May 20, 2013

STOCKS: Our position in Home Bancshares (HOMB) was up +1.36 or +3.30% while Realty Income Corp. (O) was up +1.08 or +2.00%. Nexstar Broadcasting Group (NXST) was up +0.71 (+2.50%) and up +$6.35 (+27.96%) since we initiated the position on 4/25/13.

Finally, Wet Seal Inc. (WTSL) was up +0.13 (+3.27%) on Friday.

FUTURES: Take profit on the open in the Short Aussie $ and the Short Yen positions. We may see a pullback in the US Dollar so sit this one out until we get a new confirmation or a reversal.

FOREX: The US Dollar traded higher on Friday after an announcement was made that the US Central bank may ease off on its bond buying program as this summer.

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May 17, 2013

STOCKS: The emini S&P 500 closed at 1648.00 yesterday, indicating a pullback in a very strong bull trend. Our portfolio continues to outperform the index. Maintain a 10% trailing stop on all stock positions. EPR was up +.61 (+1.03%)

FUTURES: Hold all positions for now. There may be some reversal signals coming up shortly in some of the positions we’re holding. We’ll advise you as soon as new signals are issued.

FOREX: The Japanese Yen and the Aussie $ were slightly higher yesterday but the downtrend continues to be confirmed by our indicators. Hold on to these positions.

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May 16, 2013

STOCKS: Our portfolio so far is up 9.26% since we started on 4/25/13 while the S&P 500 is up 5.45% for the same period.

FUTURES: Hold all positions for now. There may be some reversal signals coming up shortly in some of the positions we’re holding. We’ll advise you as soon as new signals are issued.

FOREX: We’ll continue holding on to our short positions in the Japanese Yen and the Aussie $. Sugar #11 was slightly lower today and we expect this market to continue its slide lower. We have no new trading signals for today.

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OHI    4/25/13OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORSBULLISH32.8736.54WTSL 5/14/13WET SEAL INCBUY ON OPEN3.793.93

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May 15, 2013

STOCKS: Positive economic figures in the United States (growth rate of 2.2%) and a negative outlook for the 27 European Union countries (-0.3%) may create some volatility in the markets today.

Our stock portfolio continues to perform very well against the markets. Shutterstock Inc. (SSTK) was up 4.64% yesterday to close at $51.42 (we entered a long position at $46.13).

Hold all positions with a 10% trailing stop.

FUTURES: Today we’re issuing a day-trade in the emini S&P 500: Go short on the open with a profit target of 6 points ($300) and a stop of 9 points ($450). If the profit is not reached by 4:00 PM EST close the position.

FOREX: Our short positions in the Japanese Yen and the Aussie $ are moving lower albeit slowly. Hold positions for today; if we don’t see a strong follow through to the downside, we may issue an order to exit the trades. We’ll keep you posted.

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May 14, 2013

STOCKS: The stock markets today edged slightly higher coming in higher than expected. An improving economy, continued stimulus from the Federal Reserve and record corporate profits should continue to lift stock higher for many months to come.

FUTURES: Today’s USDA plantings report sent Grains prices higher Soybeans were up 20-2 and Corn up 19-2. We would also recommend closing the positions in Soybeans at the open; our reasoning is that reports have a tendency to create unwanted volatility and too much speculation. We can take a decent profit at the open of 1418-6 for a profit of $1,137.50. We picked up short positions in the Yen at the open as well as in the Aussie and Sugar #11. It’s time to close positions in the British Pound at the open (1.5300) for a profit of $1,425.

FOREX: The Japanese Central Bank’s easy monetary policy and the recent devaluation of the Japanese Yen sent the Nikkei to highs not seen since December 2007. So far this year the Nikkei Index has soared 42 percent.

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May 13, 2013

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: According to Realty Trac, foreclosures across the U.S. were lower for the month of April. Five-Year Treasury Notes closed at 124-000 down to their lowest level in five weeks, an indication that investors may finally be starting to move capital into the stock markets. This new low presents an opportunity to pick up a short position in the 5 Year Notes with a primary target of 123-180 followed by 123-090. Another indication that the stock market is on a sustained bull trend is the fact that Gold has been unable to muster up any strength. Gold being the safe haven investment of choice in times of uncertainty has dropped steadily from over $1,800 to below $1,350 (currently trading at $1,437).

