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  • bRobert: $APEI Basing for a move. np $40 + with move > 200d
  • bRobert: $APEI . breakout continuation $35+ . mm target . Look for pb/b . A Renaissance holding
  • bRobert: $APEI Bounce trade.
  • bRobert: $APEI Watching for counter trend trade. Squeezes pop both ways.
  • bRobert: $LOPE $CPLA $APEI Educational squeezes. $BPI flag
  • bRobert: $APEI . $CPLA squeezing. $BPI still going
  • Robert1965: @bRobert $APEI $CPLA $BPI on $BPI do you have a position
  • bRobert: @Robert1965 $APEI $CPLA $BPI Partial left. Trailing stop on rest
  • bRobert: $APEI Watching
  • greenpatrol: $APEI squeeze breakout at 45.75. Long. Thin.
  • bRobert: $APEI Watching
  • bRobert: $APEI setting up. $CPLA flag.
  • bRobert: $CPLA nh going higher Long $APEI set up
  • bRobert: $CPLA Breakout day2 $APEI watch
  • bRobert: $CPLA $APEI Education. Breakout watches
  • bRobert: $CPLA Weekly breakout. $APEI setting up. Alert >45
  • bRobert: $APEI .squeeze . alert >$44.85 . $CPLA Higher low. Targeted move $108
  • bRobert: $APEI watching squeeze
  • bRobert: $APEI tight squeeze. $CPLA Breakout continues
  • bRobert: $APEI Another education stock ($CPLA) setting up after digesting 100% run. Alert >$45.20
  • janner0814: From @ginny: Early premarket gappers: Gapping up: $CALI 38.8%, $WIN 12%, $SSRI 11.1%, $VALE 3.5%, $GRPN 3.2%, $SDRL 2.6%, $RIO 2.4%, $CBK 2.4%, $SFUN 2%, $MNST 1.7%, $VOD 1.3%, $GSK 1.1%, $NGG 1%, $BP 0.9%, $CSCO 0.9%, $SYT 0.8% Gapping down: $LACO -49.5%, $FXCM -12.6%, $NBG -9.5%, $FTR -7.7%, $GFI -4.9%, $CHK -4.6%, $TNK -4.3%, $CRM -3%, $MGIC -1.9%, $STO -1.8%, $UN -1.6%, $SAN -1.4%, $QGEN -1.4%, $ERIC -1.1%, $TOT -1.1%, $BBRY -1.1% Notable earnings after Monday's close $AMBC, $APEI, $ARCW, $ARNA, $ASEI, $ATHX, $BDE, $CALL, $CHMI, $CLNE, $CYTX, $DEPO, $DRYS, $DTSI, $EAC, $ELON, $FF, $FMC, $FMI, $FTEK, $FXEN, $GBDC, $GTY, $HALO, $HI, $IPAR, $IPXL, $JUNO, $LPSN, $MBI, $MCC, $MDR, $MNTX, $MODN, $MR, $MTZ, $MVNR, $OME, $OMER, $ONTY, $OPK, $ORIG, $PAAS, $PEIX, $PINC, $PVA, $RAX, $REN, $SCLN, $SF, $SFXE, $TCRD, $TEP, $TRQ, $TTEC, $UNXL, $VRTU, $XON, $YY, $ZGNX thanks ginny!
