Wiser Trader Stocks and Options Newsletter

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Issue No.  82  June 26, 2006                          Prescott, Arizona                       Systems@WiserTrader.com

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1.0   Trading

     

      There are two housekeeping items.  (1) The link that allows you to download XLQPlus for a free 45-day evaluation is now functioning.  (2) Pages were recently added where you can order books on stocks, options and technical analysis.

 

      If the major averages have bottomed, they have not bounced.

 

1.1 A Pause

 

       A second test of 2-year lower trend lines for the major averages is underway.  The lack of much bounce, seen in Figure 1A for the S&P 500, is not a welcome sight.  Still it is not a reason to worry yet.  In the past, the averages have retested their lows several times.  Large investors are reluctant to get back in the water due to the possibility that there might be more down side.  A few more push-ups off the lower rail may yet convince investors to put some of that sidelined cash back to work.  It is not likely that much will happen until after Thursday’s FOMC statement. 

 

 

FIGURE 1A

 

 

 

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2.0 Market Analysis

 

      Volatility can be expected to continue this week.  The FOMC issues its June policy statement on Thursday.  The market is essentially stalled for what may be several weeks as several things compete for investor’s attention.  Technically, the major averages are at a point of long-term support at their lower trend lines.  Trading volume is low as the prospect of more rate hikes nears.  Earnings season is upon us once again with slightly upbeat expectations. 

 

      Key industry ETF’s in Table 2A are Biotech and Semiconductors, which confirm the NASDAQ.  Transportation confirms the Dow Jones Industrial Average according to Dow Theory.  Banking and Financials are confirming indicators for the S&P 500.  Gold and Housing are respective indicators for the inverse health of the currency (inflation) and the capacity for consumer spending. 

 

 

Table 2A

Indices, Key Industry ETF’s and Sector SPDR’s

 

1 month

1 wk ago

2 wks ago

3 wks ago

4 wks ago

Dow Jones Industrial Index

-2.6%

-0.2%

1.1%

-3.2%

-0.3%

NASDAQ Composite Index

-4.0%

-0.4%

-0.2%

-3.8%

0.4%

S & P 500 Index

-2.8%

-0.6%

-0.1%

-2.8%

0.6%

NYSE Composite Index

-3.8%

-0.1%

-0.4%

-4.1%

0.8%

Russell 2000 Index

-5.4%

-0.4%

-1.2%

-4.9%

1.1%

HGX, Phil. Housing Index

-8.8%

0.6%

-0.9%

-6.8%

-1.9%

IYR, Real Estate

-1.0%

-2.2%

-0.9%

0.0%

2.2%

GLD, GOLD

-10.9%

0.5%

-4.6%

-4.8%

-2.5%

RKH, Banking

-3.3%

-1.2%

-2.5%

-1.1%

1.4%

IYT, Transportation

2.1%

2.8%

2.1%

-4.4%

1.8%

SMH, Semiconductors

-5.1%

-1.7%

1.3%

-5.9%

1.2%

BBH, Biotechnology

-3.8%

-2.0%

0.6%

-3.3%

0.9%

OIH, Oil Infrastructure

-6.2%

-0.9%

-0.2%

-8.4%

3.5%

XLE, Energy

-3.1%

0.5%

0.6%

-6.6%

2.6%

XLU, Utilities

0.1%

-1.4%

-1.1%

-0.2%

2.9%

XLB, Materials

-5.0%

1.1%

0.0%

-6.8%

0.8%

XLI, Industrial

-2.6%

-0.1%

1.3%

-4.4%

0.6%

XLK, Technology

-3.5%

-0.8%

1.3%

-3.7%

-0.2%

XLV, Healthcare

-1.9%

-1.1%

-0.4%

-1.5%

1.1%

XLF, Financials

-4.0%

-0.6%

-2.7%

-1.7%

0.9%

XLP, Consumer Staples

-1.2%

0.2%

-0.1%

-0.8%

-0.5%

XLY, Consumer Discretionary

-2.3%

-0.8%

0.0%

-2.4%

0.9%

 

 

 

      The VIX and VXN volatility indexes are listed in Table 2B.

 

 

Table 2B

Volatility

Indicator

Current

Last Week

2 Weeks Ago

Complacent

Cautious

VIX **

15.9

17.3

18.1

< 20

> 50

VXN ***

20.4

21.7

23.2

< 30

> 70

**   Below 20 day SMA = Short-term buy signal.

*** Below 20 day SMA = Short-term buy signal.

 

 

 

      Figure 2A compares the major averages with key ETF’s and Sector SPDRs.

