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rrochon
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msg #33504
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10/5/2004 3:20:06 PM

Grumpus,

Congratulations on your successful run. Do you post your daily selections anywhere, so we could follow your example, or is it your secret? Do you have a filter that you select your trades from, and do you share your method of playing the filter?

Would sure enjoy a small % of your successful picks. Mine have not been doing so great.

Dick


txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33512
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10/6/2004 6:55:56 AM

Preserving Captiol - 10% / 10% rule

I can’t stress enough to preserve your capital so you can live to
trade another day. This is one of the most important rules in
trading. I’ve put it down in black and white in an example below
so
you can see for yourself how important this rule is. Please take this
into consideration when trading; it will save you every time. I want
to show you the importance of controlling your trades. By this I mean
letting your winners run and cutting your losses immediately. In the
following example, you’ll see how I can lose 4 out of 5 trades and
still make money. I’ll use HEC as an example of our 1 winning
trade.
I bought that stock at .52. It proceeded up to .98 before coming
back down. If I had sold at .98 I would have made 88% but I know we
can’t always sell at the high so I’ll use a 50% profit in my
example
just to be more realistic. I’ll also use round numbers just to
make
it easier to see.

$10,000 cash position to start
Make 5 trades with $2,000 (10%) in each

Buy $2,000 HEC at .50 = 4,000 shares, Sell at .75 = $3,000 for 50%
gain
Buy $2,000 XYZ at .50 = 4,000 shares, Sell at .45 = $1,800 for 10%
loss
Buy $2,000 YXZ at .50 = 4,000 shares, Sell at .45 = $1,800 for 10%
loss
Buy $2,000 ZXY at .50 = 4,000 shares, Sell at .45 = $1,800 for 10%
loss
Buy $2,000 YZX at .50 = 4,000 shares, Sell at .45 = $1,800 for 10%
loss

You’ve just lost 4 out of 5 trades but your bottom line is still
2%
ahead.
Your balance is now $10,200, with commissions you’ll probably
break
even. I’m showing you this example so you can see, even if you
are
only right 20% of the time, you won’t lose your money if you
maintain
discipline and follow the 10% / 10% rules. That is of course, no more
than 10% in any one position and no more than 10% loss on a bad trade.
The 2nd rule is always the hardest and even I sometimes still fail on
this one. But there is absolutely no excuse to fail on the first
rule. The fastest way to the poor house is putting all your eggs in
one basket and having the trade go bad on you. This will end your
quest for financial freedom faster than you can say “oh no, what
did I
just do with my hard earned money?”

The above example is very conservative because we have had many stocks
that have made way above the 50% figures used and not so many losing
trades of 10% or more. We will be right more than we are wrong and
I’m sure we can get 6 out of 10 trades right or even as much as 7
out
of 10 for a 70% win/lose ratio. In the above example, remember, we
only have to be right 2 out of every 10 trades. So if you think you
can follow the disciplines and be right more then 20% of the time, how
can you not make money in this market? It works for any priced stock.
You can start with 50K and buy 100 shares of a $100.00 stock. Be
right once and have the one winner go up to $150.00 a share and you
could sell the other 4 for $90.00, 10% loss and still come out ahead.
No matter what price you pay, just stick to the rule. This is a big
reason why my Trade Record is up 118% in 5 months. I follow the rules
for the most part. I trade my money as if it was yours and I do not
want you to lose your money.

Please follow these simple rules and you will be around trading and
making money for a long, long time. One other favor I would like you
to do is, print this commentary out and put it somewhere near your
computer. Look at it when your trade falls below the 10% loss rule.
Maybe it will help you remember that if you stick to the rule, you
will make money.

In short,

1. No more then 10% of your capital in any one position, and
2. Cut your losers to no more then 10% loss.


TxTrapper

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails
to always reach my destination."
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txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33513
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10/6/2004 7:08:20 AM

rrochon 10/5/2004 3:20:06 PM

Grumpus,

Congratulations on your successful run. Do you post your daily selections anywhere, so we could follow your example, or is it your secret? Do you have a filter that you select your trades from, and do you share your method of playing the filter?

Would sure enjoy a small % of your successful picks. Mine have not been doing so great.

