1/31 – 2:15 p.m. New York time
Shares: TLND
I have entered a shares position on TLND, which publishes earnings on Feb. 18 after the closing bell. It is a down day on the S&P 500 and other blue chip index, and while my prospective share trades continued to show uptrends on the daily chart, on the more sensitive 8-hour chart only TLND continued to be uptrending.
TLND fell along with the broad market on Feb. 2, moving to a downtrend as measured by Fisher Transform. I exited based on the signal.
| sym | entry | exit | result (%) | annualized (%) | entry date | exit date |
| TLND | 37.97 | 37.84 | 0.3% | -42% | 1/30 | 2/2 |
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 30, 2018
Live: Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018
Binary: EUR/USD
I have entered a binary bear play on EUR/USD, selling a contract at 1.2325 for $59.50 in hopes of a $100 return on expiration, Friday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. New York time.
The Fisher Transform trend turned down on Jan. 26. At entry the market stood at 1.23785 and the Fisher stood at 2.8589.
EUR/USD moved sideways during a four-day downtrend signal on the Fisher Transformer. I exited when the Fisher signaled an uptrend.
| sym | entry | exit | result (%) | annualized (%) | entry date | exit date |
| EUR/USD | 59.50 | -96,25 | -3.2% | -4,645% | 1/29 | 2/1 |
(See a brief discussion just posted to the Live feed on my strategy as I re-add binary options to the mix.)
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 29, 2018
Shares: UFS
I have entered a shares position on UFS. Earnings will be published on Feb. 8 before the opening bell, and it is my goal to exit the position prior to the announcement.
In a day of downward reversals, UFS received a downtrend signal from the Fisher Transformer. I exited on Feb. 1 for a loss.
| sym | entry | exit | result (%) | annualized (%) | entry date | exit date |
| UFS | 52.19 | 50.66 | -2.90% | 357% | 1/29 | 2/1 |
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 28-29, 2018
Live: Monday, Jan. 29, 2018
The Week Ahead: FOMC, jobs, income, outlays, and much, much more
The week begins with am economic policy whimper by the Federal Open Market Committee, probably, and ends with the most politically fraught of all the economic reports, employment,
The FOMC meets for two days, culminating on Wednesday at 2 p.m. New York time with an announcement of any changes to the Federal Funds rate. Since they raised the rate at the last meeting, no change is the likely outcome. The tick-tock on the state of the economy, however, is always fascinating.
The employment situation report will be published on Friday at 8:30 a.m., and as usual will be preceded by a sneak preview, the non-governmental ADP employment report, on Wednesday at 8:15 a.m.
Two other reports of interest are scheduled for publication, personal income and outlays on Monday at 8:30 a.m. and the Institute of Supply Management manufacturing survey on Thursday at 10 a.m.
Also, look for a grand potpourri of reports that go into the index of leading indicators.
Shares: CG
I have entered a bull position on CG using shares. The company publishes earnings on Feb. 7 before the opening bell. CG entered its present uptrend on the Fisher Transform metric a day ago. Its last four Fisher uptrends lasted on average 11.5 days, with a range from two days to 17 days.
CG turned downtrending on the Fisher Transformer metric, joining a general market slip. I exited.
| sym | entry | exit | result (%) | annualized (%) | entry date | exit date |
| CG | 25.70 | 25.26 | -1.70 | -104.0% | 1/26 | 2/1 |
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 26, 2018
Live: Friday, Jan. 26, 2018
Shares: K, MDSO and MPW
Kellogg Co. (K)
Medidata Solutions Inc. (MDSO)
Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW)
I have entered earnings plays using shares on three symbols, all for projected exit by Feb. 7 at the latest.
I exited MPW on Jan. 29 and MDSO on Jan. 30 on Fisher Transform reversals downward amid a general decline in the stock markets.
K turned down on Feb. 1, along with much of the broader market, triggering a downtrend signal on the Fisher Transformer. I exited for a minuscule profit.
| sym | entry | exit | result (%) | annualized (%) | entry date | exit date |
| K | 67.66 | 67.84 | 0.3% | 14% | 1/25 | 2/1 |
| MDSO | 70.00 | 70.07 | 0.1% | 7.3% | 1/25 | 1/30 |
| MPW | 13.19 | 12.97 | -1.7% | -152.2% | 1/25 | 2/7 |
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 25, 2018
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