 

 

FIGURE 2A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2C

Market Summary

 

Industries are listed according to the Yahoo Industry Classification

 

 

 Major Indices 
 For the Past Week:
 Dow Jones     -0.2%
 NASDAQ        -0.4%
 S&P500 Index  -0.6%
 Russell 2000  -0.4%
 NYSE          -0.1%
 
 30 Year Bond 5.257%
 10 Year Note 5.228%
 
 Leading Industries
 For the Past Week:

Trucking

Internet Service Providers

Major Airlines

Photographic Equipment & Supplies

Shipping

Gold

Silver

Internet Information Providers

Meat Products

Health Care Plans

  
 Lagging Industries
 For the Past Week:

Communication Equipment

Rubber & Plastics

Recreational Goods, Other

Drugs Wholesale

Publishing - Books

Long Distance Carriers

Medical Instruments & Supplies

Regional - Pacific Banks

Drugs - Generic

Home Furnishing Stores

 Leading Industries
 For the Past Month:

Regional Airlines

REIT - Office

Beverages - Wineries & Distillers

Major Airlines

Drug Stores

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Gas Utilities

Trucking

Telecom Services - Domestic

Shipping

  
 Lagging Industries
 For the Past Month:

Catalog & Mail Order Houses

Life Insurance

Technical Services

Manufactured Housing

Computer Based Systems

Printed Circuit Boards

Building Materials Wholesale

Lodging

Diversified Machinery

Department Stores

  
 
Crude Oil $70.84
 
 Gold for the past 30 days:
 USD    -8.22%
 CAD    -8.15%
 CHF    -5.93%
 GBP    -5.72%
 EUR    -8.50%
 JPY    -5.18%

 

 

 

 

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3.0 Procedure

 

      The following watch lists contain stock candidates for consideration.  They are not necessarily trades.  Categories include checklists for insider buying and cash rich companies, as well as, filters that employ stock picking methods used by master traders.  The information is not meant to imply any endorsement or sponsorship by these master traders.

 

      Current stock rankings are based on the degree to which stocks are overbought or over sold based on the 28-period Williams %R for the past two trading days.  Two columns are labeled “%R1” and “%R2” with “%R2” indicating the Williams %R for the most recent trading day.  Of course, values more negative than -80 are oversold and those less negative than -20 are overbought.

 

      One should keep in mind that oversold stocks are not necessarily ready to move upward.  They could very well be in a condition of continuous decline.  The lists are meant to serve as a starting point for further due diligence. 

 

      A column labeled “Monthly % Gain” was added to show the inverse relationship between price action over the past month and the Williams %R.  The change from a 10-period Williams %R with a weekly percent change to a 28-period Williams %R with a monthly percent change was done to reflect a longer term view.

 

      The “Reference” is the date that a stock passed the indicated filter and was first added to or returned to the list.  The “% Change” is how the price has changed since the reference date.  Stocks that are down 10% or more after being listed are removed for a period of about two months.  The “% from Max” is the percentage the price has declined from the maximum price reached since the reference date.  Stocks that are down 8% from their highs after being listed are flagged in yellow.  Stocks that are down 15% from their highs after being listed are removed for two months.  More information on filters is available on the web site.

 

      A performance summary of filtering techniques for checklists and master trader selection methods is given in Table 3A. 

 

 

Table 3A

Stock Filter Summary

Filter

Avg. % Change Since Listed

Avg. % Change Friday

1 Month

1 Week Ago

2 weeks Ago

3 Weeks Ago

4 Weeks Ago

Net Insider Buying

-1.4%

0.6%

-1.7%

-2.8%

0.4%

-2.0%

2.9%

Cash Rich Companies

3.2%

-0.5%

0.0%

0.7%

-2.6%

0.6%

1.6%

Price to Free Cash Flow

-2.1%

0.9%

-7.9%

0.0%

-2.5%

-4.9%

-0.7%

Growth Momentum

-2.0%

4.5%

0.6%

3.4%

-0.6%

-4.6%

2.5%

Lynch

10.6%

0.4%

0.0%

0.1%

3.2%

-4.0%

0.8%

Buffett

9.7%

0.9%

2.1%

1.5%

1.4%

-2.4%

1.7%

Graham

4.5%

0.5%

-1.2%

-0.6%

-0.8%

-2.2%

2.4%

Templeton

0.6%

-0.4%

-3.9%

-1.4%

-0.4%

-2.4%

0.3%

 Zweig

2.4%

0.5%

0.2%

1.4%

-0.6%

-2.8%

2.4%

Average

2.8%

0.8%

-1.3%

0.3%

-0.3%

-2.8%

1.5%

 

