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Performance View of Top 100 stocks: weighted Alpha at Nov.13 2009

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Symbol Company Name Weighted Last Change 1 Month 3 Month 9 Month 12 Month

Weighted Alpha - Performance View of Top 100 stocks at Nov. 13, '09

Symbol Company Name Weighted Last Price Change 1 Month 3 Month 9 Month 12 Month

AUTCW AUTOCHINA INTER 1875.2 17.2 0.65 72.00% 377.78% 17100.00% n/a%

VCI VALASSIS COMMUN 834 16.63 0.81 -18.56% 14.77% 1031.29% 1398.20%

AIXG AIXTRON AKTIENG 793.1 33.49 1.19 6.22% 78.71% 573.31% 682.35%

TSTC TELESTONE TECHN 786.8 11.9 1.82 32.08% 136.11% 653.16% 815.38%

DEER DEER CONSUMER P 676.7 16.33 -0.34 25.33% 163.39% 5343.33% n/a%

MED MEDIFAST INC 618.6 26.7 0.17 13.09% 63.00% 266.26% 464.48%

KGN KEEGAN RES INC 587.7 5.93 -0.22 19.56% 102.39% 248.82% 888.33%

RINO RINO INTL CORP 575 26.66 3.2 9.71% 107.31% 925.38% 1010.83%

PLX PROTALIX BIOTHE 489.6 10.71 0.46 14.30% 85.62% 304.15% 665.00%

NLST NETLIST INC 456.5 4.47 2.4 577.27% 893.33% 1555.56% 1555.56%

BONT THE BON-TON STO 442.1 10.89 0.2 28.72% 176.40% 630.87% 753.37%

YONG YONGYE INTL INC 437.5 9.04 0.25 -21.73% 36.97% 523.45% 502.67%

SVA SINOVAC BIOTECH 433.3 9.38 -0.21 13.15% 93.80% 493.67% 445.35%

CAAS CHINA AUTOMOTIV 417.8 16.65 0.4 56.93% 74.16% 404.55% 646.64%

WILC G. WILLI-FOOD I 405.5 5.72 0.05 5.15% 71.77% 300.00% 244.58%

ROIAK RADIO ONE INC 402.9 2.13 -0.11 28.31% 166.25% 719.23% 1538.46%

TCK TECK RESOURCES 402.5 31.93 0.75 -2.09% 21.18% 696.26% 508.19%

COT COTT CP 398.8 9.04 0.09 7.36% 44.87% 760.95% 679.31%

APT ALPHA PRO TECH 397.9 5.45 -0.62 -14.84% 56.61% 461.86% 395.45%

NANO NANOMETRICS INC 395 11.4 1.54 62.86% 221.13% 714.29% 812.00%

LCAPA LIBERTY MEDIA C 383.3 24.18 0.47 10.97% 43.42% 340.44% 539.68%

KVU STRD PDT 8 CORT 377.6 19.95 0.25 12.97% 22.09% 376.46% 475.43%

CLW CLEARWATER PAPE 374.7 48.18 0.95 4.83% 4.42% 323.37% n/a%

DTG DOLLAR THRIFTY 372.3 19.09 -0.12 -28.34% -15.72% 1718.10% 1619.82%

MSPD MINDSPEED TECHN 369.4 4.44 0.09 22.99% 85.00% 398.88% 296.43%

CGA CHINA GREEN AGR 366 13.05 0.21 -2.25% -5.23% 315.61% 426.21%

DFT DUPONT FABROS T 358.4 15.87 0.12 -4.68% 30.83% 196.08% 558.51%

F-S FORD MOTOR CAP 355.7 33.44 0.23 6.91% 12.44% 271.56% 515.46%

IAG IAMGOLD CORP 352.6 18.42 1.36 27.74% 52.74% 133.46% 474.34%

RBY RUBICON MINERAL 343.9 4.26 0.15 -8.78% 61.36% 204.29% 413.25%

DRWI DRAGONWAVE INC 339.5 8.74 0.14 -11.54% 45.97% 568.20% n/a%

IFLO I-FLOW CORP 334.6 12.63 unch 0.40% 69.30% 166.46% 221.37%

OMN OMNOVA SOLUTION 332.8 6.79 0.08 -12.95% 31.08% 630.11% 654.44%

SWM SCHWEITZER MAUD 330.4 62.5 0.25 8.51% 34.99% 257.09% 349.31%

IVN IVANHOE MINES L 329.4 12.49 0.19 1.96% 43.73% 214.61% 524.50%

OSK OSHKOSH CP 329.1 39.69 0.22 17.60% 48.71% 378.77% 594.68%

NCST NUCRYST PHARMAC 327.8 1.71 unch 54.05% 147.83% 532.25% 933.17%

