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OTA's Stock Picks for Momentum

Stock PicksFor many, the stock market is an impenetrable maze of confusing numbers, while lawmakers, the Federal Reserve, market analysts, and professional economists often seem to talk in a foreign language. Unlocking the secrets of Wall Street can be a difficult task for many investors and most people trust their broker to make good decisions. However, trusting a broker with your money is not always a great idea. It's time to trust yourself, with a little help from Online Trading Academy.

Welcome to the "live" action learning experience. Each Day, OTA's Instructor Cadre will offer between 4 and 6 stock picks. These picks are to help you see the methodology that we taught in class put into a real time world. Each trade scenario has an Entry, Goal and specific Stop Loss. By taking your OTA education and following the posted rules, you will be able to see for yourself how pro traders perceive the market from the momentum side. OTA is not recommending any of these issues or inducing anybody to buy or sell these selections. This is for educational purposes and must be viewed in that context.

Please remember, there is no guarantee of making money and each of these picks are risky. Always trade a share size that is comfortable to you. Before you look at the picks, please read the disclaimer.


Here are Picks Samples...

Current picks are available to OTA graduates at no charge as a benefit of graduating from one of our courses. Please contact the OTA location nearest you for details!


Date 2005 P/L 
(1000 Share size)
P/L as % P/L to date

December 29, 2005

$140

1.6%

 6.88%

December 28, 2005

 

 no trades 

 

December 27, 2005

 

 no trades 

 

December 22, 2005

  

no trades 

 

December 21, 2005

  

no trades 

 

December 20, 2005

 

no trades

 

December 19, 2005

 $130

.98%

8.28%

December 14, 2005

$180

  

 

December 13, 2005

$40

.50%

6.40%

December 12, 2005

$600

2.1%

5.90%

December 9, 2005

 

no trades

 

December 8, 2005

 

no trades

 

December 7, 2005

 

no trades

 

December 6, 2005

 

no trades

 

December 5, 2005

$280

.08%

1.38% 

December 2, 2005

$280

1.3% 

1.38%

December 1, 2005

$20

.08%

.08%

November 30, 2005

 $1430

8.08%

 P/L for November:
33.05%
$4320

November 29, 2005

 $70

.22%

 

November 22, 2005

$160 

 .53%

 

November 21, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 18, 2005

 $10

.05%

 

November 17, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 16, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 15, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 14, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 11, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 10, 2005

$140

.50%

 

November 9, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 8, 2005

$10

1.90%

 

November 7, 2005

$260

1.90%

 

November 4, 2005

 

no trades

 

November 3, 2005

$930

3.90%

 

November 2, 2005

$410

3.40%

 

November 1, 2005

$990 

15.99%

 

October 31, 2005

$720

3.4%

 P/L for October:
17.61%
$3800

October 28, 2005

 $1310

5.76%

14.21%

October 27, 2005

$390

 3.5%

8.45%

October 26, 2005

$20

 .3%

4.95%

October 25, 2005

   

no trades

  

October 24, 2005

$70

.4%

5.25%

October 21, 2005

$730 

3.1%

4.85%

October 20, 2005

$100

.4%

1.75%

October 19, 2005

$130

1.0%

1.35%

October 18, 2005

 

no trades

 

October 17, 2005

$360

13%

15.35%

October 14, 2005

  

no trades

 

October 13, 2005

$130 

.75%

2.35%

October 12, 2005

 

no trades

 

October 11, 2005

 $120

1.1%

1.6%

October 7, 2005

 

no trades

 

October 6, 2005

$130 

  

 

October 4, 2005

$130

 .8%

2.7%

October 3, 2005

$90

.41%

1.9% 

September 30, 2005

$220

2.29%

P/L for September:
7.96%
$820

September 29, 2005

$280

3.29%

5.67%

September 28, 2005

$70 

.19%

2.38%

September 27, 2005

 

no trades

 

September 26, 2005

 

no trades

 

