2016-09-17 17:23
These Saturday mornings are hectic, to say the least!
Friday we had 1 MLB 1 unit play with Phil +107 and was a 4-3 win.
We also had 4 Big Move Games:
Minn +176
Cleve -163
Houston +117
St Lou… Read More
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2016-09-16 15:14
If you were watching the Buffalo Jet game you got your moneys worth last night. What was supposed to be a low scoring game was high scoring back and forth shootout with the jets finishing in… Read More
2016-09-16 13:08
You can tell it’s September. As soon as Sept 1 came along the entire context of the market action changed dramatically. It is interesting that historical patterns play themselves out q… Read More
2016-09-15 13:03
We have had quite a week in the markets and we are finally getting into bullish territory where its time to start accumulating some positions for an upside move.
I put on several positions y… Read More
2016-09-14 15:05
Monday was a good day going 3-0 all 1 unit plays.
In MLB St Louis +109 won 4-2 and the White Sox -113 won 8-1. In the WNBA we also had a 1 unit play on Conn -1 which won 89-87.
There were 5… Read More
2016-09-14 13:19
The volatility is getting extremely unbearable if your a medium term swing trader. Another wild day yesterday and now today we have a gap up of a little less than .25% 30 min before the open… Read More
2016-09-13 17:26
A great start to the football season going 6-2 after week 2 of College football and 2-0 after the first week of the NFL. In addition off to a fast start in the Hilton Supercontest going 4-1… Read More
2016-09-13 12:41
+250 -250 nothing to it except your sanity. Trying to trade volatile markets takes an unusual kind of skill. Swing trading becomes next to impossible as your stops become almost worthle… Read More
2016-09-12 17:51
A good start to the $1500 Westgate NFL Super Contest going 3-1 on my contest picks. The bears let me down Sunday but other than that Denver, Detroit and Jacksonville came through.
On Sunday… Read More
2016-09-12 13:02
Sentiment won out and the market had a brutal sell-off Friday down around 2.5%. This morning things have settled down a bit but the market looks like a gap down of a little less than .5… Read More
2016-09-11 13:14
9:50 Update
An interesting game today between:
Green Bay
Jacksonville
Betting is 74% on Green bay but the line has moved from -4-110 to -3.5 +104 and is +3 in some spots. Coming off the 3.5… Read More
2016-09-10 15:54
11:50 Update
NFL SuperContest Picks in the order I liked them at the time:
Denver +3 W (21-20)
San Fran +2.5
Bears +6
Detroit +3.5
Jacksonville +5.5
First one is in and was a one unit play… Read More
2016-09-09 15:15
Thursday was the start of the NFL season and I got off to a good start with a one unit win on Denver +3 along with winning my first game pick in the Hilton Contest!!! It was looking gr… Read More
2016-09-09 13:22
Well, sentiment finally won out with the readings extreme for quite a while. I suspect, however, this pullback will be short-lived. My thought before the week was early weakness with a rally… Read More
2016-09-08 16:53
Yes, finally the NFL begins this evening. It’s like a breath of fresh air after a grueling 5 months of Baseball:)
Although Wednesday was not that grueling as we had 4 plays and went 4… Read More
2016-09-08 12:48
Here we are less than an hour before the open and the market is unchanged. In the Globex, the market is off the overnight highs of 2189 and sits at 2185.50.
The market now as I see it… Read More
2016-09-07 17:53
Tuesday we had 2 plays. Our 1 unit play on Phil +150 won 4-3 and our 1/2 play on San Diego +149 lost 1-5.
We also had 5 Big Move games:
San Diego +165
Pitt +112(middle)
Milw +164
Tampa -131… Read More
2016-09-07 13:51
Before the week started I had made the comment that the market would consolidate or pull back a bit and then Wednesday continue its move to the upside.
Tuesday I added some stocks for a swin… Read More
2016-09-06 18:17
Monday we had 2 one unit plays and went 0-2. Minn +129 lost 5-11 and Tampa -115 lost 3-7.
