Shorted after a nice morning short squeeze, stock has surged 50 cents/share off its lows today, now news the analyst covering the company says the following…I look to cover in the low 3s or even under 3 if this analyst … Continue reading
Author Archives: timothysykes
sold all LZB at 9.80ish, disappointing but safe
December 9, 2009 at 10:01 am
by timothysykes
This is a textbook doubletop or tripletop at $10, but it could just be because so many technical traders got in due to the Briefing.com technical buy note put out just a few minutes after my initial alert…nasty overall market … Continue reading
morning watchlist: 7 stocks
December 9, 2009 at 1:39 am
by timothysykes
The new http://www.timothysykes.com is finally up but it’s got a ton of bugs so please don’t try to login or signup to anything on there…eventually TIMalerts will be on there, but this is probly the most complex blog on the … Continue reading
bought 7000 LZB at 10
December 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm
by timothysykes
I really didn’t want to make this trade as I have a ton of work to do finishing my new websites, but this one has been threatening to breakout all day in an ugly market…very low risk considering how much … Continue reading
morning watchlist: 9 stocks
December 8, 2009 at 12:46 am
by timothysykes
Sorry for the website issues, should all be resolved in the next 24-48 hours and you’ll see how great the new site will be!
covered 7000 other BIOF at 3.12ish
December 7, 2009 at 9:59 am
by timothysykes
what a total beginner mistake…totally forgot about the other 7,000 shares of BIOF I had at Thinkorswim, i only covered the 3000 I had at IB…covered the other 7000 at 3.12ish…$1,500ish mistake, it happens to everyone, just a mental slip … Continue reading
covered all positions, but just messed up bigtime
December 7, 2009 at 9:40 am
by timothysykes
Covered 3000 BIOF at 2.89 for a 3 cent/share profit, covered 1500 IFNY at 1.47 for another 3 cent/share gain…the pathetic size of gains is akin to me losing on these trades…time costs money and both turned out to be … Continue reading
Reshorted 4000 EMGE at 3.13
September 25, 2009 at 3:37 pm
by timothysykes
I know its basically the same price at which I covered, by but covering in the morning and waiting for the stock to prove it wouldn’t bounce, I reduced my risk…even if I also minimized my reward since the stock … Continue reading
Covered 4000 EMGE at 3.20 on intraday panic
September 25, 2009 at 11:35 am
by timothysykes
Covered 4000 EMGE at 3.20 on intraday panic….huuuuuge $2500ish win, took a little pain, still have the shares today so i can reshort, just scared of any potential bounce, nice profit congrats to all those in this too!
Shorted 4000 EMGE near market open at 3.88
September 25, 2009 at 9:36 am
by timothysykes
Reminder, LiveStock is 1-2PM EST, tune in here, we’ll def. be talking about this on…Shorted 4000 EMGE near market open at 3.88…could be a bit early, but not risking missing this…shares available at Thinkorswim all morning long…(I’m telling you available … Continue reading