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Trading Portfolio

DB/DS - Date Bought / Sold, PP/PS - Price Purchased / Sold, AC -- Average Cost
CR - Current Recommendation, AD / U - Average Down / Up, SL - Stop Loss
AS - Average sold price, 2 prefix - bought or sold twice
PIF - (position is fixed) = This position will not be added to at any time

May Portfolio

Baidu (BIDU) DB: 4/7 AC: $155.25 CR: Hold	3.0% gain
Gold Miners ETF (GDX) DB: 4/1 PP: $23.50 CR: Hold	1.8% gain
Yahoo (YHOO) DB: 4/16 PP: $36 CR: Hold	4.3% loss
Shorted Zynga (ZNGA) DS: 5/1 PS: $4.10 CR: Hold	12.4% gain
Amazon (AMZN) DB: 5/6 PP: $305 CR: Hold	0.7% loss

Short SodaStream (SODA) at $41.70+
Short Sears (SHLD) at $43.50+

SOLD Portfolio for May

iShares Real Estate (IYR) DB: 2/3 PP: $65.00 DS: 5/8 PS: $71.01	9.2% gain
SunPower (SPWR) DB: 4/14 PIF: $27.14  DS: 5/8 PS: $32.57	20.0% gain

SOLD Portfolio for April

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) DB: 3/24   PP: $425.50 DS: 4/2 PS: $510.60	20.0% gain
Shorted American Air (AAL) DS: 3/17 PS: $37.00 DB: 4/15 PP: $32.56	12.0% gain
MasterCard (MA)  DB: 4/11 AC: $73.24  DS: 4/30 PS: $73.24	0.0% gain

SOLD Portfolio for March

Shorted DreamWorks (DWA) DS: 2/27 PS: $31.25 DB: 3/13 PP: $28.13	10.0% gain
Shorted American Air (AAL) DS: 3/6  2AS: $36.65  DB: 3/13 PP: $36.65	0.0% gain
SunPower (SPWR) DB: 2/11 PP: $31.00  DS: 3/25 PS: $31.00	0.0% gain

SOLD Portfolio for February	– COMPLETED with a 1.0% loss
SOLD Portfolio for January	– COMPLETED with a 2.2% gain
SOLD Portfolio for December 2013	– COMPLETED with a 3.4% gain
SOLD Portfolio for November 2013	– COMPLETED with a 8.0% gain
SOLD Portfolio for October 2013	– COMPLETED with a 9.0% gain
SOLD Portfolio for August 2013	– COMPLETED with a 4.7% gain
SOLD Portfolio for July 2013	– COMPLETED with a 2.1% gain
SOLD Portfolio for June 2013	– COMPLETED with a 18.0% gain
SOLD Portfolio for May 2013	– COMPLETED with a 10.5% loss
SOLD Portfolio for April 2013	– COMPLETED with a 6.7% gain
SOLD Portfolio for March 2013	– COMPLETED with a 4.0% gain
SOLD Portfolio for February 2013	– COMPLETED with a 0.0% gain
SOLD Portfolio for January 2013	– COMPLETED with a 0.0% gain

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Portfolio Summary & Market Outlook

 

ZNGA - We shorted Zynga and shares fell 7 straight sessions.  Today we saw our first up day in almost 2 weeks.  That changes nothing.   

BIDU & YHOO & AMZN - Great day for all 3 positions.  These will all be in the green in no time, with Baidu already there.  It was a big day for Chinese tech stocks.  

SODA - SodaStream products are a fad that will come and go with time.  In fact, the fad is probably on its last legs. The truth of the matter is that they aren't cost effective and not much more convenient than just buying the finished product at your local store or online.  The company is on the decline and its stock reflects that. If you've seen a display in your local Wal-Mart, Target, etc., it's likely much smaller this year than it was last.  And the prominence of its location has likely changed as well.  The company reports earnings on Wednesday.  They won't be blowing away any estimates.  SodaStream has some savvy execs, so they may try to smoke and mirror the situation with a meaningless announcement.  We are shorting the business model and it will pay out over time.  

SHLD - Outside of a few key brand names (Craftsman, Kenmore, etc.), Sears is dying. Its revenue drops every year without fail.  It has no hope of turning a profit anytime soon.  Just another broken business model.  So why invest in a dying company?  Long-term money will exit this stock until the company is eventually broken up.  Our long-term target price on this stock is $0, zip, zilch.  But we'll be cashing in a profit much sooner than that.