We also had 5 big move games:
Milw +180
Minn +129 (Middle)
Tampa -115
Arizona +157
Houston +110
Clos… Read More
2016-09-06 12:45
A long weekend and we are looking at futures very slightly to the plus side an hour before the open. Overnight ranges have been very narrow.
My thought is weakness the first half of the week… Read More
2016-09-05 15:17
Hard to believe but yes the NFL is finally upon us. This is the time of the year that every sports bettor looks forward to. Let me make a quick warning. Most sports bettors take themselves o… Read More
2016-09-04 15:53
3:30 Update
One game tonight in College football :
#10 Notre Dame
Texas
Betting is 65% on the road favorite with the line moving from -4.5-106 to -4.5+105. Very close to a reverse line move… Read More
2016-09-03 14:54
3:30 Update
One game tonight in College football :
#10 Notre Dame
Texas
Betting is 65% on the road favorite with the line moving from -4.5-106 to -4.5+105. Very close to a reverse line move… Read More
2016-09-02 16:59
We finished off a good NFL Preseason going 6-1 on the sides. We also went 0-2 on preseason totals all in the first week.
Thursday was a slow day with on a 1/2 unit play on San Fran +1 and th… Read More
2016-09-02 12:49
Futures have taken a 3 to 4 pt pop on the ES within a min after non-farm payroll report came out. The Report showed substantially less than the estimate and in the Stock Market, bad news is… Read More
2016-09-01 17:16
3:55 Update
Looking over tonight’s College Football games there are a number of big home favorites. In college football compared to other sports big home favorites tend to do well espe… Read More
2016-09-01 13:10
Today is going to be a wait and see day unless some leaks occur which in this day and age happens all too often. The Market was doing very well overnight, however, has now come back to… Read More
2016-08-31 16:46
7:00 Update
Well, it looks like the promotion is over and it could not have come closer down to the wire. An amazing day with 1 unit plays put us ahead but then consistent with the season th… Read More
2016-08-31 12:49
I suspect the action will be very light in the stock market prior to Friday’s nonfarm payroll report. With the Fed giving the signal that they are about ready to raise short-term rates… Read More
2016-08-30 19:20
Finally, we have college football starting. It’s been a long wait but we will be starting the fun time of the year with both college and pro football.
In addition, I will be in the Hil… Read More
2016-08-30 13:14
Twitter is inundated with concern over the jobs report this Friday and how it will affect the Stock Market. That seems to be the theme of the week as the consensus is that will tell the tale… Read More
2016-08-29 15:34
2:00 Update
I went back and did a reconciliation of the plays with the spreadsheet I keep of all plays made with the lines and results. I added that to the site if you want to take a look. S… Read More
2016-08-29 13:12
Last week Clinton and Yellen both did a number on the Stock Market. First Clinton took care of Biotech and then Yellen finished the market off by some hawkish comments out of Jackson Hole.
T… Read More
2016-08-28 13:46
Sports betting can get very exciting especially when you have some nice winning streaks going. We had a 7-0 run going in MLB Totals and now its 9-1. Preseason NFL Sides are 4-0 with 3 of the… Read More
2016-08-27 16:15
Friday we had 4 plays going 2-2. Our 1 Unit plays with Tampa lost 4-5. Going behind quickly 0-3 they tied it up, then went ahead by 1 top of the 9th but couldn’t hold it:( … Read More
2016-08-26 18:09
Hard to believe but College football starts tonight. Finally, the football season is here which is really what drives me through the grind of MLB. And it is a grind:)
Thursday we had 3 plays… Read More
2016-08-26 13:12
Today we hear from the Fed chief Yellen at Jackson Hole Wyoming. All I know about Jackson Hole is that is where Gerry Spence is from who happens to be the best trial attorney ever. (If you h… Read More
2016-08-25 17:45
Wednesday we had 3 plays and went 2-1. Our two 1 unit plays split with Baltimore +144 winning 10-8 and Minn -104 losing 4-9. Our MLB Totals keep rolling along with a 1/2 unit play on t… Read More
2016-08-25 13:03
The Stock Market has rolled along nicely without incident. The Fed is being largely ignored finally. But yesterday a new glitch has arisen and her name is Hillary. In her wisdom she decided… Read More
2016-08-24 19:36
Tuesday we had two 1 unit plays and they both lost. So after a 7-1 run we have cooled off a bit. Angels +125 lost 2-7 and Minn +101 lost 3-8. No excitement there:(
We also had 5… Read More
2016-08-24 12:59
There is a reason they call it that in the Stock Market and if you have traded at all this month you know why. The movement in the markets is almost non-existent except in a few isolate… Read More
2016-08-23 17:21
Last 3 days in MLB we have gone 7-1. 2-0 for 1 unit plays, 3-1 for 1/2 unit plays sides and 2-0 for 1/2 plays totals. In addition, totals are on a 5-0 run!!!
