Week of 27 March thru April 1 2017

[blygh]

The Morning Line

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop	Lim	Rank
1        Tiarra	BUD	111.26				109
2            Ira	ANET	131.35
Spiderman	BLCM	11.94
4     SD	XBI	67.97
5  RealDeal	ETE	18.63
6   Blygh	MYL srt	40.86				42.75	38
Market	SPY	231.91
8	QQQ	129.73

[blygh]

THEY'RE OFF!!!

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop	Lim	Rank
1        Tiarra	BUD	111.26	111.37	+0.11	+0.1%	109		5
2            Ira	ANET	131.35	132.18	+0.83	+0.63%			4
Spiderman	BLCM	11.94	12.18	+0.24	+2.01%			2
4     SD	XBI	67.97	69.75	+1.78	+2.62%			1
5  RealDeal	ETE	18.63	18.31	-0.32	-1.72%			7
6   Blygh	MYL shrt	40.86	41.75	+0.59	-1.44%	42.75	38	6
Market	SPY	231.91	233.58	+1.61	+0.69%			3
8	QQQ	129.73	130.84	+1.11	+0.86%

SD takes the lead with Spiderman in hot pursuit 

[sd]

A LOOK AT DAY 1

[blygh]

Out of the far turn in a close race

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop	Lim	Rank
1        Tiarra	BUD	111.26	111.53	+0.27	+0.24%	109		5
2            Ira	ANET	131.35	133.97	+2.62	+2.0%			1
Spiderman	BLCM	11.94	11.92	-0.02	-0.17%			6
4     SD	XBI	67.97	69.31	+1.34	+1.97%			2
5  RealDeal	ETE	18.63	18.78	+0.15	+0.81%			4
6   Blygh	MYL shrt	40.86	41.73	+0.87	-2.13%	42.75	38	7
Market	SPY	231.91	235.32	+3.35	+1.44%			3
8	QQQ	129.73	131.64	+1.91	+1.47%

Ira moves up on the inside to take a slim lead with SD behind by a head

[blygh]

Out of the back stretch- Wed. March 29

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop	Lim	Rank
1        Tiarra	BUD	111.26	111.33	+0.07	+0.063%	109		7
2            Ira	ANET	131.35	133.30	+1.95	+1.49%			5
Spiderman	BLCM	11.94	12.52	+0.58	+4.86%			1
4     SD	XBI	67.97	69.73	+1.76	+2.60%			3
5  RealDeal	ETE	18.63	19.32	+0.69	+3.70%			2
6   Blygh	MYL srt	40.86	40.35	-0.51	+1.25%	42.75	38	6
Market	SPY	231.91	235.54	+3.57	+1.54%			4
8	QQQ	129.73	132.25	+2.52	+1.94%

SPIDERMAN surges into the lead with Real Deal and SD chasing 
for the first time in a while - everyone has gains  

[sd]

Good Race! I'd like to enter XBI at the close again- stop $67.00

[blygh]

Out of the clubhouse turn into the home stretch

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop	Lim	Rank
1        Tiarra	BUD	111.26	110.26	-1.00	-0.9%	109		7
2            Ira	ANET	131.35	132.81	+1.46	+1.11%			6
Spiderman	BLCM	11.94	12.44	+0.50	+4.19%			2
4     SD	XBI	67.97	69.38	+1.41	+2.07%			4
5  RealDeal	ETE	18.63	19.42	+0.79	+4.24%			1
6   Blygh	MYL srt	40.86	39.59	-1.27	+3.11%	42.75	38	3
Market	SPY	231.97	236.27	+4.30	+1.85%			5
8	QQQ	129.73	132.47	+2.47	+2.11%

Real Deal running neck and neck with Spiderman

[blygh]