  • Tim S: EARNINGS AFTER MARKET CLOSE: $AHT, $AIRM, $AL, $ALIM, $AMRN, $APEI, $ARNA, $ATLS, $AVD, $BAGL, $BCEI, $BID, $BIO, $CEMP, $CHUY, $CLNE, $CRM, $DCO, $DECK, $ELGX, $EPR, $EVC, $GPS, $HALO, $HTGC, $KBR, $KOG, LINE, $MDVN, $MELI, $MENT, $MNST, $MTZ, $NGD, $NMBL, $NOG, $OLED, $OVTI, $PKT, $PODD, $REGI, $ROST, $SD, $SFM, $SLXP, $SPLK, $SPNC, $SQNM, $SWN, $TESO, $TUMI, $UHS, WES, $WG, $WTR, $XTEX, YOKU
  • Tim S: Notable earnings after Tuesday's close $ACAS, $AGU, $ANV, $APEI, $ASIA, $AXLL, $BCOR, $BLMN, $BMR, $CBL, $CHRW, $CKEC, $CTRP, $CWT, $DEPO, $DOX, $DPM, $DVA, $ENPH, $EOX, $EPR, $ETE, $ETP, $FNGN, $FOSL, $FOXA, $FTR, $FURX, $GEVO, $GHDX, $GIVN, $GPOR, $GTY, $HAIN, $IAG, $IMPV, $ININ, $JAZZ, $JCOM, $JKHY, $KAR, $KND, $LLNW, $LXU, $LYV, $MCEP, $MED, $MELI, $MIDD, $MKTG, $MSPD, $MYGN, $NRP, $NYMT, $OKE, $OKS, $OPEN, $ORA, $PZZA, $QEP, $QUAD, $REGI, $REXX, RGP, $RGR, $SALE, $SAPE, $SD, $SGEN, $SREV, $SSRI, $SSS, $SXL, $SYNC, $SZYM, $TNGO, $TSLA, $TWO, $URS, $VCLK, $VRSK, $VVUS, $WWWW, $Z, ZAGG
  • Dave: ...
    Services: $NTSP, $APEI, $LOPE
    Consumer Goods: $BCPC
    Tech: $AAPL, $GOOG, $MELI, $BIDU, $FFIV, APKT, $ARUN, $CTSH
    Semi's (Tech) : $IPGP, $OPLK, $CAVM

    Several of these stocks are at or near support and I' ...
  • jojo1480: For Profit ed schools doing well today, $STRA APOL $CPLA ESI $BPI LOPE $COCO, uhhh no thanks. edit- actually several of these are up since the beginning of the year: $APOL +8%, $ESI +11.62%, $DV +12.61%, $APEI +17%, and $BPI up 26%.. that aint bad, might have to rethink this. No position.
  • debrup: Volatility Squeezes: $FCFS SCHL $BLK QCOM $OSTK HERO $TROW DECK $AWI FCEA $APEI CSTR $WAT EW $BG some names that came out of my scans, please note these scans are not based on the 6% BB width but on the relative width of the BB to the history of the stock. Have a great weekend.
  • debrup: Volatility Squeezes: $QCOM HERO $BLK ECL $SPG RUTH $BXP TIF $EQR ZOLL $APEI WPI $RDEN some names that came out of my scans, not many at the moment. I do like $QCOM as you have a defined risk. Happy trading
  • jojo1480: $STRA APOL $CPLA LINC $ASEI DV $APEI BPI $COCO LOPE- School for profit, i think they are up the last several days, go figure. On the radar, no position.
  • jojo1480: School for profits stocks are all up today, some have performed quite well since the Jan01 $APOL ASEI $ESI DV $APEI, and the laggards $STRA CPLA $COCO and $BPI, might be worth a look down the road. No position.
  • jojo1480: -the only stocks in my database of 2300 stocks that are working are the Educational Stocks , and I wouldn't use any of my friends or enemies money to trade them, but if your incline to, here is a few of those stocks: $STRA CPLA $ESI DV $APEI BPI LOPE...Positions none
  • jojo1480: Educational Stocks- New Fed Regs guidelines due out next week. I am expecting that they won't be as stringent or as "bad" as originally perceived. Place these beaten down stocks on your radar: $STRA APOL $CPLA LINC $ESI DV $APEI COCO $BPI LOPE. No positions, I do daytrade $STRA and APOL.
