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  • *Blue Plate Specials* - Jan. 13  4 comments
    Jan 13, 2011 3:55 PM
    Daily picks, pans, and market notes from StockMarketCookBook.com:


    Breaking Out to New Highs: ABB, AMTD, BG, ECT, ELP, ENG, EPL, EXFO, EXLP, FOLD, FTNT, HMC, ILMN, IPAS, MASC, MOS, NAVI, NXTM, OTIV, OXF, PNK, PODD, PPO, PTX, REP, RMTI, ROVI, RPT, RRR, RSTI, SSN, TTMI, UCTT, VVTV, WAVX, WFMI, XL
    Breaking Out to New Highs on Lower Volume: AMRC, CLMS, GWR, MGLN
    Breaking Out: ALJ, BBVA, BIOD, CERS, CSH, CT, IBCP, ISYS, LTBR, MASC, MPG, PLUG, PNK, PRKR, SAP, SBCF, TEF
    Breaking Down: CVVT, JAKK
    Low-priced leaders: ALLT, ARMH, BBEP, BGCP, CPL, CY, EMC, FN, FNGN, GPK, HDY, HYC, ICO, ISTA, JDSU, OTT, PCX, PWAV, REN, SMFG, SPRD, STEC, STM, URI, WNR
    Speculative leaders: ACHN, CLRO, COOL, HILL, MNTX, PSTI
    Darlings of the Day (long pix>$30): CNH, DE, MMLP, PXD
    Hot!: Electrical/electronic/communications eqpmt, Brokerages/Asset Management
    Moving up: Internet retailers
    Backing off: Miners, IT services
    Commodity Highs: Cleantech (PZD), Nuclear energy (NUCL), Steel (SLX), Palladium (PAL), Timber (CUT), Agribiz (MOO), Corn (CORN), Timber (CUT)
    Country Highs: Eastern Europe & Russia (TRF), Japan (EWJ, JEQ), Asia (APF), Int'l Small-cap (GWX)
    Currency & Bond Notes: Treasuries, Int'l bonds, investment grade corp bonds & foreign currencies gaining as the dollar slides; muni bond funds hitting new lows and looking to go lower--very ugly!
    Market Notes: Major avgs staging late-day recovery from earlier sell-off; DTX in positive territory bodes well for rally continuation
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    Could you explain how the Darlings of the Day work? I mean, when you say, long, are we talking a month, 6 months?
    13 Jan 2011, 11:27 PM Reply Like
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    I really enjoy your Blue Plate Specials. I ordered one of your recipes and am looking forward to receiving it in the near future.
    13 Jan 2011, 11:29 PM Reply Like
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    Hi Mark,

    The DoD (Darlings of the Day) are stocks that have been rising steadily for at least six months. Most of them have been rising for longer than that and they're also ones that exhibit less volatility than their peers.

    What this type of chart action indicates is that investors really like the fundamentals of the stock and think the company has room to grow. However, there is one caveat that should be noted: since many of them have already rallied quite a bit, they can be prone to periods of consolidation where the price tumbles to a lower level before regaining its footing.

    Stocks on the DoD list are those that could be of interest to a long-term (6 months+) investor. Since they tend to rise in a steady fashion, they can also be good candidates for covered calls or calendar calls (the options equivalent). And bears might want to add the more mature candidates to their watchlist as even the best stock will eventually take a breather.

    These are just a few of the more popular ways of using these picks. Hope this helps and I do appreciate your support and taking the time to ask a good question.

    Happy trading!

    Dr. K
    14 Jan 2011, 01:08 PM Reply Like
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    Michael Kurty has been a full time trader for the last 15 years, specializing in options with an emphasis on vertical spreads and covered calls. He has been retired from an engineering profession, and has a Masters Degree in Statistics from Stanford.
    His trading techniques include support/resistance, volatility, and market internals, as well as fundamentals. He holds swing trade positions in stocks that may support his covered call strategies. He learns something new everyday to replace the things that he forgets.
    14 Jan 2011, 02:18 PM Reply Like
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