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Trading History Part I: 5/30/03-3/20/05

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This is a summary of transactions in the Trading Portfolio from 5/30/03-3/20/05.

Please note (!), in all fairness, I have taken  ($7,926.73)  in losses in 2003 from stocks that have hit the 8% stops and stocks I have started peeling off profits.  I currently have about $13,000 in 'paper profits' on stocks above that are ahead of my purchase price.  I will try to continue to update this section on a regular basis so you can follow along with me in my actual trading portfolio!  Regards to all my friends.  Bob (5/30/03)

Update on above, instead of deleting this note, I will show you how the overall position on my trading account has improved/deteriorated as we update:  As of 6/15/03, current realized gains/(losses), are ( $4,900.91) in losses. Paper gains (unrealized profits), now stand at $15,685.77.  You can see how quickly this has improved the last two weeks!  I will try to update this section at least monthly if not more often.  Be sure to keep checking the WebLog which is updated almost daily on new ideas!

6/22/03 Update:  Through additional sales/purchases the current gain/loss is ($2,951.52)  in short term losses since 1/1/03; paper gains or (losses) are currently at a paper gain of $14,632.35. 

6/29/03 We did a lot of trades this week, including selling our position in LIFC, DKS, and AHMH and adding new positions in ORCC and RATE.  As of Friday, 6/27/03, we have short term losses of ($4,315.46), and unrealized paper gain of $16,318.23.

7/12/03....had some trades last week....Sold 100 DRIV, 100 DVA, 50 ELAB, and 100 WBSN.  Bought initially 300 WBSN. Also sold 50 of COH on 7/8/03 and 100 of RATE on 7/8/03.  I do not have the current balance as NCEN declared a 3/2 split and do not have current paper 'gain'.  However, as of 7/12/03, we have reduced our trading loss for the year down to $(1,588.83), and I believe the paper gains as of Thursday, 7/10/03 were about $16,000 plus....will update next week as we get the exact figures.

7/18/03 update....during the week received 50 shares of  NCEN and 75 shares of HIBB as part of a 3/2 stock split.  Got stopped out of our 500 shares of ORCC on the market correction with about a 14% loss and invested in 250 shares of Closure Corp.  Currently we have realized trading LOSSES of ($2,048.96) and unrealized paper GAINS of $17,675.56 as of trading close today.
 
7/26/03 update.....during the past week, I sold EELN (E Loan, Inc.) on weakness in the interest sensitive mortgage market for a 6% loss, I went ahead and sold my last shares of NCEN for a 30% or so gain on similar weakness.  I purchased Fair Issac on strength with great earnings report (see web log) and purchased Zoran on a great quarterly report on Friday.  I shall be listing more on Zoran on my web log shortly.  I do not have the current gain/losses except to point out that with my sale of NCEN, my current realized losses has now been reduced to $1,185.42 of short-term losses.  I will update the paper gains early next week as these new purchases settle.
 
7/27/03 update.  The trading account has been updated: as of 7/25/03, we have $16,485.87 of short term unrealized gains and ($1,185.42) of realized short term losses.
 
8/2/03 update:  During the week we sold 50 of SYNO for about an 80% gain, and sold all of our DRIV for a small loss.  Year to date we now have a realized short term loss of ($819.61) and an unrealized gain of  $16,691.34.
 
8/11/03 update:  The market was rocky these past ten days (!).  During this period, I sold my 200 shares of Zoran at $24.69 on 8/7/03, and 200 shares of Websense at $18.83 on 8/8/03.   Both were sold with approximately 7% losses.  As of close of market on 8/11/03,  the account has $1,617.36 of net short term losses, and an unrealized gain of $13,980.97.
 
8/23/03 update:  Since 8/11/03, I sold 100 shares of QSII at $39.00 on 8/19/03, and all 200 shares of RATE at $12.46 on 8/20/03.  I bought 200 shares of Lifeway (LWAY) at $13.45 on 8/21/03 and sold another 50 shares of QSII at $41.95 on 8/22/03.  As of today, the account shows a realized net short-term gain of $61.68 and unrealized gains of $17,619.12 since the first of the year.
 
9/2/03 update:  Since 8/23/03, I purchased 200 shares of CHS at $32.19.  As of today, the account shows a year-to-date net short term gain of $61.68, and an unrealized gain of $19,377.87.
 