TMI.W TM ENTERTAINMEN 327.5 3.85 0.51 263.21% 1825.00% 9525.00% 5400.00%

TRW TRW AUTOMOTIVE 326.5 22.98 0.5 30.79% 27.74% 770.45% 697.92%

PTI PATNI COMPUTER 325.8 21.85 0.71 15.36% 34.13% 319.61% 302.77%

CHS CHICO'S F A S I 324.5 12.89 0.09 -6.39% 9.05% 193.62% 547.74%

BIOS BIOSCRIP INC 323.8 8.9 0.1 27.14% 48.09% 389.01% 315.89%

VOCL VOCALTEC COMMUN 320.8 2 0.09 13.64% 23.46% 809.09% n/a%

IDI.W IDEATION ACQ CP 317.7 2.98 0.22 52.04% 297.33% 4157.14% 4866.67%

KIRK KIRKLAND'S INC 317 12.68 -0.03 -15.52% 2.18% 307.72% 540.40%

CTEL CITY TELECOM [H 312.1 8.21 -0.04 8.60% 56.68% 251.18% 285.57%

CBOU CARIBOU COFFEE 309.7 8.21 0.05 -5.20% 11.55% 413.13% 447.33%

MGPI MGP INGREDIENTS 306 5.36 0.09 18.58% 54.02% 523.26% 538.10%

GRA GRACE W R CO NE 305.1 23.8 0.39 -2.46% 39.26% 236.63% 431.25%

HOLI HLS SYSTEMS INT 304.8 10.92 0.53 8.12% 68.00% 315.21% 342.11%

CATM CARDTRONICS INC 304 11.1 0.3 21.31% 39.97% 687.23% 611.54%

KONG KONGZHONG CORP 298.8 14.82 0.75 -7.38% 20.10% 257.11% 371.97%

THM INTL TOWER HILL 298.7 6.24 0.37 12.64% 98.10% 167.81% 424.37%

XVF LEHMAN ABS 8.00 298 19.94 0.44 12.40% 19.76% 341.58% 475.77%

GSS GOLDEN STAR RES 298 3.45 0.04 1.77% 36.36% 121.15% 516.07%

EVR EVERCORE PARTNE 297.2 35 1.06 6.09% 53.56% 201.19% 370.39%

JCG J CREW GROUP IN 297.1 43.09 1.21 12.18% 42.92% 269.24% 284.05%

VECO VEECO INSTRUMEN 295.4 25.98 1.15 -0.35% 32.96% 381.11% 466.01%

DKL MSSATURNS FORD 292.8 19.8 0.17 11.86% 17.86% 343.00% 435.74%

BC BRUNSWICK CP 291.4 11.63 -0.03 -11.02% 30.67% 215.18% 386.32%

NSIT INSIGHT ENTERPR 289.5 12.16 0.41 -9.73% 16.59% 309.43% 180.18%

TIN TEMPLE INLAND I 289.1 17.15 0.39 -3.65% 9.86% 286.61% 316.24%

XKN LEHMAN ABS 7.70 283.7 16.78 unch 7.45% 17.18% 312.66% 378.84%

SPRD SPREADTRUM COMM 281.1 5.4 0.15 -4.93% 57.89% 468.42% 575.00%

NYMT NEW YORK MORTGA 280.2 6.96 -0.01 -9.26% 16.61% 200.49% 347.29%

GOL GOL LINHAS AERE 280.2 12.18 0.39 7.22% 23.28% 178.80% 280.66%

NTL NORTEL INV SA A 280 15.6 -0.15 5.76% 67.74% 262.79% 418.27%

PCLN PRICELINE.COM I 279.3 201.93 4.78 17.48% 35.74% 177.91% 275.33%

SLT STERLITE IND LT 279.1 18.46 0.81 11.07% 36.72% 236.73% 317.07%

UTA UNIVERSAL TRAVE 278.7 13.91 1.16 -4.07% 3.19% 1555.95% 1638.75%

KSK STR PD 7.4 FORD 278.4 18.25 0.18 8.89% 18.63% 368.18% 479.02%

JNY JONES APPAREL G 277.9 18.48 0.2 -3.91% 24.08% 451.68% 200.38%

CAGC CHINA AGRITECH 277 18.01 0.9 -6.25% 83.78% 394.78% 455.86%

ETM ENTERCOM COMMUN 276.7 6.37 -0.01 -29.22% 46.77% 393.80% 810.00%

VMED VIRGIN MEDIA IN 276.1 16.28 0.38 11.89% 52.04% 249.61% 233.01%

STX SEAGATE TECHNOL 275.8 16.72 -0.08 7.59% 37.05% 282.61% 245.86%

FIRE SOURCEFIRE INC 273.2 21.26 -0.4 -7.57% 5.93% 216.84% 317.68%

ICTG ICT GROUP INC 272.9 16.21 0.02 0.62% 69.56% 203.56% 392.71%

ANV ALLIED NEVADA G 269.8 11.43 0.17 6.72% 35.27% 133.74% 314.13%

AHT ASHFORD HOSP TR 266.4 4.44 0.05 12.41% 64.44% 206.21% 174.07%

