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
DATE
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!