Monday we won our 1 unit play wi… Read More
2016-08-23 13:06
We are getting a gap up this morning in the Stock Market of about .25% and my GLD position is up a bit over that also shortly before the bell. We are still overbought substantially according… Read More
2016-08-22 19:34
Only a few days to get on board for week 3 of the NFL football preseason for 2016. So far on Sides, we are 3-0 in the preseason with two of the games winning outright as dogs.
Also in the Hi… Read More
2016-08-22 12:53
I will believe it when I see it but chances of a rate hike in September is now over 50%. In addition, the rhetoric of the Fed is starting to heat up a bit jawboning a rate hike in Sept. I gu… Read More
2016-08-21 13:57
We are almost through week 2 of Preseason NFL with and so far our preseason plays are 3=0 on sides and 0-2 on totals. The first 2 preseason side plays won big with both dogs winning the game… Read More
2016-08-20 14:29
Most of you have probably noticed that the website has a bit of a different look. In addition the site should be loading much faster with access via tablet or phone better.
I have finally co… Read More
2016-08-19 17:51
Thursday there were no MLB plays however we had one 1/2 unit play in the NFL with the Bears +3. After going ahead 11-0 at Green Bay the bears found themselves down by 12 going into the 4th q… Read More
2016-08-19 13:05
7:30 Update
If you are interested in the Westgate “Super Contest” and live out of Las Vegas, you need a proxy to make your weekly picks for you. I recommend “lasvegas… Read More
2016-08-18 17:06
Wednesday we have two 1/2 unit plays on MLB Totals and both were easy winners.
Cubs Under 9 -115 won 6-2 and Colorado Over 10.5 -111 won 12-10.
We also had 3 big move games:
Atlanta -104
Pi… Read More
2016-08-18 13:01
GeoPolitical events through the end of the year have the potential to affect the markets dramatically. More so now than at any time in our history.
I say this only from a trading standpoint… Read More
2016-08-17 17:11
Tuesday we had 4 plays and lost all 4:( Our 1 unit play was on Atlanta +120 and lost 2-4. We had three 1/2 unit plays with Oakland +145 losing 4-5, Yankees +109 losing 6-12 and another on th… Read More
2016-08-17 12:56
Yesterday just 5 min after I posted that you could take it to the bank that there would be no rate hikes before the elections in November a Fed Governor gave a speech that there might be a r… Read More
2016-08-16 20:42
Monday we had a one unit play along with two 1/2 unit plays. Our one unit plays lost with the Angels +122 2-3 . Our 1/2 unit plays split winning with Cleveland Under 9-102 3-2 and losing wi… Read More
2016-08-16 13:07
As I am writing this 45 min before the open the stock market is off about .25%. Combine that with the late day sell off yesterday and perhaps this is the beginning of a small pullback.
I ma… Read More
2016-08-15 18:15
Sunday turned out to be a busy day with 3 one unit plays in MLB and one 1/2 unit play in the NFL.
