MON 8/24: MGA – SELLING (ALL) P/L: -$348.75 -1.7%

9:41 AM – Selling all my MGA shares quickly this morning as the stock sells off sharply on a huge increase in volume and breaks below the ROUND-$70 support level. The combination of heavy selling pressure, a key support violation, and expanding volume is enough technical deterioration for me to exit the position and move on.

James’ Trader’s Tip: Sharp Selling on Heavy Volume Demands Action

  • A break below a key support level is already a technical warning.

  • When that break comes with a major increase in volume, the signal becomes much more meaningful.

  • Heavy-volume weakness should be respected quickly before a manageable loss has the chance to become something larger.

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James had served as Editor-in-Chief of the first independently licensed website to offer stock reports and services based on the CAN SLIM® investment system.

Since the late 1990s, he has been analyzing growth stocks and providing investor-focused research rooted in time-tested technical strategies. Over the years, James developed a strong ability to quickly and accurately identify high-ranked trading candidates using this proven approach.

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James has delivered weekly market commentary as part of the “Your Money Matters” radio program, broadcast on both ABC and CBS radio networks, and for a time was a daily guest on the Investor’s Edge radio program.

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