Shorted TRGL today at $5.93, buying an equal dollar amount of EGY at $5.79. Two E&Ps, one with a bullet-proof Altman Z"-score, and the other with one in the distress zone. EGY looks stronger technically too. Actually, this would have been a great pairs trade if I entered it a few months ago, using wide stops: http://finance.yahoo.c...

Using 20% trailing stops on both sides here.

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