The Deen's ListTM
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Vol.6 #301 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:55PM EDT

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Market Stance: BEARISH (since September 4, 2008)

Contents

Performance
Sold DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXPE) -4.5%
Sold Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (QCOR) -6.7%
Open Positions
Subscription Information
Privacy Policy
Disclaimers
Contact Us

Performance

Deen Capital S&P 500
Year-to-date as of September 16, 2008 -13.8% * -16.1%
12 months (Sep 16, 2007 to Sep 16, 2008) -7.3% * -16.6%

* An average of managed accounts, net after all commissions and fees.

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Sold DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXPE) -4.5%

Net sell price in managed accounts*$57.66
Date(s) boughtSep 8 2008
Net buy price in managed accounts*$60.40
Holding period1.3 weeks
Gain/loss in managed accounts*-4.5% (after commissions)

* Buy and sell prices shown are net after commissions and fees. This means that the gain/loss shown is also net after transaction expenses.

Today, Wednesday, September 17, 2008, I sold DXPE, first for client accounts, then for my personal accounts.

This is a judgment call. I chose to sell today because the stock chart looks toppy. And, of course, because I like cash right now with the market in free-fall.

-KD, Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sold Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (QCOR) -6.7%

Net sell price in managed accounts*$5.78
Date(s) boughtSep 11 2008
Net buy price in managed accounts*$6.19
Holding period0.9 weeks
Gain/loss in managed accounts*-6.7% (after commissions)

* Buy and sell prices shown are net after commissions and fees. This means that the gain/loss shown is also net after transaction expenses.

Today, Wednesday, September 17, 2008, I sold QCOR, first for client accounts, then for my personal accounts.

The stock is trading below my stop-loss price of $5.90 in the final 20 minutes today. Reason enough to sell.

-KD, Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Open Positions

Model Portfolio

Company Name Stock
Symbol
Buy
Date
NetBuy
Price*
Current
Price**
Weeks
Held
% of
Portfolio
Gain
(Loss)
Estee Lauder Cos Inc. EL 08/18/08 $51.31 $50.61 4.3 5.2% -1.4%
Thoratec Corp. THOR 08/05/08 $23.18 $26.93 6.1 7.3% +16.2%
Covidien, Ltd. COV 08/05/08 $52.60 $55.01 6.1 6.5% +4.6%
Varian Medical Systems VAR 07/24/08 $59.79 $59.87 7.9 6.5% +0.1%
Cash 74.5%  
Total 100%  

* Buy prices shown are net after commissions and fees.

** Current prices are at least 20 minutes old.

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