In MLB We won with Phil -110 7-6 along with St Louis +171 6-4 and losing with Minn -114 4-11… Read More
2016-07-23 14:59
Friday we had 3 plays in MLB. Two 1 unit plays along with a 1/2 unit total play. These total plays are a completely different subset of plays… Read More
2016-07-22 12:18
6:00 A.M. Update
I have added #5 of the free Stock Market Trading sites this morning. McClellan has been a leader in sentiment analysis for as… Read More
2016-07-21 19:13
Wednesday we had a 1 unit play and it lost. Oakland 120 lost 0-7. We also had two big move games:
Tampa 100
Yankees -156
With the closing line:
Tampa -121
Yankees –228
Two very… Read More
2016-07-21 13:21
To answer my own question…You would think so. Everything points to a correction luring in the Stock Market. The most important variable… Read More
2016-07-20 18:03
We had one 1/2 unit play in MLB on Tuesday with the Mets +138 winning 2-1. It was not without some excitement. The Cubs jumped out to a 1-0 le… Read More
2016-07-20 12:55
It was not much of a pullback in the Stock Market on Tuesday as the market was down a bit most of the day but then rallied into the clos… Read More
2016-07-19 19:59
I finished up with College Football but have not double checked everything which I will tonight:
Over an 8 year period:
1 unit plays
Sides
121… Read More
2016-07-19 13:18
Amazing for the first time in a while the market is going to gap down on the open. Not a big one but it’s certainly a bit different that… Read More
2016-07-18 19:37
Sunday we had two 1/2 unit plays in MLB. Tampa Bay +105 won 5-2 and Oakland -107 Lost 3-5.
We also had two big move games:
Houston -103
Tampa… Read More
2016-07-18 12:55
Another day another Gap to the upside in this stock market. This one, however, is a bit tame considering its only in the ballpark of .25%. Per… Read More
2016-07-17 15:42
We have our first betting day of the 2nd half of the MLB season with two losses:( We had a 1/2 unit play on Atlanta +107 that los… Read More
2016-07-16 17:49
There were no plays or setups Friday. Not only that no big move games. Each year the first game back after the all start break shows a very st… Read More
2016-07-15 22:32
There is one very good thing about starting the 2nd half of MLB. That means the NFL is close at hand. In less than 4 weeks we will have presea… Read More
2016-07-15 13:22
Well, I lost count how many consecutive gap ups we have had now in the stock market. You can be as skeptical as you want but price is king. Ta… Read More
2016-07-14 13:00
Another day another big gap up in the Stock Market! As I said the floodgates are now open. Countries are making no pretense now about tighteni… Read More
2016-07-13 13:08
What a boring stock market this is. All it does is go up every single day! Of course, if you’re long you are thinking about your next va… Read More
2016-07-12 12:56
Looks like the money floodgates have been opened. Bailouts everywhere this morning and the Stock Market is reflecting it. Bernanke would… Read More
2016-07-11 17:55
We had a very busy day in MLB on Sunday with 1 one unit play and 4 1/2 unit plays. In addition, we had 5 big move games!
Our 1 unit play in ML… Read More
2016-07-11 12:10
6:00 Update
Markets are holding up as we go into the last 30 min before the market opens. SPY is up .30% and for the first time in awhile TLT… Read More
2016-07-10 13:28
Saturday in MLB we had a one unit play and a setup and both won. Yankees +153 won 7-6 as our 1 unit play and Toronto U10-108 won 3-2 as our se… Read More
2016-07-09 13:23
It was a rare day in MLB yesterday as we had no plays or setups. Sometimes the matchups work out that way where my techniques cannot come up w… Read More
2016-07-08 21:47
I missed most of the market today getting computer issues finally finished. Never ending it seems. But I will have more on the markets on Mond… Read More
2016-07-07 17:31
Wednesday we had two 1 unit plays and split. Miami +201 lost 2-4 while Minn -104 won 4-0. Santana came through with a 2 hit complete game shut… Read More
2016-07-07 12:50
We had our big crash and v shape recovery, after all that it’s going to be very boring in the stock market. But boring can be good! That… Read More
2016-07-03 13:58
Saturday we went 2-0 in MLB. Minn -117 won 17-5 and Cinci +183 won 9-4. It was looking like deja vu in the Cinci game as they had a 4-1 lead b… Read More
2016-07-02 17:46
Friday we went 1-1 in MLB winning with Phil +117 3-2 and losing with Cinci +178 3-2 in 14 innings:(
We also had two big move games:
Tampa +10… Read More
2016-07-01 18:42
Thursday in MLB we had two 1 unit plays in MLB and went 1-1. We won with NYY -128 2-1 and lost with Tampa Bay -101 7-110. It was looking like… Read More
2016-07-01 13:10
If you have survived swing trading the last 7 to 10 trading days with both your bankroll and mind intact my hats off to you. I know you get ti… Read More
2016-06-30 20:51
Wednesday we went 0-2 on our 1 unit plays in MLB. Cinci +180 lost 2-9 and San Diego +130 lost 6-12. We also had 3 big move games:
Pitt +110
Mi… Read More
2016-06-29 20:56
On Wednesday we had a 1 unit play and it lost. San Diego +134 lost 7-11.
