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Mechanical Investing for October 2006

Man, it’s October already. Whoosh.

  • Last 4 weeks: +1.1%
  • Last 3 months: +1.5%
  • Year to date: -0.2% (Dow is +9.3% ytd from 10,718)
  • Last 12 months:-0.2%

Holding for another month:

Ticker Bought Now Months Return  
CMA $55.03 $56.65 4 +2.9% Comerica, Inc. From the LPEYLD screen.
EME $49.17 $55.72 3 +13.3% EMCOR Group, Inc. From the H52EarnPS screen.
HOC $44.31 $43.35 1 -2.2% Holly Corp. From the LowPEZLTD screen.
PCCC $8.38 $11.98 1 +43.0% PC Connection Inc. From the H52EarnPS screen. By far the big winner for the year. I sold off 1/3 to rebalance.
SWY $31.20 $30.35 1 -2.7% Safeway Inc. From the H52EarnPS screen.
WM $45.96 $43.35 4 -5.7% Washington Mutual. From the LPE_YLD screen.

Selling these:

Ticker Bought Sold Months Return  
GRMN $47.13 $48.30 1 +2.5% Garmin LTD. From the LowPEZLTD screen.
IWOV $10.99 $11.18 1 +1.7% Interwoven Inc. From the Screamers screen.
KG $16.99 $17.23 2 +1.4% King Pharmaceuticals. From the LowPEZLTD screen.
LSCC $7.39 $6.51 1 -11.9% Lattice Semiconductor. From the Screamers screen.
MRO $82.95 $77.01 1 -7.2% Marathon Oil Corp. From the TREPPE screen.
NBL $49.53 $44.72 1 -9.7% Noble energy Inc. From the TREPPE screen.

New stocks for this month:

Ticker Bought Sold Months Return  
CPY $47.99 $N/A 0 N/A% C P I Corp. From the Screamers screen.
GYMB $43.48 $N/A 0 N/A% Gymboree Corp. From the Screamers screen.
KR $23.13 $N/A 0 N/A% Kroger Co. From the H52EarnPS screen.
OMG $45.91 $N/A 0 N/A% O M Group Inc. From the TREPPE screen.
SHW $55.72 $N/A 0 N/A% Sherwin Williams Co. From the TREPPE screen.
TROW $47.66 $N/A 0 N/A% T Rowe Price Group Inc. From the LowPE_ZLTD screen.

6/3 Options:

Ticker Bought Sold Months Return  
.GPIAK $3.50 $2.95 2 -15.7% GPI Group One Jan 55 Calls. Will sell in early November.
.IQACH $6.60 $2.83 2 -57.1% ILMN Illumina Inc Mar 40 Calls. Will sell in early November.
.AEMBI $3.80 $0.95 1 -75.0% AEM (Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd) Feb 45 Calls. Will sell in early December.
.SEUCH $5.00 $5.60 1 +12.0% SHOO Steve Madden Ltd Mar 40 Calls. Will sell in early December.
.QEICL $2.6 $N/A 0 N/A% SEICT (S E I Inv Corp) Mar 60 Calls. Will sell in early January.
.TDG $0.89 $N/A 0 N/A% T AT&T Apr 35 Calls. Will sell in early January.

The next trade will be October 30.



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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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