Category: focus list

  • 6 Resilient Stocks to Trade on the Long Side

    My last post laid out a game plan for trading in queezy markets, not unlike the one we are currently facing. Here are six stocks from my focus list that satisfy the third point, which tells us to monitor stocks that are doing well in the face of a strong…

  • AAPL’s New High a Market Tell?

    After Thursday’s distribution day, I noted that we need to focus on leading momentum stocks to gauge the market’s health. If these stocks could mount Thursday’s losses and get back to new highs, it would signal a new leg to the bull run. AAPL is one of the first leading…

  • 6 Stock to Buy on a Dip

    The market is now in extremely overbought territory, which is why I actually deployed a short today (DHI- a housing stock at the top of it’s downward trend channel). It’s seems like ages since I’ve shorted a stock, and believe it or not, I love shorting! Along with my primary…

  • Today’s Focus List Top 25

    On days the feature broad based selling, like today, it is a good idea to keep tabs on the stocks that ignored market weakness. Today only 33 of the 120 stocks in my focus list made positive gains. Here are the top 25:

  • The Focus List Sorted by Float

    Stocks with a low float (number of shares outstanding) have propensity to make explosive post breakout gains. For this reason, I like to sort my focus list by float and study these stocks very closely. Here are the stocks from my focus list with the lowest float:

  • Focus List Charts

    NOV is one of my favorite energy sector plays. If the first, weaker support line breaks down in the upper $130’s, the next buy point is at $125. I’d like to see the stock work off the overbought readings a bit. CROX looked like it might be ready to end…