Alon USA Partners, LP (ALDW)

[jugs]

Much as I might wish things were otherwise, today's action is pretty much as I'd expected. Friday's drop was overdone. Yesterday's (Monday) recovered nicely enough for the moment. But today we're seeing that the powers that be are determined to beat us down once and for ever and always and then devour our pulp.

I doubt I'd taste good, too old to nourish and dried out, too. But the beat goes on as they try to take ALDW down. And they're at it with NGL, too.

I've long been aware of the synchronicity involving both of these picks of ours. Call me a skeptic but I'm unable to buy into happenstance. I'm of the opinion that both are being played as a pair. What it boils down to is that if one is picked apart mercilessly, I'll use margin to strengthen my position and then look to rebalance (undo the margin) by selling off some of the other.

The only way I know of to maintain leverage is through "reactive manipulation" otherwise known as resourceful antics designed to undo the ravages of the big machines in charge.

It is a cruel, cruel world in which we live...or try to, whichever comes first. lol