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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Darky Tuesday

Trade Candidates for the Day
Open ones: PCR: if falls on high volume, see second hammer in past three bar, target $150; TEX: mind the 25 July earnings report; RIO: Target: $50 gain, 5 bars to TXit, WFT:
Candidates: BHP: only if market is super fine; CENX: possible shooting star just formed but no volume; ISRG: possibly some profit taking to come first; SCHN: low fly doji below in sideways trading; TEF: gapped down on quite strong volume,

Trade Session Notes
Nikkei...18002.03...+38.39...+0.2%.
Hang Seng
...23472.88...+107.32...+0.5%.
DAX...7905.03...-39.18...-0.5%.
FTSE...6585.60...-38.80...-0.6%.

10:15:10 AM MO: very bearish
CBOE VIX 18.061.25
Market Adv Decl Unch
Nasdaq 914 4,243 181
NYSE 411 2,397 99

10:57:12 AM MS: bearish
CBOE VIX 17.550.74
Market Adv Decl Unch
Nasdaq 1,199 4,285 206
NYSE 584 2,293 105

11:21:03 AM MS: bearish
CBOE VIX 17.620.81
Market Adv Decl Unch
Nasdaq 1,249 4,348 219
NYSE 596 2,324 87

12:58:59 PM MS: bearish
CBOE VIX 17.570.76
Market Adv Decl Unch
Nasdaq 1,321 4,550 228
NYSE 556 2,452 75


Open Trades as of EOD 23 July
Live
SymbolDescriptionStockQTYCost BasisTotal c/bPriceMarket ValueGain/Loss
PCRJPPCR OCT 80 Call$73.891$5.20$520.00$4.90$490.00-30.00
T: 150$+ Xit 1. WR dips under -20 on volume 2. dip 71.05 on vol. 3. T Xit 7 Aug
RIOHRRIO AUG 57.5 Call$53,1
1$0.45$45.00$0.65$65.0020.00
T: $57.94 or $100 or time exit at 30 July
Virtual
.TEXJS TEX OCT 95 Call $90.79 1 $6.60 $660.00 5.8 $580.00 ($80.00)
T: $94,85, next earnings 7/25/2007
.WFTAL WFT JAN 2008 60 Call $59.07 1 $5.90 $590.00 5.6 $560.00 ($30.00)
T: $63,67, exit if price dips on volume or JC