NXG NORTHGATE MINER 266.2 3.02 0.08 8.63% 37.27% 127.07% 379.37%

CTB COOPER TIRE RUB 265.2 18.96 0.88 10.55% 40.73% 259.66% 292.51%

PJE ML PPLUS 8.25 F 264.1 19.82 0.12 10.42% 16.59% 350.05% 373.25%

XRA EXETER RESOURCE 262.3 5.41 -0.16 -7.68% 98.90% 115.54% 347.11%

HL-C HECLA MNG CO PF 259.9 62.7 -0.42 7.66% 61.06% 224.03% 372.54%

NEPT NEPTUNE TECHNOL 259.7 2.38 0.08 13.33% 20.20% 190.24% 357.69%

STAR STARENT NETWORK 257.2 34.03 unch 0.12% 45.99% 131.65% 267.89%

EJ E-HOUSE HOLDING 256.1 20.27 0.79 -5.68% -6.42% 183.50% 309.49%

GFA GAFISA SA ADR 254.1 33.75 0.73 -6.66% 28.33% 190.55% 322.97%

TGB TASEKO MINES LT 253.4 3.21 -0.07 18.45% 22.52% 241.49% 291.46%

SMOD SMART MODULAR T 253 4.77 0.18 7.67% 40.71% 287.80% 172.57%

CLZR CANDELA CORP 249.9 3.02 -0.06 -6.79% 122.06% 694.74% 674.36%

TBV TIENS BIOTECH G 247.4 5.2 -0.15 11.83% 67.74% 198.85% 340.68%

IDT IDT CORP CL B N 245.7 3.63 -0.04 8.04% 42.35% 830.77% 411.27%

FCX FREEPORT MCMORA 245 81.57 0.41 7.43% 28.15% 167.35% 235.13%

RWC R E L M WIRELES 244.1 2.75 -0.13 -18.40% 5.77% 235.37% 439.22%

NSU NEVSUN RESOURCE 244.1 3.05 0.13 9.71% 96.77% 182.41% 593.18%

TRGT TARGACEPT INC 243.1 20.5 -1.26 2.04% 51.96% 743.62% 449.60%

TLVT TELVENT GIT S.A 242.7 31.28 -0.46 -6.01% 25.52% 128.53% 321.79%

ACFN ACORN ENERGY IN 242.6 7.25 -0.64 10.69% 75.12% 202.08% 309.60%

Weighted Alpha: top 100 stocks as at Nov 13, '09

2009-11-15T17:11:00.000-08:00

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Weighted Alpha
The Alpha is a measure of how much a stock has risen or fallen over a one-year period. The original research was restricted to large cap stocks, so the corresponding rise in the S&P 500 index was subtracted; however, as there are a number of interesting stocks that do not fit well into any category, and others that fit into more than one category, the results are presented without subtracting any index. Barchart.com takes this Alpha (measure of how much a stock has changed in the one-year period) and weights this, assigning more weight to recent activity, and less (0.5 factor) to activity at the beginning of the period. Thus the weighted alpha is a measure of one year growth with an emphasis on the most recent price activity. A stock whose price has risen over the one-year period will have a positive Weighted Alpha. A stock whose price has not changed in the period will have a small Weighted Alpha and a stock whose price has dropped over the period will have a negative Weighted Alpha. N.B. The Weighted Alpha is limited in the amount it may change from one day to the next, thus eliminating large price jumps from the calculation .

Top 100 Stocks for Nov 13 Average Weighted Alpha is +355.18

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Symbol
Company Name
WeightedAlpha
Last
Rel Str
Avg Vol
YTDPercent
52 WeekHigh
52 WeekLow

