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Monday, November 14, 2005
Market Recap
It was a mixed market today as stocks traded flat on light volume. The Dow closed up 11 points while the Nasdaq lost 1 point and the S&P traded flat for the day. If you missed the trading today and just looked at the indices after the close, you would think you did not miss anything. Just another ho hum day right? Actually, sometimes when the market trades flat, we can end up having a super day by being in the right stocks. That is what happened to us today.
STHQ had a super day. Many of our bulletin stocks were on fire including GOOG, ISRG, BOT, NDAQ, ARXT, WBSN, and WIRE. We took positions in NDAQ and BOT near the lows of the day. These stocks powered back up to new day highs and closed very strong. We are up 6% on both these new entries on the first day. We sold ISRG for a 20% gain near the high of the day, and we will look to get back in that big winner on the next pullback. Overall, it was a great day and we hope you joined in on the action. Many of the leading stocks in this market are on the bulletin and we will remain focused on these leaders as long as they are increasing in price. Many are higher priced stocks and that leads us into tonight's discussion.
High Priced Stocks
We have received several emails about high-priced stocks such as GOOG and CME. “Why are you mentioning them so much on the message board?” Many traders seem to have a psychological barrier or misunderstanding about trading stocks above a certain price, feeling that they are too expensive. We feel it is important to understand that there is no real difference between trading a $400 stock and a $40 stock. If you would normally trade 1,000 shares of a $40 stock, then simply buy 100 shares of a $400 stock and it will work out the same. Train yourself to think in terms of percentage moves and you will notice that a nice 10% move in a $40 stock would be a gain of 4 points, while the same percentage move in a $400 stock would be 40 points. A 1,000 share position in the $40 stock would earn a $4,000 profit, and a 100 share position in the $400 stock would earn the same $4,000 profit.
50 shares or 500 shares?
GOOG will not split their stock so we will use CME as our example. Right now CME trades near $400. It has a float of 35 million. If it were to split its stock 10 for 1 the float would be 350 million and the price of the stock would be $40. Buying 50 shares now would cost you $20,000. You could buy $20K worth of a $40 stock and you would have 500 shares. Either way, you have the same amount of money invested whether you own 50 shares or 500 shares. If the $400 stock moved to $500 that would be a 20% gain and you would have a profit of $5,000. Now going from $400 to $500 seems like a big move but it is no more of a move than a $40 stock going to $50. That would also be a 20% gain and a $5,000 profit.
Keep an open mind and focus on position size and percentage gains as opposed to price of stock. Do not miss out on some of the market's best movers by thinking they are too expensive.
Stockcharts listing
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STHQ Chart Index
If you go to the chart index in the left side menu, you can review and study charts we have annotated for each stock listed in the past.
Earnings Calendar
We have added the earnings link for each stock on the bulletin. To access the link for earnings you can either use this link below or click the link on the bulletin for the corresponding ticker. Click the online bulletin in the left side menu for access to the earning calendar for each stock listed. It is not recommended to hold a position through earnings. You can always buy the stock back after the dust settles.
http://www.earnings.com
For New Members:
For all the new members with us, please make sure to read the link “How to use Bulletin” at the bottom of the Bulletin page on the website. It is critical you know how to use this trading tool before trying to trade the stocks mentioned. The effectiveness of your trades will diminish if you do not completely understand how the information is presented.
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