 

Key

Passed Recent Filter

Price declined by half of stop loss setting

Oversold  based on  Williams %R  (%R2 is most recent)

Overbought based on Williams %R  (%R2 is most recent)

 

 

      Companies that have experienced net insider buying within the past 6 months of 5% or more of issued stock are listed in Table 3B.  These stocks should also appear in one of the master trader screens or meet additional screening criteria before being given serious consideration.  This list is a mixture of stocks that are optionable and those that are not.

 

 

Table 3B

Net Insider Buying Check List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

SGXP

06/09/06

-5.9%

SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Health Care

Biotechnology & Drugs

-10.8%

-19.7%

-90

-100

EQS

04/13/06

0.0%

Equus II Incorporated

Financial

Investment Services

-9.2%

-3.5%

-72

-98

TRGT

06/02/06

-4.6%

Targacept , Inc.

Health Care

Biotechnology & Drugs

-5.2%

-6.9%

-98

-81

IOMI

06/09/06

-7.8%

Iomai Corporation

Health Care

Biotechnology & Drugs

-7.8%

-2.3%

-43

-67

RGNC

05/26/06

-0.4%

Regency Energy Partners LP

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-2.8%

-0.4%

-51

-57

FVRL

06/16/06

0.0%

Favrille, Inc.

Health Care

Biotechnology & Drugs

-3.1%

-8.2%

-44

-51

ACME

05/12/06

0.2%

ACME Communications, Inc.

Services

Broadcasting & Cable TV

-9.2%

-9.2%

-46

-49

TWI

06/16/06

2.4%

Titan International, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical

Auto & Truck Parts

1.7%

-2.2%

-53

-30

MOCC

05/26/06

5.2%

Moscow CableCom Corp.

Services

Broadcasting & Cable TV

-0.8%

5.2%

-49

-28

APN

06/09/06

-3.4%

Applica Incorporated

Consumer Cyclical

Appliances & Tools

-5.8%

-5.8%

-14

-28

 

 

 

      Companies with net cash positions that comprise at least 40% of their share price are listed in Table 3C.  These stocks should also appear in one of the master trader screens or meet additional screening criteria before being given serious consideration.  Again, this list is a mixture of stocks that are optionable and those that are not.

 

 

Table 3C

Capital Rich Companies Check List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

WSC

03/11/06

-9.2%

Wesco Financial Corporation

Conglomerates

Conglomerates

-11.1%

-6.9%

-77

-100

ACTS

05/05/06

3.9%

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (ADR)

Technology

Semiconductors

-3.9%

0.0%

-25

-35

SCIX

04/07/06

15.0%

Scailex Corp., Ltd.

Technology

Computer Networks

-3.0%

6.8%

-44

-28

 

 

 

      Table 3D was added to contain companies having a low price to free cash flow (P-FCF) less than 5.  Companies having P-FCF less than 10 are typically capable of financing the purchase of all their outstanding shares of stock.

 

 

Table 3D

Price to Free Cash Flow Companies Check List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

RHD

06/09/06

-3.5%

R.H. Donnelley Corp.

Services

Advertising

-3.5%

-0.6%

-79

-90

FNLY

06/16/06

-2.7%

Finlay Enterprises, Inc.

Services

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-6.7%

-2.7%

-84

-90

TEO

06/09/06

0.8%

Telecom Argentina S.A. (ADR)

Services

Communications Services

-0.7%

1.3%

-72

-69

TGS

06/09/06

-3.5%

Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A (ADR)

Energy

Oil & Gas Operations

-3.5%

4.9%

-79

-65

FIS

05/12/06

-3.3%

Fidelity National Information Services

Services

Business Services

-4.6%

-3.7%

-62

-62

RKT

06/09/06

-0.1%

Rock-Tenn Company

Basic Materials

Paper & Paper Products

-1.5%

0.9%

-45

-41

 

 

 

      For the Peter Lynch style screen in Table 3E, the number of selections is reduced by selecting only optionable stocks having P/E’s less than 30. 

