ShadowTraderPro Pairs Trader for September 25, 2009

The ShadowTraderPro Pairs Trader is a daily report which spotlights one equity pair which trades in a definable range and whose stocks are positively correlated. The objective of the newsletter is to present one such pair daily that may be coming into play currently, giving self-directed traders the opportunity to put the pair on watch for possible entry. Additionally, Pairs Trader sends out specific trade recommendations on selected equity pairs. These trades are managed actively via real-time email alerts and are tracked in the Pairs Trader Portfolio.

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Pair of the Day

  • Pair: OXY - RRC
  • Sector: Independent Oil & Gas
  • Spread 23.97
  • Ratio: 1.47
  • Correlation: 0.94
  • Spread range: 22.00 - 23.20


This pair is clearly trending and thus you should only be interested in trading it directionally from the long side. This would mean a buy on OXY and a short on RRC. Trendline support is coming up nicely from the bottom and the RSI2 is lookng oversold.

Pairs Trader Portfolio

The matrix below shows all current ShadowTrader Pro Pairs Trader trades in the Portfolio. The Portfolio contains only those plays that are sent out in real-time via email. The Pair of the Day setup above is not actively managed or or tracked. Appearance of a pair in Pair of the Day does not guarantee that the pair will be in play in the Portfolio at any time. Current open positions are on top, with positions that were closed in the current calendar week on the bottom. Closed positions are moved out of the matrix on Monday mornings and posted in our performance page here.

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 OPEN POSITIONS - week of 09/21 - 09/25
pair dir sizes date
entered
entry
spread
date
closed
exit
spread
target stop status mark
to
market
p&l
points
p&l
capital
capital
commit
none $0.00
 
 CLOSED POSITIONS week of 09/21 - 09/25
sym dir size date
entered
entry
spread
date
closed
exit
spread
target stop status mark
to
market
p&l
points
p&l
capital
capital
commit
RNR-WRB long 94, 199 09/21 28.10 09/23 28.31 n/a n/a closed n/a 0.21 20.00 0.00
 closed for small gain as larger rebound to mean failed to occur
SPY-DIA short 48, 52 09/10 8.22 09/24 8.13 n/a n/a closed n/a 0.09 9.00 0.00
 closed for small gain as pair collapsed below mean
GLD-AU short 93, 18 09/23 58.13 09/24 58.08 n/a n/a closed n/a 0.05 93.00 0.00
 good p&l on move back to entry using beta weighing
  TOTALS: open shares (open capital committed doesn't include closed trades) $0.00

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