It was a good weekly performance for my Trades Ideas scan; 75% winners , with an average return of +4.01% per trade. Next up was the Market ETFs at +2.32% per week, followed by Jim Cramer's lightning round picks at +1.33% . My own three picks (there were no Breakout picks) suffered from two failed shorts (homebuilders), killing the weekly return to my second worst return of -8.32% (a -9.83% loss back in March was actually my worst). To follow the trend from yesterday, the worst performer was not one of my picks, but one of Jim Cramer's; FCX was down -13.19% on the week. Best was the Trade Ideas pick, NTPA , which closed the week up +14.60% . If you would like to try a full version of the Trade-Ideas software, follow this link for a free 7-day trial. If you would like to subscribe to my newsletter you can do so by ordering monthly, 6-month, or annual membership from the 'Quantity' box in the right-hand-margin. If you would like to see Jim's picks you can tun

For the second time this week, Colgate-Palmolive ( CL ) was the most frequent stock to appear on the Trade Ideas scan ( 30 appearances over the course of the day). Although markets are down slightly, the Trade Ideas scan was still able to generate potential stock picks at a reasonable clip; to select 8 stocks would have taken 4 minutes of time - much as it has all week. No need to repeat what was said before - so here is the chart If you would like to try a full version of the Trade-Ideas software, follow this link for a free 7-day trial. Trade Ideas CL

It was a sucker blow for my newsletter picks, the only group of stocks to record a loss on the week, for an average of -4.39% per trade. The strongest performance came from the Trade Ideas picks; they gained an average of +1.68% per trade, edging ahead of the market ETFs at +1.38% . Jim Cramer's picks (all 6 bullish lightning round picks) gained an avearge of +0.92% per trade. Ironically, the strongest individual stock was one of my Subscriber newsletter picks, EVVV . The stock gained +14.47% on the week. Unfortunately, the gains weren't enough to stem the worst of my losses; the worst performer was also a Subscriber pick, GG , at -14.01% . If you would like to try a full version of the Trade-Ideas software, follow this link for a free 7-day trial. If you would like to subscribe to my newsletter you can do so by ordering monthly, 6-month, or annual membership from the 'Quantity' box in the right-hand-margin. If you would like to see Jim's picks you can tune

Today may not have looked like much, but it was good to see yesterday's big gains hold. Tech markets still have the issue of overhead resistance at the 200-day MA, but at least large cap indices look likely to close at new reaction highs. Today's trading was the cup of tea after a long session of work. My Trade Ideas scan chugged along; to select 8 different picks covered a time span of 4 minutes , longer than normal - but well within the (sometimes) hour(s) it takes during bearish declines. There was no one clear favorite; MIG at 34 times, was the most frequent stock on the day. But STA and SRCL made over 30 appearancs too. I have opted to show Stericycle SRCL , as it looks ready to break resistance. It has been relatively quiet on the news front, after earnings were reported in late July . The last 6-months have seen a scrappy consolidation, but price action was formal enough to hold the 40-week MA as support (see the weekly chart). A push to $69 would trigger a quadrupl

The first time my portfolio has ranked No.1 on the Long Term Stock Pick Ranking. I believe I am the only blogger to provide my trades, in real time, through a third party verification system. Few bloggers are prepared to own up to their bad trades (with good reason - it's not much fun!) - with Collective2 there is no hiding. Always judge by the weakest link. Collective2

It was all 'Go!' in afternoon trading as markets put an end to last week's post-holiday malaise. Heavy volume gains saw new near term highs in Tech, semis-, and the Dow. With smaller gains in the S&P and Small caps. The next challenge points for the tech markets will be the 200-day MA, while for large caps it will be all-time highs. The Trade Ideas scan worked at a reasonable clip; to select 8 different picks took the software 1 minute of time. The most frequent stock to appear on the list was Waters Corp ( WAT ). It featured on the scan 51 times . The stock is a bit of a slow burner. Tuesday's action broke the declining channel from May, and should go on to challenge $46.47 resistance. Stops can go on a break of $42. The point-n-figure chart hasn't reflected the new optimism, as it is neutral for a price pattern, and has stuck to a previous bearish target of $32. A move to $47 would kill that target. As for an upside target; a measured move would take it to $6

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