 

 

 

Table 3E

Peter Lynch Value Watch List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

BTI

08/12/05

22.9%

British American Tobacco (ADR)

Consumer Non-Cyclical

Tobacco

-5.2%

-2.5%

-47

-67

PKX

06/16/06

1.3%

POSCO (ADR)

Basic Materials

Iron & Steel

0.4%

-6.8%

-72

-60

CAE

04/21/06

-3.3%

Cascade Corporation

Capital Goods

Misc. Capital Goods

-6.2%

1.7%

-25

-21

AZN

02/03/06

21.5%

AstraZeneca PLC (ADR)

Health Care

Major Drugs

-1.4%

7.5%

-10

-15

 

 

 

      For the Growth Momentum screen in Table 3F, the number of selections is reduced by selecting only optionable stocks having P/E’s less than 30. 

 

 

Table 3F

Growth Momentum Watch List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

KCS

05/12/06

-7.5%

KCS Energy, Inc.

Energy

Oil & Gas Operations

-7.5%

-3.4%

-82

-50

MDR

05/12/06

-4.3%

McDermott International

Capital Goods

Construction Services

-4.9%

-1.2%

-49

-39

ENDP

02/17/06

5.7%

Endo Pharmaceuticals

Health Care

Biotechnology & Drugs

-5.8%

6.0%

-77

0

 

 

 

      The filter for Warren Buffet style stock picking in Table 3G is for the intermediate to long term.  Two requirements were added.  One was to include only optionable stocks in order to find LEAPS opportunities.  The other requirement was to include only those stocks having a PE of 17 or less.

 

 

Table 3G

Warren Buffett Value Watch List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

CCRT

12/30/05

-3.9%

CompuCredit Corporation

Financial

Consumer Financial Services

-12.1%

-4.2%

-76

-90

ANF

03/03/06

-4.6%

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Services

Retail (Apparel)

-12.3%

-4.9%

-79

-74

BTI

12/30/05

10.0%

British American Tobacco (ADR)

Consumer Non-Cyclical

Tobacco

-5.2%

-2.5%

-47

-67

FNF

10/21/05

9.7%

Fidelity National Financial

Financial

Insurance (Property & Casualty)

-7.8%

-4.4%

-56

-59

OXY

03/03/06

1.8%

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Energy

Oil & Gas Operations

-9.7%

-1.1%

-74

-42

AEOS

03/10/06

12.2%

American Eagle Outfitters

Services

Retail (Apparel)

-2.9%

2.4%

-29

-38

STR

05/26/06

3.9%

Questar Corporation

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-3.0%

3.9%

-75

-31

HDI

10/14/05

7.0%

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical

Recreational Products

-5.6%

3.6%

-2

-22

NAT

05/12/06

10.3%

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited

Transportation

Water Transportation

-0.7%

14.8%

-10

-5

JBHT

03/31/06

17.5%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Transportation

Trucking

-2.1%

2.8%

-41

-5

ABFS

04/29/05

48.9%

Arkansas Best Corporation

Transportation

Trucking

2.3%

10.8%

-55

0

NKE

09/23/05

3.8%

NIKE, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical

Footwear

-7.7%

4.1%

-23

0

 

 

 

      Stocks from Benjamin Graham’s style of utility investing are listed in Table 3H.  A requirement was added to include only those stocks having a PE of 17 or less. 

 

 

Table 3H

Benjamin Graham Utility Watch List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

WPS

05/26/06

-2.6%

WPS Resources Corp

Utilities

Electric Utilities

-4.9%

-2.6%

-79

-91

OTTR

06/09/06

-2.5%

Otter Tail Corporation

Utilities

Electric Utilities

-3.6%

-7.1%

-89

-89

EON

03/10/06

-3.7%

E.ON AG (ADR)

Utilities

Electric Utilities

-13.5%

-9.3%

-78

-77

SRE

01/10/05

21.3%

Sempra Energy

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-10.0%

-2.9%

-52

-71

UU

06/10/05

-1.0%

United Utilities PLC (ADR)

Utilities

Electric Utilities

-6.0%

-5.2%

-64

-70

WGL

12/23/05

-7.7%

WGL Holdings, Inc.

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-10.5%

-1.9%

-49

-54

VVC

03/03/06

1.3%

Vectren Corporation

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-4.4%

0.7%

-43

-43

PGN

01/10/05

-4.6%

Progress Energy, Inc.

