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How I Made $12 On Shutterfly, Inc. (SFLY) While My TIMalert Subscribers Made Thousands

Posted by Timothy Sykes on Mon 16th of Feb, 2009 03:30:54 PM
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Hopefully you’ve read my post on why I bought SFLY on the breakout at $8.18…

‘Twas a great setup–yes it was up a lot one day, but as I told TIMalert subscribers, and as my instructional dvd students know earnings spikes are not only lasting, they usually lead to further spikes–but poor morning price action the morning after I got in got me out at $8.20 for a pathetic, but disciplined $32 profit, $12 after commissions.

No, I don’t regret getting out, I didn’t know the stock would rise 7% later that day and the next…I’m overly cautious, gradually have become, always will be. You don’t need to trade like a bitch like me, as I’ve often said, my 229% return since November 2007 (all detailed HERE, in case you forgot, all you bloggers/gurus/screw ups who don’t share your trades/investment openly are COWARDS!) really is worst-case scenario.

The good news is that many of you, especially DVD students, are beginning to think on your own, and as I’ve also often said, if you have any intelligence whatsoever, you cn profit rather easily from these simple patterns.

Here’s how some TIMalert subscribers did:

Profit of $186 on a small position, it was going up so I saw no reason to sell! -Pallian (yup, my webmaster didn’t just build TIMalerts, he’s a paying subscriber too!)

held on to SFLY to 8.65 from 8.24 for $390 profit -JEG

-$221. Total TimLoss this year: -$1048 –Reaper (who does trade like me and was up $50,000 last year…that’s right protect the gains over time, small losses mean little/are actually good)

Shorted SFLY for a 600 dollar gain on the flip side. 2000 at $8.30 out at 7.98 –vestor (this guy went directly against my buy alert and banked! He also did a one-on-one coaching session with me so he understands this stuff better than most of you)

Sold out $93 loss in weird morning price action -rassoduck

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  • Erik
    For the sake of transparency, can you clearly list your 2008 return, your 2009 return YTD, and your overall returns? It's a bit misleading IMHO to just use 2007 to now for your total returns. I think it'd only give you greater respect because a lot of people are not willing to show their recent returns when those recent returns haven't been that great. Just think it'd make you even more realistic.

    Big fan Tim, keep it up.
  • eric the big red circle is my recent returns, the past 15 months...havent gotten around to detail january yet and february isnt even over...u spoiled ingrates, 99% of people dont even show any of their returns i'm a month behind and u whine, unbelievable
  • House of Cards
    One month behind because you know that will ruin your business. Live by the sword, then throw the sword away...I agree, 99% of all other blogs and stuff are totally worthless and you crush them. But come on, do the right thing and get up to date with January.
  • r u friggin kidding me, alerts are the most important and that takes time, i'd prefer u said thank u and went on your way. u can see my recent trades on the right hand side u maggots
  • younggunz
    Damn dude if you want to know his totals so bad do the math yourself. Every one of is gains and loses are posted. Its not that hard to see it for yourself. considering most peoples opinions are based on the saying, "You're only as good as your last trade." I really don't think getting a YTD return post is going to add much benefit for people. The smart ones can get a pretty close estimate looking at the most recent trades.
  • haha rick, i dont post because i have no time, u friggin ingrates, u deserve all the assholes in this industry
  • actually down about 4% on the year, go ahead and extrapolate, only motviates me more dummies
  • haha i've got a web designer who doesnt work for me 24/7, actually just designed a whole new site http://www.stocktradingtogo.com

    bitch at him if u want
  • Mike
    Re: http://www.stocktradingtogo.com

    Just what the world needs another aggregator of finance articles. Spare me.


    Tim is showing how a poor guy with $12,000 can turn it into $40,000 after 2 years. Consuming all their time and energy into daytrading. Little does logic tell you that flipping burgers for 2 years can make you more.

