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I spend 50% of my time hunting down new stocks to short and 50% of my time watching them to make sure that they are behaving as expected. Past picks include Regeneron Pharma, Netflix, Green Mountain Coffee, and now Groupon. I generally by a 100% position and hold for a few weeks to a month. Generally, stocks are ones with high PE ratios and by whom I am considered a consumer. I try to avoid sectors that I am not a customer of and which are too complex for my full understanding, such as conglomerates and business to business companies.
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The Maxim Family Fund is designed and operated by David Maxim. It trades stock options and stocks and reallocates frequently read more...
- This text was submitted by the creator of this strategy. Collective2 verifies only trading signals and hypothetical trading results. We have not verified the Overview text above. Remember there is a substantial risk of loss in trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Do not trade with money you cannot afford to lose.
