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Play Date: 11/13/2002
BER (W.R. Berkley--$37.32; +1.32; optionable): P&I Insurance
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/b/ber.html
STATUS: Cup w/handle. BER tested back to the 200 day MVA, held and then shot higher Tuesday on a big volume surge. Accumulation is solid and money flow is shooting up ahead of the price move. Looks ready to move with the passage of the homeland security bill.
Volume: 844.7K Avg Volume: 218.409K
BUY POINT: $37.55 Volume=306K Target=$44 Stop=$35.65
POSITION: BER DG - April $35c (66 delta, low OI) and/or Stock
http://www.investmenthouse.com/ci/ber.html


CONTINUING PLAYS:

Looking good and ready to move again.
ADI
CENT
EXBD
HYSL
NTST
VSEA

Stock Date Play Close +/- Pivot Tgt Vol TgtV Stop

$OEX 11/01 BO 457.69 -1.32 457.5 485 6.9M 0 449
Current. A doji right on the 10 day MVA looks promising.

ABFS 10/24 Test BO 27.8 -0.79 31.05 37 156K 475K 28.88
Broke through the 50 day MVA. Not the best move from Arkansas' best.

ADI 11/06 Test BO 28 -0.4 26.5 32.45 4.6M 5.8M 26.97
Current. Testing the 18 day MVA with a nice doji to close at the 10 day.

ALN 11/09 Test BO 8.83 -0.01 7.28 9.75 526K 200K 7.25
Current. Doji again at the high on lower volume. Not bad action as it is not giving up its gains on the move.

AMZN 10/21 cup hdl 21.29 -1.13 20.32 24.38 12M 10M 21.45
Current. Valuation downgrade took its toll but AMZN sold on lighter volume and is holding its breakout.

ARTI 11/02 Cup 16.26 -0.24 14.85 17.75 241K 150K 15.15
Current. Tested all the way to the 18 day MVA and then recovered.

AVID 10/30 cup hdl 18.72 +0.6 15.65 18.51 777K 177K 16
Current. Hit the target, but the move was good so we are holding for now.

BER 11/13 cup hdl 37.32 +1.32 37.55 44 845K 306K 35.65
Buy not hit. Strong volume move up. Looks ready.

BG 11/07 Test BO 24.86 -1.04 25.35 30 160K 425K 24.25
Buy not hit. Moved down through the 18 day MVA.

BIO 11/07 Dbl btm 43.6 +0.14 46.09 53 62K 225K 42.86
Buy not hit.

BSX 10/19 Test BO 40 +0.23 37.75 45.75 1.8M 3.3M 37.65
Current. At the high, looks as if it could try a new breakout.

BSX 09/12 cup hdl 40 +0.23 30.94 40 1.8M 3.3M 37.65
Current.

CDWC 10/31 cup hdl 52.68 -0.64 53.81 62 1.2M 2.8M 51.74
Current. Testing the 18 day MVA with a doji on lower volume. Held up well in the market.

CENT 10/15 Test BO 20.21 +0.95 18.55 22.25 202K 192K 19.05
Current. Nice recovery.

COH 10/22 cup hdl 31.5 -0.31 30.25 36.35 523K 1.5M 29.85
Current. Holding well at the 10 day MVA on very low, below average volume.

CREE 11/07 Test BO 20.76 -1.42 19.15 24.45 4.7M 3.9M 18.25
Current. Took some gain Monday, and CREE moved toward the 10 day MVA at 20 Tuesday. Will see if it holds.

CVD 11/05 Test BO 23.12 +0.11 23.65 28 368K 581K 21.75
Current. Looks very good at the 10 day MVA on rising volume.

DELL 11/04 cup hdl 28.34 -0.58 30.55 36 26M 36M 28.41
Current. Tested the 50 day MVA on the low and bounced some. Price support at that level as well.

ECL 10/30 cup hdl 48.88 -0.09 49.11 56.55 372K 1M 46
Buy not issued. May be ready now with a tight doji at the 10 day MVA on rising volume.

EXBD 11/11 cup hdl 33.45 +0.3 34.65 40 210K 528K 32.22
Buy not hit.

