Bulkowski’s Trades

Written and copyright © 2009-2010 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved.

This page lists links to actual trades I made in the stock market. Some turned into big winners and some into losers. That's the way the game is played.

Since it can be difficult to place a trade into one category, be sure to review all of them. Popcorn is available in the lobby to enhance your reading pleasure.

Latest Releases

• August 2, 2010: Vivus, full retrace of gap on entry, sell on symmetrical triangle breakout and bad news, 37% in 7 months.
• June 23, 2010: Ann Taylor, high and tight flag entry, sell in May and go away exit, 78% in 9 months.

Buy-and-Hold Trades

These trades make up my core positions, the ones I hold for long term appreciation, even though they may drop substantially from the buy price. Often they are utility stocks that pay handsome dividends.

1. Ann Taylor (ANN), high and tight flag entry, sell in May and go away exit, 78% in 9 months.
2. CH Energy (CHG), average down on buy side, sell at overhead resistance, +50% in 3 months.
3. Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), ascending triangle entry, sell for diversification using 38% Fibonacci extension, +21% in 17 months.

Position Trades

These are position trades, which are longer term trades held until the trend changes.

4. Coldwater Creek (CWTR), congestion breakout on entry, hit stop on exit, 83% in 7 weeks.
5. CNO 2.0. Fibonacci retrace on entry, inverted dead-cat bounce on exit. I made 90% in 2 months.
6. Encore Wire (WIRE), rounded bottom on entry, inverted dead-cat bounce on exit, +24% in 2 months.
7. hhgregg (HGG), symmetrical triangle on entry, 2B on exit, 13% in 3 months.
8. Hudson Highland Group (HHGP), head-and-shoulders on entry, hit stop on exit, +55% in 3 months.
9. National Fuel Gas (NFG), ascending triangle on entry, hit target on exit, +23% in 3 months.
10. Nicor (GAS), symmetrical triangle on entry, premature sell, +15% in 6 weeks.
11. Tesoro (TSO), head-and-shoulders on entry, change in fundamentals on exit, +3.8% in 2.5 months.
12. Vivus, full retrace of gap on entry, sell on symmetrical triangle breakout and bad news, 37% in 7 months.
13. ZEP (ZEP), spin-off buy on entry, 2B chart pattern on exit, +1% in 5 weeks.

Swing Trades

These are swing trades, which are shorter-term trades often held until the swing ends. Since I don't consider myself to be a swing trader, these are trades meant to last longer but I decided to sell early.

14. Cache (CACH), support zone on entry, descending triangle on exit, -7% in 1 day.
15. Charlotte Russe (CHIC), ugly double bottom on entry, trend change on exit, +9% in 7 days.
16. Conseco (CNO), flat base on entry, inverted dead-cat bounce on exit, +110% in 6 days.
17. Hecla Mining (HL), head-and-shoulders bottom on entry, trend change on exit, +15% in 9 days.
18. Georgia Gulf (GGC), Adam & Adam double bottom on entry, +32% in 3 days.
19. MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA), head-and-shoulders bottom on entry, overhead resistance on exit, +5% in 28 days.
20. YRC Worldwide (YRCW), flat base on entry, an inverted dead-cat bounce on exit, +34% in 1 day.

Quiz Trades

Other trades can be found in the quiz section of this website, as compressed Word files, but here is a selection.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

Written and copyright © 2009-2010 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved. Democracy is a form of government in which it is permitted to wonder aloud what the country could do under first-class management. -- Senator Soaper