  • jojo1480: Educational Stocks- update, the Senate is going to take up hearings after the mid cycle elections. It appears the industry has a friend within the Republican ranks, and that the measures taken may not be as draconian as initially reported (conjecture). $COCO performed the best last week up ~17%. Educational Stocks performance as of 19 Aug 2010 Stock % ending 18Sep % ending 25 Sep % ending 01 Oct $STRA 1.19 12.10 13.79 $APOL 21.66 25.2 28.62 $CPLA 6.46 22.79 25.53\ $LINC 13.12 23.24 25.53/ $ASEI neg 1.74 2.29 neg .52 $ESI 18.89 24.72 32.03 $DV 16.56 27.7 28.69 $APEI 19.28 29.09 34.00 $COCO 20.34 18.64 35.40 ~up 17% $BPI 23.56 11.45 14.11 $LOPE 18.51 25.9 27.64 The only stock i am long is $APOL, and on many occasions intraday i short/long $STRA and $CPLA, these stocks are very volatile will have a knee jerk reaction to any comment from the Govt./WPO (washington post), etc.
  • jojo1480: Educational Stocks- dlylis, I get all that, these are stocks are pure short term trading vehicles, there are only (4) institutions that have met the treshhold levels put out by the GAO: $APEI BPI $LOPE APOL, and $APOL is the only one that i have in my portfolio overnight. Long $APOL and EDU.
  • jojo1480: Educational Stocks- here is a progress report on several of these stocks. The DoEducation issued new guidelines last week and if your interested do some due diligence and do a little research. The ending %s' is from Aug 18 of this year until ending 25 Sep, ~5/6 weeks. Stock % ending 18Sep % ending 25 Sep $STRA 1.19 12.10 $APOL 21.66 25.2 $CPLA 6.46 22.79 best gainer $LINC 13.12 23.24 $ASEI neg 1.74 2.29 $ESI 18.89 24.72 $DV 16.56 27.7 $APEI 19.28 29.09 $COCO 20.34 18.64 dropped $BPI 23.56 11.45 dropped $LOPE 18.51 25.9 I daytrade $STRA and $APOL (gap/59min trade) with great success on Fr it had a 15pt gain. If your daytrading $STRA please use limit order, there is a big spread between the bid and ask. I don't know if these stocks are up because were having a great September,or because the stock price have been decimated due to pending regulatory changes. Position Long $STRA (long and daytrade), and APOL.
  • jojo1480: APOL- @freddy77, $APOL LOPE $BPI and $APEI have the highest rate of return of @student loans as reported by the GAO. The beta are off the charts, these stocks are profitable when your on the right side of the trade, you have to pay attention to the intra-day charts. I day trade $STRA and $CPLA long/short. Long $APOL (investment portfolio), just my 2cents and good luck.
  • jojo1480: STRA- jasper, thanx, stock has been behaving in this manner for weeks (DOeducation reg. overhang), it did the same thing yesterday for a 5-6pt gain. Nothing magical, i am not that smart (lucky). All of educ for profit school behave in this typical behavior with a few exceptions. Here is a list I have been tracking since aug19 of this year; $APOL STRA $CPLA LINC $ASEI ESI $DV APEI $COCO BPI $LOPE, schools that have met GAO thresh hold levels of @student loan repayment are: $APOL LOPE $APEI BPI, i long $APOL up ~21%. good luck.
  • jojo1480: APOL- this is the only profit for education school that i am long in. since the low of aug 19 the stock is up 21%. The wkly chart is trading above the 50d ma, the daily chart a bullish engulfing pattern today, and is trading at the upper BB, stochastic the last several wks are oversold. OBV is around 70 (that is good). I started this with a place holder (less than 100 shrs) and have added along the way. With the overhang of DOE (DOeducation), the unknowns will get you hurt, so at best this is a very speculative play. The other schools that have "met" the tresh hold level of @student re payment are $BPI LOPE $APEI and APOL. Long APOL.
  • jojo1480: Educational Stocks- $APOL APEI $BPI and $LOPE, these are the one that have met the thresh hold level of @student loans re payment of 45%. short or go long them, just keeping track of them. Since aug 19/2010. $APOL +16% , $APEI 8.2% $BPI 6.72% , $LOPE down 2%. $APOL chart pattern looks better then any of them, today up .78c 1.69%, long small speculative position.
