The MTG Stalk Sheet
March 4, 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
NIHD - NII Holdings
Industry - Communications Services
Side - short
Shares - 200
Stalking since - March 4
Timeframe - 5 - 20 days
Trigger - 39.09
Target - new 52-week lows
Stop - 41.01
Notes -
- NIHD has been consolidating in a tight range near the lows over the past six weeks.
- There are three days of heavy distribution within the consolidation - 2/5, 2/14, and 2/27.
- We are looking for a breakdown of the tight three day range for a short entry.
- The stop is placed just above the two day high plus some wiggle room.
- Trade expectations - Look for a selloff to test the prior lows around 35 at the very least.
"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 - (2-5 day pullbacks)
New setups
- HES - 95.01 & 95.87
- ILMN - 73.60
- AKS - 53.11
- RIG - 140.75
- SGR - 64.55
- SNDA - 35.70
- RS - 57.11
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- SID - 39.20
- HPQ - 48.12
Breakout entries (typically trigger over a tight trading range)
New setups
- SVNT- 23.45
- CMP - 60.11
- FLS - 112.01
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- GDX - 54.61 (triggered 3/3)
- WMB - 37.15
- IMCL - 46.01
SHORT WATCHLIST AND TRIGGER
PRICES
- STP - 36.35
- CHL - 73.49
- NIHD - 39.13
- HAR - 41.49 (gapped down beneath entry)
- SVVS - 19.09 (triggered 3/3)
- EQIX - 68.39 (triggered 3/3)
- UTHR - 82.84 (triggered 3/3)
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):
CG short (175 shares from Feb. 22) -
sold short 74.47, stop 77.01,
target 69.25, unrealized points = + 0.13, unrealized P/L = + $19
JRJC long (200 shares from March 3) -
bought 19.98, stop 18.24,
target 25.80, unrealized points = (1.03), unrealized P/L = ($210)
Closed positions (since last report):
GOLD long (200 shares from Feb. 26) -
bought 49.79, sold 53.20,
points = + 3.41, net P/L = + $678
Current equity exposure ($200,000 max. buying power):
Notes:
- Per intraday email alert, we sold GOLD to lock in gains.
- Per intraday email alert, we bought JRJC on a pullback from Friday's breakout.
Market Conditions / Gameplan:
The S&P 500 appears to be forming a trading range from 1,316 to 1,396 on the daily chart. If the lows of the range hold, then we could see a test of the highs of the range to follow.
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 - ACI, AEM, ANR, BVN, BMRN, CF, CLF, CHK, CNX, DBA, DBC, DVN, EOG, FCL, GOLD, IGT, MEE, MOS, MTL, OI, PBR, POT, PRGO, RRC, SID, SLV, SPW, USO, WLT
Leaders at/near the 50-day MA (a key institutional support level) - AG, MON, HES, VAR
Leading stocks breaking the 50-day MA (last week) - CMED
Notes on leaders:
Open Position Detail:
- CG - Still holding below the hourly downtrend line. No change in stop.
- JRJC - Just avoided stopping out. No change in stop.
Edited by Deron Wagner,
MTG Founder and Head
Trader
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