EXPE 11/02 cup hdl 70.14 -3.4 70.55 84 3.2M 3.2M 70.45
Current. Tested lower, holding at some support at 70.

FOX 11/05 cup hdl 25.2 -0.11 27.15 32.45 2.2M 1.5M 25.25
Current. Struggling on lower volume at the 18 day MVA after the move up. If it cannot move over it early Wednesday we will go ahead and exit.

GYMB 09/18 cup hdl 19.26 -0.25 19.64 22.45 410K 586K 18.27
Current. Looks ready for more.

HLYW 10/14 Test BO 16.77 -0.79 19.45 22 3M 1.2M 18.09
Tanked back below the 200 day MVA on volume.

HNR 10/17 Test BO 7.23 +0.19 6.38 7.75 553K 288K 6.35
Current. Nice volume move.

HTCH 11/13 BO 24.77 -0.73 25.65 30.75 267K 351K 23.85
Buy not hit. Nice pullback.

HYSL 11/06 Test BO 27.75 -0.19 28.11 33.75 304K 636K 25.94
Current. Testing the 10 day MVA with a doji.

IBM 11/11 Test 50 78.37 -0.81 78.45 82.45 6.9M 12M 77
Current. Hammer doji on the 18 day MVA on below average volume.

IGEN 11/16 DB hdl 38.23 -0.29 38.81 45 135K 300K 35.97
Buy not hit. Held more or less steady on below average volume.

KLAC 11/05 Test BO 36.79 -0.64 37.86 45 15M 20M 35.21
Current. Looks ready once again.

KLAC 10/19 BO 36.79 -0.64 33.05 38 15M 1.9M 34.94
Current.

KR 11/09 Put 14.95 +0.2 13.98 12 4.2M 6M 15.01

KRON 11/13 BO 39.25 +0.44 40.12 47.94 225K 450K 37.31
Buy not hit but looks great.

LBIX 10/14 cup hdl 3.8 +0.04 3.22 4.35 59K 145K 3.32
Current. Holding steady on below average volume.

LXK 10/29 cup hdl 61.15 -1.11 61 72 1.6M 2.2M 59.96
Current. Down to the 18 day MVA on rising though still below average volume. Needs to hold here.

MVL 11/04 BO 8.78 -0.17 8.74 10.75 341K 400K 7.88
Current. Holding up well on below average volume.

MXIM 11/09 Test BO 36.35 -0.7 34.25 41.25 11M 12M 33
Current. Pulled back to test toward the 10 day MVA.

NBIX 10/08 Rv H&S 45.84 +0.14 44.85 51.75 465K 1.1M 44.94
Current. Nice test of the 18 day MVA with a doji on below average volume.

NTST 11/14 Test BO 6.06 +0.06 5.96 7.45 97K 100K 5.54
Buy not issued. Got some volume, but could not hold most of the move. Looking for more tomorrow.

NVLS 11/19 Test 50 31.86 -0.38 32.26 36 8.8M 12M 30
New.

NXTL 11/19 Test BO 12.73 -0.22 13.05 16.15 19M 35M 12.14
New buy point.

NXTL 11/12 Test 50 12.73 -0.22 12.15 16.15 19M 4.5M 11.94
Current. Nice doji at the 10 day MVA.

NYCB 11/18 Put 27.89 +0.08 27.45 25 584K 950K 28.55
Buy not hit. Trying to hold but no volume.

OMX 11/18 A Wedge 5.3 -0.09 5.96 7.11 723K 2.1M 5.54
Buy not hit. Did not move on the SPLS news.

PNRA 11/07 cup hdl 33.69 -0.26 34.38 39.75 464K 1.2M 31.97
Current. Looks ready for the next move.

POSS 11/18 Test BO 14.1 -0.05 15.01 18.45 138K 127K 13.75
Buy not hit. Looks ready to make its move.

PPD 11/14 Test BO 24.83 -1.58 24.55 29.55 775K 450K 22.83
Buy not hit. Falling back harder than we want.

QCOM 11/07 Test BO 37.01 -1.38 34.78 40 18M 18M 36.25
Current. Plunked down to the 10 day MVA on the low. This is where it needs to hold.

