Swing Trading Value Stocks

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More journals completed to increase my USD cash position. That is currently my largest "position" at the moment, hence:
Bought some LC @ 6.76 this morning to top up this position size to equal at least 1/2 of the largest one in my USA Portfolio (which is currently "cash" - as mentioned above).

Portfolio = 77% stocks, 23% cash
Portfolio Avg. Annual Gain (XIRR) = 29.74%

Buy orders are currently set for NA.to and BZH

 

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One of my journal gambits completed again, so topped up LC some more @ 5.99

Well... As rough as it has been lately, at least I'm still beating the market, eh.

Portfolio = 76% stocks, 24% cash
Portfolio Average Annual Gain (XIRR) = 28.60%
Stock Market Average Annual Gain over same time period (^SP500TR) = 13.37%

Buy orders set for NA.to and OCFC

 

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Bought OCFC @ 14.29
Bought HASI @ 19.65

Portfolio = 85% stocks, 15% cash
Portfolio Compounded Annual Gain (XIRR) = 28.26%
Stock Market Compounded Annual Gain over same time period (^SP500TR) = 13.41%

Partial sell order set for BTG (to replenish USDs for add'l buy order placements in the American Market)
Buy order set for CHE-UN.to in the Canadian Market

 

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Partially sold some BTG @ 2.84 (to top up USDs in acct)
-13.65% loss (adjstd for the effect of exchg rates, 2 avg downs and 1 dividend), held for 72 days = -52% annualized loss

Bought NEE @ 50.96

Still chipping away at YGR.to. I expect to finally be clear of that stock by sometime next week.

Portfolio = 86% stocks, 14% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.02%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same time period (^SP500TR) = 13.08%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.79 years, zero leverage):

(The last plotted line indicates my unrealized losses - much more visible now that all those YGR.to gains have been pretty much completely locked in at this point)

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, PXT.to
BTG, VNDA, C, GM, M, LC, OCFC, HASI, NEE

Small Journal Trades (Norbert's Gambit) still open:
DLR-U.to, HXS-U.to

Still holding from previous system:
YGR.to

Partial sell order set for M (to replenish USDs for add'l buy order placements in the American Market)
Buy order set for CRT-UN.to in the Canadian Market

 

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Partially sold some M @ 11.62 (to top up USDs in acct for diversification buy order placements)
-1.36% loss (after exchg rates, 1 avg down and 1 dividend factored in), held for 39 days = -12% annualized loss

Portfolio = 84% stocks, 16% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.99%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 13.26%

Buy orders now placed for CHE-UN.to and NEE (slight top up)

 

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Hmm... For the last year or two, the market just hasn't been as lively as it used to be. So today I've decided to make my very, very last strategy change (yet again). Due to all these extremely extended periods of consolidation that keep showing up, I am extending (doubling) the time frame from which I currently compare stocks with and slightly lowering my first exit target as well (I use 3 different targets depending on length of time that has elapsed - quick profit/breakeven/small loss). I expect this change will give my picks more breathing room to recover, and eventually even - as a side benefit - increase the number of these holdings in my portfolio for better diversification. Increased diversification will reduce my ind'l company exposure risk and also reduce the size of that idle cash amount I have set aside at any given time for new buy orders (gotta have it, but I hate it at the same time due to the 'cash drag' effect).

However, that also means that due to this expanded view change my buy orders will be set to a lower price than my usual standard (at least initially anyway).
So, currently, I have a couple of stink bids out there for CRT-UN.to and NEE (top up).

 

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Milestone! I sold the very last of my YGR.to shares today. Good Riddance! From here on out my portfolio entirely comprised of my swing strategy stocks now. Just have to clean up a couple of lingering journal trades, but no biggie.

Portfolio = 82% stocks, 18% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.01%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 13.55%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.82 years, zero leverage):

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, PXT.to
BTG, VNDA, C, GM, M, LC, OCFC, HASI, NEE

Small Journal Trades (Norbert's Gambit) still open:
DLR-U.to, HXS-U.to

Buy orders set for CRT-UN.to and NFBK

 

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All my journal trades are closed now and I have an abundance of idle cash at-the-moment. Not good. That at least enabled me to top up / avg down a bit on my HASI position this morning @ 17.05.

Portfolio = 79% stocks, 21% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.05%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 12.93%

Buy orders set for CPX.to and NFBK (this one will likely be filled at or around the open on Monday since it is now set slightly higher than today's close).

 

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Bought NFBK @ 8.76

Portfolio = 83% stocks, 17% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.81%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 12.87%

Buy orders placed for CPX.to (new price set - likely to get filled tomorrow at or around the open) and NEE (top up)

 

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Bought CPX.to @ 36.13

Portfolio = 89% stocks, 11% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.78%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 13.03%

Buy orders now set for CRT-UN.to and TFSL
edit: scratch that. Buy orders now set for TF.to (my price is very likely to be filled tomorrow) and TFSL

I don't normally watch those MIC stocks due to their poor volume, next to zero chance for capital appreciation (fundamentally speaking), low price variance and higher tax treatment of the "interest income" dividend. However, as my wife has rightly pointed out to me, TF.to in particular has both picked up in volume and sold off substantially recently. Consider my interest peaked here. That 11% dividend yield doesn't hurt either

 

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Bought TF.to @ 6.19

Partially sold some TXG.to @ 13.77 (24% of my position)
-10.35% loss, held for 58 days = -50% annualized loss

Portfolio = 93% stocks, 7% cash - Sweet! 90ish% invested is where I'd like to be ALL the time.
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.61%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 12.68%

Partial sell order set now for ARE.to (to bolster up my CAD reserves a bit more)
Buy orders set for CRT-UN.to and MDC

 

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Sold LC @ 5.10 (quarterly ER not good enough for me to continue holding this one)
-22.53% loss (incl exchg rates and 4 top-ups), held for 62 days = -78% annualized loss, and a huge disappointment...

