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Trading With Art &
Science:
What Sets Us Apart From Every Other Trading Service In
Existence
When it comes to methodologies on the
best approach to trading in financial markets, there are
few opposing viewpoints more divisive than Technical
Analysis and Quantitative Analysis. Technical Analysis
relies heavily on legacy chart patterns, moving
averages, candlestick patterns, hundreds of technical
indicators, this input towards the decision making
process often going untested through the use of a
rigorous empirical testing routine. Quantitative
Analysis on the other hand, often rejects the
methodology of Technical Analysis, dismissing the
discipline as voodoo science, tantamount to the reading
of tea leaves and Ouija boards. Quantitative Analysis
instead focuses on a strict adherence to the application
of statistics and empirical testing through the
Scientific Method for its approach to trading in
financial markets.
In Trading With Art and Science we seek
to integrate both disciplines of Technical Analysis and
Quantitative Analysis, to bridge the gap between both
camps, to use the full faculty of the human mind by
employing both the left and right hemispheres of the
brain. This is what distinguishes us from any other
trading service, as we seek to bring our readership a an
integrated and synoptic view of financial markets in a
truly unique and heretofore unforeseen way.
In Trading with Art and Science, we
provide actionable trading ideas for equities,
commodities, and futures trading. These trading ideas
have gone through a proprietary process using the
application of Technical and Quantitative analysis, the
result of which are offered in our daily newsletter.
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Symbol |
Bias |
Entry
Date |
Entry
Price |
Close
Date |
Close
Price |
Duration |
P/L |
P/L % |
|
ES(SPY) |
Long |
03/03/09 |
702
($70.75) |
03/04/09 |
714.5
($72.02) |
Swing |
12.5
($1.27) |
1.80% |
|
MANT |
Long |
03/04/09 |
$42.19 |
03/04/09 |
$44.68 |
Day |
$2.49 |
5.90% |
|
GOOG |
Long |
03/05/09 |
$313.00 |
03/05/09 |
$305.64 |
Day |
-$7.36 |
-2.35% |
|
USB |
Long |
03/05/09 |
$10.58 |
03/05/09 |
$9.77 |
Day |
-$0.81 |
-7.66% |
|
GME |
Long |
03/05/09 |
$26.50 |
03/05/09 |
$24.45 |
Day |
-$2.05 |
-7.74% |
|
GOOG |
Long |
03/06/09 |
$295.50 |
03/06/09 |
$309.00 |
Day |
$13.50 |
4.57% |
|
USB |
Long |
03/06/09 |
$8.79 |
03/06/09 |
$9.50 |
Day |
$0.71 |
8.08% |
|
CECO |
Long |
03/06/09 |
$20.70 |
03/06/09 |
$20.80 |
Day |
$0.10 |
0.48% |
|
BIG |
Short |
03/09/09 |
$18.37 |
03/09/09 |
$18.66 |
Day |
-$0.29 |
-1.58% |
|
QLD |
Long |
03/10/09 |
$20.58 |
03/10/09 |
$21.84 |
Day |
$1.26 |
6.12% |
|
QID |
Long |
