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New plays and full write-ups contained in part 3.

Economic Calendar

These are consensus expectations. Our expectations will vary and are discussed in the 'Economy' section.

August 16
NY Empire State Index, August (8:30): 12.6 actual versus 32.3 expected and 35.8 prior (revised from 36.5)

August 17
Housing Starts, July (8:30): 1978K actual versus 1900K expected and 1826K prior (revised from 1802K)
Building Permits, July (8:30): 2055K actual versus 1950K expected and 1924K prior (revised from 1945K)
CPI, July (8:30): -0.1% actual versus 0.2% expected and 0.3% prior
Core CPI, July (8:30): 0.1% actual versus 0.2% expected and 0.1% prior
Industrial Production, July (9:15): 0.4% actual versus 0.5% expected and -0.5% prior (revised from -0.3%)
Capacity Utilization, July (9:15): 77.1% actual versus 77.5% expected and 76.9% prior (revised from 77.2%)

August 19
Initial Jobless Claims, 08/14 (8:30): 335K expected and 333K prior
Leading Economic Indicators, July (10:00): -0.1% expected and -0.2% prior
Philadelphia Fed, August (12:00): 30.8 expected and 36.1 prior

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LEGEND FOR CONTINUING PLAY TABLE

DATE: date play first appeared on report.

PLAY: Denotes the type of pattern or play.
Upside play types: Asc Tri =Ascending triangle; BO=Breakout; Cup=Cup base; Cup hdl=Cup w/handle; DB hdl=Double bottom w/handle; Dbl btm=Double bottom; Flat=Flat base; FlyPlat=Flying Plateau; Pennant=Pennant; Rv H&S=Reverse head & shoulders; Saucer=Saucer base; Test 18=Testing 18 day MVA; Test 50=Testing 50 day MVA; Test BO=Testing the breakout (could be 10 day MVA test, etc.)
Downside play types: CCall=Covered Call; Dsc Tri=Descending triangle; Dbl Top=Double top; H&S=Head & shoulders; Put (generic downside);

PIVOT=Buy point

Tgt=Target stock price for the play. Applies to stock and options.

Vol=Volume for the most recent session.

TgtV=Target volume to enter the play.

Stop=Stop advisory point. This is advisory and we may or may not exit a play if it hits this level depending upon market conditions.

PLAY STATUS: Buy not hit (stock has not hit buy point); Buy not issued (stock has hit buy point but did not enter due to weak volume, poor intraday action, poor market action); Current (ongoing play already entered); Entered today (entered the play that session); Exited (closed the position); Target hit (play hit initial target; will note if took all or partial gain or let run further); Trailing stop (exited using a trailing stop loss).

Upside Plays

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

AEOS 07/27 Flat 33.75 +1.27 31.18 36.32 1.7M 2.3M 31.09
Current. Big gap and continued with explosive move making a new high on stronger, but average volume.

AET 08/11 DB hdl 92.86 +1.04 90.38 96.65 1.5M 1.8M 88.72
Current. Nice move up the 10 day MVA on lower, but still above average volume.

AHC 07/22 Test 18 75.88 -2.98 79.12 92 1.4M 1.4M 77.68
Buy Not Issued. Thudded down below the 50 day MVA on very strong volume surge holding at some support. Needs to hold here or will look to drop.

ARO 08/14 Asc Tri 31.9 +1.03 30.65 34.68 864K 1.6M 29.22
Buy Not Issued. Gapped up and continued to move up on low volume. Looking for a low vlume pullback before we will enter the play. Volume never was there to enter the play.

BAC 08/03 Flat 86.88 +0.78 85.45 90.85 5.3M 6M 84.22
Current. Nice move up the 10 day MVA on stronger above average volume.

CVX 07/06 Cup hdl 94.14 -1.72 95.65 101 3.9M 4.5M 93.94
Current. Thudded down testing the 50 day MVA intraday on stronger volume surge. Holding above support at 94, but may test back to this level.

EBAY 06/25 BO 79.57 +0.85 90.54 105 8.7M 10M 88.65
Current. Continue with uptrend on rising, but below average volume. Tested the 50 day MVA intraday, but gave some of it back. In good shape.

EBAY 03/06 Flat 79.57 +0.85 71.78 82.25 8.7M 10M 88.65
Current.

EBAY 08/02 PreSplt 79.57 +0.85 53.78 60 8.7M 9M 88.65
Current.

EBAY 03/08 BO 79.57 +0.85 40.04 46 8.7M 8M 88.65
Current.

JOSB 08/14 Cup 32.95 +1.61 33.33 38.92 810K 468K 31.88
Entered today. Excellent volume as JOSB starts its pre-split run.
Came back on us some late, but still a good start to
the run.

JOYG 08/02 Rv H&S 30.15 -0.02 31.78 36.75 633K 450K 31.42
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA intraday as stock makes a lateral move on stronger above average volume.

MAS 08/16 FlyPlat 31.7 +0.18 31.85 35 3.7M 3M 30.75
Buy Not Issued. More volatile session showing a doji on very strong volume surge. Came off the day's high of 32.23. Did not enter the play, because did not like the pullback action. Will see if continues the move tomorrow with volume.