AUTCW
AUTOCHINA INTER
+1875.20
17.20
66.68%
48220
12185.71%
21.99
0.10
VCI
VALASSIS COMMUN
+834.00
16.63
42.52%
943145
1159.85%
21.01
1.08
AIXG
AIXTRON AKTIENG
+793.10
33.49
61.14%
353325
396.40%
34.21
3.50
TSTC
TELESTONE TECHN
+786.80
11.90
69.48%
607715
743.97%
13.19
0.63
DEER
DEER CONSUMER P
+676.70
16.33
76.03%
111275
2077.33%
16.97
0.20
MED
MEDIFAST INC
+618.60
26.70
62.96%
821215
383.70%
27.57
3.35
KGN
KEEGAN RES INC
+587.70
5.93
64.44%
247915
544.57%
6.93
0.39
RINO
RINO INTL CORP
+575.00
26.66
65.09%
1119635
661.71%
28.10
2.00
PLX
PROTALIX BIOTHE
+489.60
10.71
56.57%
993120
482.07%
12.50
0.96
NLST
NETLIST INC
+456.50
4.47
95.11%
830925
1441.38%
4.83
0.11
BONT
THE BON-TON STO
+442.10
10.89
75.04%
164610
984.78%
11.22
0.74
YONG
YONGYE INTL INC
+437.50
9.04
48.34%
493630
465.00%
12.00
0.65
SVA
SINOVAC BIOTECH
+433.30
9.38
66.57%
2594790
579.71%
12.50
0.75
CAAS
CHINA AUTOMOTIV
+417.80
16.65
81.52%
439165
391.15%
17.33
2.01
WILC
G. WILLI-FOOD I
+405.50
5.72
65.35%
25100
308.57%
5.72
0.55
ROIAK
RADIO ONE INC
+402.90
2.13
61.32%
470030
868.18%
2.89
0.10
TCK
TECK RESOURCES
+402.50
31.93
55.32%
7051560
548.98%
34.07
2.60
COT
COTT CP
+398.80
9.04
58.89%
1132510
606.25%
9.39
0.59
APT
ALPHA PRO TECH
+397.90
5.45
36.84%
1030765
450.51%
7.60
0.75
NANO
NANOMETRICS INC
+395.00
11.40
78.48%
478040
900.00%
11.75
0.80
LCAPA
LIBERTY MEDIA C
+383.30
24.18
62.84%
539575
413.38%
25.05
2.33
KVU
STRD PDT 8 CORT
+377.60
19.95
80.83%
37115
364.71%
20.00
2.39
CLW
CLEARWATER PAPE
+374.70
48.18
53.95%
164250
474.26%
51.82
5.93
DTG
DOLLAR THRIFTY
+372.30
19.09
38.44%
1607400
1651.38%
27.50
0.60
MSPD
MINDSPEED TECHN
+369.40
4.44
76.43%
264360
422.35%
4.49
0.56
CGA
CHINA GREEN AGR
+366.00
13.05
57.38%
683150
320.97%
15.00
2.12
DFT
DUPONT FABROS T
+358.40
15.87
56.64%
400930
666.67%
17.18
1.53
F-S
FORD MOTOR CAP
+355.70
33.44
65.64%
238855
270.73%
33.55
2.72
IAG
IAMGOLD CORP
+352.60
18.42
70.23%
6742875
201.47%
18.75
2.66
RBY
RUBICON MINERAL
+343.90
4.26
50.98%
860110
267.24%
4.80
0.70
DRWI
DRAGONWAVE INC
+339.50
8.74
51.25%
803495
1011.39%
11.62
0.77
IFLO
I-FLOW CORP
+334.60
12.63
68.31%
609100
163.12%
12.95
2.01
OMN
OMNOVA SOLUTION
+332.80
6.79
48.48%
392975
898.53%
8.08
0.60
SWM
SCHWEITZER MAUD
+330.40