03/11/09 |
$60.60 |
03/12/09 |
$58.35 |
Swing |
-$2.25 |
-3.71% |
|
QLD |
Long |
03/10/09 |
$20.58 |
03/12/09 |
$23.73 |
Swing |
$3.15 |
15.31% |
|
NVDA |
Long |
03/10/09 |
$8.65 |
03/12/09 |
$9.90 |
Swing |
$1.25 |
14.45% |
|
ES (SPY) |
Long |
03/04/09 |
681.50 ($68.85) |
03/12/09 |
744
($74.80) |
Swing |
62.50
($5.95) |
9.20% |
|
XLNX |
Long |
03/12/09 |
$18.75 |
03/12/09 |
$19.18 |
Day |
$0.43 |
2.29% |
|
PDE |
Long |
03/10/09 |
$17.40 |
03/13/09 |
$18.42 |
Swing |
$1.02 |
5.86% |
|
CAH |
Long |
03/12/09 |
$28.60 |
03/13/09 |
$30.90 |
Swing |
$2.30 |
8.04% |
|
MENT |
Long |
03/10/09 |
$3.59 |
03/16/09 |
$4.23 |
Swing |
$0.64 |
17.83% |
|
CECO |
Long |
03/16/09 |
$19.89 |
03/16/09 |
$19.74 |
Day |
-$0.15 |
-0.75% |
|
TGT |
Short |
03/16/09 |
$30.00 |
03/17/09 |
$30.00 |
Swing |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
SDS |
Long |
03/16/09 |
$87.25 |
03/18/09 |
$81.34 |
Swing |
-$5.91 |
-6.77% |
|
SII |
Long |
03/16/09 |
$20.84 |
03/18/09 |
$24.00 |
Swing |
$3.16 |
15.16% |
|
ISRG |
Long |
03/18/09 |
$101.10 |
03/19/09 |
$98.39 |
Swing |
-$2.71 |
-2.68% |
|
DXD |
Long |
03/18/09 |
$68.38 |
03/20/09 |
$68.00 |
Swing |
-$0.38 |
-0.56% |
|
SII |
Long |
03/20/09 |
$24.19 |
03/20/09 |
$23.73 |
Day |
-$0.46 |
-1.90% |
|
CRR |
Long |
03/20/09 |
$31.51 |
03/20/09 |
$29.04 |
Day |
-$2.47 |
-7.84% |
|
AA |
Long |
03/20/09 |
$6.21 |
03/23/09 |
$7.20 |
Swing |
$0.99 |
15.94% |
|
DXD |
Long |
03/20/09 |
$64.80 |
03/23/09 |
$63.74 |
Day |
-$1.06 |
-1.64% |
|
SDS |
Long |
03/23/09 |
$77.70 |
03/23/09 |
$76.63 |
Day |
-$1.07 |
-1.38% |
|
TRAK |
Short |
03/18/09 |
$12.24 |
03/23/09 |
$13.27 |
Swing |
$1.03 |
-8.42% |
|
STBA |
Long |
03/23/09 |
$23.44 |
03/24/09 |
$21.49 |
Swing |
-$1.95 |
-8.32% |
|
LNC |
Long |
03/25/09 |
$9.15 |
03/25/09 |
$8.79 |
Swing |
-$0.36 |
-3.93% |
|
SDS |
Long |
03/23/09 |
$75.00 |
03/26/09 |
$73.00 |
Swing |
-$2.00 |
-2.67% |
|
NFX |
Long |
03/26/09 |
$25.17 |
03/27/09 |
$24.74 |
Swing |
-$0.43 |
-1.71% |
|
FFIV |
Short |
03/26/09 |
$21.75 |
03/27/09 |
$22.50 |
Swing |
-$0.80 |
-3.68% |
|
NCS |
Long |
03/27/09 |
$2.94 |
03/30/09 |
$2.69 |
Swing |
-$0.25 |
-8.50% |
|
CDR |
Long |
03/27/09 |
$1.87 |
03/30/09 |
$1.73 |
Swing |
-$0.14 |
-7.49% |
|
SSO |
Long |
03/30/09 |
$19.38 |
03/30/09 |
$19.14 |
Day |
-$0.24 |
-1.24% |
|
MVL |
Long |
03/25/09 |
$24.63 |
03/31/09 |
$27.00 |
Swing |
$2.37 |
9.62% |
|
LTM |
Short |
03/30/09 |
$13.34 |
04/02/09 |
$14.68 |
Swing |
-$1.34 |
-10.04% |
|
CRM |
Long |
04/01/09 |
$30.30 |
04/03/09 |
$36.36 |
Swing |
$6.06 |
20.00% |
|
ABT |
Long |
03/03/09 |
$46.39 |
04/03/09 |
$44.39 |
Swing |
-$2.00 |
-4.31% |
|
CNX |
Long |
03/23/09 |
$29.25 |
04/06/09 |
$27.80 |
Swing |
-$1.45 |
-4.96% |
|
ITRI |
Long |
