I’ve been busy this morning with the market.  I began running my first algorithm live this morning.  It seeks to define high probability entries for scaling the E-mini S&P contract.  So far so good, it has triggered shorts only all morning.  I’m turning it off now to dig into the data a build macros to chomp away at it.

I got a bit larger than I should have with LEDS into the bell Friday.  The stock stalled out while I was trying to day trade it and I sailed into the weekend with a 10% position.  Good lord.  I spent the majority of the morning liquidating the position down to around a 3% position.  I was able to earn an average sale price of $1.23.  Suffice to say, target one achieved, and I have a runner on should the stock gods offer me some crème.

Then the market continued to deteriorate so I bought more ZNGA.  Try to figure out that logic.  It needs to firm up before the bell for me to have optimism in the name.

Finally, I sold out of YCS, AWAY, and DNKN.  Loser, winner, loser.

Now I’m building a sizeable long in patience as they say.  This is such a corny saying, but I see traders take pride in being patient while others are risking coin, so I’ll consider myself amongst good people.

I’ve sat idle today, watching my portfolio oscillate through 50 shades of green.  It’s currently settling into a modest forest green as MLNX wet blankets the advancement in chicken and donut stocks.  I’m stalking a few names into the close, but I’m not certain if I’ll pull the trigger.

Interesting trend of late in the foodie world is the donut connoisseur.  For them the doughnut (spelled in traditional long-form) is like a blank canvas.  It’s a vehicle for introducing tasty sensations from around the world to your palate.  Around here they crowd into bakeries Sunday morning clamoring over the newest delicatessens.  Then (and this part just drives me nuts) they eat the doughnuts with a fork and knife.  They fork and knife the whole thing like it’s a steak.  You can see them through the bakery windows, sitting at small round tables, sharing doughnut photos on Instagram then cutting the doughnut into fork sized pieces.  They eat maybe one and a half doughnuts.

It’s my opinion that all of this bodes well for DNKN as they ignore said trend and stick to banging out mass amounts of donuts and coffee for the working man.  The working man is serious and consumes no less than nine donuts whist guzzling down a canteen of coffee.  This is the crack that keeps our job sites humming.  They work hard until eleven in the morning.  Then they crash and feel guilt.  This feeling can only be cured with more donuts, more coffee.  DNKN keeps winning, forever and ever, amen.