We also had 6 big move games:
NYY +107
Miami +101
St Louis +105
Ange… Read More
2016-06-28 23:15
Monday we had two 1/2 unit plays and went 1-1. We lost with Atlanta +134 3-8 and won with Colorado 108 9-5.We also had 2 big move games:NYY -123 colorado +127With the closing line on the… Read More
2016-06-28 12:59
After two brutal days down for about 900 points in the stock market we are getting a bounce this morning of almost 1%. Do not get too excited as conventional wisdom is to expect a 2nd leg… Read More
2016-06-27 22:39
Sunday we have a 1 unit play and it lost. Boston +129 lost 2-6. We also had five big move games:
San Diego +126
Tampa +135
Angels +106
Phil +223
Boston -104
With the closing line on the ga… Read More
2016-06-27 13:21
A brutal day on Friday if you had any kind of position long in the markets. I, fortunately, was flat so I did not get hit except for a small day trade strategy that did not work out.
I did… Read More
2016-06-26 15:15
Saturday we had no plays and no big move games (very rare) however we did have 1 setup. The setup was Yankees Under 9 -104. This game was an easy 2-1 winner.
As I discussed a few days ago… Read More
2016-06-25 13:01
Friday our handicapping of MLB baseball only turned up one play which was a winner. The White Sox +134 won 3-2 but it wasn’t easy. Up 3-2 going into the top of the 9th it was looking… Read More
2016-06-24 13:03
The markets are in free fall due to the UKexit vote this morning as the thing that would never happen happened! The UK has voted to leave the EU by a 52-48 % vote. This is historic as now… Read More
2016-06-24 13:03
The markets are in free fall due to the UKexit vote this morning as the thing that would never happen happened! The UK has voted to leave the… Read More
2016-06-23 15:48
9:30 A.M. UpdateAn interesting game early today in MLB:San Fran PittBetting is 43% on the Home favorite and that is the highest % number it’s been since the line went up. What’… Read More
2016-06-23 13:01
6:55 UpdateA timeline for the UK Vote:My intent this morning was to wake up and see delightfully the markets severely red! Then my intention was to swing trade long for the Vote today. So… Read More
2016-06-22 19:07
This morning has been a crazy morning for me. From the time I got up until just about 30 min ago its been non-stop problem solving, to put it mildly. But I am finally after 7 hours or so g… Read More
2016-06-21 23:07
Monday in baseball we had two 1/2 Unit plays and our streak continued losing them both! Tampa Bay +126 lost 4-7 and the Angels +138 lost 7-10. So the roller coaster ride continues:) Still… Read More
2016-06-21 12:38
Monday the market confused everyone by gapping up over 1% on the open and then it looked like a gap and go for most of the day. But later the market settled back down to earth a bit. This… Read More
2016-06-20 22:15
Sunday we had 3 plays and all three lost. Our 1/2 unit plays could of gone either way but when the smoke cleared Milwaukee +185 lost 2-1 and Seattle +173 lost 2-1. Both games went almost e… Read More
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