04/06/09 |
$45.64 |
04/07/09 |
$44.30 |
Swing |
-$1.34 |
-2.94% |
|
SDS |
Long |
04/02/09 |
$72.22 |
04/08/09 |
$73.45 |
Swing |
$1.23 |
1.70% |
|
TNA |
Long |
04/08/09 |
$19.45 |
04/09/09 |
$22.70 |
Swing |
$3.25 |
16.71% |
|
AA |
Long |
04/08/09 |
$7.52 |
04/15/09 |
$9.04 |
Swing |
$1.52 |
20.21% |
|
FSLR |
Long |
04/03/09 |
$132.30 |
04/15/09 |
$148.60 |
Swing |
$16.30 |
12.32% |
|
PFE |
Long |
04/16/09 |
$13.86 |
04/16/09 |
$13.59 |
Day |
-$0.27 |
-1.95% |
|
QLD |
Long |
04/15/09 |
$30.20 |
04/17/09 |
$32.38 |
Swing |
$2.18 |
7.22% |
|
QLD |
Long |
04/15/09 |
$29.85 |
04/17/09 |
$32.38 |
Swing |
$2.53 |
8.48% |
|
ZION |
Long |
04/14/09 |
$12.56 |
04/17/09 |
$15.27 |
Swing |
$2.71 |
21.58% |
|
IBOC |
Long |
04/14/09 |
$9.28 |
04/17/09 |
$11.88 |
Swing |
$2.60 |
28.02% |
|
PFE |
Long |
04/15/09 |
$13.68 |
04/21/09 |
$13.46 |
Swing |
-$0.22 |
-1.61% |
|
BRCM |
Long |
04/21/09 |
$19.75 |
04/22/09 |
$22.10 |
Swing |
$2.35 |
11.05% |
|
VIVO |
Long |
04/17/09 |
$15.27 |
04/22/09 |
$16.73 |
Swing |
$1.46 |
9.56% |
|
SRS |
Long |
04/22/09 |
$27.66 |
04/22/09 |
$26.18 |
Swing |
-$1.48 |
-5.35% |
|
XLNX |
Long |
04/08/09 |
$19.50 |
04/22/09 |
$21.20 |
Swing |
$1.70 |
8.72% |
|
FAZ |
Long |
04/23/09 |
$9.36 |
04/23/09 |
$9.14 |
Day |
-$0.22 |
-2.35% |
|
PRXL |
Long |
04/22/09 |
$8.15 |
04/23/09 |
$7.85 |
Swing |
-$0.30 |
-3.68% |
|
FAZ |
Long |
04/24/09 |
$8.80 |
04/24/09 |
$8.39 |
Day |
-$0.41 |
-4.66% |
|
BBT |
Long |
04/20/09 |
$19.80 |
04/24/09 |
$23.34 |
Swing |
$3.54 |
17.88% |
|
FAZ |
Long |
04/24/09 |
$8.42 |
04/24/09 |
$7.89 |
Day |
-$0.53 |
-6.29% |
|
SDS |
Long |
04/16/09 |
$64.99 |
04/29/09 |
$67.30 |
Swing |
-$1.29 |
-1.98% |
|
AIV |
Long |
04/01/09 |
$5.25 |
04/29/09 |
$7.23 |
Swing |
$1.98 |
37.71% |
|
GM |
Long |
04/28/09 |
$1.83 |
04/29/09 |
$1.81 |
Swing |
-$0.02 |
-1.09% |
|
MCD |
Long |
03/23/09 |
$53.62 |
04/29/09 |
$54.40 |
Swing |
$0.78 |
1.45% |
|
FLIR |
Long |
04/15/09 |
$20.92 |
05/01/09 |
$23.35 |
Swing |
$2.43 |
11.62% |
|
FAZ |
Long |
05/04/09 |
$6.94 |
05/04/09 |
$6.68 |
Swing |
-$0.26 |
-3.75% |
|
MSFT |
Long |
04/28/09 |
$19.98 |
05/05/09 |
$19.74 |
Swing |
-$0.24 |
-1.20% |
|
CHS |
Long |
04/28/09 |
$7.20 |
05/05/09 |
$8.42 |
Swing |
$1.22 |
16.94% |
|
SDS |
Long |
05/04/09 |
$61.10 |
05/07/09 |
$56.04 |
Swing |
-$5.06 |
-8.28% |
|
SRCL |
Long |
04/30/09 |
$47.13 |
05/07/09 |
$46.23 |
Swing |
-$0.90 |
-1.91% |
|
RYL |
Long |
05/01/09 |
$20.37 |
05/07/09 |
$19.53 |
Swing |
-$1.04 |
-5.11% |
|
PNRA |
Long |
05/06/09 |
$55.37 |
05/07/09 |
$53.34 |
Swing |
-$2.03 |
-3.67% |
|
FAZ |
Long |
05/07/09 |
$5.05 |
05/08/09 |
$4.48 |
Swing |
-$0.57 |
-11.29% |
|
MCHP |
Long |
03/26/09 |
$21.54 |
05/12/09 |
$20.59 |
Swing |
-$0.64 |
-2.97% |
|
RF |
Long |