9/6/03 update:  Since 9/2/03 I purchased 200 shares of TTWO at $35.40, Sold 150 shares of RAD at $5.02, sold 200 shares of LWAY at $13.05,  sold 50 shares of HIBB at $25.42, and sold 50 shares of COO at $42.18.  I purchased 300 shares of BONZ on 9/4/03 at $17.50.  Currently we have a realized short term gain of $1,554.14, and an unrealized gain of $20,071.72. 
 
9/13/03 update:  Since 9/6/03,  I sold 50 shares of TTWO at $38.10 on 9/8/03, sold 25 shares of SBUX at $29.03 on 9/8/03, bought 200 shares of MMSI at $23.25 on 9/8/03, sold 50 shares of FIC at $60.15 on 9/8/03, sold 50 shares of CLSR ar $24.27 on 9/8/03 and sold 200 shares of CHS at $29.16 on 9/10/03.  As of close of trading on 9/12/03, I currently have a short term gain of $1,459.11,  and an unrealized (paper) gain of $20,076.73.
 
9/20/03 update:  Since 9/13/03, I purchased 250 shares of ENDP at $21.19 on 9/17/03.  As of the close of trading on 9/19/03, I currently have a short term gain (realized) of $1,459.11, and a paper gain (unrealized) of $21,569.53.
 
9/27/03 update:  Since 9/20/03, I transferred $500 into account to boose equity portion of margin account, sold 150 shares of DRS Technology on 9/23/03 on weakness at $24.30 (small profit), and sold all 300 shares of BONZ (Interpore Int'l) at $15.90 after reaching a 9% loss.  As of the close of trading on 9/26/03, I currently have a realized short-term gain total for 2003 of $1,118.99, and a paper (unrealized) gain of $16,577.54.
 
10/4/03 update:  Since 9/27/03, I received 95 shares of COH as a stock distribution for a 2:1 split on 10/2/03, and purchased 200 shares of AnnTaylor Stores at $32.73 on 10/01/03.  I still have $1,118.99 of realized short term gains and with the market rally this week, my unrealized gains have improved to $21,423.09.
 
10/11/03 update:  Since 10/4/03, there have been no new transactions.  On realized transactions, I still have a net short term gain of $1,118.99, and the unrealized gains have improved slightly from last week to $21,831.79.
 
10/18/03 update:  Since 10/11/03 following transactions took place:  10/15/03 purchased 150 shares STJ at $57.74, 10/15/03 sold 75 shares RAD at $6.04, 10/15/03 sold 40 shares HIBB at $27.02, 10/15/03 sold 50 shares of DVA at $34.61, 10/16/03 bought 200 shares of PPDI at $29.22, and 10/16/03 sold 40 shares of COH at $31.22.  With the sales of stocks at gains, my realized short-term gain increased to $2,989.96, and my unrealized gain stood at $21,034.83 at the close on 10/17/03.
 
10/26/03 update:  Since 10/18/03, I purchased 200 shares of SFBC (SFCC) at $34.629 on 10/20/03.  I sold my 250 shares of ENDP at $16.84 on 10/20/03 after exceeding my 8% stop.  On 10/21/03, I purchased 200 shares of Exponent (EXPO) at $19.729, and with the market slipping hit my stop on SFCC on 10/23/09 and sold all 200 shares at $30.231.  One of the problems with Margin, is that with the correction, I went ahead and transferred $2000 of cash into the account to avoid selling any issues before the appropriate sell point.  Because of the quick loss on SFCC, my realized gains for the year dropped to a net $984.37 as of 10/26/03, and my unrealized gains, as of today are  $21,336.33.
 
11/2/03 note:  Since 10/26/03, I purchased 150 shares of Portfolio Recovery Assocs. Inc. (PRAA) AT $26.94/share.  As of 11/2/03, my realized gains are still at $984.37, and my unrealized gains are at $25,032.53.
 
