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| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount | G/(L) |
| short | 06/22/09 | 48.45 | 206 | 10,000 | 320 | 3.3% |
| 06/23/09 | 46.90 | 206 | 9,680 |

| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount |
| 06/16/09 | 92.00 | 106 | 9,746 |
| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount | G/(L) |
| short | 06/12/09 | 94.40 | 106 | 10,000 | 254 | 2.6% |
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Some of the numbers are scary. Below are the annualized changes in real GDP recently announced for some of the largest trading partners for the U.S.| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount |
| 05/13/09 | 55.46 | 180 | 10,000 |
| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount | G/(L) |
| 06/02/09 | 60.17 | 180 | 10,849 | 849 | 8.5% |
| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount |
| 05/12/09 | 19.98 | 501 | 10,000 |
| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount | G/(L) |
| 06/01/09 | 21.42 | 501 | 10,721 | 721 | 7.2% |

| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount |
| 05/27/09 | 49.97 | 200 | 10,000 |
| Date | Share$ | Shares | Amount | G/(L) |
| 05/28/09 | 50.89 | 200 | 10,184 | 184 | 1.8% |

The Fast Money Machine Swing Trade Daily Newsletter consists of three (3) separate portfolios: a Short Term Swing Trade Portfolio based on market indicators, a Short Term Swing Trade Portfolio based on technical analysis and candle charts, and a Long Term Swing Trade Portfolio based on the ARMS index moving averages.
It is my belief that ALL investment strategies will work from time to time and will fail from time to time. It is important to protect yourself and diversify your portfolio by having multiple strategies to minimize the risk of when a particular strategy is not performing in the market.
The Short Term Swing Trade Daily Newsletter is based on two key philosophies.
1) The market moves in waves. These waves take the market from periods of being overbought and to periods of being oversold. This can occur regardless of if the market is in a clear bullish uptrend, a bearish downtrend, or in a period of sideways consolidation. To properly capture these moves, we use several market indicators that are not influenced by human intervention, indicators such as my own S&P Oscillator, ARMs index, VIX volatility index, and my Sector Oscillators (Transports, Semis, S&P500, Energy and Financials). Long entry positions are given when the market becomes oversold and Long exit positions are given when the market becomes overbought and uses a 10% stop loss.
2) The market moves from levels of support to levels of resistance. These levels in the market provide good low risk entry points for going long the market as well as being able to short the market. Using candle chart patterns developed by Steve Nison, they can help us identify these trading opportunities.
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This feature tracks the performance of stocks Barron's has written about during 2009 -- both favorably and critically. For stocks featured in Barron's print magazine, prices are measured from the Friday before publication date to their current price. For stocks featured on Barrons.com, prices are measured from the trading day of publication date to their current price. This list includes U.S. stocks only, including ADRs, but not foreign stocks.
A wash sale occurs when a taxpayer sells stock at a loss and within 30 days before or after the sale:
1) Buys substantially identical stock or securities,
2) Acquires substantially identical stock or securities in a fully taxable trade
4) Buys substantially identical stock or securities in an individual
retirement account (IRA) or Roth IRA. (Rev. Rul. 2008-5)
Basis of acquired stock or securities. The basis of the newly acquired stock or securities is increased by the amount that has been disallowed due to the wash sale rules. This adjustment postpones the loss deduction until the new stock or securities are sold or traded. The holding period for the newly acquired stock or securities is extended to include the holding period for the stock or securities sold.
Example: I bought 100 shares of IMT stock for $5,000. Several months later I sold the shares for $4,000. Within 30 days from the date of the sale, I bought 100 shares of the same stock for $4,500.
Because I bought substantially identical stock, I cannot deduct my $1,000 loss on the sale.
My basis in the newly acquired stockis $5,500 ($4,500 cost + $1,000 disallowed loss).
