12/4/14

RDDA - up 55%.  Topped at 3.46 four times this afternoon and on the 5th time when it started to break out had I been paying attention I could have safely got a good 40 cents plus.
However tomorrow should be a good short according to Tim G.  He says "Gap down I'd be looking to build into a spike towards (and maybe thru) r/g with $4 risk... gap up I'm thinking 4.50+ para maybe 5"
I'll be careful, it's a former runner.  It's currently up on on a press release they put out about a big order for radars to detect short range missiles and such.
Volume is up from 100k the day before to over 18 million.

ECRY - down 12%.  Pump appears to be cracking so I shorted this into the market close.  Small position since it could still squeeze or promotors may have it one last run.  Still see stocktips.com emails on it but does not appear to be moving like it has in the past 2 weeks.
Volume on this stock was usually less than 100k.  On 11/21/14 when first pumped it had a volume of 29 million.  While faded greatly it's still around 8 million which gives me a concern for another pop before it's over.
This article should help crash ECRY tomorrow.  Negative SA.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2730155-ecrypt-technologies-inc-investors-may-cry-when-it-crashes-90-percent-or-more

TLYS - up 20.23%.  Was up high pre-market this morning but had no volume so didn't catch my scanner.  However after market open this morning volume popped.  Should have been watching today.  Had great morning spike and at least one ABCD setup I could have played.

DGLY - up 17%.  Up due to uproar in Furgerson.  It climbed all day.  $5 swing from its low to high.  I saw Nate and others playing it but I wasn't watching.  It's not one I'm to familiar with.  It appears to have had a lot of ABCDs on it but not sure.  Assuming Furgerson news dies down this will be a great short.  No shares at ST though.

GTIM - up 14%.  Trending up for 3 days straight now.  Lower volume but ok for smaller trades.  Appears to be up on restaurant announcement on 12/1/14 of opening a new location in CO.  Can't imagine this will keep going and should fade back eventually.  Will keep watching.

From Tim S.
RADA - low float runner.  Potential short.
TCCO - mostly explains his prior play on it.
MAGS, DGLY, TASR, ISNS - all hot security plays.  All run up on hype/obama/protests.  Potential shorts as they will all come down at some point.
CANF, VGGL - same pumper.  Both fading.
VOIL, ECRY, AEMD - pumpish stocks fading.

12/3/14

TCCO - up 52%.  Was up pre-market this morning and I tried to buy the breakout but it spiked so fast I couldn't catch it with limit orders.  I should have just purchased with a market order but I had no idea it was going to climb almost 2 dollars in 30 minutes.
Was awarded $3 million dollar military contract.
Update - Tim says never short contract winners but TCCO faded horrible today and would have been a great short despite their $3 million contract.  Baffling. Need to watch some more and research what happened.

SQNM - up 23%, 15 million volume.  Was up really high pre-market this morning and right as market opened it only had a small 10 cent spike and then mostly faded through the day.
Update - Had two morning spikes I could have played.  Missed while watching other stocks.

From Tim S.
TCCO - Don't short contract winners
MAGS - was a good long
CANF, VGGL - both pumped by same promotor.  Shorts are difficult as charts are choppy.
VOIL, ECRY, AEMD all pump-ish.  Potential shorts daily.
Update - Shorted ECRY right at market close since pump is looking dead and probably going to collapse.  Took small position incase I'm wrong but will size in the short tomorrow if it starts tanking.

12/2/14

ISNS - up 25%
VII - up 19.45%
APDN - up 18.75%

MOLG - up 15% huge volume
DGYL - up 45%

11/27/14

VGGL - up 28.9%
CNDO - up 17.5%

ORPN - up 26.6% - 170k volume, kinda thin.
QURE - up 18% - 190k, thin.

11/25/14

LAKE - up 36%.  Ebola play up due to WSJ article
APT - up 25%.  Ebola healthcare play.
SCOK - up 23%.  Coal manufacture in China.  Company has now reached full capacity in production.

BDR - up 12% - earnings winner.  From scan on 11/19, shorted for a small loss.

