Thursday, October 11, 2012

Watchers for the 10-12-12 trading session

BLOX

Still in play, and again red my previous comments, little has changed. Closed unchanged right at 20. Looking for a bounce play long to perk up off of 20. Up A/H a bit over 0.5%. No big gaps.


IDOI

New Supernovae scan return. A 3 day move up which closed under the highs and above the open. Volume moderate most days, including today. Eventually this can be shorted since it is up so absurdly. I suspect like many such plays it can go further than anyone expects, though. Conditional entry. On a higher open, it might yield a rapid green to red on Friday and spike down for a short scalp. This might even be a gap and crap. A fade on confirmed weakness cues anytime or heavy dumping on volume from or near the bell. Ideal is a flat or barely green or red open, followed by a big move down on volume to short into. Avoid big gaps, especially downward ones. Do not short into initial strength or greening. Box and drop to wait for the distribution print, if desired and avoid top fish timing fades. Keep flat on positive price action, avoid scalping long. A 0.30 fail of some kind may prove pivotal.


MPW

Red floater scan return. Idea is to play for more, real down side on day 2. Closed up almost 0.5% on Thursday off a gap up that ended below the debut. Stop above the previous day session high (11.42) to cap losses on head fake fade entries. More conservatively, stop above the close on Thursday if it starts off net negative. I'm only into the shorting possibility if it surfaces, keeping flat on strength. Also a short on heavy volume dumps/confirmed weakness cues. Moderate buy volume on Thursday means it might have unclear chances to work. An 11.30 fail would be ideal. No A/H quote shift. Avoid all big gaps/longs.

  
PHK

Bullish Engulfing. I like this long over the high (12.69) of Thursday. Moderate volume on the rise, which is a neutral sign for new buyers. Keep flat on real weakness aside from a typical red to green move, etc. Stops just under the low last time or the initial 30 minute one on Friday. More conservatively a stop placed under Thursday's close, too. The low on that day is too far away to use for stops. Ideally stays above 12.50 on pull backs to remain viable as a long if it triggers. No big gaps/shorts. Up A/H a tad. Exit/stop under 12 at worst.


ONVO

B/O scan. I like it long back over 2.16 and holds. Ideal to stay over that on tests aside from early noise if it triggers. Stops also possible just under the close on Thursday or the 1st 30 minute low of Friday. Avoid all shorts and all big gaps. The low on Thursday is too far away to use for risk managing stops. Also a long on spiking up at or near the gun as a scalp. Moderate volume on the rise, a neutral sign for new buys. Exiting below 2.10 on fails after trigger entry advisable. Early r/g buy?


SFLY

Hammer scan long. The tail is not too long to use the low as a stop level unless the position is very large. Use the previous session close alternatively instead. Trigger is above the high of last time, here above 28.34/holds. Avoid all big gaps, especially up ones. 28.50+ is the ticket. Down A/H a tad. If it gaps over the trigger or 28.50 let it test/hold/perk 1st before entering. No shorts, keep flat on redness.


USAT

In play both ways. I like this long over 1.53 and short on a fall fail back under 1.50 or a rebuffed attempt. Could use a bit less volume. Avoid all big gaps. The easiest play will be a flat or nominally up/down debut that challenges 1.53 successfully, and overtakes the trigger price. Or the same with a ceiling at 1.50. Any gap over 1.53 needs to be played carefully. If it's just over, and holds on a test and perks off, longs are in play. If it does not hold the floor, a short is. Heavy volume spikes up or down are possible scalp bait. Modest float.



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