Success isn’t something that just happens – Success is learned, success is practiced, and then it is shared.This Sparky Anderson quote is fitting for what we’re about to do… I’m about to share with you a proven strategy for investing in the markets and making money! Rather than do it behind some veil and tell you I did it… or charge you to see how I did it… I’m want to invite you to follow along for free!
In the fall, I invited you to join me for the 5 for 5 Challenge… a public display of real-time trades designed to demonstrate how any investor can apply the Evening Investor Strategy and make money in the markets. Despite the continued volatility in the markets, by December 15th, the goal of 5% cumulative return had been accomplished, proving once again how to preserve capital, minimize risk, and maximize returns in any market conditions.
This time, we’re going to expand it a little to include:
- 10 Stocks (US & CND)
- A 10% Cumulative Return Target
- Real-time updates (each Evening)
- January to February timeframe!
- An interactive Webinar (February 21st, 8 pm EST). Click the link to register now for free!
So here’s your chance to see the theories and principles of the Evening Investor Strategy in action… in real-time. And you can follow at your own pace… checking back each day, each weekend, or whatever suits your interests.
I’m not going to take the time or space to describe why I chose these stocks… instead, I’ll simply list them in the tables below and you can follow along! As always, you can email me any questions you might have as you participate. Be sure to mark the webinar on your calendar too!
Ready?
Here’s where we’ll keep track…
GOAL ACCOMPLISHED in only 5 TRADING DAYS… if we sold all our positions at the close on January 9, 2012.
Now, as of January 27th, we’ve accomplished the goal with completed trades for a 16.9% PROFIT. I’ll update this number at the end of each week.
By February 17th, we had a confirmed return of 14.5% with a few stocks such as Apple, Monster Beverages, Visa, and Agrium continuing higher. Each of these trades will be for profits which will only strengthen our overall return. In fact, Agrium shows no real signs of slowing down… and we’ve been able to turn these evening trades into weekly ones, meaning the timeframe has been extended allowing for a longer term approach. This is how we take evening trades and transform them into longer term trades. Next, I hope to be able to let some of them run for a few months…
The reason I’m doing this is to demonstrate how effective this strategy is in both bear and bull market conditions. During the 5 Stocks for 5% challenge in November-December 2011, the markets were very choppy and November reflected one of the worst months all year (up until the last 3 days). Yet, we still managed to accomplish the goal by mid-December, at which time we stopped (due to the busyness of the season). This strategy works great in bull or bear markets!
Now, we’ve expanded it to 10 stocks… to demonstrate again how to trade responsibly in as little as 1 minute per stock per evening!
If you were actually trading along with me, you’d be experiencing healthy returns in 2011 and 2012 by simply following along here at Invest in the Markets where we protect capital, minimize losses, and maximize gains.
Let’s take a look at the positions…
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 2012/01/03 | 2012/01/11 | $409.40 | $421.24 | One Order | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| AAPL | 2012/01/17 | 2012/01/20 | $424.40 | $426.19 | One Order | 0.4% | 3.3% |
| AAPL | 2012/01/30 | 2012/02/02 | $451.48 | $455.44 | One Order | 0.9% | 4.2% |
| AAPL | 2012/02/06 | $463.00 | Sold 1/2 @ $499.00 | $483.63 | |||
| * Apple continues to set new 52 week highs. Since the position is over 5% from our purchase price, we’ve split the stop losses into two orders. We will move toward trading the 2nd stop loss on a weekly basis once this week is complete. Feb. 15th, sold 1/2 for a 7.8% profit. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | 2012/01/03 | 2012/01/09 | $101.57 | $99.76 | One Order | neg 1.8% | neg 1.8% |
| MCD | 2012/01/12 | 2012/01/13 | $100.61 | $99.96 | One Order | neg 0.6% | neg 2.4% |
| MCD | 2012/01/17 | 2012/01/23 | $101.18 | $101.18 | One Order | 0% | neg. 2.4% |
| MCD | 2012/02/03 | 2012/02/10 | $99.32 | $99.59 | One Order | 0.3% | neg. 2.1% |
| MCD | 2012/02/17 | $99.94 | $99.89 | ||||
| * McDonalds has been a real inconsistent stock so far in 2012. While we managed a very small gain, I’m still disappointed this stock seems to find resistance around the $101 price range. We’ll place another entry order, but I hope at this point it drops below the 50 day EMA. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNST | 2012/01/03 | 2012/01/11 | $94.47 | $94.48 | One Order | 0% | 0% |
| MNST | 2012/01/13 | $95.64 ($47.82) | Sold 1/2 @ $106.39 | $52.21 | |||
| MNST | |||||||
| * We survived the volatility, saw it gap up on the 17th, and are positioned now for some nice gains. We continue to move our stop losses up, maximizing our returns! I’ve turned the 2nd stop loss into a weekly trade… designed for a longer term perspective. Stock is up over significantly from our purchase price. Sold 1/2 on Jan. 30th for 11.2%. We’ve adjusted prices in the second half of Feb. to reflect the stock split. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG | 2012/01/03 | 2012/01/05 | $343.81 | $349.90 | One Order | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| CMG | 2012/01/11 | 2012/01/18 | $346.34 | $353.05 | One Order | 2% | 3.8% |