September 16, 2005

$140

 2.16%

2.57%

September 15, 2005

 

no trades

 

September 14, 2005

 $400

1.98%

.40%

September 13, 2005

 

no trades

 

September 12, 2005

$70

.86

1.58%

September 9, 2005

$40

.28%

.72%

September 8, 2005

 

no trades

 

September 7, 2005

 $110

 .94%

.99%

September 6, 2005

$80 

 .44%

.44%

September 2, 2005

 

no trades

 

September 1, 2005

 $70

.39%

.39%

August 31, 2005

 $590

5.49%

P/L for August:
11.88%
$1560

August 30, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 29, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 26, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 25, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 24, 2005

$50

.47%

6.39%

August 23, 2005

$70 

 1.87%

 5.92%

August 22, 2005

$80

.43%

7.79%

August 18, 2005

$130

.52%

7.35%

August 17, 2005

$510

2.09%

7.87%

August 16, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 15, 2005

 $580

1.92%

5.78%

August 12, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 11, 2005

 $90

2.43%

3.86%

August 10, 2005

$10

2.61%

1.43%

August 5, 2005

$240

-2.45%

-1.19%

August 4, 2005

   

no trades

 

August 3, 2005

 

no trades

 

August 2, 2005

$40

.67%

 1.26%

August 1, 2005

$50

.59%

.59%

July 29, 2005

 

no trades

P/L for July:
24.75%
$2300

July 28, 2005

$110 

 .53%

24.75%

July 27, 2005

$150 

 2.87%

24.23%

July 26, 2005

 

 no trades

 

July 25, 2005

 

 no trades

 

July 22, 2005

$30

.298%

21.36%

July 21, 2005

 

no trades

 

July 20, 2005

$50

.02%

21.08%

July 19, 2005

 

no trades

 

July 18, 2005

$30

.40%

21.05%

July 15, 2005

 

 no trades

 

July 14, 2005

$220

2.52%

20.65%

July 13, 2005

$210

1.07%

18.13%

July 12, 2005

$160

2.77%

17.05%

July 11, 2005

$1050

10.09%

14.29%

July 8, 2005

   

no trades

 

July 7, 2005

   

no trades

 

July 6, 2005

  $290

4.20%

4.20%

July 4, 2005

  

no trades

 

July 1, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 30, 2005

$170

1.86%

P/L for June:
33.98%
$2750

June 29, 2005

$50

.16

32.12%

June 28, 2005

 $120

.88%

32.28%

June 27, 2005

 $130

1.14%

31.40%

June 24, 2005

 $210

1.55%

30.26%

June 23, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 22, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 21, 2005

 $100

 

 

June 20, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 17, 2005

 $170

2.93%

23.81%

June 16, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 15, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 14, 2005

$290

7.53%

20.88%

June 13, 2005

$40

.82%

13.35%

June 10, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 9, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 8, 2005

$810

2.43%

12.53%

June 7, 2005

$10

0%

10.10% 

June 6, 2005

  

no trades

 

June 3, 2005

$770

10.10%

10.10%

June 2, 2005

 

no trades

 

June 1, 2005

$140

.67%

P/L for May:
32.44%
$4670

May 31, 2005

$20

1.39%

31.77%

May 27, 2005

$50 

.22%

33.16%

May 26, 2005

$70

1.00%

32.94%

May 25, 2005

 

no trades

 

May 24, 2005

$50

.14%

31.94%

May 23, 2005

$140

.95%

32.08%

May 20, 2005

$440

2.96%

31.13%

May 19, 2005

$950

7.20%

28.17%

May 18, 2005

$90

.35%

20.97%

May 17, 2005

$120

3.75%

20.62%

May 16, 2005

$450

1.85%

16.87%

May 13, 2005

$1720

10.22%

15.02%

May 12, 2005

$250

1.91%

4.80%

May 11, 2005

$180

1.45%

2.89%

May 10, 2005

$40

.25%

1.44%

May 9, 2005

 

no trades

 

