AUGUST SWING TRADES

Symbol

Price

Date

Sentiment

Comment

Chart

Titanium Metals [TIE]

28.39

28.39

August 1

Bullish

8/1 More insider buying. Harold owns +60%.

8/10 Harold bought more 25k shares

 

Simple Tech [STEC]

5.78

5.87

August 1

Bullish

8/1 Trading with strong momentum. Watch for profit taking.

 

Leading Brands [LBIX]

4.90

6.30

August 1

Bearish

8/1 Profit taking very likely. Buy this on dip. Hansen reports Thursday, will affect this stock.

8/10 struggling to stay above $5.

 

Icon Plc [ICLR]

65.97

64.83

August 1

Bearish

8/1 Profit taking very likely now that top formed at $65.50

8/10 reached $65.50, waiting to short below $65.

 

Bodisen Biotech [BBC]

12.95

12.81

Aug 1

Neutral

8/1 Stock moving fast in both directions, hard to find a trend.

8/10 Earnings report August 14.  Needs to break $14 to take off
 

 

DXP Enterprise [DXPE]

32.50

37.07

Aug 1

Aug 10

Bearish

Bearish

8/1 Profit taking may occur.  A 70% rise in one month is quite fast

8/10  Profit taking in effect.  Volume is declining rapidly, as well as bids. Not heavily favoring shorts at this point.

 

Ilumina [ILMN]

35.05

37,10

Aug 1

Aug 10

Bullish

Neutral

8/1 In the middle of a breakout

8/10 Failed to breakout at $40.  Stock is now at a key support.

 

National Beverage [FIZ]

15.96

16.07

Aug 1

Bearish

8/1 Overbought at the moment.  Buy limit orders are around $15.

8/10 Stock survived HANS sell off. Still a popular stock.

 
Blue Dolphin [BDCO]

5.21
 

5.68 Aug 1

Aug 10

Bullish

Bearish

8/1 Stock does well above $75 oil. Hurricane season is here.

8/10 Oil has dropped below $75.  But earnings may be around the corner.

 
Apple Computer [AAPL]

64.07

67.18 Aug 1 Bearish 8/1 Long term bullish, but now's a good time to take profits  
Vistaprint [VPRT]

22.63

$21.00 Aug 1 Bullish 8/1 Stock is oversold. Earnings was okay.  
 

People Support [PSPT]

15.30

 

14.86

 

Aug 1

Aug 10

 

Bullish

Bearish

 

8/1 Stock is heavily accumulated. Break out!

8/10 I don't like the way the daily chart looks.  Profit taking is developing.

 

 
Hansen Natural [HANS]

27.80

44.98 Aug 1

Aug 10

Bearish

Bearish

8/1 Earnings this Thursday. I expect sell off.

8/10 Where's the buy-the-dippers?  $25 still my target.

 
NVEC Corp [NVEC]

19.57
 

19.57 Aug 10

Bearish

8/10 A possible short above $20.00.  Watch volume.  
FuelTek [FTEK]

13.01
 

 

13.01 Aug 10 Bearish 8/10 Profit taking.  Cover below $13.  
American Science & Engineering [ASEI]

45.64

 

45.64 Aug 10 Bullish 8/10  A buy now is not a good idea, but until the airport security hype is over, continue to ride this stock if you're already in.  Filled the gap 100%!  A long term pick, but I'll switch to bearish on first sign of profit taking.  Very imbalanced stock.  
Medifast [MED]

17.64

 

17.64 Aug 10 Bullish 8/10 Looking for a pre earnings run-up.  Interestingly, a huge buy order went in Aug 6, and the stock caught on fire.