05/121/09 |
$5.23 |
05/13/09 |
$4.73 |
Swing |
-$0.50 |
-9.56% |
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AAPL |
Short |
05/04/09 |
$128.43 |
05/14/09 |
$120.40 |
Swing |
$8.03 |
6.25% |
|
SFI |
Long |
05/07/09 |
$3.70 |
05/14/09 |
$3.23 |
Swing |
-$0.47 |
-12.70% |
|
PENN |
Long |
05/12/09 |
$31.74 |
05/14/09 |
$29.73 |
Swing |
-$2.01 |
-6.33% |
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NE |
Long |
03/30/09 |
$23.90 |
05/19/09 |
$30.32 |
Swing |
$6.12 |
25.61% |
|
USB |
Long |
05/12/09 |
$17.70 |
05/19/09 |
$19.59 |
Open |
$1.89 |
10.68% |
|
UNG |
Long |
05/21/09 |
$15.05 |
05/21/09 |
$14.69 |
Day |
-$0.36 |
-2.39% |
|
CSCO |
Long |
05/14/09 |
$18.17 |
05/22/09 |
$17.97 |
Swing |
-$0.20 |
-1.10% |
|
UYG |
Long |
05/13/09 |
$3.87 |
05/22/09 |
$3.84 |
Swing |
-$0.03 |
-0.78% |
|
UNG |
Open |
05/21/09 |
$14.15 |
05/26/09 |
$13.32 |
Swing |
-$0.83 |
-5.87% |
|
NUE |
Long |
05/21/09 |
$39.16 |
06/01/09 |
$46.95 |
Swing |
$7.79 |
19.89% |
|
NVDA |
Long |
05/12/09 |
$9.22 |
06/01/09 |
$10.92 |
Swing |
$1.70 |
18.44% |
|
SSO |
Long |
05/15/09 |
$24.55 |
06/01/09 |
$27.53 |
Swing |
$2.98 |
12.14% |
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SRS |
Long |
06/1/09 |
$17.23 |
06/03/09 |
$18.95 |
Swing |
$1.72 |
9.98% |
|
DGX |
Long |
04/24/09 |
$50.85 |
06/04/09 |
$5306 |
Swing |
$2.21 |
4.35% |
|
CELG |
Long |
04/27/09 |
$40.60 |
06/04/09 |
$44.86 |
Swing |
$4.26 |
10.49% |
|
AKAM |
Long |
05/19/09 |
$21.10 |
06/04/09 |
$22.07 |
Swing |
$0.97 |
4.60% |
|
ESI |
Long |
05/28/09 |
$89.60 |
06/05/09 |
$89.60 |
Swing |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
PALM |
Long |
06/08/09 |
$11.93 |
06/08/09 |
$11.74 |
Day |
-$0.19 |
-1.59% |
|
PALM |
Long |
06/08/09 |
$11.52 |
06/09/09 |
$12.60 |
Swing |
1.08 |
9.38% |
|
SQNM |
Long |
06/08/09 |
$4.51 |
06/10/09 |
$4.38 |
Day |
-$0.13 |
-2.88% |
|
TLT |
Long |
06/01/09 |
$91.08 |
06/10/09 |
$88.20 |
Swing |
-$2.88 |
-3.16% |
|
SDS |
Long |
06/04/09 |
$53.83 |
06/11/09 |
$52.00 |
Swing |
-$1.83 |
-3.40% |
|
RYL |
Long |
06/09/09 |
$17.57 |
06/12/09 |
$16.33 |
Swing |
-$1.24 |
-7.06% |
|
CIEN |
Long |
06/12/09 |
$10.20 |
06/15/09 |
$9.93 |
Swing |
-$0.27 |
-2.65% |
|
STZ |
Long |
06/12/09 |
$11.20 |
06/16/09 |
$13.00 |
Swing |
$1.80 |
16.07% |
|
SSO |
Long |
06/15/09 |
$26.48 |
06/16/09 |
$26.19 |
Swing |
-$0.29 |
-1.10% |
|
YGE |
Long |
06/16/09 |
$13.36 |
06/17/09 |
$12.54 |
Swing |
-$0.82 |
-6.14% |
|
COST |
Long |
06/04/09 |
$46.75 |
06/17/09 |
$45.33 |
Swing |
-$1.42 |
-3.04% |
|
GDX |
Long |
06/15/09 |
$38.22 |
06/17/09 |
$36.23 |
Swing |
-$1.99 |
-5.21% |
|
POT |
Long |
06/17/09 |
$95.69 |
06/17/09 |
$89.73 |
Swing |
-$5.96 |
-6.23% |
|
RTI |
Long |
06/17/09 |
$17.78 |
06/17/09 |
$17.23 |