Reporting a wash sale transaction. Report a wash sale transaction on line 1 or 8 of Schedule D. Enter the full amount of the loss in column (f). On the next line, enter “Wash Sale” in column (a), and enter the amount of the loss not allowed as a positive amount in column (f).
Trader. A trader in securities is engaged in the business of buying and selling securities for the trader’s own account. To be engaged in business as a trader in securities:
• A trader must seek to profit from daily market movements in the prices of securities and not from dividends, interest, or capital appreciation.
• Trading activity must be substantial.
• A trader must carry on the activity with continuity and regularity.
The following facts and circumstances should be considered in determining if a trading activity is a business.
• Typical holding periods for securities bought and sold.
• The frequency and dollar amount of trades during the year.
• The extent to which a taxpayer pursues the trading activity to
produce income for a livelihood.
• The amount of time devoted to the activity.
Mark to market election. A trader in securities may elect the mark to market accounting method. Under the mark to market method, securities held as a trader are treated as being sold and reacquired for FMV on the last day of the tax year. Gains and losses are treated as ordinary gains or losses and reported on Part II, Form 4797, instead of as capital gains or losses on Schedule D. The mark to market election does not apply to securities
held by a trader for investment. [IRC §475(f)] The election must be made by the original due date of the tax
year prior to the year for which the election is to be effective. For example, the mark to market election for tax year 2009 must be made by April 15, 2009. Approval from the IRS is not required, but once the election is made, it applies for all later tax years and cannot be revoked without IRS consent. The election is made by attaching a statement to the tax return (or extension request) that includes the following information.
• The taxpayer is making an election under Section 475(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• The first tax year for which the election is to be effective.
• The trade or business for which the taxpayer is making the election.
A taxpayer who makes the mark to market election must file Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method, with the IRS. The change to mark to market is eligible for automatic consent for a change in accounting method.
Further, neither the limitations on capital losses nor the wash sale rules apply to traders using the mark-to-market method of accounting.
See also Publication 550
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Age Savings to Income Debt to Income Example $100k wage
30 0.1 1.7 10,000 / 170,000
35 0.9 1.5 90,000 / 150,000
40 1.7 1.25 170,000 / 125,000
45 3.0 1.00 300,000 / 100,000
50 4.5 0.75 450,000 / 75,000
55 6.5 0.50 650,000 / 50,000
60 8.8 0.20 880,000 / 20,000
65 12.0 0.00 1,200,000 / 0
Note: If you expect to receive a pension in retirement, first subtract the annual pension from current income first.
Note: Benchmarks are based on a savings of 12% of each paycheck, that your retirement savings will post a real, or after inflation return of 5% and that retirees can safely withdraw 5% of their nest egg each year.
Source: Charles J. Farrell www.fpanet.org/journal/articles/past_issues.cfm (2006 search Farrell)
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o Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the thinly disguised biography of Jesse Livermore, a remarkable character who first started speculating in New England bucket shops at the turn of the century. Livermore, who was banned from these shady operations because of his winning ways, soon moved to Wall Street where he made and lost his fortune several times over. What makes this book so valuable are the observations that Lefèvre records about investing, speculating, and the nature of the market itself. For example:
o "It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight! It is no trick at all to be right on the market. You always find lots of early bulls in bull markets and early bears in bear markets. I've known many men who were right at exactly the right time, and began buying or selling stocks when prices were at the very level which should show the greatest profit. And their experience invariably matched mine--that is, they made no real money out of it. Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon."
o If you've ever spent weekends and nights puzzling over whether to buy, sell, or hold a position in whatever investment--be it stock, bonds, or pork bellies, you'll be glad that you read this book. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is full of lessons that are as relevant today as they were in 1923 when the book was first published. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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o "...is a classic that gives readers a sense of a trader's mind..." (Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2006)
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o A narrow range bar (candle) is simply a bar which has a range from high to low that’s much less than the average bar for a given equity. You’ll NR7 means the narrowest range of the last seven bars.