62.50
65.90%
403595
218.03%
64.35
12.53
IVN
IVANHOE MINES L
+329.40
12.49
56.38%
2509110
362.59%
13.70
1.61
OSK
OSHKOSH CP
+329.10
39.69
69.63%
1773075
350.95%
40.49
3.81
NCST
NUCRYST PHARMAC
+327.80
1.71
84.06%
88075
740.42%
1.72
0.13
TMI.W
TM ENTERTAINMEN
+327.50
3.85
77.85%
379095
12733.33%
3.93
0.01
TRW
TRW AUTOMOTIVE
+326.50
22.98
67.04%
2283015
538.33%
24.05
1.38
PTI
PATNI COMPUTER
+325.80
21.85
68.94%
72930
274.75%
21.93
4.21
CHS
CHICO'S F A S I
+324.50
12.89
50.19%
3992245
208.37%
14.14
1.72
BIOS
BIOSCRIP INC
+323.80
8.90
74.94%
454935
300.90%
9.00
1.26
VOCL
VOCALTEC COMMUN
+320.80
2.00
57.45%
31960
1011.11%
2.40
0.13
IDI.W
IDEATION ACQ CP
+317.70
2.98
70.50%
105460
9833.33%
3.14
0.03
KIRK
KIRKLAND'S INC
+317.00
12.68
40.81%
225635
378.49%
15.74
1.75
CTEL
CITY TELECOM [H
+312.10
8.21
68.46%
39655
214.11%
8.41
1.88
CBOU
CARIBOU COFFEE
+309.70
8.21
48.33%
125740
503.68%
9.38
1.10
MGPI
MGP INGREDIENTS
+306.00
5.36
67.95%
37170
700.00%
5.61
0.50
GRA
GRACE W R CO NE
+305.10
23.80
56.86%
823485
298.66%
24.97
2.95
HOLI
HLS SYSTEMS INT
+304.80
10.92
62.06%
256410
290.00%
11.47
2.00
CATM
CARDTRONICS INC
+304.00
11.10
67.45%
244885
760.47%
11.46
0.47
KONG
KONGZHONG CORP
+298.80
14.82
51.38%
376990
342.39%
16.16
2.71
THM
INTL TOWER HILL
+298.70
6.24
66.99%
250825
387.50%
6.40
0.83
XVF
LEHMAN ABS 8.00
+298.00
19.94
76.19%
3240
307.29%
19.94
2.52
GSS
GOLDEN STAR RES
+298.00
3.45
50.54%
4289455
245.00%
3.91
0.40
EVR
EVERCORE PARTNE
+297.20
35.00
71.08%
165210
186.25%
35.62
6.07
JCG
J CREW GROUP IN
+297.10
43.09
62.06%
1965915
253.20%
44.29
8.02
VECO
VEECO INSTRUMEN
+295.40
25.98
57.21%
1307010
309.78%
27.35
3.22
DKL
MSSATURNS FORD
+292.80
19.80
73.31%
4835
329.40%
19.98
2.37
BC
BRUNSWICK CP
+291.40
11.63
55.48%
1826745
176.25%
13.43
1.82
NSIT
INSIGHT ENTERPR
+289.50
12.16
57.26%
254000
76.23%
14.07
2.04
TIN
TEMPLE INLAND I
+289.10
17.15
55.94%
2599310
269.70%
18.90
2.19
XKN
LEHMAN ABS 7.70
+283.70
16.78
60.17%
12260
302.39%
17.20
2.19
SPRD
SPREADTRUM COMM
+281.10
5.40
55.58%
440600
445.45%
6.10
0.63
NYMT
NEW YORK MORTGA
+280.20
6.96
50.21%
69960
276.22%
8.49
1.27
GOL
GOL LINHAS AERE
+280.20
12.18
61.72%
1700935
188.02%
12.61
2.78
NTL
NORTEL INV SA A
+280.00
15.60
58.60%
24640
278.64%
