Day Trading - Scalp

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  1. ciao

    ciao Senior Investor

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    today I got some issued with the internet connection (IMO it is the international one)

    so decided to post my list without any D

    I just let you see some of the one I will follow today
    ARRY RGSE KTOV CLDX SPHS I am sure that few scalps will be possible on those ...

    second line SEED CARA EKSO MACK ATEC

    if I can't post before the bell.... do your own DD and decide for your self ..
    as I just scalp them I don't hold any of the above
    no P&D ;):D
     
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    ciao Senior Investor

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    RGSE doing well in pre
    couldn't resist (I was following close) just open a position 5.43
    put on sale at 5.80 MM took straight away the ask was 5.74
    something tell me could be another day like yesterday ..MM needs stocks hmmm

    wow now teh HOD 6.10 ... no wander they took them at 5.80 still we are both happy ;):p:)
     
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    ok going to get ready for the bell ... my best scalp are within the first hour so have to be mentally ready ;):)
     
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    JR Ewing Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Baudwalk,

    GILD is an exceptional company - great drugs, financially stable, great profits, margins, relatively cheap, etc. Most biotechs are far more speculative, volatile, and not exactly financially stable.

    GILD is an exception. It is also far larger than most of these others - that I tend to just invest a few hundred or perhaps a few thousand in here and there.

    For the typical conservative small investor, it's a much better choice than just about any other biotech IMO as a small part of a balanced portfolio.
     
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    JR Ewing Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Ciao,

    That's 20 shares at $5.80, 40 shares @ $2.50, etc...

    I tend to buy these smaller, more volatile, less stable, high-beta, high risk stocks very lightly... $100-200 here, perhaps $1-2k there, etc. Realizing $100-200 here in gains, $1-2k or more there in gains pretty frequently adds up...

    Bigger and more stable companies that usually earn lots of money, have strong margins and cash flows, etc are usually bought more heavily.

    I may buy a few thousand dollars worth of some companies like URI, EOG, FANG, and CLR each time I buy them... perhaps tens of thousands worth of a few others like WMT and APPL here and there... and I may have low six figures worth of a company like Google and perhaps a small number of others here and there.

    I like to buy on dips, and frequently use this as a way to gradually add to positions over time.

    I'm big on diversification and risk management, and tend to keep a nice pile of available cash in my trading portfolios. I will typically have dozens of medium to large positions, and hundreds of smaller positions in my portfolios on any given day. I tend to hold the larger, more stable positions longer.
     
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    Re SEED:
    Transaction
    Date Transaction
    Type Dividend Per
    Share Shares
    Transacted Share Price
    $ Split
    Ratio Commission
    $ Transaction
    Value $ Share
    Balance [​IMG]
    3/25/2015 Buy 58.0000 1.7200 0.00 99.76 58.0000
    6/10/2015 Buy 58.0000 2.2700 0.00 131.66 116.0000
    10/27/2015 Buy 58.0000 1.5200 0.00 88.16 174.0000
    1/7/2016 Buy 76.0000 1.2700 0.00 96.52 250.0000
    4/19/2016 Sell 200.0000 2.0400 0.00 408.00 50.0000
    6/28/2016 Buy 50.0000 1.6489 0.00 82.45 100.0000
    9/28/2016 Sell 100.0000 3.0100 0.00 301.00 0.0000
     
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    Bought a little HEAR on today's dip.
     
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    JR thanks to explain .... it i s nice to see how many of us trade differently but end up making $$$$$

    hmmm I think you could make a nice scalper ;):D I tend to trade a lot but don't stay in long "grab and run" :)
     
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    today had one of those green day that it doesn't happen too often..
    RGSE my best 5.72 - 7.20 :p:p
    had a green scalp in pre poste d few post back
    OPTT here I did something that I don't often do .... start in at 7.48 and added twice then started to sell last sell at 8.46
    ens of story few kk profit ;):p:)
    then decided to stay away oh yes I did another on OPTT +25ticks

    today IMO was a day of green ($$$) for many traders ... many stocks decided to have a go....

    (btw all the above posted live on a chat)
     

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