  • Zoomhogg: $ITC $ITC Lookin good today on Vol. #Squeeze. Profit taking after higher open. others looking good: $NTAP, $WHR, $HRB, $X, $APEI RINO holding 28 $GMCR holding 85 $STEC profit taking at 20 Long RINO, $GMCR, $STEC
  • ssboy: I'm a novice at interpreting short side, but I'll give you what I look at My view is it depends on the stock because of the average volume. I also check "Days to Cover". Take PCX. Float is 15.7%, but only two days to cover. Look at APEI. Float is 13%, but 13 days to cover. That to me is a better short #squeeze candidate. So when I look at the current volatility expansion on $APEI, that hints to me that this run has some legs.
  • rs1607: Just a heads up...Education stocks should be moving today. Some up and some down. To name a few: $LOPE, $APOL, $APEI, $ESI, $STRA, $CECO -Rob
  • BamaPete: @aliabassi1 good morning. Hope you saw my edit to reply on your $DMND post yesterday. After I posted that I thought $DMND currently had a sloppy pattern I took a closer look and saw that I had exaggerated; still had in my mind the charts of both $DMND and $APEI which had very sloppy patterns last fall thru Dec.
  • BamaPete: @aliabassi1, to me DMND's trading is too sloppy, or wide and loose. Compare it to $APEI, very similar chart appearance, i.e. gappy, volatile intraday swings. Bottom line for me is that there are too many charts out there with tighter and smoother lines, easier on the psychology thingy. But if you can make a buck on it I'm all for ya:) Edit: I looked at the chart closer and may have been to quick with my opinion. DMND's daily ranges lately aren't that volatile, usually contained within about a 5% to 7% range most often. It was at its worst back in Oct. through Dec. with the jittery action.
  • Bob: Ed Stocks $ESI $CPLA $COCO $LOPE $APOL $APEI all down a little so far. $STRA up .60
  • Bob: Top 12 of IBD's top 100 for this week for your thoughts: $AFAM $EBS $INT $AVAV $ESI $LPHI $SYKE $APEI HS $GMCR $VSEC Also, it's an interesting time checking watch lists and seeing long time standards holding their own while at the same time the airwaves are more and more full of commentary encouraging traders/investors to start looking at the more speculative stocks. I still like $MCD $WMT $PG $JNJ $RAH PM $BNI for now. (A necessary chuckle: How do you determine if you wife or dog is really you best friend? Lock both in the trunk of your car for 30 minutes and see which is happy to see you when you open it up!)
  • haroldzero: $DV, $APEI Education stock These two both at the bottom of the trading box. I will put a small entry at the last hour and put a tight stop.
  • haroldzero: @Bob $DV, $APEI I used Daily
  • Bob: @Dan -- @HaroldZero The reason I asked is that on the daily charts, both $DV and $APEI show the same characteristics that @Dan talked about in last nights videos when discussing $XOP and $XLE I think it was. There's really two trading ranges and trading the upper with a tight stop (as Harold has) looks good. Stocks are above the 50dma however. @Dan -- Yes! The $XOP trading box explanation and its relationship to entry points and the 50dma is really great information..."mentor" stuff so to speak. :)
  • robpoz: @Haroldzero, FYI - I believe $APEI reports after the bell tonight just in case that impacts your trading plan. Rob
  • milt: VIX 67, down 1.6 - Put some money to work at end when I saw the VIX turn negative. Yeah it turned negative when the Dow was up over 300. Just wanted some confirmation that just maybe some fear exhaustion is taking place. $UWM, $SSO, $IWM, $IWP, $XLV, $APEI, $PRXL Toes are in the water. goog's numbers will help a lot. They don't give guidance so, they can't guide down. So it depends on the words and vibe on the CC.