STOCKS: Market momentum on Friday was up with advancing issues up more than 2:1. Today we’re adding one more stock to our portfolio: Wet Seal Inc. (WTSL); we generally avoid stocks below $10 but WTSL is a company that shows great promise with indicators being very bullish. WTSL closed at $3.78 on Friday; buy WTSL on Open Monday. Maintain a 10% trailing stop on WTSL as well as open positions.

FUTURES: We’re issuing a sell signal on the AD at the open and we’re also issuing a reversal on JY to a short position. We’re also reversing our position in Sugar to a short.

FOREX: Weakness in the JPY continues. AUD is also showing weakness with commodity prices at or near recent lows and the USD strengthening. Look to short the AUD/USD going forward.

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May 10, 2013

STOCKS: Stock indexes closed slightly lower today after reaching new highs. The Dow Jones went over 15,000 for the first time and is now headed for its sixth month of positive gains. Unemployment claims dropped to a new five-year low according to the Labor Department, which signaled less layoffs and potentially more new hiring.  Most of our stock picks picked up value in spite of the negative day bringing our total so far  to +5.57%; maintain a 10% trailing stop.

FUTURES: We were stopped out of our short index positions. The US Dollar Index gained against most currencies today while the Japanese Yen dropped below par with the US Dollar. The yield on 10 Year Treasury Notes continues to climb.

FOREX: The big news today was the JPY trading below par against the USD. Strong economic factors should continue to boost the US Dollar which gained against the Euro as well. AUD saw a sell-off today signaling more downside may be on the way. The Canadian Dollar is coming up against resistance and will probably fail if the USD starts a new uptrend.

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May 7, 2013

STOCKS: Stock indexes closed higher again today in a quiet session. Our stock picks picked up more value to day bringing our total so far  to +4.28%; maintain a 10% trailing stop.

FUTURES: This week’s upcoming auction of 3, 10 and 30 Year Treasuries will give us a better indication of the direction of the markets. Crude Oil settled lower therefore cancel all orders in Crude Oil for the time being.

FOREX: There were no big movers today in the Forex markets. We’re looking to short the Canadian Dollar but no signals as of yet. We’ll notify you as soon as we get a signal.

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May 5, 2013

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: The stock market moved strongly after a stronger-than-expected rebound in job creation for April (up 165,000) and a decline in unemployment to 7.5% with improvements coing from the private sector and the government. New oil and gas discoveries are also helping lift markets.

In the meantime, the Federal Reserve intends to continue stimulating the economy by keeping interest rates down by continuing to purchase government and mortgage-related bonds.

The new discoveries of oil and gas (which put the US as one of the world’s largest producers) and the reduction of oil imports to 17 year lows, will contribute to maintaining the current global economic recovery.

All being told, the recovery while certainly under way, still has several years to go to return to 2000 levels.

STOCKS: Our stock picks are holding up well overall (up 3.19%); maintain a 10% trailing stop. We may be soon adding some more stocks to our portfolio. Our current recomendation is to hold all positions. We believe that short-term the major indexes will experience a pullback but this remains a bull market; we will use pullbacks to add to existing positions and/or seek out new opportunities.

FUTURES: GCrude Oil is starting to head back towards its previous high at 98.09. Look for a breakout above 98.40 to enter a long position. If filled, place stops at 96.20 and a profit target at 99.87.

FOREX: Our previous analysis of the Euro/Yen and Euro/USD still holds. We’re looking for a move higher. AUD/CHF and JPY/CHF continue to lose momentum so we expect a short-term downtrend to develop.

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May 3, 2013

STOCKS: Anticipation of a positive jobs report and European Central Bank’s actions yesterday lifted stocks to new highs. The market continues to exhibit a bearish momentum divergence with medium term to long term indicators pointing to neutral trend. We’re still holding our short positions.

Meanwhile our stock portfolio continues to perform well with most of our positions advancing strongly. Remember to maintain a 10% trailing stop. We have not issued any profit targets at this time as we believe the potential for greater gains is imminent.

FUTURES: Gold has had a steady climb since its recent lows. We expect Gold to reach for the $1500 mark; if it can hold on to that resistance level, we could see Gold run up to $1545 in a short time. We may issue a signal depending on whether Gold breaks through resistance or fails and retraces back to support.

Hold all other positions at this time since we see no change in our current recommendations.

FOREX: The Euro/Yen and Euro/USD appear to be headed higher while AUD/CHF and JPY/CHF are losing momentum and heading lower. Use these as potential short term triggers.

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