11/9/03 note:  Since 11/2/03, I received 50 shares KRON as stock dividend on 11/3/03, purchased 150 shares of JCOM at $31.67 on 11/3/03, purchased 200 shares of HLEX between $13.35-$13.44, sold 150 shares of DVA (on a misunderstanding of the earnings report on first glance (!)), sold 30 shares of COH at $36.13 (cost basis of $16.66), bought 200 shares of IGT on 11/5/03 at $34.56,  sold 200 shares of HLEX at $12.18 on 11/5/03 with a QUICK 9% loss, bought 200 shares of RSTI at $30.20-$30.21 on 11/6/03, and sold 150 shares of JCOM at $28.79 after it too hit a quick 9% loss.  Due to the sale of DVA with a gain, I now have realized short term gains (net) of $3,042.06, and as of 11/9/03 I have unrealized gains of $23,386.58.
 
12/2/03 Note; Since 11/9/03, I sold 150 shares of TTWO at $32.48 on 11/18/03 which were purchased 7/9/03 at a cost of $35.47/share for a loss of 8.42%, I purchased 200 shares of Sybron Dental (SYD) at $25.80 on 11/18/03, I bought 150 shares of Odyssey Healthcare (ODSY) at $35.49 on 11/24/03, I sold 50 shares of Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) at $29.02 on 11/24/03 which was purchased on 9/8/03 at $23.32 for a gain of 24.4%, and also sold 50 shares of Closure Medical (CLSR) at $35.56 which had been purchased on 7/17/03 at $22.91 for a gain of 55.2%, on 11/25/03 I purchased 200 shares of Mylan Labs (MYL) at $24.79, and on 11/26/03, I sold 30 shares of Eon Labs (ELAB) at $52.90 which had been purchased on 5/30/03 for $29.39 for a gain of 80%, and finally on 12/1/03, I sold 50 shares of AnnTaylor Stores (ANN) at $40.46 which had recently been purchased on 10/1/03 at $32.77 for a gain of 23.5% on these shares.  As of the close of trading on 12/1/03, I currently have a REALIZED net short term gain of $4,560.46, and UNREALIZED gains of $28,524.71.

12/16/03 note:  Since last post on 12/2/03, I received 50 shares of MMSI on 12/3/03 as a stock distribution, I purchased 400 shares of Kensey Nash Corp (KNSY) at $22.50 on 12/3/03,  sold 150 shares of Portfolio Recovery (PRAA) at $24.84 on 12/4/03, bought 200 shares of Pogo Producing (PPP) at $46.93 on 12/4/03, sold 150 shares of Odyssey Healthcare (ODSY) at $31.62 on 12/4/03, sold 100 shares of Fair Isaac (FIC) at $51.13 on 12/08/03, sold 200 shares of Rofin Sinar Tech Inc. (RSTI) on 12/10/03, sold 200 shares of Pharmaceutical Product Development on 12/11/03 at $24.407, bought 400 shares of MRGE at $20.684 on 12/15/03, sold 50 shares of AAII at $26.08 on 12/15/03, sold 400 shares of MRGE at $18.154 on 12/16/03 and bought 200 shares of iPass (IPAS) at $16.55 on 12/16/03. I do not have my current unrealized gains but it is in the neighborhood of $20,000, and similarly do not have the realized short-term gains but know they are now down to about $1,500.  Will update this portion ASAP after tomorrow.

12/17/03:  As I am writing this, the current unrealized gain in the trading account is $22,136.81, with realized short-term, taxable gain of $1,192.31.  This is still a nice performance for the year, but the last two weeks have seen several of our stocks hit pretty hard with short-term losses. 

12/24/03:  Since 12/16/03,  I purchased 150 shares of Digene Corp (DIGE) at $38.02 on 12/17/03.  As of 12/24/03, the unrealized gain in this trading account stands at $23,821.71.  With no new sales, the Realized short-term gain in this trading account stays at $1,192.31.

12/31/03:  Since 12/24/03,  I purchased 250 shares of Surmodics (SRDX) at $24.55 on 12/30/03, and sold 25 shares of Cooper Companies (COO) at $47.24.  The year-end realized gains/unrealized gains will be reported later due to the fact that a transaction (sale of COO) was done today! 

