Alab and RBRK have performed admirably, I have been in them since April. I went into CRWV on the 23rd as it crossed the 100 dollar mark and put a stop at 97 dollars just below the low of the day. I sold out of BITB to raise some cash.
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I want to see TQQQ make it over the 200sma. If this is a strong power trend it should happen this week right?
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Should happen Thursday.
Here are some charts that caught my eye. Some near breakouts, some popping above trendlines recently or tomorrow.
NVDA, AVGO, VEEV, ALAB, META, BROS, RL. RCL, CCL, IBKR, ARM, JBL.
I have two buy-stops on BROS in case it breaks out tomorrow. So low on cash.
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SFM deserves to be on watch list. Good up vol recently. broke downtrend line for early buy opportunity.
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Bought SFM and LRN today, both of which I have previously owned. SFM moving toward pivot on good vol. SFM in IBD account and LRN in other account as a swing trade with a stop loss. Had to cancel a buy-stop on BROS to free up cash.
So, why did I sell LRN earlier and buy back today? The first sell was to buy SFM, then I wanted cash on hand and LRN was a smaller holding and not doing much.
Why buy today? Market had upside reversal and this was moving above 21dma and downtrend line on high vol.
Also bought META as an IBD breakout as a trade around core MF holding.
I have traded this a lot and it has worked out well. Blue lines were non-ibd buys, reds were sells, green were IBD buys in my MF account.
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Got stopped out of LRN today and my ATGE got hit but held 21dma. Maybe better lock in some gains in ATGE, but the 8-week hold rule is in place, so I should not sell ;-0
At least I had a good stop loss around $150… for a change
Had to sell 40% of UBER for IBD loss rule. It had become my 15Th overall holding including non-IBD buys. I have some good value buys and really have faith, but must follow IBD rules in the IBD account.
Was very tempted to buy the PWR or EME or JBL breakouts, but the vol was low. I think they just moved on the CRDO earnings and the META-CEG news. Gotta have a little rest someday soon.
AVGO had a low vol breakout but EPS in 2 days.
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$BROS having very strong breakout today. Bought 1/2 position and then sold my non-performing half position in SFM at 1.6% loss so I could buy a second 1/2 in BROS.
Andy rightfully wonders if I am a position trader sometimes. My understanding of Bill was that he was not shy about dumping non-performers to buy a better stock. I believe that is what I am doing and hope to hold BROS a long time. Both SFM and BROS have large expansion possibilities in front of them, but BROS is growing faster while SFM is a more steady grower.
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Not at all Pete. I was just trying to clarify in my mind what you were accomplishing. I thought you had the swing trader product for IBD so were doing swing trading. I see good reasons for all types of investing and have no problem with anyway people want to invest their money.
Oh along with Bros, RBRK reports today and is breaking out over the 100 dollar mark.
Picked up some IONQ. In a cup and handle pattern and picked it up on the 21EMA. Kept the position smaller.
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My BROS got toasted, but did not hit the 7% loss rule. Always risky to buy at top of buy zone. IBIT went through the 21dma, so I took profits of about 9.35% PLTR hurt me, but my IBD stocks were pretty strong.
I did buy some NET on the break out and it faded a little from the buy point. RBRK seems to have survived earnings after hours and finished about flat overnight.
I purchased this (CRWV) as it went over the $100 dollar mark and sold half as it went parabolic. I am hoping it flags out so I can buy more.
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Nice move and good spot. I am looking for a real entry.
I have a buy stop on SHOP above the pivot. Strong growth, Strong ratings. Stage 1 cup with base, but 46% deep. That is probably okay given the market drop. This is in my MFCD portfolio where I have a little new cash from selling some old losers that should have been jettisoned long ago. Also raised some cash in my MFPP the same way. There I bought some more META, SHOP, and then some new ABNB
ABNB is not nearly as strong as META and SHOP, might fail the breakout pretty fast
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The short interest doesn’t look large but I think the float is small. I have my existing shares still on loan and the interest rate is at 50% right now. Can’t believe people are trying to short it, that has to be very stressful.
I don’t know that I meant to say “real entry”, I meant a good entry. Maybe someone on TV said “real” and I typed it.
What brokerage do you use? Do you have to do something intentional to loan it out, or is just because it is in a margin account?
I am looking for another real entry too!! Ha But seriously I know what you mean, sometimes we can find an entry even if it isn’t smart. It would be nice if it just flagged out and the 21ema caught up so I could place a buy with a small stop but if that doesn’t happen I think I can get in and use the low of 6/3/25 as a stop.
I use Schwab and have margin on the account in order to use options. I don’t buy stocks on Margin though. But since I have Margin on the account it allows Schwab to borrow shares. The interest rate was about 25% two weeks ago and has steadily climbed. I have been hurt before when this happens because the shorts have really stuck it to me so when my shares get loaned out I keep a close eye on the stock.
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So you can’t see the shares in your account? Wow. Can you still set stop loss orders?
Side note, RKLB might be worth watching. Was a heat stock not long ago.
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I still have complete control of the shares. They are still in my account but they just put them under another portfolio. I can set stops and see them just like any of my shares.
Yea that would be good at around $30 dollars. In the spirit of a cup. Look at ASTS.
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Please explain?
“Under another portfolio.”
I use Schwab w options permission n therefore margin.
How would I recognize that shares have been loaned out?
How does their short affect your position?
TIA 
ralph
What I mean by another portfolio is that it is in a portfolio that schwab has set up just for shares that they borrow from your account. It will be under your control and will be shown when you log into your account. So when I log into my account I have that portfolio, My IRA portfolio, and my Roth Ira portfolio. You can choose to hide portfolio’s in your account if you choose but it’s best to just keep them all showing. In the portfolio that Schwab sets up for borrowing shares, when you sell shares in that portfolio, the money will go to the portfolio they borrowed the shares from on the next business day.
It only affects the position in the sense that the shorts can be very smart. So when they start borrowing the shares it tells me the stock might be over it’s skii’s in the sense very extended. I usually get shares borrowed on stocks that are very volatile and have made huge gains. With the huge gains can come huge down side also. So I bought CRWC at $102.76 on 5/23/25 and sold half the shares at $155.63 on 6/3/25. It is now sitting at $140.65, I could see it pulling back to around $100 if the shorts push it down. That is what I mean by it affecting my position. I am surprised they are shorting this though because the float is so small. They could get really hurt too. Just something to pay attention to. Hope that helps.
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