Utilities

Electric Utilities

-8.1%

0.0%

-43

-43

OKE

11/11/05

23.6%

ONEOK, Inc.

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-4.4%

4.5%

-39

-37

ATO

04/01/05

0.5%

Atmos Energy Corporation

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-9.1%

1.3%

-39

-14

ATG

10/21/05

11.6%

AGL Resources Inc.

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-0.5%

3.2%

-17

-11

UGI

12/30/05

18.4%

UGI Corporation

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

1.2%

5.2%

-17

0

 

 

 

      Optionable stocks from John Templeton’s style of investing are listed in Table 3I. 

 

 

Table 3I

John Templeton Watch List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

CPS

05/27/05

2.3%

ChoicePoint Inc.

Services

Business Services

-11.5%

-7.9%

-86

-100

EWBC

12/30/05

0.7%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

Financial

Regional Banks

-10.1%

-7.8%

-73

-100

GBCI

05/05/06

-8.8%

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

Financial

Regional Banks

-8.8%

-5.4%

-61

-100

GISX

12/30/05

11.1%

Global Imaging Systems, Inc.

Technology

Office Equipment

-8.4%

-4.4%

-80

-100

GTRC

03/03/06

-6.7%

Guitar Center, Inc.

Services

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-14.7%

-7.2%

-62

-100

AMSG

10/14/05

-0.3%

AmSurg Corp.

Health Care

Healthcare Facilities

-14.7%

-10.7%

-93

-97

FLIR

04/28/06

-7.1%

FLIR Systems, Inc.

Capital Goods

Aerospace and Defense

-14.0%

-14.0%

-73

-96

MMM

05/12/06

-7.7%

3M Company

Conglomerates

Conglomerates

-8.3%

-4.7%

-83

-88

LEN

05/19/06

-8.6%

Lennar Corporation

Capital Goods

Construction Services

-9.1%

-0.8%

-75

-79

CHD

11/18/05

6.0%

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Consumer Non-Cyclical

Personal & Household Products

-6.6%

-3.5%

-78

-78

BZH

06/16/06

-1.7%

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Capital Goods

Construction Services

-1.7%

-9.8%

-78

-76

SPLS

05/26/06

2.0%

Staples, Inc.

Services

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-1.8%

2.0%

-58

-65

LOW

11/18/05

-7.7%

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Services

Retail (Home Improvement)

-12.3%

-1.6%

-47

-64

MIK

12/30/05

6.9%

Michaels Stores, Inc.

Services

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-3.4%

-2.2%

-35

-37

ORLY

01/20/06

4.8%

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Services

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-12.3%

2.4%

-43

-34

DGX

08/19/05

15.9%

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Health Care

Healthcare Facilities

-1.2%

3.0%

-14

-27

JNJ

02/17/06

3.8%

Johnson & Johnson

Health Care

Major Drugs

-0.8%

-0.6%

-6

-22

HDI

02/24/06

0.2%

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical

Recreational Products

-2.3%

-0.8%

-2

-22

JBHT

06/16/06

5.3%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Transportation

Trucking

3.4%

2.8%

-41

-5

 

 

 

      Optionable stocks from Martin Zweig’s style of investing are listed in Table 3J. 

 

 

Table 3J

Martin Zweig Watch List

Stock

Reference

% Chg

Company

Sector

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

STRA

01/13/06

5.1%

Strayer Education, Inc.

Services

Schools

-13.3%

-6.4%

-68

-100

FSH

05/05/06

-6.1%

Fisher Scientific International Inc.

Technology

Scientific & Technical Instruments

-10.1%

-6.5%

-76

-92

BTU

06/09/06

-2.8%

Peabody Energy Corporation

Energy

Coal

-5.0%

-16.8%

-88

-81

ANF

04/13/06

-1.7%

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Services

Retail (Apparel)

-12.3%

-4.9%

-79

-74

MDU

01/27/06

1.0%

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Utilities

Natural Gas Utilities

-5.5%

0.5%

-60

-54

ERF

05/05/06

-3.7%

ENERPLUS RESOURCES FUND SR G TR UNITS

Energy

Oil & Gas Operations

-8.2%

-0.1%

-54

-49

ESI

11/04/05

8.3%

ITT Educational Services

Services

Schools

-2.0%

-1.6%

-36

-48

GS

06/16/06

2.7%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Financial

Investment Services

-1.3%

-3.3%

-43

-45

CRDN

06/09/06

4.4%

Ceradyne, Inc.