16.96
2.74
PCLN
PRICELINE.COM I
+279.30
201.93
71.41%
2371195
174.18%
209.19
48.30
SLT
STERLITE IND LT
+279.10
18.46
61.60%
2377020
235.51%
18.78
3.90
UTA
UNIVERSAL TRAVE
+278.70
13.91
60.01%
517300
1480.68%
17.20
0.56
KSK
STR PD 7.4 FORD
+278.40
18.25
75.58%
41185
328.16%
18.38
1.95
JNY
JONES APPAREL G
+277.90
18.48
51.64%
2192630
223.95%
19.74
2.28
CAGC
CHINA AGRITECH
+277.00
18.01
62.02%
163060
291.52%
20.98
2.04
ETM
ENTERCOM COMMUN
+276.70
6.37
40.83%
396070
417.89%
9.85
0.66
VMED
VIRGIN MEDIA IN
+276.10
16.28
71.05%
5719490
232.10%
16.32
2.88
STX
SEAGATE TECHNOL
+275.80
16.72
65.15%
12508165
280.19%
17.03
2.96
FIRE
SOURCEFIRE INC
+273.20
21.26
49.32%
457810
279.64%
24.53
3.89
ICTG
ICT GROUP INC
+272.90
16.21
67.15%
115325
253.93%
16.68
2.50
ANV
ALLIED NEVADA G
+269.80
11.43
62.25%
408360
125.89%
11.97
1.88
AHT
ASHFORD HOSP TR
+266.40
4.44
66.98%
813185
286.09%
4.67
0.90
NXG
NORTHGATE MINER
+266.20
3.02
65.50%
3273605
263.86%
3.12
0.55
CTB
COOPER TIRE RUB
+265.20
18.96
65.79%
1560090
221.15%
19.32
2.91
PJE
ML PPLUS 8.25 F
+264.10
19.82
73.05%
4415
349.90%
19.90
2.14
XRA
EXETER RESOURCE
+262.30
5.41
49.02%
257335
177.44%
6.40
0.97
HL-C
HECLA MNG CO PF
+259.90
62.70
60.90%
18075
120.23%
66.50
11.13
NEPT
NEPTUNE TECHNOL
+259.70
2.38
64.57%
15450
325.00%
2.70
0.28
STAR
STARENT NETWORK
+257.20
34.03
78.36%
2476615
185.25%
34.75
7.30
EJ
E-HOUSE HOLDING
+256.10
20.27
52.72%
1806035
150.25%
24.39
4.00
GFA
GAFISA SA ADR
+254.10
33.75
55.56%
1243050
267.72%
37.62
5.28
TGB
TASEKO MINES LT
+253.40
3.21
58.26%
2784140
463.16%
3.43
0.55
SMOD
SMART MODULAR T
+253.00
4.77
61.51%
632300
209.74%
5.62
0.76
CLZR
CANDELA CORP
+249.90
3.02
43.81%
114920
516.33%
3.55
0.27
TBV
TIENS BIOTECH G
+247.40
5.20
64.07%
60150
165.31%
5.64
0.91
IDT
IDT CORP CL B N
+245.70
3.63
51.67%
72080
807.50%
4.05
0.24
FCX
FREEPORT MCMORA
+245.00
81.57
59.09%
16428770
233.76%
84.70
15.70
RWC
R E L M WIRELES
+244.10
2.75
43.31%
122870
271.62%
4.06
0.41
NSU
NEVSUN RESOURCE
+244.10
3.05
59.90%
1081955
323.61%
3.42
0.33
TRGT
TARGACEPT INC
+243.10
20.50
51.91%
268880
475.84%
24.50
1.40
TLVT
TELVENT GIT S.A
+242.70
31.28
53.84%
200280
121.18%
34.76
6.59
ACFN
ACORN ENERGY IN
+242.60
7.25
53.18%
131010
421.58%
8.33
1.30

