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Intraday Watch List for Tuesday, July 21st...

Yesterday was a typical summer day in the markets where there was little activity and it was hard to make money.  However, quite a few names from yesterday's list did very well (GPRO, TSLA, MNST, IOC, SSYS)... as always, there were a few that fared poorly too.

One big thing that I've noticed helps me (and that I've gotten away from lately), is practicing chart reading.  Check out the website http://www.chartarcade.com/ it's a great way to practice and I have noticed a correlation in my performance and the number of days I dedicate 10 to 15 minutes practicing on this site.

One note, a lot of energy names are overextended to the downside so I've taken them off my watch list.

TREND Picks -- long term trends with low variance to moving averages

LONGS
GS
GPN
GILD
EXPE
UNH
TIF

SHORTS
RAX
FOSL
SNDK
TWTR
WYNN
STX
VIPS
CVX


BREAKOUT Picks -- momentum names

LONGS
ATVI
TSLA
BMY
MNST
AAPL
MA
GME
VLO
GPRO
SGEN
INCY

SHORTS
ACM
CREE
WDC
BITA
APC
SPWR
XOM
SSYS
FSLR
APD
DISH
FEYE
Z


REVERSION Picks -- names exhibiting large variances from moving averages and typically losing the momentum that got them to elevated levels

SHORTS
PANW
IBB
ALK 

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