A Track Record of Success

Michael Swanson(TraderMike)

Mike Swanson is the editor of the popular monthly research report, WallStreetWindow, available to full members of TimingWallStreet.com.  Mike holds a Masters Degree in history from the University of Virginia and has a broad knowledge of the history and political economy of the world financial markets.  He has been a professional trader for over 5 years and is on the board of directors of the Free Market News Network.  He also is head of the Strategic Investment Committee for Daniel Capital Management.

The predecessor to TimingWallStreet began in 1999 as a small investment newsletter known as The Stock Market Report and was primarily distributed to a few close friends and business associates.  It wasn't very long before the quality of Mike's research and his uncanny ability to find profitable investment opportunities began to shine.  His readers witnessed him generated an 800% gain over 4 years and win 2nd place in the Robbins Trading Contest in 2003.

This success led to a rise in demand for access to his research, and Mike started the successful website TimingWallStreet.Com.    Since the formation of TimingWallStreet, his popularity as "TraderMike" has continued to grow, and the accuracy and timeliness of his research has paid dividends for his many subscribers.  He combines a technical and fundamental approach to investing, going long only in stocks that are in top performing sectors of the market and using fundamental analysis to expose overpriced and scandalous stocks.

Prior to the market peak, Mike recommended his readers take positions in various Internet, computer, and biotech related stocks.  In early April 2000, he advised his subscribers that the bull market for mainstream equities and technology stocks in particular was over.  After he issued this bulletin, Mike began to recommend short positions on several of those very same stocks and his subscribers have been successful in making money during the ensuing bear  market.

Mike often recommends to his subscribers specific companies in strong sectors that are expected to outperform the broader markets - even during bear markets.  His analysis has resulted in wonderful profits in casino stocks as as MTR Gaming(MNTG) which doubled within 6 weeks of his recommendation in the Fall of 2000 when the rest of the stock market fell to pieces.  Other companies such as AutoZone(AZO)went on to become one of the top performing stocks in the entire market for 2001 after his recommendation and he has followed up these picks in the following years.

Here are a few more highlights from Mike's research reports and special bulletins:

- He issued a series of special bulletins advising his subscribers to sell and short the Nasdaq in September 2000, on January 30th 2001, and on January 14th, 2002.  Each of these special bulletins were issued at the end of  a broad market advance that was running counter to the general bear market trend.

- In 2000, Mike exposed a boiler room which moved shares of a small concession stand company, Creative Host Services(CHST) from $1 to $28.  Two days after Mike wrote his article, Bloomberg picked up the story and the stock crashed.  Within a month it traded back below $5.

- In 2001, Mike exposed a stock-scam operation that manipulated shares of a company called Genesis Intermedia(GENI).  The operation was run by Adan Khashoggi, an infamous international arms dealer wanted by the government of Thailand for bank fraud, along with a convicted drug smuggler living in California, and, additionally a Florida-based boiler room operation.  After Mike's articles the SEC removed the stock from the Nasdaq.  It now trades on the pink sheets at a penny a share.  Mike recommended shorting it just under $18, while an analyst on CNBC recommended it as a buy.

- In March of 2002, Mike advised his subscribers that gold and silver markets were poised for growth over the next several years.  Following that report, Mike has issued several special bulletins which have highlighted specific opportunities allowing his subscribers to benefit in what he continues to believe is just the beginning of a very long bull market for both gold and silver stocks.  For instance, this year he alerted people to a buying opportunity in shares of Newmont Mining(NEM) when it fell down to $25 a share following the start of the Iraq war.

Members of TimingWallStreet receive Mike's monthly newsletter, WallStreetWindow and periodic market bulletins, which average three a week. They also have access to his model portfolio, which is selected from his own personal top trades and positions.  Members receive instant MarketAlerts when Mike makes a change to his portfolio, in which he clearly explains decisions and strategy.  You can email him at tradermike@timingwallstreet.com

StockPatterns by the ChartWizard

It is a cliche that two heads are better than one.  Michael Swanson decided to create a team of researchers to help him search through stocks and find the best trading candidates so that he won't miss anything.  The ChartWizard is the head of this team and compiles a list of the most compelling charts found by him and his assistants everyday.  He searches for basic stock patterns that provide the best low risk/high reward opportunities, from short-term ascending triangle formations to long-term breakouts out of bases that have taken months to form.  This allows us to identify stocks that have the best potential to generate enormous gains and the track record of the ChartWizard speaks for itself.  You can see from all of his past research reports which are available in the archives section accessible to members.  Some of the stocks that he identified in 2003 include:

- The ChartWizard recommended purchasing shares of Frontier Airlines(FRNT) once the stock hit $8.  It consequently rose to $18.  The ChartWizard liked the stock, because its sector was among the few sectors to hold up when the rest of the market fell in the first quarter of 2003 going into the start of the Iraq war.   When the market rallied airline stocks went up much faster than the rest of the market and FRNT rose like a rocket.

- The ChartWizard has kept a watchful eye on gold stocks all year and has used pullbacks in gold as entry points.   He recommended shares of Gold Star Resources(GSS) when it was at $3.  It then rose over $4 when the rally in gold stocks resumed.

- The ChartWizard likes stocks with good relative strength and positive fundamentals.  One stock he found that fit all of his criteria was American Healthways, Inc.(AMHC) when it was trading at $24 a share.  It went to over $43.

- During the 2003 post-Iraq rally in technology stocks that ChartWizard took notice of Western Digital Corporation(WDC when it was trading at 13.  Afterwards it rallied over 36%.

Michael W. McGowan, President, Daniel Capital Management, LTD.

The ChartWizard shows you these charts before they make their move.  He wrote about all of these stocks in his StockPatterns column before they went up and before he purchased them.

You can email him at chartwizard@timingwallstreet.com