QLGC 11/07 Test BO 39.26 -2.16 41.4 50 16M 25M 39
Current. Back below the 200 day MVA on some rising though still below average volume. Closed at the 18 day MVA and we would like for it to hold there.

QLGC 08/17 CCall 39.26 -2.16 36.48 0 16M 12M 37
Current. If it sells to 37.50 or so, might be able to buy back the calls at a reasonable price. We will see.

QQQ 11/02 BO 25.65 -0.4 25.96 28 88M 90M 24.55
Current. Doji at the 10 day MVA on rising volume. Like that action.

RGIS 11/14 cup hdl 29.26 0 30.35 33 178K 525K 28.23
Current. Continues to hold at 29.

RGIS 10/26 cup hdl 29.26 0 29.75 33 178K 525K 28.35
Current.

RGIS 10/03 cup hdl 29.26 0 28.84 33 178K 525K 28.35

RINO 10/24 Test BO 15.48 -0.42 17.35 20.75 100K 225K 16.06
Current. Back toward the 50 day MVA on very low volume.

RINO 08/28 cup hdl 15.48 -0.42 13.8 20 100K 300K 16.06
Current.

SFAM 11/02 BO 5.74 -0.12 6.09 9 508K 400K 5.42
Current. Tested support at 5.50 on the low and rebounded.

SLE 10/26 Test BO 23.03 0 23.11 27.55 2.5M 3.8M 22.05
Current. Looks ready for the next move up. Maybe this time is the one.

SNDK 10/30 cup hdl 21.82 +0.11 21.76 26.25 3.2M 3M 20.24
Current. Second doji in a row on volume. Still holding, but there is something pushing it back. Needs to make the move and hold it.

STCO 11/04 Test 18 11.48 -1.06 12.95 15.95 104K 135K 11.95
Buy not hit. Well it looked good but that does not make it a breakout.

STN 10/05 cup hdl 18.18 -0.06 17.62 21.45 246K 600K 17.65
Current. Tight doji at the 18 day MVA.

UOPX 09/23 cup hdl 34.25 -1.39 35.45 42 492K 262K 32.97
Current. Tested back on the HD news.

UTHR 11/12 DB hdl 16.43 -0.23 16.25 20.25 180K 295K 14.94
Buy not issued. Doji on lower volume. Looks as if it is forming a handle now to its 2-month cup pattern.

VAR 10/25 A Wedge 49.4 -0.4 47.5 54.55 298K 550K 47.75
Current. Holding up on low volume.

VAR 09/16 A Wedge 49.4 -0.4 43.96 50.55 298K 550K 47.75
Current.

VRTS 08/19 CCall 16.26 -0.84 19.76 20 7.7M 8.5M 17.45
Current. Back to the 50 day MVA but on very low volume.

VSEA 11/16 Rv H&S 26.42 -0.47 28.03 33 701K 1.4M 25.96
Buy not hit. Doji at the 10 day MVA on low volume.

VZ 10/10 Test 50 37.99 -0.63 34.75 42 7.5M 10M 37.35
Current. Back to the 18 day MVA on continued below average volume. Cannot seem to make the definitive break yet.

WBSN 11/16 BO 22.3 -0.9 24.94 29.94 629K 1.2M 23.19
Buy not hit. Holding at the 10 day MVA on below average volume.

WCN 11/11 Test BO 35.22 -1.13 37.25 44.55 209K 425K 34.64
Buy not hit. Tanking.

WEDC 10/19 BO 9.45 +0.3 9.45 12 84K 142K 9.15
Current. Up again but on lower, below average volume.

WFR 11/14 cup hdl 7.5 -0.19 8.05 9.94 103K 325K 7.25
Buy not issued. Good lateral move on lower volume.

WOOF 11/16 cup hdl 15.8 +0.2 16.25 19.48 86K 175K 15.11
Buy not hit. Trying to move back up.

ZION 11/19 Put 38.26 -0.45 37.97 35 608K 850K 40.75
New.


Good Investing!
Jon L. Johnson and your IH Alerts Team

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