MBT 08/07 Cup 125.23 +0.72 122.65 135 394K 500K 119.35
Current. Gapped up at the open, but gave most of it back on above average volume. Still in uptrend.

MET 08/12 DB hdl 36.04 -0.02 36.58 41 1.4M 2.5M 35.38
Buy Not Hit. Tapped 36.41 at the high, but gave it back showing a odji on rising, but still below average volume. Making a lateral move.

MSA 08/07 Test BO 37.56 +0.01 39.02 45.38 148K 283K 36.22
Current. Showing a doji on the 10 day MVA on lower, below average volume as stock makes a lateral move.

MSA 07/21 Test BO 37.56 +0.01 35.65 40 148K 229K 35.52
Current.

OPTN 07/24 Test BO 16.1 0 16.58 20 76K 175K 16.24
Buy Not Issued. Continue with lateral move just below the 10 day MVA on lower, below average volume.

PDCO 08/12 DB hdl 74.9 +0.04 77.02 83 300K 698K 76.34
Buy Not Hit. Tapped 74 at the low and rallied back holding the 10 day MVA on low volume. Making a lateral move.

PENN 08/05 Test BO 37.57 +0.44 36.12 40.62 784K 700K 35.55
Buy Not Issued. Finally got the volume and looked for an entry point. It kept sliding lower & lower late in the session so
we backed off to see if it can hold here & continue higher.

POT 08/09 PreSplt 101.55 -0.95 100.95 108 224K 258K 99.22
Current. Pullback on lower, but still above average volume. Still in uptrend.

QCOM 08/14 Flat 34.96 +0.04 35.05 40 11M 11M 34.32
Buy Not Issued. Tapped 34.62 at the intraday low and rallied back on rising, but below average volume. Beginning to make a lateral move.

RAVN 08/14 Test 50 38.67 +0.32 37.92 43 20K 45K 36.95
Buy Not Issued. Tapped 40.25 at the high, but gave most of it back showing a doji on lower, below average volume. Had not entered the play, because volume was not there.

SMSI 08/07 Test BO 3.42 +0.13 3.71 4.72 45K 315K 3.54
Buy Not Issued. Moving up holding the 18 day MVA on very low volume. Still in the pattern.

SNDA 07/31 Cup hdl 19.7 -0.19 19.51 23.32 454K 500K 19.68
Current. Tested the 18 day MVA intraday and rallied back holding just below the 10 day MVA on lower, but average volume. Testing the breakout. Still in good shape.

SYMC 08/10 DB hdl 45.26 0 47.35 53.38 2.9M 7.6M 44.65
Buy Not Hit. Making lateral move under the 10 day MVA showing a tight doji on low volume. Still in pattern.

TZOO 08/07 Test 18 31.47 -1.85 28.27 33.95 1.6M 775K 32.35
Current. Gapped up at the open, but gave it back on very strong volume. May test back to support at 29.75. Took back much of yesterday's move.

UTHR 08/10 Test BO 29.53 +0.43 28.52 34 403K 559K 27.79
Current. Moving up the 10 day MVA on average volume.

Downside Plays

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

COG 08/16 Put 38.8 -0.48 39.15 37.05 407K 300K 39.45
Buy Not Issued. After the first straight plunge down it spent rest
of session rebounding. Late volume came in & pushed
it back up further. Still looks weak & just need to
see a bit more rebound then a roll over.

EDMC 08/09 Put 26.66 +0.14 26.15 24.11 528K 750K 26.84
Current. Tapped 27.08 at the intraday high, but gave it back holding the 10 day MVA on low volume. May test resistance at 27.48 before turning over.

IDXC 08/05 Put 28.48 -0.17 27.43 25.35 67K 165K 28.57
Current. Moved down holding the 18 day MVA on lower, below average volume. Needs to break through resistance here.

IR 08/10 Put 64.2 -0.12 64.52 62.05 1.2M 1.4M 62.48
Current. Gapped up at the open, but then gave it all back on rising, but average volume. Needs to break through resistance at 64.

MATK 08/03 Put 54.53 +2.13 49.14 45.15 609K 825K 50.05
Buy Not Hit. Rallied above the 50 day MVA on rising, but below average volume. The stock has not performed so will drop.

NOC 08/07 Put 51.44 -0.04 51.68 49.62 1.1M 1.6M 52.05
Current. Making lateral move under the 10 day MVA on lower, below average volume.

SGMS 08/14 Put 16.87 +0.26 16.26 14.75 934K 700K 16.72
Buy Not Issued. Rallied on stronger above average volume testing the 18 day MVA intraday, but could not hold the entire gain on stronger above average volume. May test up to resistance at 17, before turning over.

VAR 08/14 Put 32.52 +0.02 31.95 29.88 1.1M 1.5M 32.48
Buy Not Hit. Making lateral move on the 10 day MVA on lower, below average volume.

VLO 08/10 Put 64.36 -3.61 67.38 64.88 4M 2.5M 65.49
Target Hit. Took the rest off of the table for a nice additional
gain, but may have been hasty as it turned lower again
& on rising trade.

XRAY 08/05 Put 47.79 +0.05 48.55 46.26 335K 475K 48.52
Current. Making lateral move under the 10 day MVA on lower, but average volume.

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