| CMG | |||||||
| * We sold our second position today for 2%. I’ll be holding off on placing a new purchase order temporarily. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLTR | 2012/01/10 | 2012/01/11 | $83.82 | $82.32 | One Order | neg 1.8% | neg 1.8% |
| DLTR | 2012/01/17 | 2012/01/20 | $83.74 | $84.87 | One Order | 1.4% | neg 0.4% |
| DLTR | 2012/02/01 | 2012/02/03 | $86.01 | $85.52 | One Order | neg 0.6% | neg. 1% |
| DLTR | 2012/02/09 | 2012/02/16 | $86.63 | $87.23 | One Order | 0.7% | neg. 0.3% |
| DLTR | 2012/02/17 | $88.97 | $87.82 | ||||
| * Dollar Tree continues to be a great stock, but fluctuates day to day… making this a great weekly trade, but a difficult evening trade right now. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSQ | 2012/02/22 | XXXX/XX/XX | $27.79 | $ | $ | % | % |
| PSQ | |||||||
| PSQ | |||||||
| * No Purchase. This protective order has not been used yet in 2012… | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | 2012/01/12 | 2012/01/20 | $100.01 | $102.14 | One Order | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| V | 2012/01/26 | 2012/01/30 | $101.72 | $99.87 | One Order | neg. 1.8% | 0.3% |
| V | 2012/02/01 | $101.53 | Sold 1/2 @ $106.69 | $111.34 | |||
| * On Feb. 1st, we reentered this trade. Then, we experienced a small bump up leaving us with little risk. And… on the 2nd, we got a more significant bump up leaving us with 0 inherent risk on this trade on great volume! And… on the 3rd, we got a little more of a gain, over 5% so we split the stop loss into two orders. We sold 1/2 on February 7 for a 5.1% profit. We hold the other half up over 12% now… and we will turn this into a weekly trade, providing the second half with more room to flex. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEG.TO | 2012/01/03 | 2012/01/09 | $10.82 | $11.19 | One Order | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| LEG.TO | 2012/01/10 | 2012/01/11 | $11.65 | $11.45 | One Order | neg 1.7% | 1.7% |
| LEG.TO | 2012/01/17 | 2012/01/24 | $11.63 | $12.11 | One Order | 4.1% | 5.8% |
| LEG.TO | 2012/01/31 | 2012/02/07 | $12.28 | $12.52 | One Order | 2% | 7.8% |
| LEG.TO | 2012/02/09 | 2012/02/10 | $12.57 | $12.29 | One Order | neg. 2.3% | 5.5% |
| LEG.TO | 2012/02/13 | 2012/02/14 | $12.71 | $12.30 | One Order | neg. 3.3% | 2.2% |
| LEG.TO | 2012/02/22 | $12.24 | |||||
| * LEG.TO continues to be our most volatile stock… moving significantly almost every day. Our worst case scenario took place on this trade recently when we were only in it for a day before being stopped out. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOU.TO | 2012/01/04 | 2012/01/06 | $27.52 | $27.30 | One Order | Neg 0.8% | Neg 0.8% |
| TOU.TO | 2012/01/25 | 2012/01/31 | $23.65 | $24.42 | One Order | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| TOU.TO | 2012/02/02 | 2012/02/06 | $24.55 | $24.84 | One Order | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| TOU.TO | 2012/02/09 | 2012/02/13 | $25.01 | $24.48 | One Order | Neg. 2.2% | 1.5% |
| TOU.TO | 2012/02/16 | $25.01 | $24.64 | ||||
| * Much like Legacy Oil and Gas, this resource continues to move without a lot of long term momentum. | |||||||
| Stock Symbol | Date Order or Purchased | Date Completely Sold | Purchase or Order Price | Stop Loss #1 | Stop Loss #2 | % Gain | Running Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGU.TO | 2012/01/03 | 2010/01/06 | $69.32 | $72.48 | One Order | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| AGU.TO | 2012/01/10 | 2012/01/12 | $73.98 | $74.26 | One Order | 0.4% | 5.5% |
| AGU.TO | 2012/01/13 | $76.85 | Sold 1/2 @ $80.30 | $79.95 | |||
| * Volume was higher on the 12th than in the previous 40 days… stock also nearing 200 EMA. We took a very small profit which is always better than any loss. We then reentered on a 4.4% day… allowing us to already have a trade with 0 inherent risk. We’ve now split it into two stop loss orders. We sold 1/2 on Jan. 23rd for a 4.5% gain (this will be added to the total when the complete sale is made). A nice little bump up on Feb. 1st leads me to believe we can treat this on a weekly basis going forward, giving the stock more room to move. | |||||||
* These tables are based on trading according to the principles of the Evening Investor Strategy and is used for information purposes only. These are real examples used for illustrative purposes only. They are not designed to reflect my current holdings. These are not recommendations, nor is any information found on this site (please see disclaimer). For more information, consider the Evening Investor Strategy Articles. For other trading strategies, please visit the Weekly Newsletter.
Not everyone wants to attend to their stocks each night, even if it is only for a few minutes each evening. I get that… which is why I created the Weekend Investor Strategy, based on the same principles but with a more stable, longer-term outlook of an investor. In fact, you can access the Weekend Investor Newsletter risk free for 15 days by subscribing today.
You may also want to cheek out Doctor Stock’s top 10 US Stocks and top 5 CND Stocks with more to come…
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