Portfolio = 87% stocks, 13% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.31%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 12.28%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.86 years, zero leverage):

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, PXT.to, CPX.to, TF.to
BTG, VNDA, C, GM, M, OCFC, HASI, NEE, NFBK

Partial sell order still set for ARE.to (to top-up my CAD cash position), despite the crazy sell off on a decent ER - sheesh!
Buy orders set for CRT-UN.to and NFBK (top up)

 

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Partially sold some ARE.to @ 9.38 (23% of my position)
-8.56% loss (includes 1 dividend), held for 92 days = -30% annualized loss

Portfolio = 15% stocks, 15% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.55%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 12.54%

Buy orders set for CRT-UN.to and LSEA

 

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Sold PXT.to @ 26.55 (reduced target due to increased sell-off after purchasing)
+8.23% (incl.'s 1 dividend received), held for 48 days = +82% annualized gain

Bought TF.to @ 5.75 (top up)

Portfolio = 78% stocks, 22% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 27.55%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 12.68%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.87 years, zero leverage):

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, CPX.to, TF.to
BTG, VNDA, C, GM, M, OCFC, HASI, NEE, NFBK

Buy orders now set for CRT-UN.to and LSEA

 

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Bought SSRM @ 11.43

Portfolio = 84% stocks, 16% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.14%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 13.34%

Buy orders now set for NA.to and UDR

 

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Sold HASI @ 21.83 (reduced target due to significant further sell-off after buying, still worked out pretty good though)
+18.65% gain (incl. exchange rates, 1 top up and 1 dividend collected), held for 34 days = +527% annualized gain.
whoops, just realized that dividend was only paid on 2/3 of those shares. Corrected stats:
+17.95% gain (incl. exchg. rates, 1 top up and 1 dividend), held for 34 days = +488% annualized gain.

Portfolio = 78% stocks, 22% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.80%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 13.55%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.88 years, zero leverage):

Man! What a difference 2 strong days can make on my open positions, eh? Remarkable recovery there! No longer sitting deep, deep in the red on every darn stock...

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, CPX.to, TF.to
BTG, VNDA, C, GM, M, OCFC, NEE, NFBK, SSRM

Buy orders now set for NA.to and UDR

 

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Bought UDR @ 32.76

Portfolio = 83% stocks, 17% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.67%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period of time (^SP500TR) = 13.57%

Buy orders now set for NA.to and HRL

 

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Sold BTG @ 3.01 (ER this quarter was not good enough to continue holding)
-6.53% loss (incl. exchg rates, 2 top-ups and 1 dividend), held for 114 days = -19% annualized loss

Sold C @ 43.47 (much reduced target, pretty much just a failed trade essentially)
1.60% gain (incl. exchg rates, and 1 dividend), held for 94 days = +6% annualized gain

Portfolio = 72% stocks, 28% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.12%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 14.20%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.91 years, zero leverage):

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, CPX.to, TF.to
VNDA, GM, M, OCFC, NEE, NFBK, SSRM, UDR

Buy orders currently set for WCP.to and VNDA (top-up)

 

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Bought WCP.to @ 9.75

Sold TF.to @ 6.70 (reduced target due to how long ago the start of the sell-off happened)
+9.88% gain (including 1 top-up and 1 dividend on the initial shares), held for 21 days = +414% annualized gain

Topped-up WCP.to by a very small amount @ 9.73

Portfolio = 72% stocks, 28% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.10%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 14.23%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.91 years, zero leverage):

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, CPX.to, WCP.to
VNDA, GM, M, OCFC, NEE, NFBK, SSRM, UDR

Buy orders currently set for NA.to and VNDA (top up)

 

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Sold M @ 14.36 (ER not good enough to continue holding - they lost money Quarter over Quarter, despite what their phony EPS would otherwise indicate)
+17.55% gain (incl. exchg. rates, 2 top-ups and 1 dividend), held for 87 days = +97% annualized gain

Bought VNDA @ 3.44 (top-up)

Bought UDR @ 33.05 (top-up)

Portfolio = 74% stocks, 26% cash
Portfolio Annual Gains (XIRR) = 28.30%
Stock Market Annual Gains over same period (^SP500TR) = 14.26%
Updated Cumulative PnL chart (4.91 years, zero leverage):

Open Swing Trade Positions:
ARE.to, TXG.to, VGCX.to, CPX.to, WCP.to
VNDA, GM, OCFC, NEE, NFBK, SSRM, UDR

Buy orders currently set for NA.to and BFH