Still Pool

Amateur individual swing trader sharing my thoughts and handwritten personal trading journal. Not financial advice. Only the still pool reflects the stars.

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Portfolio as of 10 Jul 2026:
$NVDA 10%
Cash 90%

Indexes look good but setups on the momentum leaders are slim to none. Institutional selling in the software security names today. Treading lightly until a trend is in place.

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@TomLambos Thanks for the response and nice entry off the 200-day! I agree with you and got long this morning on that opening push higher. A little late (sized my position down accordingly) but wanted some confirmation above the 20 SMA first. Also liked the inside day yesterday.

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So much for less chop... Stopped on $AMD & $DELL. $FTNT the only thing working for me this week. Weird market right now with $SPY looking constructive but leading growth names getting slammed. Not getting traction on new buys. Less is more for me until a clear trend is in place.

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Portfolio as of 30 Jun 2026.

Put a good amount of money to work today after a frustrating day yesterday. Really wanted to add more to $AMD but my add-on spot got away from me quickly. Hoping the environment gets less choppy if volatility continues to calm down a bit.

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Portfolio as of 30 Jun 2026.

Put a good amount of money to work today after a frustrating day yesterday. Really wanted to add more to $AMD but my add-on spot got away from me quickly. Hoping the environment gets less choppy if volatility continues to calm down a bit.

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Week of 29 Jun 2026: Weekly Watchlist

The number of names on my watchlist has deteriorated and money is flowing to other parts of the market. $QQQ below 20 SMA & $SPY below 50 SMA. Trend is still higher but the easy money period is over for now.

Market Environment: Choppy 🟡

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Choppy markets will put you through the full range of emotions. Bought $XLF on Wed 6/24 as a pullback buy over prior day's highs. Sold for a small loss before the close. Then felt FOMO today as I watched it rip higher w/o me. Now I'm glad I didn't re-enter.

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Industry group snapshot for the total market, sorted by RS then % off 52-wk highs, as of market close June 24, 2026.

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@RealSimpleAriel Look at the volume pouring in the past couple of weeks!

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Today was rough but could have been a lot worse. Bought $ADI & $INTC yesterday. Both gapped down this morning and I used @alphatrends 5-min rule. $ADI was exited at 419 on a break of the opening 5-min bar. $INTC was sold at 137 for a small loss. Thank you Brian for saving me $$$.

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@BlogJulianKomar $AMD & $ADI

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Industry group snapshot for the total market, sorted by RS then % off 52-wk highs.

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@jfsrev Jeff, what are your thoughts about trading this below its declining 200 SMA?

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@RealSimpleAriel

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@mwebster1971 @IBDinvestors @IBD_JNielsen @marketsurge Appreciate the response, Mike. It was such a big part of my routine and the timing stinks with the power trend. Hope it is back up soon. Please let me know if you hear anything!

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@IBDinvestors @mwebster1971 @IBD_JNielsen Can somebody please provide an update on when the IBD Stock Screener will be available to use again? It has been down for over a month and each time I call support there is no ETA on when it will be back. Appreciate any info you can give.

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Week of 1 Jun 2026: Sectors/industries showing outperformance (relative strength) compared to the broader market (S&P 500).

$JETS $IGV $CIBR $XME

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Week of 1 Jun 2026: Groups showing underperformance (relative weakness) compared to the broader market (S&P 500).

$XLP $XLE $OIH $PAVE

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@RealSimpleAriel @InvestorsLive Similar experience today! That was good times 😂

https://t.co/eNjrZ40zCL

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Disgusting action in $AVGO today. I bought in the morning @ 437.50. Within 20 mins had ~2R gain, which is where I like to take a 1st partial. Didn't trim. Rode it back down below my entry. Sold at 3:15pm when it came back to b/e. Ripped to ~2R the last 10 mins. Trading is fun! 🤮

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Disgusting action in $AVGO today. I bought in the morning @ 437.50. Within 20 mins had ~2R gain, which is where I like to take a 1st partial. Didn't trim. Rode it back down below my entry. Sold at 3:15pm when it came back to b/e. Ripped to ~2R the last 10 mins. Trading is fun! 🤮