Category: KISS

  • Chart of the day is EA: Keep it simple stupid!

    Sometimes swing trading is easier than we make it. In the trading game it literally pays to keep it simple. Our stock of the day, EA is a great example of the KISS method. When do you buy EA? That’s easy. When it pulls back to the 50 dma or…

  • Chart: OII

    Oceaneering Internat (OII) has consistently been a buy on pullbacks to the 20 day moving average. This is a “keep it simple, stupid” trade, which is why I did not add any indicators to this chart. Why complicate maters? I will likely enter on a low volume pullback to the…

  • Today’s Trade: EWZ

    I took a small nible in EWZ at the close yesterday, with a 300 share position $60.35. I’ve placed a mental stop just under $60, with an initial target at the recent all time high, around $63. I’ll look to add more if it can break into new high territory.…

  • Trade: RIO and Entry Point Precision

    I bought 500 shares of RIO at $44.65. This is a simple “trend pullback” trade. The stock has been on a steady trend that has bounced off of every pullback to the 50 day moving average. I am a bit concerned about the heavy volume on this pullback, so I…