1/24/04:  Since 12/31/03, I sold 30 shares of KRON at $40.41 on 1/2/04,  I sold 200 shares of IPAS on 1/2/04 at $15.52, I bought 200 shares of CSC on 1/5/04 at $45.75, sold 120 shares of KRON at $38.10 on 1/7/04, sold 120 shares of ELAB at $46.52 on 1/7/04, sold 250 shares of SRDX at $22.46 on 1/9/04, bought 200 shares of AMMD at $25.78 on 1/9/04, bought 200 shares of CREE at $25.087 on 1/16/04, sold 150 shares of SYNO at $16.766 on 1/20/04, bought 400 shares of CDCY at $12.87 on 1/20/04, sold 30 shares of QSII at $58.88 on 1/21/04, and bought 150 shares of CAI at $46.76 on 1/22/04, sold 15 shares of SBUX at $35.70 on 1/23/04, and sold 50 shares of EXPO at $24.52 on 1/23/04. As of 1/24/04, the trading account has a net realized short term gain of $4,508.16 for 2004 and an unrealized gain of  $27,369.36.    

2/5/04:  Since 1/24/04, I sold 50 shares of SYD at $31.47, 100 shares of KNSY at $27.613, 30 shares of AAII at $29.22, 30 shares of DIGE at 47.61, 30 shares of STJ at $70.11, 200 shares of PPP at $42.66, bought 300 shares of CLZR at $26.399, bought 200 shares of WBSN at $31.499, bought 500 shares of CYTC at $14.84 on 1/29/04, sold 300 shares of CLZR at $24.022 on 1/29/04, sold 400 shares of CDCY at $11.80 on 1/29/04, sold 150 shares of CAI at $43.06 on 2/2/04, bought 160 shares of SAFM at $53.74 on 2/3/04, sold 120 shares of DIGE at $35.05 on 2/5/04, and bought 300 shares of CLE at $20.14 on 2/5/04.  Since there were trades today, I do not yet have the balances of unrealized and realized net gains.

2/6/04:  As of close of trading today, I have a REALIZED short term gain of $3,386.32 for 2004, and an UNREALIZED (paper profit) of  $24,866.25.

2/26/04:  Since 2/5/04, I sold my 120 shares of Digene (DIGE) on 2/5/04 at $35.05. I had purchased the 120 shares on 12/17/03 at a cost basis of $38.07.  I purchased 300 shares of Claires Stores (CLE) on 2/5/04 at $20.14,  purchased 300 Shares of Image Sensing Systems (ISNS) at an average cost of $10.13 on 2/9/04, sold my 120 shares of AAIIPharma (AAII) at $20.897 on 2/9/04, puchased 200 shares of Electronic Clearing House (ECHO) at $11.989 on 2/12/04, and sold my 200 shares of Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) at $42.84 on 2/12/04.  ECHO was sold on 2/13/04 at $9.931, and Websense (WBSN) was sold (200 shares) at $28.021 on 2/20/04.  The 300 shares of ISNS were sold on 2/20/04 for average price of $9.15, and finally, the 200 shares of CREE were sold on 2/23/04 at a price of $22.85.  With the recent sales of stocks with small losses, the 2004 net realized short-term gain as of today stands at $1,726.84 and the unrealized gains of the account stand at $21,204.61 as I write.

3/6/04: Since 2/26/04, I received 80 shares of SAFM as part of a 3:2 split, I sold 100 shares of CYTC on 3/1/04 at $18.71 leaving 400 shares that were acquired on 1/29/04 at $14.86, I bought 300 shares of BRLI on 3/1/04 at $21.21, on 3/2/04, I sold 50 shares of IGT at $42.71 leaving 150 shares of IGT which had been acquired at $34.60 on 11/5/03, on 3/3/04 I bought 300 shares of ESMC at $17.868, and bought 300 shares of Giant Industries (GI) at $21.69 on 3/4/04.  On 3/4/04, my ESMC passed an 8% loss and was sold at $16.071, and BRLI also hit an 8% loss and was sold on 3/4/04 at $19.05.  As of 3/6/04, I have a realized net short-term gain of $1,282.05 and an unrealized gain of $26,471.83. My account is still heavily leveraged with 44.29% equity. (I will try to keep track of our equity % and try to reduce margin this year!) 

3/26/04 Since 3/6/04, I sold 200 shares of Mylan Labs (MYL) at $22.66. These 200 shares were purchased on 11/25/03 for  a cost basis of $24.83/share and were sold when they hit an 8.7% loss.  On March 15, 2004, I also sold my 300 shares of Giant Industries (GI) at $18.37.   GI was purchased on 3/4/04 for a cost of $21.72 and were were sold at a (15.4)% loss.  On March 16, 2004, I purchased 600 shares of Somanetics at a cost of $12.95.  Unfortunately, the next day SMTS hit $11.20 where the shares were sold with a (13.5)% loss. As of 3/26/04 (as I write), the  portfolio has an Unrealized gain of $22,256.96, and a realized short term loss of $(1,238.62).  Even with the sales, the trading account is still highly leveraged with a margin equity percentage of 44.18%. 

