2018-06-11: Comments: Adding SSW (pivot buy point $9.21, 4-weeks base, curr year growth est +40%, last 4 qtr Sales(M): $205, $211, $214, $225, Margins: 13.8%, 22.9%, 27.3%, 30.1%, institutional A/D 2.81, two recent pocket pivot days, Industry Group Rank #11, Relative Strength Rank 96, stop $8.54, trade risk -7.3% - HALF POSITION ONLY LOWER PRICE NAME) to the Watch List for Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

2018-06-10: Comments: Adding QNST (pivot buy point $13.94, 4-wk cup-and-handle within larger 12-week cup-and-handle base, last 4 qtr: EPS $0.03, $0.05, $0.04, $0.14, Sales(M): $82, $87, $87, $118, Margins: -1.68%, 1.65%, 2.24%, 6.04%, curr year est +305%, institutional A/D 1.42, Industry Group Rank #18, Relative Strength Rank 97, stop $12.97, trade risk -7% - HALF POSITION ONLY DUE TO LOWER PRICE NAME), TGA (pivot buy point $2.52, 14-day consolidation with a high-tight flag setup, momentum play, institutional A/D 1.36, Industry Group Rank #7, Relative Strength Rank 98, stop $2.29, trade risk -9% - QUARTER POSITION ONLY DUE TO SPECULATIVE LOW PRICE NAME) to the Watch List for Monday, June 11, 2018. Moving stop on ZUMZ to $24.60 (break-even).

2018-06-07: Comments: Current holding ZUMZ up +17% after hours, so we will look to nail down profits on at least HALF our position Friday.

2018-06-06: Comments: Current holding ZUMZ set to announce earnings after the bell Thursday 6/7/18. If we give up most of our +8% cushion, we will exit at the close. If not, we plan to hold our half position into the earnings event.

2018-06-05: Comments: Top Picks Watch List candidate AKAM triggered it's buy point, and was purchased for the GSA Portfolio.

2018-06-04: Comments: Adding AKAM (pivot buy point $78.25, 13-week cup-and-handle base, institutional A/D 1.61, showing accelerating sales/earnings growth, Industry Group Rank #2, Relative Strength Rank 90, stop $75, trade risk -4.2%) to the Watch List for Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Dropping CCXI for now.

2018-06-03: Comments: Adding CCXI (pivot buy point $13.32, 11-week cup-and-handle base, upward earnings estimate revisions, Institutional A/D 1.61, ROE 36.5%, biotech momentum play, Industry Group Rank #4, Relative Strength Rank 96, stop $12.5, trade risk -6% - HALF POSITION ONLY LOWER PRICE) to the Watch List for Monday, June 4, 2018.

2018-05-31: Comments: We sold half our line in CDXS at +25.3% and were stopped out of GES at -7.6%.

2018-05-29: Comments: We were stopped out of VALE at -3.5%.

2018-05-28: Comments: Tightening stop on current holding VALE to $13.68 (-3%). 

2018-05-24: Comments: Adding OPBK (pivot buy point $12.58, 7-week cup and handle base w/pocket pivot, under accumulation, low liquidity banking momentum play, avg vol 61K, float 14M, Industry Group Rank #1, Relative Strength Rank 93, stop $11.95, trade risk -5% - HALF POSITION ONLY) to the Watch List for May 25, 2018.

2018-05-23: Comments: Watch List candidate ADUS triggered it's buy point, and was purchased for the GSA Portfolio.

2018-05-20: Comments: On Thursday, May 17, 2018, MVO triggered it's buy point and was purchased for the GSA Porffolio. Dropping FBR from the Watch List for now.

2018-05-16: Comments: Adding MVO (pivot buy point $9.16, 6-week cup and handle with a larger 18-week cup and handle base, Oil & Gas momentum play, institutional A/D rank 1.44, ROE 50%, average daily volume 29K, Industry Group Rank #5, Relative Strength Rank 97, stop $8.5, trade risk -7% - HALF POSITION ONLY DUE TO LOWER PRICE/LIQUIDITY) to the Watch List for Thursday, May 17, 2018.

Moving stop on current holding CDXS to break-even $11.97, being up +17%.

2018-05-15: Comments: Adding ADUS (pivot buy point $54.25, 4-weeks cup and handle base, upward quarterly est. revisions, curr. FY earn. est. +49%, under institutional accumulation A/D 2.02, avg. vol. 65K, last 4 qtr. sales(M): $104, $109, $112, $109, Industry Group Rank #35, Relative Strength Rank 95, stop $51.95, trade risk -4.2% - HALF POSITION ONLY DUE TO LOWER LIQUIDITY NAME) to the Watch List for Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Watch List candidate ZUMZ triggered it's buy point today, and was purchased for the GSA Portfolio.

2018-05-14: Comments: Adding ZUMZ (pivot buy point $24.6, 5-week cup and handle base, curr year earn. est. +41%, last 4 qtr. EPS -$0.18, -$0.02, $0.48, $0.82, last 4 qtr sales(M) $181, $192, $246, $308, last 4 qtr margins -2.46%, -0.32%, 4.85%, 6.47%, Industry Group Rank #13, Relative Strength Rank 94, stop $23.3, trade risk -5.3%) to the Watch List for Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Dropping PTCT from the Watch List for now.

2018-05-13: Comments: Adding FBR (pivot buy point $19.85, 8-weeks tight base, under insitutional accumulation, upward earn. est. revisions, curr. year est. +167%, last 4 qtr. sales(M): $839, $899, $1222, $1117, Relative Strength Rank 92, stop $18.76, trade risk -5.5%) to the Watch List for Monday, May 14, 2018. 

On Friday, GES triggered it's buy point, and was purchased for the GSA Portfolio. 

2018-05-10: Comments: Adding GES (pivot buy point $24.01, 4-weeks tight base, curr year growth est +41%, under institutional accumulation, last 4 qtr EPS $0.11, $0.12, $0.41, $62, Industry Group Rank #8, Relative Strength Rank 97, stop $22.32, trade risk -7%) to the Watch List for Friday, May 11, 2018.

CDXS today after the bell: Q1 EPS $(0.05) beats $(0.11) estimate, Sales $14M beats $12.1M estimate.

VALE triggered it's buy point and was purchased for the GSA Portfolio.

2018-05-09: Comments: Adding PTCT (pivot buy point $32.16-NO GAPS, 8-week cup and handle base, biotech momentum play, announced earnings today, under institutional accumulation, Industry Group Rank #5, Relative Strength Rank 97, stop $29.91, trade risk -7% - HALF POSITION ONLY) to the Watch List for Thursday, May 10, 2018.

2018-05-06: Comments: Adding VALE (pivot buy point $14.18, 9-week cup and handle base, momentum play under institutional accumulation, ROE 13.4%, Industry Group Rank #13, Relative Strength Rank 92, stop $13.4, trade risk -5.5%- HALF POSITION ONLY) to the Watch List for Monday, May 7, 2018. On Friday, CDXS, triggered it's buy point and was purchased for the GSA Portfolio.