Before I left for vacation a couple weeks ago, my portfolio had a liquidation sale. I set a few stops on a few positions, especially my stock positions, and got filled on a few, but for the most part I walked away from the market with only a small portion of cash invested. This means that I have been in "re-build" mode for the last 2 weeks. Over that period of time, and through my watchlists/group spot lights, here is what I have come up with...

Long

FMC, ANR, UNG, DBA, GLD, POT, BG, MTL, SCHN, CLF, BUCY, JOYG, FSLR, SQM, NFLX, FXE, OXY

Short

MGM, LVS, IGT, MTD, CAH, CALM, CMA, HOLX, ARTC, XL

Most of these trades I have been in a week or more, and some of the more recent positions are smaller in which I plan to add. A few things you'll notice about my holdings....

I'm heavily invested in Casinos and Commodity related stocks (smaller position sizes).

I'm bullish (nearly 2:1 in favor of calls/long stock positions).

I closed out a lot of put positions over the last two days and still shopping for more. I have been very careful about cutting my losers short, which is why I don't have a lot of tech names, financials, healthcare, or other various watchlist stocks here. In the last two weeks, if prices are not contributing to the bottom line, I have been quick to make the cut. This has helped me to get a little traction and pick up my performance lately.

I am going to try shopping for a few bearish trades today, but it seems as if those set-ups are becoming harder to come by. Who knows...maybe that is a sign?