7 Stocks You Shouldn’t Trade, Long Or Short

Posted by timothysykes on Thu 28th of Feb, 2008 07:54:04 PM

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Nothing particularly special, but that’s no reason not to get to know some messy chart patterns…aka learn what kind of chart patterns NOT TO PLAY!

A few weeks ago, AsiaInfo Holdings Inc. (ASIA) reported great earnings, now it’s consolidating…blehhhhhh…this stocks loves to breakdown after spiking, but now has positive news for a change. 50/50 up or down, leave this one alone.

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Converted Organics (COIN) is full of pumpers and recently executed a perfect double top at $14, but it still broke out of a multi-week base in the $9-$11 range. Wait for it to prove itself above $14 or for the bottom to fall out…until then leave this to the pumpers and suckers.

coin0228

I’ve gotten dozens of emails (please stop emailing me questions, use the FORUMS instead!) about this Image Entertainment Inc. (DISK). Its fallen, its risen, blehhhhhh, so many rumors, no absurd move…yet. FYI A $1.25 rise in price isn’t sooooooo amazing!

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Everyone’s gettin’ all excited about Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC) being added to the IBD list next week. Big whoop, who cares, good for a little pop, but then, you have games where people expected it, they wanted a bigger pop, some in at lower prices, etc. and the volume is soooo low, it’s just not worth it. Let’s see how far this thing can go…

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Ahhhhh the Latin American Ebay, Mercadolibre, Inc. (MELI), what a difference a few months makes. No more pumping from TheStreet.com or IBD, now it’s got a nasty solar-type chart, welcome to third world startup investing! Earnings soon, just wait on the sidelines until then.

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Omega Protein Corporation (OME) has a price surge I’d typically short into, but it’s a breakout and it’s proven on past spikes it likes to move horizontally for a few wees after any spike. No, thank you.

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Chinese advertising guru VisionChina Media Inc. (VISN) just reported some nice earnings andanaged to break out, too. But an ugly afternoon drop casts doubt on its ability to lure buyers, let it play out for a few days, let’s see if it’s got more juice left.

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No positions, no reason to be positive or negative on any of these, say it with me now, it’s all in the charts!

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Brian D

I went long (rare) on VISN today and grabbed a nice $.45 a share on it. VISN looks like it could go either way if it cracks $8.50 I might have to get in but I haven't had the chance to check the intraday charts from about 2 weeks ago.

Jack

Tim,
Thanks for bringing this piece of infomation to educate others. On GENC chart above, you mentioned "....volume is soooooo low." Looking at the chart alone, GENC seems like it was hibernating, the average daily volume according to Yahoo was about ~4000 but beginning of February, the volume picked up more than 10 times of average daily volume as the price has doubled in this month. Yes, it is not 200 or 300% within a week like IDMI, but GENC probably will be ripen enough to short once it will be added on IBD. Just a thought!

timsykes

GENC i meant volume is so low for me to take any position, even a few hundred shares impacts price. i prefer liquid names

The Barber

I have to disagree with the coin opinion. Its clearly down trending and showing text book weekness after the perfect double top. Ive been holding my short since it could hold its breakout. I cant belive u been watching this thing for two months and your not short now.. This is the best time to be short coin. This is when all the money is made. Oh I forgot u dont hold things for more than two days. hmmm... I feel thats were the real money is made. sometimes u have to hold..

The Barber

Ill check back and see how this plays out and who is right. I feel I always throw great trades on this site. I wonder if anyone is listning..

timsykes

I agree that COIN looks good for a longer term short, but you forget how few options I have with TIM this small. I must stay nimble and the $2-ish downside potential for COIN over the next few days isn't worth my time as I'd only have 200-300 shares and there's still a huge risk of spiking. There's plenty of decent trades like this out there, but until I have enough assets, I'll ignore them all and people with similar sized accounts should too. This is why I stress focusing on only the most ideal trades--COIN is not ideal

PS No telling how COIN woulda performed today if SEED hadn't bombed so badly. News interferes with reading chart patterns, understand that

Oliver

Great post. I was already thinking about asking this question a few days ago: What is the reason why you dont short earning reports of crappy companies?
I know youve mentioned it a lot (pretty much everyday) that you dont play earning reports but I could never find a real answer for the reason behind it.
Isnt a crappy company still doing bad eventhough theres some kind of earnings? Or is it because usually a stock stays up when the earnings are good because people gain confidence and you just wait until there is bullshit pushing the stock up rather than facts of earnings?

By the way, I like how TIM has been developing throughout February!

Aegir

How about talking stocks that might do some breakout!!

burky

Hey Tim, really enjoying your blog the last several days with so much focus on specific stocks, charts, and how to play 'em ... and which ones to ignore. No morning spike on DARA this morning ... so far looks like it could be a boring day all round.

puma

COIN up almost 0.25, if it hits 13 will it show resistance again? good time to short if it keeps climbing or no?

timsykes

Anybody body still holding DARA short? Now, $1 lower, u see how truly pathetic my exit was!

Tony Ellis

I'm still holding! 314 shares....wish it was 5k! lol

ETQT

I wish...too scared to hold overnight

Davey

I got shaken out, made afew hundred, but you've shown that these patterns don't lie. CEGE, IDMI, DARA, SHZ, these stocks have made you the most since starting TIM, these need to be held longer like you said, the patterns just don't lie, these things give up almost half or more of their gains.

timsykes

Tony, 314 shares is better than nothing!

As for not playing earnings plays--simply too many different expectations. I would buy a strong breakout as those have a tendency to really run but every other pattern is just too damn unpredictable. Kinda liek FDA approval

Tony Ellis

What about JRJC if it can break $20? I know it's an earnings play but also one hell of a spiker.

Chemajh

Since you've mentioned it, I read about Livermore. Playing the market's like shooting pool: you've got to have a feel for the game, cueball position, how the table runs, etc. You seem to have a feel for the penny market. You've opened my eyes to it. Thanx!

I am wondering, though, do you ever lend credence to the indicators like MACD or Williams % or any of the others? Since I've discovered your site, I can't recall any mention of such. Enlighten me to the extent these indicators might be worthwhile or not. I see you like Stockcharts.com and Murphy touts the indicators. How do you use them, if at all?

One more thing: you've defended your name quite well, working with such little stake and making it grow. Nice work. Nice guidance, too.

Brian D

I'm still holding DARA on both sides this thing has now given me 15% on the month and IDMI gave me 10% this has been my best month. Made some other Okay trades but nothing near as good as what IDMI and DARA have given me. Fuck the pump!

be-the-ball

brian d

your mother must be so proud

timsykes

JRJC, who knows, i don't l ike earnings plays unless they're new breakouts

COIN--sorry shorts, thats what u get for ignoring the multi-week breakout

MACD, RSI, nah I just keep it simple, price and volume. it's all one big self fulfilling prophecy so the more people that use an indicator, the more likely its reliability. not enough MACD, RSI, fibonacci freaks in this sector to be very useful

lmsmith

COIN- I went long on it this morning- It Performed the same exact way as it did yesterday-and every other morning in the past.... I surprise it hasn't downtrend yet since it's the afternoon- well I sold- a quick $425 profit... and yesterdays $323- I can eat off coin- just play that pattern..I guess until it breaks..

Tony

I know you don't like earning play. But what do you think of something like DBRN to short after earnings? Or how about MENT?

timsykes

DBRN and MENT look to just be following the overall market. and i don't try to guess the market

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Oct 13	NPHC	$0.59	$0.71	$583
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