Across the finish line 

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop	Lim	Rank
1        Tiarra	BUD	111.26	109.76	-1.50	-1.35%	109		7
2            Ira	ANET	131.35	132.27	+0.92	+0.7%			6
Spiderman	BLCM	11.94	12.34	+0.40	+3.35%			3
4     SD	XBI	67.97	69.34	+1.37	+2.02%			4
5  RealDeal	ETE	18.63	19.73	+1.10	+5.90%			1
6   Blygh	MYL srt	40.86	38.99	-1.87	+4.58%	42.75	38	2
Market	SPY	231.91	235.74	+3.77	+1.63%			5
8	QQQ	129.73	132.38	+2.65	+2.04%

In a close finish Real Deal goes to the whip and noses out a hard charging Blygh and Spiderman

[blygh]

Total Return in 2017 as of 3/31/2017

Rider	Win	Place	Show	Total Return	Default pick
Tiarra	3		2	+3.585%	ETSY
Ira	1	3	1	+0.553%	VIXY short
Spiderman	2	1	3	-28.074%	EXAS
Real Deal	1	3		+0.666%	RS
SD	1	3	3	+8.278%	XBI
Blygh	5	1		+11.683%	ISRG
Market (SPY)		2	4	+6.028%

Blygh holds first place YTD after a 4.58% pop -SD chasing hard-

[sd]

Congrats RD On the Win!
Congrats Blygh and Tiarra for the most wins in the quarter!
Blygh has 5 wins and also the largest gain and Tiarra holds 3 wins-!

SO, HERE'S THE SELECTION OF BOOKS AND VIDEOS THAT THE 2 QUARTERLY WINNERS CAN SELECT FROM.
LET'S ALSO INCLUDE THE 1ST AND 2ND PLACE LARGEST GAINS IN THE INVESTMENT RACE-also gets to make a choice.
1 video or 1 book-

i haven't purchased many trading books in recent years- and while times have changed, some of the techniques may be dated- but some things always hold true- Same with the videos-

BOOKS:
Reminiscences of a stock operator- Edwin L Lefevre- classic
Options as a Strategic investment- McMillan
Money- master the game-Robbins
Getting started in Options-Thomsett
Tools 7 Tactics of the master Day Trader- Velez, Capra
Super Trader- Van Tharp
Methods of a Wall Street Master- Trader Vic
Elliot Wave Principles- Prechter
Swing Trading- Jon markman
Electronic swing trading- Sarkovich
Sell and Sell Short- ELDER
Exchange traded Funds-
Power Trading, Power living- Parness
Swing Trading- Velez
Short term trading- Toni Turner
Real money- Cramer
New market Wizards-Schwager
Getting Started in Technical Analysis- Schwager

Videos

Timing models- Freeburg
Swing Trading Tactics - Velez
Becoming a Disciplined Trader- KIEV
Discipline, Discipline, Discipline- Toghrarie
Sector Trading Strategies- Wagner
Intraday trading- Capra
Trading the moves- Downs
Swing trading Essentials- Markman
12 Simple TA indicators Larsen
Guerilla Trading- Tactics- Velez
Screening the markets-Gerstein
Core Trading Tactics- Velez
Guppy Moving averages- Guppy
Options 101 Trend Trading- Parnell
Trading Survival 101 Kezali

Winners: send me an e-mail with your selection-and a return address- i will try to get that in the mail within 1 week=

My E-mail:
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Congratulations!

[sd]

Here's the photos at the finish

[Spiderman]

Congrats Real Deal,
I'll ride WPX long.
Spiderman

[blygh]

Congrats Real Deal  -Next week SHPG short - stop loss 178 - Rationale - PE 115:1 , 22 percent rise in short sales - weak pipe line - downward momentum - the market showing symptoms of Go-away-in-May with no upward drivers on the horizon - Trump targeting high drug prices.  Fidelity analysts summary 0.9/10 "Very bearish". -  Doubts about corporate tax rate revisions.   


Blygh

[realdeal]

Thanks everyone... finally right LOL

I will go with AMD (long)


-rd

[ira85]

Congrats rd.

I'll ride AAOI long this week.

blygh, I tried to look up your pick, SPHG, and it came up blank. Is that the right ticker? -ira