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Some market technicians believe that more weight should be attributed to more recent price action. These analysts may prefer to use the Exponential Moving Average (EMA)
Volume+
o The Volume+ indicator identifies by colored bars when the trading volume contributed to a gain in price and when the trading volume was associated with a loss in price. The colors are labelled in the legend above the indicator.
o In addition to the color coding, the Volume+ indicator displays a symbol's 50-day average volume as a reference point.
MACD
o Gerald Appel's MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) indicator shows the relationship between two moving averages of prices. MACD is derived by dividing one moving average by another. It is based on the point spread difference between two exponential moving averages (EMA) of the closing price.
o The basic MACD trading rule is to sell when the MACD falls below its signal line and to buy when the MACD rises above its signal line.
o Some analysts use MACD as an oscillator and believe it is most effective in wide-swinging trading markets. They believe that when the MACD rises dramatically, it is likely that the security's price is overextending and will soon return to more realistic level
o Other analysts prefer to use MACD as a trend-following indicator, attempting to spot divergences in chart patterns. For example, a bearish divergence occurs when the MACD is making new lows while prices fail to reach new lows. A bullish divergence occurs when the MACD is making new highs while prices fail to reach new highs. These divergences are most significant when they occur at relatively overbought/oversold levels.
o The MACD indicator in BigCharts references the following default parameters:
o First Moving Average: 12 Bars
o Second Moving Average: 26 Bars
o Signal Line: 9 Bars
| RSI Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum indicator which measures a security's price relative to itself and its past performance, thereby indicating its internal strength. RSI quantifies price momentum. It depends solely on the changes in closing prices. RSI is less affected by sharp rises or drops in a security's price performance and, therefore, may give a better velocity reading than other indicators. RSI is calculated by taking the average of the closes of the up bars (the up frequency intervals) and dividing them by the average of the closes of the down bars. The time frame specified determines the volatility of the indicator. For instance, a 9-day time period under study will be more volatile than a 21-day time span. The RSI ranges between 0 and 100. RSI is said to indicate an "overbought" condition when it is above 80 and an "oversold" condition when it is below 20. However, the buy and sell level varies depending on the amount of bars used in the calculation. A shorter span of bars will result in a more volatile indicator which reaches further extremes. A longer amount of bars used in the calculation results in a less volatile reading which reaches extremes far less often. The RSI indicator in BigCharts references the following default parameters: Length: 14 Bars |
The Arms Index - An introduction to the volume analysis of stock and bond markets - Richard A Arms, 1989
It is assumed that price tells what is happening , while volume tells how it is happening. To look at either factor alone, not taking the other into consideration, gives an incomplete, and often erroneous picture of the market.
By comparing advances and declines to the volume of trading occuring on those advances and declines it recognizes underlying pressures which are not apparent in just a price study.
The basic formula for the calculation of the ARMS index A/D / AV/DV
Indices which are under 1 are bullish, as the advancing stocks are receiving more than their share of the volume.
The original development of this index was done in order to try to understand the intraday gryations of the market.
Our signals to buy are produced not by other people buying but by other people selling. We are looking for situations where an emotion be it fear or greed has run for too long. This puts us into the contrarian camp. We want to trade against the crowd, recognizing those times when the public has let fear prevail over reason and has sold stocks indiscriminately.
Volatility Index (VIX) - The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices. Since its introduction in 1993, VIX has been considered by many to be the world's premier barometer of investor sentiment and market volatility. The formula uses a kernel-smoothed estimator that takes as inputs the current market prices for all out-of-the-money calls and puts for the front month and second month expirations. The goal is to estimate the implied volatility of a synthetic, at-the-money option on the S&P 500 index, with 30 days to expiration.
Generally when the VIX is less than 11, the market is overbought. When the VIX is greater than 18 the market is oversold. This indicator is generally useful for more longer term investment entry points. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EVIXThe second website that I mentioned is Wstreet.com
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