Archive for: August 2009

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) daily prices for the year to date after the markets closed on Friday at 9,370.07.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I was told my job was being cut at the end of July.  The end of July came and went, but my job didn’t.  I’m still sitting in the same chair.  Finally on …

I’m posting some new stock picks I’ve gathered over the past few days from other blogs and a few from today’s Barron’s.  If you have more stock picks you’d like to share, please email me (alex AT mytradersjournal.com) or post a …

I charted the Russell 2000 index ($RUT) after the markets closed on Friday, July 31, 2009 when it finished the month at 556.71.

I kept my streak alive in July with another month of gains.  After finishing June 2009 with an account balance of $78,417.54 I stayed far more risk averse than I should have in …