4/9/04:  Since 3/26/04, I bought 300 shares Schnitzer Steel (SCHN) at $37.418 on 4/2/04,  I sold 100 shares of CYTC at $22.69 on 4/2/04 that had been purchased on 1/29/04 at a cost of $14.86/share.  On 4/5/04, I purchased 300 shares of Kyphon (KYPH) at a cost of $28.137.  On 4/5/04, I sold 20 shares of Hibbett (HIBB) at $38.73 that had been purchased on 3/6/03 at cost of $14.57/share.  On 4/5/04, I sold 40 shares of Exactech (EXAC) at $19.95 that had been purchased on 1/2/03 at a cost of $10.78/share.  On 4/7/04, I purchased 100 shares of JUNO at $33.289/share.  Finally, I sold my 300 shares of SCHN on 4/8/04 at $34.41 that had been purchased at $37.418 on 4/2/04.  As of 4/9/04, my trading account has an UNREALIZED gain of $26,066.41, and a REALIZED Net Short-term LOSS of $(1,381.93), and a REALIZED Net Long-term GAIN of $833.81.  The account remains highly leveraged with a margin equity percentage of 42.96%.

5/7/04:  Since 4/9/04, I purchased 400 shares of Collagenex (CGPI) at $14.00 on 4/12/04.  I sold 300 shares of KYPH at $25.742 on 4/13/04 (KYPH had been purchased on 4/5/04 at a cost of $28.164, so we had a loss of $(2.42) or (8.6)%.  My 400 shares of CGPI were sold the day after the purchase (!) at $12.74 for a loss of $(1.26) or (9)%.  On 4/16/04, I purchased 200 shares of Ventana Medical Systems (VMSI) at $46.90.  Also on 4/16/04, I sold my remaining 150 shares of Closure Medical (CLSR) at $23.381.  These shares were purchased on 7/17/03 at a cost of $22.91, so we had a small gain of $.471 or 2.1%.  These shares were sold to preserve our gains as a stock was hitting break-even.  On 4/19/04, 57 shares of HIBB were received as part of a 3:2 distribution.  On 4/22/04, 400 shares of Meridian Bioscience were purchased at $11.44.  Also on 4/22/04, 30 shares of Coach (COH) were sold at a gain at a price of $44.81.  These shares were purchased on 2/25/03, at a price of $16.66 for a gain of $28.15 or 169%.  Finally, on 4/28/04, the remaining 200 shares of MMSI were sold at $16.48.  These shares were purchased on 9/8/03 at a cost of $17.49, so we had a loss of $(1.01) or (5.8)%.  They were sold before the 8% stop as we had already taken a gain, and in those cases we sell as close to break-even as possible to avoid incurring any losses.  As of 5/7/04, this account has a year-to-date realized short-term loss of $(2,766.79) and a realized long-term gain of $1,670.20.  As I write today, the account also has an unrealized (paper profit) gain of $21,488.34.

5/25/04:  Since 5/7/04, I needed to deposit $2,000 into my margin account to maintain an adequate equity level (the dangers of over-leveraging!).  On 5/17/04, I sold my 400 shares of Meridian (VIVO) at $10.46.  These shares were purchased for $11.46 on 4/22/04 and lost (8.7)% at the time of sale.  Also on 5/17/04, I sold my 300 shares of Claire's (CLE) at $18.28.  These shares were acquired on 2/5/04 at a cost of $20.17, and were sold with a loss of $(1.89)/share or (9.4)%.  As of 5/25/04, this account as a net short term loss of $(3,749.02), and a net long-term gain of $1,670.20.  The trading portfolio has an unrealized net gain of $25,393.27, consisting of both long- and short-term gains.