  • milt: 20 day exponential moving average - Thinking about the future, several days down the road. In addition to all the sentiment, technical and major index data, I'm going to start looking at the 20 dma to see if they keep stocks down. For any kind of multi week or heaven forbid multi-month rally, stocks that beat or raise guidance like $ABT, $GOOG, $APEI, need to recapture the 20 dma (close above it, or at least trade along it). I'm thinking that strong stocks should recapture the 20 dma before any of the indexes do or ETFs do. $APEI has not reported, but since they are government contractor, they shouldn't have issues with business.
  • brianc400: $PETS, $APEI, BWLD: These three recent video stocks have hit my alerts. Now just watching them closely for some strength to return.
  • brianc400: No, I am waiting for strength to return. I don't buy to anticipate snapbacks anymore. I lost enough money on that in the past and I've seen plenty of posters here recently losing money on the same. $APEI does seem to have gathered its wits but the others have not. My alerts are only to start watching more closely for support to return and buyers to show up, not start buying. @Brian
  • orthodoc: @Dan/members: what was list of insurance companies someone listed the other day to watch? I know of $LPHI that @Dan has mentioned. If tomorrow is day 2 of rebound and start of day is time to get in, are members looking at $JPM, WFC? Housing? construction like FLR? insurance companies? or defensive stocks like $CALM and $APEI and $AFAM and KMB? everyone's opinion on a game plan would be helpful. ETFs instead of individual stocks? I know small positions and reasonable stops. Just wondering what sectors. I went long a small position in $WFC yesterday, $JPM as well. Selling half of these this afternoon just before the bell and will add on any optimism torrow morning that half back. Thinking about $VOLC, $ARG, $ENSG, $FLR, $AZZ, ISYS, and $VZ along with all the $ETF indexes.
  • Dan: Team, not everything is down today. Note $APEI is up substantially (see last night's "Bottom's Up" video. The staples are also relatively strong today -- $PG, KMB.
  • milt: Any wagers on $APEI holding onto any of its gains today from the analysts upgrade? I bet it holds on to some. I'd be pleased with a close at $47 or above.
  • kevinkadz: I agree that $APEI will hold some of its gains. It is riding the 50 DSMA has not been around long enough to have a lot of resistance. So any good news like an analyst upgrade has to be good for the stock. @Kevin
  • milt: $APEI - tricky stock. bought some on the fade $46.35
  • milt: Just got back from the gym. Missed the last 30 minutes of trading. No sweat. Every position is small, about 1/4 of trading position, with room to add if conditions seem right. Stops on a closing basis are $HIG below $51 as in 5cents below. Action today disappointing, but the low is holding. $LNC below $46 $MET $53.80 $APEI below 50 DMA. Probably add to it if bounces of the 50 DMA. Giving this one more slack because its in a nice uptrend. $PRXL at $28.50. If stopped out, I figure it will test the 200 DMA $LHCG below 50 DMA, would like to add at successful test of 50 DMA. $NUS $16.30
  • royboy34: $APEI - looks to be in a little channel with the possibility of emerging as a volitility sqeeze to the upside. Two ways I'd trade it, buy at the bottom of the channel (43.75) or wait for a break-out above 50.50. Since we're in the middle of the channel, I'd sit around and do nothing. $APOL - speaking of channels, sold another tranche just before yesterday's close as I believe we're again at the top of the trading channel. Will wait for a pull back or a break-out before pulling the trigger. Given the tight channel, not a ton of money to be made, but I like the defined risk (pretty simple to trade).
  • mdipilat: Thanks @Bob, I am so happy I joined this site. I'm a novice trader, and it's been nothing but profitable for me. I'm watching $APEI take off this after noon. It almost hit 50!!! like royboy said I will wait till the 50.50 level and see what happens from there. @Mike
  • royboy34: $APEI - @Mike, going into the weekend, I might be inclined to take profits on $APEI at these levels. My sense is it will go back down the channel, but a break-out above my previous email levels, might confirm a break-out and you can re-join the party. Just my two cents.
