Trading Account:
New [tag]stock picks[/tag] this week:
Stocks bought or added to portfolio this week:
none
Stocks dropped from portfolio this week:
none
Stocks watched this week:
Medifast Inc. (MED) Long
| Existing & new [tag]holdings[/tag]: |
| Symbol | Qty | Last | Gain($) | Gain(%) | Stop | ATR | Risk to stop (%) |
| [tag]DV[/tag] | 12 | 69.46 | 26.04 | 3.22 | 66.00 | 2.0200 | -1.92 |
| [tag]V[/tag] | 10 | 96.59 | 120.90 | 14.31 | 89.91 | 1.6700 | 6.40 |
Contribution this week: $0
Current [tag]capital exposure[/tag]: -4.78% 
New positions available to open: 2
Starting [tag]account value[/tag] = $2,253.91
Account value = $2,264.51 (without margin)
Buying power = $5,849.23
[tag]Portfolio Gain/loss[/tag] this week = 0.47%
[tag]Portfolio[/tag] Gain/Loss for APRIL 2010 = 4.45%
Portfolio Gain/loss for 2010 = -13.96%
[tag]Annual Return[/tag] (CAGR): -21.57%
The Dow closed on its highs for the year, and finished higher for its eighth consecutive week, closing on its 200-week moving average. U.S. equities initially took their cue from Europe as investors responded positively to Greece seeking aid from the IMF and European Union.
News that Greece requested $55 billion from the EU and IMF helped improve the mood of investors following last night’s after-hours session, when it had appeared several companies would be weaker this morning.
Energy shares were the best performers, gaining 2.3%. Meanwhile, telecom shares continued to lag the broader market and closed down 0.2%.
Volume on the NYSE closed above its 200-day average for the third straight session.
Economic data released today had little sustainable impact on the direction of the market in early trading. A surprise spike in new home sales for March of 26.9% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 411,000 units led to a short rally in stocks, but they later pulled back.
Durable goods orders for March also had little influence on the market’s initial direction. Total orders fell 1.3%, which is a negative surprise since the consensus had called for a 0.2% increase. Excluding transportation, durable goods orders for March spiked 2.8%, which was considerably stronger than the 0.7% increase that had been widely forecast. Orders less transportation for February were revised higher to reflect a 1.7% increase.
Sector Watch
Strong: office electronics; computer electronics; computer storage and peripherals; oil and gas equipment; oil and gas storage and transportation; coal and consumable fuel; homebuilding; airlines
Weak: education services; internet retailers; thrifts and mortgage co’s; diversified metals; industrial REITs
Advancing Sectors: Energy (+2.3%), Materials (+1.3%), Health Care (+1.1%), Utilities (+0.8%), Industrials (+0.7%), Consumer Discretionary (+0.5%), Tech (+0.5%), Financials (+0.4%)
Declining Sectors: Telecom (-0.2%), Consumer Staples (-0.1%)
Source: Morningstar.com
Lending Club:
| Debt notes |
| Available cash: | $2.43 |
| In Funding Notes: | $0.00 |
| Outstanding Principal: | $298.26 |
| Accrued Interest: | $1.76 | Account Total: | $302.45 | Net Annualized Return: | 13.32% |
| Contributions this week: | $0.00 |
| Weighted Average Rate: | 11.71% |
| Expected Monthly Payments: | $9.86 |
| Payments to Date: | $2.47 |
| Principal Payments: | $1.74 |
| Interest Payments: | $0.73 |
| Late Fees Received: | $0.00 |
ROTH IRA Account:
New [tag]stock picks[/tag] this week:
Bought 6.64 SICNX @ 7.53
Existing & new [tag]holdings[/tag]:
| NTF Mutual Funds |
| Symbol | Qty | Last | Gain($) | Gain(%) | Div. Y(%) |
Port. (%) |
| AIGYX | 83.472 | 14.29 | 192.82 | 19.28 | 7.89 | 32 |
| ATIPX | 106.395 | 9.15 | 33.34 | 3.55 | 7.28 | 26 |
| HISIX | 26.918 | 7.28 | -4.04 | -2.02 | 4.56 | 5 |
| SICNX | 54.495 | 7.52 | 9.81 | 2.45 | 4.97 | 11 |
| SWDSX | 49.045 | 12.67 | 67.23 | 12.13 | 4.00 | 17 |
| SWLSX | 29.814 | 10.66 | 48.89 | 18.18 | 1.63 | 9 |
| Individual ETFs |
| Symbol | Qty | Last | Gain($) | Gain(%) | Div. Y(%) |
Portfolio (%) |
| AOD | 219.0 | 9.17 | 4.38 | 0.22 | 15.67 | 84 |
| IGD | 29.0 | 13.03 | 21.17 | 5.93 | 11.52 | 16 |
| Individual stocks |
| Symbol | Qty | Last | Gain($) | Gain(%) | Div. Y(%) |
Portfolio (%) |
| Account target and current allocation |
| Individual stocks | 0 | 42% | 0% |
| NTF Mutual funds | 3,711.31 | 38% | 58% |
| ETFs | 2,386.10 | 20% | 37% |
Contribution this week: $50
Starting [tag]account value[/tag] = $6,326.84
Account value = $6,398.59
Dividends received in April 2010 = $11.44
Dividends received in 2010 = $80.44
Portfolio dividends yield 2010 = 1.26%
Portfolio dividends yield lifetime = 2.57%
Dividends received lifetime = $164.56
[tag]Portfolio Gain/loss[/tag] this week = 1.13%
[tag]Portfolio[/tag] Gain/Loss for APRIL 2010 = 2.12%
Portfolio Gain/loss for 2010 = 5.92%
[tag]Annual Return[/tag] (CAGR): -1.93%
[tag]Portfolio Return[/tag] since inception: -6.25%
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