Archive for April, 2009

Bought LJPC @ 14 Cents »

I’m not using my screener on this one, instead I’m trying to play the back and forth motion to see if I can get a quick profit. I think this strategy is dangerous and I’m already sort of kicking myself for doing it. There was nothing good coming up on my screener and I had […]

Online Stock Broker Commissions »

This month I’ve made 4 round trip trades (4 buys & 4 sells) which equals out to 8 total trades. I’m using Ameritrade right now and they charge $9.95 per trade. That can add up. That means this month I’ve spent $79.60 on commissions and that has taken a nice (or not so nice) chunk […]

Sold AHR At 49 Cents »

I sold AHR this morning at 49 cents. I bought it at 47 cents 10 days ago. This is my third straight trade with a modest 4% gain.
I got tired of this stock as it just didn’t seem to want to pop so I decided to just get out with a small gain and move […]

Today’s Screener »

Another day, another screener. I’m not going to be moving on any of these as I’m still tied up in AHR (which is showing some signs of moving up, but definitely as fast as I was hoping for.)
This is what’s on my screener as of right now (3:25 PM)
VRNM $0.37
ARM $1.27
TXCO $0.72
LJPC $0.17
MTL $6.25
PCX $4.72
LEA […]

What Is Short Selling? »

The most well known way to make money on the stock market is to buy a stock hoping it’s price will go up so that you can sell it for a higher price and make a profit. That’s pretty easy for people to understand. On the other hand short selling is selling a stock (that […]