7/3/04: Since 5/25/04, I sold 60 shares of SAFM at $45.95 on 5/26/04. These shares were acquired on 2/3/04 at a cost of $35.86 for a gain of $10.09 or 28.1%.  On 5/27/04, I purchased 300 shares of Gen Probe (GPRO) at $41.273.  Also on 5/27/04, I received 75 shares of ANN as part of a 3:2 split.  On 6/2/04, I purchased 400 shares of Micronetics (NOIZ) at $9.40.  On 6/2/04, I sold 75 shares of CYTC at $22.90 which had been purchased 1/29/04 at a cost of $14.86 for a gain of $8.04 or 54.1%.  On 6/4/04, I sold 75 shares of KNSY at $36.01 which had been purchased 12/3/03 at $22.52, for a gain of $13.49/share or 59.9%.   On 6/4/04 I puchased 300 shares of Cantel (CMN) at average cost of $20.01.  On 6/17/04, I sold all of my 150 shares of IGT at $34.45.  These had been purchased on 11/5/03, for a cost of $34.60.  On 6/18/04, I sold 15 shares of SBUX at $43.92.  These shares were purchased 1/24/03 at a cost basis of $22.81, and had a gain of $21.11/share or 92.5%.  On 6/18/04, I purchased 300 shares of American Healthways (AMHC) at $23.50, on 6/24/04, I sold 45 shares of SAFM at $54.89 which had been purchased on 2/3/04 for a cost basis of $35.86 for a gain of $19.03/share or 53.1%.  On 6/24/04, I purchased 160 shares of NVE Corp (NVEC) at $39.39.  On 6/24/04, I sold 50 shares of AMMD at $32.24 which had been purchased on 1/9/04 for $25.82/share for a gain of $6.42 or 24.9%.  On 6/25/04, I purchased 200 shares of Lifeway Foods (LWAY) at $12.72.  On 6/28/04 I sold my 400 shares of NOIZ for $8.62, which had been purchased on 6/2/04 for a cost basis of $9.42 for a loss of $(.80) or (8.5)%.  On 6/29/04, I sold my 160 shares of NVEC for $36.25 which had been purchased at $39.39 for a loss of  $(3.14)/share or (8.0)%.  On 7/1/04, I sold 50 shares of LWAY at $16.32 for a gain of $3.56/share or 27.9%.  Finally, on 7/1/04, I purchased 300 shares of DJ Orthopedics at $24.04/share.  As of 7/3/04, this account for this tax year has a realized $(1,098.79) short-term loss, and a net long-term gain of $1,978.84.  The account has an unrealized gain of $31,580.05 as of 7/3/04.

8/1/04:  Since 7/3/04, I sold 15 shares of Cooper Companies (COO) at $60.67 on 7/7/04. These shares had been purchased 2/20/03 at a cost of $26.98/share, thus, a gain of $33.69/share or a gain of 124.9%. On 7/7/04, I purchased 150 shares of Cal Maine Foods (CALM) at $16.11.  On 7/8/04, I sold 75 shares of Cantel Medical (CMN) at $25.31. These shares were acquired on 6/4/04 for $20.03 for a gain of $5.28/share or 20.9%. (a little early for my first sell point of 30%).  On 7/8/04, I sold my 150 shares of CALM (held just one day!) at $14.82. This represented a loss of $(1.29)/share or (8)%. On 7/14/04, I sold my 300 shares of DJ Orthopedics (DJO) at $21.87. DJO was purchased 7/1/04 at $24.07.  This represented a loss of $(2.20)/share or (9.1)%. On 7/20/04, I sold 100 shares of Juno Lighting (JUNO) at $28.53. JUNO was purchased 4/7/04 at a cost of $33.37, thus I had a loss of $4.84/share or (14.5)%. 150 shares of Lifeway (LWAY) were sold at $12.60 on 7/22/04.  These shares were purchased 6/25/04 at $12.76.  This represented a loss of $(.16)/share or (1.3)%. Finally, on 7/23/04, I sold my 300 shares of Gen Probe (GPRO) at $37.567. These shares were acquired 5/27/04 at a cost of $41.30, thus I had a loss of $(3.73)/share or (9)%. As of 8/1/04, I have taken net short-term losses of $(3,239.65), and net long-term gains of $2,476.16. The account has a net worth of $49,115.90, and I am at 50.82% equity. I have un-realized (paper) gains of $24,502.29.

