The MTG Stalk Sheet
February 6, 2008
The MTG Stalk Sheet presents you with the best individual
stocks that Morpheus Trading Group is stalking for potential trade entry
each day, all in a concise and easy to understand format. Please be sure to read the MTG
Stalk Sheet User Guide in order to understand the terminology below and to
receive the maximum benefit from your subscription. Enjoy!
"FULL-SERVE" STALK LIST
UTHR - United Therapeutics
Industry - Biotechnology & Drugs
Side - Long
Shares - 150
Stalking since - February 6
Timeframe - 2 - 5 days
Trigger - 88.05
Target - 93.75
Stop - 85.49
Notes -
- UTHR broke the downtrend line of a month long correction on 2/4.
- Has basically traded in a tight horizontal range over the past eight sessions.
- The entry is over yesterday's high plus some wiggle room.
- The stop is placed beneath the low of Tuesday's tight range.
- Trade expectations - Look for UTHR to confirm the break of the downtrend line by closing above 88. We expect a quick pop in price with a target just below the 50% retracement level of the move down. The mimimum target is the 38% retrace level.
"SELF-SERVE" STALK LIST - UPDATED EVERY MONDAY (Click here to view the "Self-Serve" Stalk List
section of the user guide.)
LONG WATCHLIST AND TRIGGER PRICES - (changes to trigger prices are highlighted in red)
Pullback entries -
New setups
- ALXN - 69.32
- ALNY - 32.15
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- HRL - 39.40
- TEVA - 47.01
- UTHR - re-entry 88.05 (false triggered at 87.60 on 2/5)
- MER - 59.35 (triggered 2/4)
- FXI - 151.51 (gapped above entry)
- KSS - 45.51 (rolled over after gapping above the entry)
- HME - 49.55 (triggered 2/4 on weak action)
Breakout entries -
- CNX - 77.51
- APOL - 81.80
- IMCL - 44.51
- DBC - 32.76
- FXE - 149.68
- NLY - 20.33 (triggered 2/5)
SHORT WATCHLIST AND TRIGGER
PRICES
- RS - 49.15 (gapped below trigger on 2/5)
- GOL - 18.99 (triggered 2/5)
- DRIV - 30.27 (triggered 2/5)
- CIEN - 25.48 (triggered 2/5)
- PCLN - 101.99 (triggered 2/5)
Note - Be sure to check for earnings dates before entering setups from the self-serve list over the next few weeks.
Daily Stalk Summary
Below is an overview of all
"full-serve" open positions, as well as a performance report on all "full-serve"
positions that were closed only since the previous day's newsletter. Net
P/L figures are based on the $100,000 Stalk
Sheet model account size. Changes to open positions since the previous
report are listed in red text below:
Open positions (coming into today):
DE short (125 shares from Feb. 5) -
sold short 86.41, stop 89.68,
target (75.15), unrealized points = + 2.93, unrealized P/L = + $365
Closed positions (since last report):
SPWR long (100 shares from Feb. 4) -
bought 74.98, sold 71.70,
points = (3.28), net P/L = ($330)
Current equity exposure ($200,000 max. buying power):
Notes:
- Per intraday e-mail alert, we shorted DE on the break of the hourly uptrend line.
- SPWR sell stop triggered.
Market Conditions / Gameplan:
Yesterday morning's monster gap down caused all major averages to break thier hourly uptrend lines. Look for support to step in at the 50% retracement level on the S&P 500 around 1,333.
Market Leaders:
Monitoring the price action of leading stocks is the best way to gauge the health of the market. This list of leaders is updated every Monday.
Leaders - ABX, AEM, ACI, ADM, APOL, BMRN, BVN, CNX, DBC, FDG, FCL, FXE, GOLD, GG, GLD, ILMN, PPDI, SID, SLV, WLT
Leaders at/near the 50-day MA (a key institutional support level) - BYI, DV, IBN, PBR, PPDI, TRA
Leading stocks breaking the 50-day MA (last week) - none
Notes on leaders:
Coal stocks are showing great relative strength
Open Position Detail:
- DE - Broke down below the 50-day MA on a pick up in volume. No change in stop.
Edited by Deron Wagner,
MTG Founder and Head
Trader
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