Swing |
-$0.55 |
-3.09% |
|
YGE |
Long |
06/17/09 |
$12.57 |
06/17/09 |
$12.33 |
Swing |
-$0.24 |
-1.91% |
|
TNA |
Long |
06/16/09 |
$37.65 |
06/23/09 |
$25.22 |
Swing |
-$2.43 |
-8.79% |
|
BGZ |
Long |
06/26/09 |
$35.83 |
07/01/09 |
$34.40 |
Swing |
-$1.43 |
-3.99% |
|
NUE |
Long |
06/03/09 |
$43.91 |
07/01/09 |
$42.34 |
Swing |
-$1.57 |
-3.58% |
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Aggregate
Gain/Loss Percentage: 256.12% |
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Futures Symbol |
Bias |
Entry Date |
Entry Level |
Close Date |
Close Level |
Duration |
Point Gain/Loss |
Comment |
|
ES |
Short |
06/30/09 |
925.00 |
06/30/09 |
909.00 |
Day |
|
½ position |
|
ES |
Short |
06/30/09 |
925.00 |
07/06/09 |
889.75 |
Swing |
25.63 |
½ position |
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February 25, 2009 8:37 CST
SWHC is at the entry area referred to in
Today's issue of Trading with Art and
Science.
The Trade: Look
for an 8-day day swing trade on SWHC from
the short side with gains in the 8.1% area
based on yesterday's $3.53 close. Consider a
short entry in the $3.50-$3.75 area with an
exit target in the $2.90-$3.24 area.
Consider setting stops on a single close
over $4.0. Good trading! -jTrader
Price-point Considerations:
Entry Range - Short
$3.50-$3.75
Stop - $4.07 stop-on-close after intra-day
stop email alert
Target Range - $2.90-$3.25
Holding Period - 8 days, Friday, March 6
2009
Good Trading!
jTrader
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jTrader Price Alert- BAC
February 24, 2009 8:37 CST
BAC is opening above the
entry area referred to in Tuesday's issue of
Trading with Art and Science, with price
holding short-term gap support at 3.83.
Consider
early entry on 1/2 of your intended position
size above the $3.83 gap.
Entry Range - Long $3.55-$3.75
Stop - $3.54 stop-on-close after intra-day
stop email alert
Target Range - $4.65-$4.75
Holding Period - 3-13 days

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jTrader Price Alert: BAC February 24,
2009 12:47 CST
With BAC currently 17% above the entry area
referred to from this morning's intra-day
alert, and 2% away from our swing trade
target, consider taking partial profits here
in the $4.55 area...
Good trading,
jTrader. |
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jTrader Price Alert BAC
February 24, 2009 2:03 CST
BAC has entered our swing target area with
an intra-day high of $4.68, up 19.5%
intra-day.
Let's wrap
this one up!
Entry Range - Long $3.55-$3.75
Stop - $3.54 stop-on-close
after intra-day stop email alert
Target Range - $4.65-$4.75
Holding Period - 3-13 days
Good trading,
jTrader. |
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