Dick
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Dick, Grumpus is a moderator

@ http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bottomlinestocks/ which you are a member of, I am not sure he is a member of SF or monitors this site, you can reach him at the site or directly @ grumpus@graffiti.net. Grumpus, is a highly motivated trader, with special trading skills, he has taken $10,000 at the Virtual Stock Exhange and in a short time, turned that into a whopping $114,000 portfolio last time I checked. I believe he has a personal website where he posts his daily pics, so if you contact him, he can give you that.

TxTrapper
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txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33524
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10/7/2004 8:23:24 AM

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Enjoy,

TxTrapper


txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33611
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10/19/2004 7:55:40 PM



Tool for playing the e-minis....look before trading anything.....I check the S&P Index every day, since it closely resembles the movement in the e-minis.
As you can see from the chart the S&P 500 closed below its 50ma. Draw a support line accross the recent lows, as you can see it closed just above support.

If for whatever reason a trading opportunity doesn't arise, it's no big deal. There's always tomorrow.

What's important here is stick to your rules.


go long > 50ma
go short < 50ma


Watch for OBV confirmation.


http://tinyurl.com/3rqj7


Enjoy,


TxTrapper


txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33631
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10/22/2004 8:28:42 PM

Trapper's Picks for Monday Oct,25,2004 -


ICCI
SONE
DESC


Trapper's Friday Pick @ BLS; CDSS up +.10 3.30% today!


Enjoy,


TxTrapper

New Members Welcome; http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bottomlinestocks/

We have a "daily" Stock Picking Contest, fun and educational too!
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txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33774
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10/31/2004 8:13:28 PM

Our daily stock picking contest has become very popular. Here is the monthly winner by average daily return.

===================================================================
Congratulations to MOONSHADOWUS who is our September BLS Champion
with a daily average return of 1.98%!!!
===================================================================


TxTrapper

Come join in; http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bottomlinestocks/


txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33777
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10/31/2004 9:04:04 PM

Another big winner at BottomLineStocks!

===================================================================
Congratulations to STMINTZ who is our October BLS Champion
with a daily average return of 4.40%!!!
===================================================================


TxTrapper
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txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33799
Ignore txtrapper
11/4/2004 10:35:27 AM

Recent Insider Trades

If insiders are buying shares in their own companies, they usually know something that normal investors do not. They buy because they see a merger, acquisition or great earnings ahead or simply because they think their stock is undervalued.

Peter Lynch, the former manager of the Magellan Fund, has noted that insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise. That is why I really believe that following the insiders path can lead you to enormous profits in the stock market.


BEAV $9.43 (1)
2004-11-01 MARCHETTI, ROBERT A.(Vice President) 2,100 Purchase $16,926
FAVS $3.85 (3)
2004-11-01 LHOTA, JOSEPH J.(Director) 1,217 Purchase $5,001
2004-11-01 KIRK, ROBERT(Director) 1,217 Purchase $5,001
2004-11-01 HILL, STANLEY J.(Director) 1,217 Purchase $5,001
ONVI $5.16 (3)
2004-11-01 WAY, CAMERON S.(Chief Accounting Officer) 200 Purchase $412
2004-11-01 ALPERT, IRVINE N.(Executive Vice President) 200 Purchase $488
2004-11-01 ROWLEY, MATTHEW S.(Officer) 200 Purchase $412
PSTA $3.56 (1)
2004-11-01 GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC(Beneficial Owner (10% or more)) 100 Purchase $353
SPRX.OB $0.51 (1)
2004-11-01 MULLER, THOMAS H.JR.(Chief Financial Officer) 5,000 Purchase $2,350


TxTrapper

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bottomlinestocks/


txtrapper
548 posts
msg #33892
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11/12/2004 8:36:08 AM

Best of the Best for Today!

Use your own DD (due dillegence) and use good money management. You can buy any of these stocks with confidence today on a *"green hold".


AAII is ready
VCMP
WGAT
WEBM
EMRG
SSTI
AMKR
TIDE

*"green hold" - if the stocks turns green (higher than previous day)
anytime during the day and holds for a short period of time.

Come join us; http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/bottomlinestocks/


TxTrapper
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