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Stops for New Longs

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Well, all this see-saw action is a bit much, so I finally beat the bushes to find some individual stocks (as opposed to ETFs) to help balance things out. I went long the following symbols, with the following stops, rather late in the trading day. Given the market's utterly bizarre gyrations lately, and its apparent inability to set a clear direction, I'm returned to "mixed bag" mode. Presently 23/77 bull/bear mix, and only a 47% commitment. Bleah.

ACI…………..28.76
AEE…………..29.09
CAKE…………..30.17
CREE…………..40.72
DBLE…………..6.99
DRE…………..14.07
FMBI…………..11.52
GLBL…………..5.84
GS…………..134.78
NOG…………..18.99
NTES…………..43.43
VLO…………..25.59