+ **MUST TAKE PROFITS**
HK ... FLOYD up 20% (1/2 pos)
JPM ... JPM-go! , JPM-ha! *winners*

p.s. the BEEaaaV (BZH) +31.93% ... go team!

Enjoy the weekend ... Learn the Boogaloo!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Leave it to BEAZER?! ~ Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (Public, NYSE:BZH)



BZH $2.10 +0.05 (+2.44%)

... smallest $ position in the DIPfolio.
... largest % gainer. (+26.41%)

go figure.





"Faith in CASH!!"


$21.94 +0.75 (3.54%)

... FLOYD up 15%+




CSIQ "sea sick" !!

$13.42 +0.80 (+6.34%)
*SOLD YESTERDAY, hmm.. *

up 25% in 3 days.
"too much, too quick"

**MUST TAKE PROFITS**



AKS ... the Alaskan SUPERMAN!

$19.80 +1.10 (+5.88%)

... watch for June 29th "double top" *HT James!

**LOCK IN PROFITS**



Top-Speculative "INwESTMENTS" :
ESLR, MGM, UAUA, LCC, and MPEL.

HEDGES/SHORTS:
KGC, DZZ, & JEC .... and CASH!!!

p.s. Jamie "iPWN" Dimon says ... "Chase what matters." $JPM -ha!