Tim S.
LAKE, APT, VSR - Ebola plays
CANF waiting for it to panic.  I'm just watching since no shares to short on ST

TENX, ECRY, VOIL all blatant pumps waiting to fail.  ECRY is so lowly priced right now makes a tough short with only a few cents to be gained.

SCOX, BDR, AEMD, MNDO, BEAT, RESN, MAGS - all on the radar but slow moving.

11/23/14

CANF - up 20% now on Friday.  Wish I could short this pump as it'll eventually drop hard but no shares to short on suretrader or TD.  Will look to buy some bounces on dips for quick profits.  Risky though because this will eventually tank.

EDAP - up 17.67%.  Had this on my watch list for Friday and could have made 40 cents a share.  Little choppy but will keep watching.

GFA - up 15.5%.  Has been a low volume stock climbing but recently on Friday got a lot of volume.

FWM - up 15.38%.  From 2.60 range on wednesday to 4.24 on Friday.  Appears to be delayed earnings release from November 6th.

ECRY - stocktips.com pump.  Went from volume of 98k on thursday to over 29 million friday.

EJ - up 17.2%.

MAGS - earnings winner
VOIL, IFAN, ZENO - pumps waiting to short on crash.

11/20/14

Nightly scans

NETE - Technology - up 38%
EDAP - Heathcare - up 26.9% (continued climbing)

CANF - blatant pump.  Still holding strong but potential short.  Probably not on a Friday (tomorrow) though.  Usually Fridays will close strong and make a good short squeeze.  Setup will have to be really good to short tomorrow.
MAGS - earnings winner although choppy fade most the day.  Potential buy into morning panic.

HABT - up 199%.  11 million volume.  $40 stock, bigger than I play right now but watching as it's on fire and many at IL playing it.

From TIM S
CANF - pump
NETE - pump
MAGS - buy on morning panic
RESN - tough to play, unpredictable spikes
VOIL, IFAN, ZENO - watching for shorts

Stocktips.com
ECRY - spiked from 12 cents to 32 cents overnight on article.
Update - bought ECRY at 28 cents right on market open and sold out a few minutes in for 32 cents.  Nailed a nice little profit on this pump.

11/19/14

Nightly scans

Top Gainers
CANF - up 27%
CGG - up 22.67%
VRTA - up 14% low volume, former runner

Earnings Reports Tomorrow Before Market Open
BONT
SMRT
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CRRC
LQDT
NNA

From TIM S
RESN
CANF - Holding strong.  Waiting to short.
VOIL, IFAN, ZENO - potential shorts - baltent pumps
MNDO, BDR - earnings winners.  Waiting for dips to buy.

From JD15 MicrocapTrading
AEMD - looks like a pump, buy breakouts and short crashes

Update - Played CANF from scans.

11/19/14

VGGL and BDR - both earnings winners.  Watching for additional breakouts.
Update - Shorted BDR after it tanked twice.  The third time when I shorted it held and was consolidating sideways.  It has a small fake breakout and I panicked and sold for a small loss.  Had I held a few more minutes it swung like I was expecting and would have made a profit.
LITB - today's earnings winner but only up 6%.  Just watching.
TITXF - crashed yesterday, missed the short but could be a good one again today.
RESN - been climbing like crazy.  Went from 7 to 8.25 yesterday.  Hovering around 8 and may keep running.
Update - had some spikes but missed them and didn't want to chase.  In hind sight I should have but you just never know how high it'll go after you miss the spike.

11/13/14

ZAZA - Basic Materials - Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration - up 39.22%
Stock up on earnings report

VPCO - Consumer Goods - Cigarettes - up 21.66%
Marijuana related - spiking based on voting on legality in some states right now

ICLD - Technology - Information Technology Services - up 17.61%
SMLR - Healthcare - Medical Appliances & Equipment - up 18.8%

11/12/14

VGGL - Services - Entertainment - up 117%.  This earnings winner broke out around noon today and I missed it while out running errands.  I bought a couple hundred shares on the dip right before close with anticipation of a continued breakout tomorrow.
Update - morning spike and then faded with a few bounces.  I got one small bounce from 3.07 to 3.15, covered half and then other half into 3.14 as it faded.  Missed all the big moves on the day.