8/22/04:  Since 8/1/04, I sold my 135 shares of Sanderson Farms at $44.92. These shares were purchased 2/3/04 for a cost of $35.86 and thus had a gain of $9.06/share or 25.3%.  However, I had sold portions previously twice, once at about the 30% gain and the second time at about a 60% gain, and according to my trading rules, if a stock retraces 50% of the gain...that is goes back from 60% range to 30% range, that is an indication to sell...and I did.  As of 8/22/04, I currently have $(2,024.70) in short-term losses and $2,476.16 in short-term gains. The trading account currently has $21,443.68 of unrealized gains...a significant pullback along with the market this past month...and has a net worth of $47,122.24, a $41,606.37 margin debit balance with 53.10% equity.  Long-term, I would like to completely get rid of margin to reduce some of the volatility in this account.

11/6/04:  Since 8/22/04, I sold my 225 shares of Rite Aid (RAD) at $3.71/share for $826.72. These shares were purchased 12/19/02 at $2.62/share and thus had a gain of $1.09 or 41.6% but were sold due to retracing greater than 50% of the highest previous gain. On October 7, 2004, Ann Taylor (ANN) was sold, 225 shares at $21.80 for a net of $4,896.88. These shares were purchased 10/1/03 at a cost of $21.85, and since I had sold 50 shares 12/1/03 at a gain, I sold the remaining shares when they dropped back to 'break-even'.  On 11/3/04, I sold 75 shares of American Healthways (AMHC) at $32.76 for a net of $2,448.94.  I had purchased these shares 6/18/04 at $23.53 and thus had a gain of $9.23 or 39.2%, exceeding my first sale target of 33%.  Selling a stock at a gain, I added a position, buying 200 shares of Cal Dive (CDIS) at $38.158 for a cost of $7,639.60. On 11/4/04, I sold my remaining 225 shares of Kensey Nash (KNSY) at $27.49 for a net of $6,177.10. These shares were purchased 12/3/03 at a cost of $22.52.  I thus had a gain of $4.97/share or 22.1%. Since I had sold KNSY twice before at about the 30% and 60% sell point, the stock having come back under the 30% gain (retracing 50% of the gain) was at a sell point and out it went!  As of 11/6/04, this account had a net worth of $55,356.55, with a 60.24% margin equity percentage (I am working at reducing that margin!). Year-to-date I have a realized net short-term loss of $(230.16) and a realized net Long-term gain of $2,694.78. I have a total unrealized gain of $29,295.43 on my holdings (paper profits!)

1/1/05: Since 11/6/04, I sold 30 shares of DELL at $40.41 on 11/12/04. This was my second partial sale of DELL stock that was purchased 2/14/03 at a cost of $25.13, for a gain of $15.28 or 60.8%. Having sold a holding at a gain, I added a position in Navarree (NAVR), buying 400 shares at $17.897 on 11/15/04. On 11/23/04 I received 120 shares of STJ as a stock dividend. On 11/29/04 I purchased 400 shares of IXIA (XXIA) at $15.17.  This was preceded by a sale the same day of 50 shares Of Ventana (VMSI) at $61.02. VMSI was purchased 4/16/04 at a price of $46.94, for a gain of $14.08 or 30.0%. On 12/3/04, I sold 10 shares of Starbucks (SBUX) at $58.69. These shares had been purchased 1/24/03 at a cost of $22.81, and had a gain of $35.88 or 157.3%.  This was my fourth sale of SBUX, and I had exceeded my price target of 120% for a sale. On 12/3/04 I sold my recently acquired 400 shares of NAVR at $16.24. NAVR had just been purchased at $17.897, and thus I had a loss of $(1.657) or (10.2)%, exceeding my 8% loss limit. On 12/6/04 I purchased 200 shares of Davita (DVA) at $36.25. On 12/7/04, my 400 shares of XXIA hit $13.70 and were sold. They had just been purchased at $15.17, and with a loss of $(1.47) or (9.7)%, out they went! On 12/20/04 I purchased 200 shares of DRS Technologies (DRS) at $44.69.  Earlier the same day, I sold 55 shares of Cantel (CMN) at $33.75  These were acquired 6/4/04 at $20.04/share for a gain of $13.71 or 68.4%. On 12/21/04, I purchased 300 shares of Parlux (PARL) at $22.20.  The same day I sold 35 shares of AMMD at $41.15. These shares had a cost basis of $25.82/share and thus a gain of $15.33 or 59.4%. On 12/29/04, I sold 22 shares of COH at $57.05. These shares were purchased 2/25/03 with a cost basis of $16.66 for a gain of $40.39 or 242.4%. Finally, the last trade of the year was a purchase of 160 shares of Laserscope (LSCP) at $36.246/share. For 2004, I had a net short-term gain of $457.42, and a net long-term gain of $4,376.29.  As of 12/31/04, this account has a net worth of $59,719.21.  With a Margin Debit Balance of $60,799.46, the margin equity % is 49.55%. The unrealized gain (paper profits) on current holdings as of 12/31/04 total $34,952.62.