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2009-08-29T16:47:00.000-07:00

Wall Street Blood Sweat & Tears by Donna Dimke

Response to Jeff Clark's blog: The Rally is Going to End Abruptly

Excellent talking point you make iro- "surviving in the market has everything to do with avoiding the bullet", less to do with having the most fun "right now". I like to think I've learned this lesson the hard way..... but have i really learned it so that it's hardwired into my trading psychology permanently, or will I be sucked into the next bubble-rally? Do I have the smarts to know when to move to the sidelines? Is it now? Who knows: more importantly, how will I decide?

I protect myself by committing only to short-term trades; recently this has allowed me to buy the "low-price" financial stocks and chuckle as I sell into profits. Fun, huh? Well.... I've been here before. It's always fun on the way up. This time I don't want to be caught holding stocks at prices that will look ridiculous in hindsight. (Notice how fear puts a cap on greed in this scenario. More on this later.)

Trading decisions seem to fall into two broadly defined camps: short term trades which can be based on market sentiment & trends, news & charts. Longer term trades are necessarily based on macro-economic factors & fundamental analysis, including timeline & expectations for economic recovery, and our opinion of the easy money policies that may, depending on your viewpoint, bankrupt our future or pave the way out of this recession. Traders create the reality of rising markets, with greed and optimism leading often to bubbles, until different realities overwhelm and invade the playground. Bears & bulls provide checks on each other's realities just as arguments that pit doom and gloom against green shoots compete for highest billing.

I wonder if greed and fear can be removed from the equation; isn't that the Holy Grail for investors- to remove emotion from trading decisions? Or can we at best balance the fulcrum? If we rely on our homework and research while operating with a disciplined trading plan, are we less likely to succumb to the behavioral manifestation of greed: chasing the market so as not to "miss out"? Holding positions just a bit too long, so we're holding the bag when the market turns against us?

Where does fear wreck us? Investors' collective fear creates its own reality: example: September & October are bad months for the market- it's almost a mantra, and self-fulfilling prophecy isn't far behind. Also, an over-analytic focus on negative factors impacting the economy leads to paralysis and short-circuits any opportunity for short-term profits. This results in self-recriminations such as "Why didn't I pull the trigger on that stock?" Fear can also lead to short-term-itis: frantic buying and selling that can result in high commissions and a pattern of leaving big profits on the table as stocks run higher. We panic out of great stocks!

For better or worse, our trades don't usually occur in an emotional vacuum. Our perspective informs our decisions if even at a sub-conscious level, even driving us to seek out research & commentators who validate our point of view. Technical factors are viewed within the context of historical and recent trends that resonate with, as well as guide, our outlook.

One thing I know, when it comes to trading, wherever I go, there I am! That's why I need so many rules to protect and guide me, why I strive for constant vigilance and learning, awareness of factors impacting the trading environment. This includes keeping a watchful eye on all of you: what you like, what you're thinking, how you're reacting. We're never lacking for opportunities, and we're never assured of profits. This is both our edge, and our danger.

So... once more with feeling, I ask: Do I have the smarts to know when to move to the sidelines, when to shift my strategy? The most I'll say is that it's still a work in progress.

XL chart

2009-08-23T18:22:00.000-07:00

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=xl&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=0