    I am going to come up with some dvd's that teach you how to flip a burger and then state that I am up 229% after 2 years from my original savings....
  • "Tim is showing how a poor guy with $12,000 can turn it into $40,000 after 2 years. Consuming all their time and energy into daytrading. Little does logic tell you that flipping burgers for 2 years can make you more."

    i dont think trading in this environment is all that great either, but the lessons u learn turning 12k into 40k are the same lessons that will allow u to grow 40k into 400k...flipping burger wont do that...class dismissed
  • Mike
    "will allow u to grow 40k into 400k"

    Tim - I will believe it when I see it. In reality though I am pretty certain you wont accomplish this again. Especially without a raging market, stock options (how else could you have been at 700k after a year and a half), and dumb 18 year old luck.

    Hence why your blog/dvds is your main source of income if you could do that trading you would just focus on it yourself.
  • mike u will se it, stick around for a few years and PS u forget i made $200k+ 2003, 2004, 2005 n a raging bull market without dumb luck, just a solid strategy
  • rick, actually only lost a few hundred thousand on my hedge fund, 35% loss over 2 years isnt quite blowing out, my god, the ignorance abounds, great example of market ignorance, thanks!
  • Mike
    "35% loss over 2 years isnt quite blowing out"

    Yes it is when the general market is up 10% a year.

    thats a 50%+ spread

    Even if you lost 35% this year (when the general market was down 45%) your fund would be shut down.
  • mike who cares if my fund did shut down, its actually good for my current business, great lessons involved that my readers now get to experience for free, thanks for helping me make my point!
  • rick, working on making them whole through this blog, your ignorant posts helps me sell DVDs, so on behalf of my friends and family, thank u
  • "Have you made any of your investors whole again???"

    If I remember correctly in one of his post or LiveStock he mentioned that was the plan... to repay them..

    Why not build his business, use the money that he's making to further this business and instead of just paying back them back .......... give them a return too?

    If I was an investor I'd rather see something come of him, let him excel and if I've waited 3 years to be made whole whats another 6 months or a year

    but then again if they don't see anything back... they signed away their risk upon investing
  • oh ha, took too long to write and post it u already wrote back
  • mike, everyone makes mistakes, hardly screwing over my friend and family as i was the largest shareholder of the fund...u ingrates make me sick, america deserves all its pain and more just to wipe people like this off the face of the planet
  • okay now your rambling has just gotten boring, adios
  • so start your own site, make calls and topple me on covestor...until u do that, u got nothing
  • picks dont suck, the setups do! not always gonna be a market where there'll be exponential gainers, which i love, hate the game, not the playa fool..wait til the good times then u'll see, been int he game 10 years now, i aint worried
  • there are many letdowns in life, get over it...only fully transparent people are on covestor, those who arent are the bitches who u guys should be ripping instead of wasting my precious time
  • Rick you Suck
    Why don't you get your own website, trade, get audited results, and STFU you piker. Clearly you are likely the worst trader in the world and TIM doesn't have time for idiots like you. I will have my lawyer contact you and we will be 18.7 million dollars. blah, blah, blah.....idiot.
  • Lol
    Lol rick keep running his mouth embarassing himself in front of thousands of tim's regular web browsers and cant even back up his claims by fabricating a wimpy excuse that presumes people would actually be interested in his non-existent strategy. Dream on gnat your reall a scrub you'll never be up 227% since beginning of 2008. QQ = Qeep Qrying
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Date Stock Buy Sell Net
Nov 6 QXM $4.31 $4.80 $1936
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Nov 4 QXM $4.61 $4.89 $822
Oct 30 DDRX $25.70 $26.53 $812
Oct 29 CTDC $4.00 $4.42 $781
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Oct 23 RODM $5.27 $5.23 $301
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Oct 20 CBOU $8.93 $9.06 $243
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Oct 13 NPHC $0.59 $0.71 $583
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Oct 1 NPHC $0.70 $0.85 $1482

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