3/20/05: Since 1/1/05, I sold my 200 shares of DRS Technology (DRS) on 1/3/05 at $41.05.  These shares had a cost basis of $44.73, and thus had a loss of $(3.68) or (9.0)% loss. My 300 shares of Parlux (PARL) were sold on 1/4/05 at $20.25/share. These shares had a cost basis of $22.23.  Thus, I had a loss of $(1.98) or (8.9)%. I also sold my 160 shares of Laserscope (LSCP) on 1/4/05 at $31.51.  These shares were purchased for $36.30, and I had a loss of $(4.79) or (13.2)%. On January 13, 2005, I received 85 shares of Cantel (CMN) as part of a stock split. On 1/14/05 I sold my 150 shares of Exponent (EXPO) on what I felt was bad news, at a price of $25.91. These shares had a cost basis of $19.769 and thus I had a gain of $6.141 or 31.1%. On January 14, 2005, I purchased 240 shares of Ask Jeeves (ASKJ) at $30.07. I turned around and sold my 240 shares of ASKJ on 1/21/05 at a price of $27.55, for a loss of $(2.52) or (8.4%). I sold 15 shares of Cooper (COO) at a price of $76.68, with a cost basis of $26.98 for a gain of $49.70 or 184.2%. I purchased 160 shares of Affymetrix (AFFX) on 1/27/05 at a price of $40.927. On 2/1/05, I purchased 160 shares of SRA Intl (SRX) at $59.60. On 2/1/05, I sold 30 shares of Quality Systems (QSII) at $68.51.  These shares had a cost basis of $31.00 and thus had a gain of $37.51 or 121%. I purchased 200 shares of Mentor (MNT) at $34.33 on 2/3/05. Also on 2/3/05, I sold 55 shares of Cantel (CMN) at $25.91 which had a cost basis of $12.40, and thus had a gain of $13.51 or 109%. On 2/4/05, I purchased 120 shares of ResMed (RMD) at a cost of $59.67. On 2/4/05, I sold 42 shares of Hibbett (HIBB) at $27.89.  These shares had a cost basis of $9.74, for a gain of $18.15 or 186.3%.  On 2/25/05, I purchased 300 shares of Synaptics (SYNA)O at $24.02. Also, on 2/25/05, I sold 50 shares of Cal Dive (CDIS) at $50.03.  These shares had a cost basis of $38.20, and thus had a gain of $11.83 or 31.0%. On 3/4/05, I sold 22 shares of Quality Systems at $86.72.  These shares had a cost basis of $31.00, and thus I had a gain of $55.72 or 180%. On 3/4/05, I purchased 400 shares of Perficient (PRFT) at $9.35/share. I sold my 200 shares of Davita (DVA) at $42.29 on accounting concerns.  These shares had a cost basis of $36.29 and thus had a gain of $6.00 or 16.5%. I sold the 300 shares of Synaptics (SYNA) at $21.90 on 3/8/05. These shares had a cost basis of $24.05, and thus I had a loss of $2.15 or (8.9)%. I sold my 400 shares of Perficient (PRFT) at $8.37 on 3/8/05.  These shares had a cost basis of $9.37, and thus I had a loss of $1.00/share or (10.7)%. On 3/15/05, I received 150 shares of Ventana (VMSI) as part of a stock split. As of 3/18/05, I have realized short-term losses of $1,343.96 (net), and realized long-term gains of $4,739.82 for 2005 fiscal year. As of 3/18/05, I have unrealized gains in my account of $30,286.46. The trading account net worth stands at $57,124.35 as of 3/18/05, with 52.27% margin equity percent.  Total securities value is $109,280.12, margin debit balance is $52,155.77.                                            

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