Vacations are highly underrated. I must admit, my recent departure ranked at the top of my all time list. Despite my initial optimism of trading and blogging from the beach, I shelved the lap-top after the first morning, set a few stop orders and walked away. It was a great feeling. Now I feel totally relaxed, focused, and more importantly, determined on getting back to business.

So while the market is firing off last weeks gains, I am sitting here empty handed and not positioned whatsoever for this move...or any move for that matter. Since today is my first day back and I am without a pre screened list of stocks to trade today, I am going to use this time to do some research and find some stocks to trade. I'll be keeping an eye on some of the comments to see what the crowds have to offer in the way of ideas. In the mean time, keep your eyes peeled for mine.

Let's get back to work.