EKSO - Shorted this yesterday based on fading trend.  Held mostly sideways today.  Will continue to watch closely for a continued fade.  If it spikes any I'll cut losses quick and get out.
Update - EXSO started to climb so I cut losses quickly and got out.  It's still up so I made a good call.

11/5/14

ATEA - Technology - Application Software - up 33.4%
Typically a very low volume ticker that I wouldn't touch but suddenly had a volume spike from a few thousand to half a million.  Stock spiked a dollar a share today and came down but still high on the day.  Only 437 shares shorted.  Just watching at this point.

YOD - Services - CATV Systems - up 27%.  This has been up trending for 5 days.  Tim S watching and playing.  Will be watching tomorrow

UEC - Basic Materials - Industrial Metals & Minerals - up 24%.  Sudden volume spike from 370k shares to 3.5 million and jumped from open of 1.11 to high of 1.41 closed at 1.36.  On the low end of price action but there's 10.47 million shorts making it interesting to watch.  A lot of people betting it's going to come back down.  Plenty shares to short on suretrader.
Earnings announcement on 12/8/14

HCKT - Services - Management Services - up 16%.  Volume spike 41k to 389k.  Opened 7 closed 8.03 after high of 8.23.  Already 643k shares short.  Shares on suretrader to short.

SCOK - SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries.  Volume spike 200k to 2.5 million.  Open 2.63 closed 3.31 with high of 3.35.  Former runner to 9.37 in August.

11/04/14

I'll be out of office working tomorrow so no trading but here's what's looking good on the scanner for tomorrow

YOD - Services - CATV Systems - up 27%.  Tim S was watching and playing YOD today.  Might be plays tomorrow.
Update - good dip buys and shorts if you could spot the turning points.

RMTI - Healthcare - Drug Manufactures - up 21%.  Last couple days have been smooth sideways action but looking back 30+ days it's a pretty choppy stock.  Just watching for now.
Update - Faded all through the day and would have been a great short.

ODP - Services - Specialty Retailer - up 24%.  Office Depot spiked this morning after good earnings reports.
Update - mostly sideways action

CYTK - Heathcare - Biotech - up 16%.  Gapped up last night and then climbed another 60 some cents today.
Update - morning panic would have been a great short.  Rest of day to choppy.

11/03/14

Watch list for tomorrow from scans.

VPCO - Consumer Goods - Cigarettes - up 27.73%
Up since a week ago and has been going up and down.  Good volume at times too.  Possible short when it comes down.
Update - very volatile and ended up trading a few times.  See comment below.

GERN - Healthcare - Biotechnology - up 25.56%
Spiked over the weekend.  Possible short.
Update - ended up been choppy mostly sideways - still up

AU - Basic Materials - Gold - up 22.37%
Been down trending the last 3 months and now suddenly spiking.  Just watching.  Possible buy if it breaks out.
Update - gapped down over night and then faded all day.

SAPE - Technology - Business Software & Services - up 42.03%.  Huge jump, stock to pricy for me but will watch.
Update - still up high, boring sideways action.

Shorted PLUG today at 5.10 but it's been choppy sideways and now after hours hovering around 5.15.  The last couple months this has been in the 4.30 ~ 4.50 range and spiked the last couple days.
Today it went from 4.80 to a high of 5.40 at 1pm CDT and as it faded I shorted at 5.10.  It may have a morning spike and as long as I can hold through that it should come down and fade for a good cover on the short.  If it spikes much more than today's high of 5.40 though I'll have to cut losses and cover.
Update - I held PLUG from 11/3 to 11/11 with mostly just sideways action.  I got tired of watching it and pretty much broke even on cover.  Of course the VERY next day 11/12 it tanks!! If I had held just one more day I would have banked.  Shoulda woulda coulda!

10/27/14 Scans

10/27/14

VTAE - healthcare
Looking at VTAE off of scans tonight.  Up 50% today from 9.40 and closed 13.70.  Hit a high of 13.99 on the day.  About 10 days ago it was 5.41.

Released form K-8 showing beta blockers for alzheimer's

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Update - Hit a high of 17 on 10/28.  Should have bought in the 13s when I first saw it.  Faded back to 13s and today climbed $2 a share to 15.