  • orthodoc: Will pick up $SRS at 90 stop. Watching $BABY closely to buy. Like $VOLC, $APEI and IT. Will tighten stop on IT.
  • milt: $APEI - Reported last night. Gapped up at the open, settled down in the plus column for most the day, then sold off in the last 30 minutes. I started a small position and I'm if the 20 dma doesn't hold (that's where it is now), I'm looking to add if the 50 dma support does hold. If you like bottom fishing, $EMN, may follow like $DOW and DD. All three are plays on the idea of lower input costs creating higher profits than will be lost in a recession. (I wonder if $DOW will cut back its big price increases if oil and nat. gas settle out at todays prices for quarter or two?) On $EMN, I'd prefer higher volume on today's move, but on yesterday's higher volume day the price didn't budge. Looks like $EMN has bottomed to me. I own starter or token amounts in all three.
  • coopster: Acme, $APEI is running in an upward channel which it is at the top currently. Looks to me the good entry is either the 20dma, if you are itching to get in, and the best entry is the 50dma. Don't load the boat if you get in at the 20dma.
  • Bob: $APEI Ideas http://tinyurl.com/5e3ye5 If you're a trend trader, you can jump in now or at your suggested 42 because you believe it will make higher highs. If you are a trend trader and want to be a tad more conservative, a bounce off the 20dma could work. If you are more conservative, the bottom uptrend line may be support so entering there with a stop just below could work. The horizontal line shows where to "expect" lower support. Make sense? Ed stocks are pretty hot right now and that knowledge is shared by thousands so consider a good stop no matter where you get in. Other folks are getting ready to take(ing) profits already.
  • DAN: Acme/Team, $APEI is the Chart of the Week. Here is the link: http://www.stockmarketmentor.com/public/1397.cfm Also, Weekend Update is posted. http://www.stockmarketmentor.com/members/1398.cfm Wanted to get it up early b/c there is about 35 minutes of video analysis. Sorry for the length...but it's that kind of market! Also, @Gabe has written a tutorial on scanning that should be quite helpful to most folks: http://www.stockmarketmentor.com/members/1393.cfm Have a good evening everyone. --@Dan
  • Acme1976: @Dan/Team, My thoughts as a newbie on $APEI entry point- I'm guessing (and hoping) that 41'ish will be the correct entry point based on this observation- since the start of this uptrend on about March 24, there have been six or so pullbacks of two distinct depths. Notice how on April 23rd, June 9th, and July 14th, the pullback was about twice as severe as the smaller pullbacks on March 28th, May 21st, and June 26th. Key point is that the short and deep pullbacks alternate. If this admittedly shaky theory holds, then our next pullback will be a moderate one. Perhaps only to about# 41-42'ish? I stand ready to receive your criticism. (tough love?) The Naive One ;)
  • iancleghorn: ...
    I also like $ESI, $COCO and $APEI in the education area. $APEI focuses on military and Homeland Security education.

    There are a number of oil stocks that seem to have hit support # or are just waiting to break some more hearts. In the #divide ...
  • iancleghorn: ...
    Some listings seem to reflect ephemeral institutional group-think. At one point last week, the up-list was scattered with commercial schools. The names vanished after a day. However, compiled as a watch list they still look interesting. I bought ...
  • iancleghorn: Schools One area that seems to be attracting some money is the group IBD lists as 'Commercial Services # Schools.' I took a look at the group because Devry (DV), Capella (CPLA) and Itt Educational Services (ESI) are presently on the IBD real time list of stocks being heavily bought by institutional investors. (The top five stocks are free at www.investors.com. The longer and more interesting list of 20 involves a subscription.) The IBD list is a tricky one because what institutions are buying today might not be what they are buying tomorrow. The schools with charts warranting inclusion on a watch list are $APEI, $ESI, $COCO, $CPLA and $STRA $APOL is stunningly bi-polar. It has suddenly gone from being more depressed than the bottom Bollinger Band yesterday to euphorically leaping through the top one today. @Ian
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