Capital Goods

Aerospace and Defense

-1.0%

2.2%

-43

-42

TMTA

06/02/06

11.5%

Transmeta Corporation

Technology

Semiconductors

-4.1%

13.0%

-24

-31

MRO

04/28/06

-3.3%

Marathon Oil Corporation

Energy

Oil & Gas Operations

-6.6%

0.9%

-57

-29

HTLD

01/27/06

7.0%

Heartland Express, Inc.

Transportation

Trucking

-7.7%

3.9%

-36

-27

BSC

06/16/06

2.7%

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Financial

Investment Services

-0.4%

0.3%

-19

-21

SKIL

06/02/06

5.7%

SkillSoft Public Limited Company

Technology

Computer Services

-2.5%

9.6%

-13

-20

LSTR

02/10/06

6.8%

Landstar System, Inc.

Transportation

Trucking

-4.3%

6.3%

-16

-9

SII

04/28/06

0.8%

Smith International, Inc.

Energy

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-4.6%

5.5%

-42

-1

 

 

 

4.0           Results & Conclusions

 

      This section highlights trading performance.  Only a summary is provided here to save space.  Detailed lists of closed trades can be found on the portfolio page of the website.

 

 

Major Indices Year to Date

Relative to SMA 200

200 Day High Close

Relative to High

 

12/30/05

6/24/06

% Chg

06/24/06

Prior Week

DOW

10717.5

10,989.09

2.53%

0.84%

-0.58%

11642.7

-5.61%

NASDAQ

2205.32

2,121.47

-3.80%

-4.81%

-6.44%

2370.88

-10.52%

S&P500

1248.29

1,244.50

-0.30%

-1.37%

-2.44%

1325.76

-6.13%

Russell 2K

673.22

690.14

2.51%

-1.98%

-3.72%

781.83

-11.73%

NYSE

7753.95

7924.62

2.20%

-0.05%

-1.69%

8646.96

-8.35%

Average

 

 

0.63%

-1.47%

-2.98%

 

-8.47%

 

4.1 Options Trading

 

Average Profit per Trade 3.0%

 

Average Hold Time 2.8 days

 

 

4.2 Stock Trading

 

Stock Trading for 2006 ($10.5K Initial Capital)

Number of Closed trades in 2006 =

9

 

Average Trade Size =

$1,000.00

 

Total Closed Position Share costs =

$9,000.00

 

Gross Profit on Closed Positions =

$619.34

6.9%

Number of Open Positions =

4

 

Gross Profit on Open Positions =

-$349.96

-8.7%

Broker Commission (Etrade) =

-$219.78

 

Subscription Cost to date =

-$60.00

 

Net Profit After Expenses =

-$10.40

-0.1%

Cash =

$7,119.34

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix - Investment Conference Schedule

        Below are links to conference registration sites where you can sign up.   

 

  • 06-28-06 through 06-30-06, Chicago, IL, The Morningstar® Investment Conference - one of the most respected and anticipated investment conferences of the year—drew more than 1,200 attendees and 130 exhibitors from across the United States in 2005. The focus of the three-day conference is solely on investing. The topics are current and the speakers and presenters are leaders in their field. Each attendee has the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to better serve their clients.

 

  • 07-09-06 through 07-13-06, Harvard Business School Boston, Massachusetts, The 38th annual Investment Management Workshop provides a comprehensive, current perspective on the global investment management industry. Guided by faculty from Harvard Business School, senior-level executives are able to explore the topics — from sophisticated investment strategies and firm culture to market analysis and strategic decision making — that define the context and realities of the world in which they operate.

 

  • 08-07-06 through 08-09-06, Colorado Convention Center, Downtown Denver, 2006 Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference & Investment Forum, Energy technology is ever-evolving.  Now more than ever, necessity seeks invention.  But the risks we face in employing and balancing new and mature energy technologies have created a double-edged sword -- too much confidence and spin on one side, too much skepticism and demagoguery on the other.  Against the backdrop of unprecedented global interdependence and technological complexity, society is making macro-risk choices with little understanding of the consequences. The risks are growing harder to judge, much less quantify. While at the same time, the consequences of miscalculation are increasingly serious, interlocking and far ranging.  Put another way, what's the ratio of cars in China or hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico to drilling rigs in the Rockies?

 

 

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