you can make orders after close that will be followed once it opens

I'm going strong for XRM and UIS, both undervalued stocks that are on the way back up, sorta.
Gonna get out of RDS.A because its bouncy.  For long-term holding while I wait for another XRM or UIS, CSX and other rail.  Rail is the most fuel efficient freight transport system and it costs $18,000 to refuel a sixteen-wheel tractor-trailer

Symbol Description Qty Purchase Price Current Price Total Value % Chg Gain/Loss

DELL  DELL INC 1050 $18.84 $21.31 $22,375.50 13.11%  $2,593.50 
AUY  YAMANA GOLD INC 1510 $12.90 $15.03 $22,695.30 16.51%  $3,216.30 
TLM  TALISMAN ENERGY INC 985 $20.07 $23.92 $23,561.20 19.18%  $3,792.25 
ACI  ARCH COAL INC 348 $56.61 $64.87 $22,574.76 14.59%  $2,874.48 
X  UNITED STATES STEEL CORP 130 $148.93 $181.27 $23,565.10 21.71%  $4,204.20 
IAG  IAMGOLD CORP 290 $6.18 $6.42 $1,861.80 3.88%  $69.60 

Total:  $116,633.70 16.77 % $16,750.33

Only joined about 2 weeks ago

Well Dell I took because they were at a low and had just announce restructuring and cost cutting so usually stocks rise. I wont hold much longer since its up 13%.

Gold I took because of the current credit crisis partly caused by the sub prime market in US. People always return to minerals in time of financial crisis.

Steel, basically Asia and that area is just eating it up.

Coal is again becoming a decent commodity as oil continues to dry up and again the stock was at a low when I took them.

To be honest most of these stocks were at lows when I took them. Quick read of recent press releases and general knowledge of the economy was all I needed to decide on those.

13%/16%/%19/%14/%21 are wicked increases in just 3 or so weeks. That last Gold one with a 4% increas I have had 36 hours.

So I may be making rudimentary decisions but they working so far.