May 6, 2005

 

no trades

 

May 5, 2005

 $100

1.19%

1.19%

May 4, 2005

 

no trades

 

May 3, 2005

 

no trades

 

May 2, 2005

$260

2.18%

P/L for April:
23.64%
$2100

April 29, 2005

  

no trades

 

April 28, 2005

 

no trades

 

April 27, 2005

 $10

.20%

21.46%

April 26, 2005

 $130

1.97%

21.26%

April 25, 2005

 $170

1.85%

19.29%

April 22, 2005

$190

2.70%

17.44%

April 21, 2005

-$40

-.33%

14.74%

April 20, 2005

$10

0%

15.07%

April 19, 2005

$760

3.74%

15.07%

April 18, 2005

 

no trades

 

April 15, 2005

 -$60

-1.08%

11.33%

April 14, 2005

 -$20

-.33%

12.41%

April 13, 2005

 -$10

-.07%

12.41%

April 12, 2005

  

no trades

 

April 11, 2005

 $80

2.83%

12.48%

April 8, 2005

$490

 

9.65%

April 7, 2005

 

no trades

 

April 6, 2005

 

no trades

 

April 5, 2005

 

no trades

 

April 4, 2005

$150 

1.61%

1.61%

April 1, 2005

$220

1.90% 

P/L for March:
24.82%
$2420

March 31, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 30, 2005

 $150

1.00%

22.92%

March 29, 2005

  

no trades

 

March 28, 2005

 $710

11.40%

21.92%

March 24, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 23, 2005

$120

.83%

10.52%

March 21, 2005

-$40

-.48%

9.69%

March 18, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 17, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 16, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 15, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 14, 2005

$670

5.22%

10.17%

March 11, 2005

$80

.16%

4.95%

March 10, 2005

$10

.31%

4.79%

March 9, 2005

 

no trades

 

March 8, 2005

$260

2.41%

4.48%

March 7, 2005

$180

2.07%

2.07%

March 4, 2005

  

no trades

 

March 3, 2005

  

no trades

 

March 2, 2005

  

no trades

 

March 1, 2005

  

no trades

 

February 28, 2005

 

 

P/L for February:
28.56%
$3005

February 21-25, 2005

Mick is

on 

vacation

February 18, 2005

 $460

5.85%

28.89%

February 17, 2005

 $510

6.50%

23.04%

February 16, 2005

 $50

.99%

16.54%

February 15, 2005

 $210

3.16%

15.55%

February 14, 2005

 $120

.88%

12.39%

February 11, 2005

 

no trades

 

February 10, 2005

 

no trades

 

February 9, 2005

-$40

-.66

11.51%

February 8, 2005

$20

.13%

12.17%

February 7, 2005

$1025

7.35%

12.04%

February 4, 2005

 $80

 

4.69%

February 3, 2005

 

no trades

 

February 2, 2005

$260

 3.57%

3.57%

February 1, 2005

$100

 1.66%

1.66%

January 31, 2005

  

 

P/L for January:
30.72%
$2470

January 28, 2005

$60

.43%

29.06%

January 27, 2005

$400

2.84%

28.63%

January 26, 2005

$50

.80%

25.79%

January 25, 2005

$80

-.96%

24.99%

January 24, 2005

 

 no trades

 

January 21, 2005

 

 no trades

 

January 20, 2005

 

 no trades

 

January 19, 2005

$290

 5.50%

25.95%

January 18, 2005

$440

 4.55%

20.45%

January 14, 2005

$60

.96%

15.90%

January 13, 2005

$280

4.71%

14.94%

January 12, 2005

$120

2.08%

10.23%

January 11, 2005

$380

2.57%

8.15%

January 10, 2005

$30

.51%

5.58%

January 7, 2005

$80

.95%

5.07%

January 6, 2005

$130

2.15%

4.12%

January 5, 2005

$130

1.97%

1.97%

January 4, 2005

  

no trades

 

January 3, 2005

  

no trades