This page includes every closed out Swing Trade from the first quarter of 2016.

Many are aware the market was under extreme pressure from January 1st until February 11th 2016 when the SP 500 bottomed at 1810.  The market managed to rally to as high as 2075 near the end of the first quarter.

We show every single trade whether winner or loser, but also break it down in bar graph form to show the first 40 days of the quarter when the market was downtrending and how we did, and the final 50 days when the market was uptrending.

Overall we had 20 winners and 9 losers.  We also carried about 60-70% average portfolio cash balances for much of the quarter which balanced out risks quite well.  You can see our winners in terms of percentages far outgained our few losers on a relative basis.

You can click this chart to enlarge.  We also list every trade below it in detail. Each trade is usually either a full position or 1/2 position when closed out. Sometimes we sell 1/2 a position and sell the other 1/2 later, sometimes the entire position is only a 5% allocation, whereas a full position is a 10% allocation.

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3/30- Sold final 1/2 CLF for 16% Gains on a 5% position

3/29- Sold XRS for 4% Loss

3/23/16- Stopped out ZYNE for 10% Loss Full Position

3/18- Sold 1/2 XON for 9% Gains on Full Position

3/18- Sold 1/2 CLF for 25% Gains on a 5% Position

3/17- Sold RH for 4% Loss on Full Position

3/11- Sold UVXY for 15% Loss on 1/2 Position (7.5% equivalent loss on full)

3/10- Sold 1/2 YRD for 10% Gains;

3/10- Sold 1/2 YRD for 22-27% Gains

3/9- Sold DUST at 4.25 for 6-10% Net Gains (5% Position Size)

3/3: Sold KMI for 5-8% Gains

2/29: Sold 1/2 DATA for 7.5% Gains

2/26: Sold 1/2 DATA  for 6.7% Gains

2/26: Sold KORS full position for 5% Gains

2/26: Sold final 1/2 SWHC for 17% Gains

2/24: Sold DUST (5% Position 1/2) for 15% Gains

2/17: Sold 1/2 SWHC for 12-15% Gains

2/10: Sold 1/2 DUST for 25% Gains

2/10: Sold 1/2 DUST for 19% Gains

2/9: Sold UWTI (5% Position 1/2) for 13% Loss

2/9: Sold 1/2 SEDG For 4% Loss

2/5: Sold LABU (5% Position 1/2) for 8% Loss

2/5: Sold UGLD ETF for 10% Gains

2/4: Sold 1/2 SEDG for 12% Gains, holding 1/2

2/4: Sold ERX 1/2 Position Size for 12% Gains

2/1- UVXY ETF, Loss of 5%

1/25: TNA 0-5% Swing Gains

1/6: Sold ZIOP for 5% Loss (Stopped out intra-day)