“It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower.” - William O’Neil

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* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
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Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
It looks like it is all down hill from here for FARO.
If PTRY can’t hold its 200dma, it would be a major sign of weakness.
TZOO was so hot last year, this year it has been a stinker.
KWK is right at its trendline - time to buy or time to sell?? It is probably a time for one of those. I think it depends on if it can hold the trendline or not.
Lots of weak looking charts out there - nothing I’d like to be buying into.
NOVA, though, had some block trades and a nice looking move on Friday.
SMBI is also a pretty nice looking stock.
STV closed at a new high on Friday, but it didn’t look very convincing.

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Do you have your Halloween costumes picked out yet? Time is running out and if you want a good costume, you have to plan ahead.
Boingboing.net’s Friday Cosplay link reminded me that I am behind schedule this year with my costume and also about how much I like cosplay.
Here is a link to 23798 more cosplay photos.

Master trader Ray Barros, CEO of Ray Barros Trading Group, predicts that the markets will be down for two years if the S&P 500 closes a week below 1217, which it did today.
He also goes on to give some advice on trading. He believes the breakdown of a successful trading equation would emphasize only 10% on your trading system, 30% on money management and 60% on psychology.

“It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower.” - William O’Neil

Click here for charts.

* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Ouch, LB broke through its 200dma and is headed down fast.
CWTR made a new all-time high with good earnings news. This one has been strong for a while.
MSA is looking weak and toppish.
LKQX continues to continue.

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“It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower.” - William O’Neil

Click here for charts.

* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

It warns that if you take caloric restriction too far, you could start to metabolize your own organ meat. Ouch! I would much rather metabolize bio-beer.
You can read the rest of the article here.

I have set it up so that the all-time high list will be posted automatically to the blog, so all of you lazy RSS subscribers will get it sent to you every day.
For the more energetic, or if you don’t get it for some reason, you can always go here.

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
I’m taking today off.
See you tomorrow.

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