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Jan 13th Fri 2006 Trade Log
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NihabaAshi's Total Points Today: ER2 +10.80 or $1,080.00
Session Start: Fri Jan 13 09:28:59 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades * Now talking in #futurestrades 09:28 <X> [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab <eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1292.75 09:34 <ymtradr> sigh hesistated on this move... ugh 09:38 <mispe> Shorts YM @ 11022 09:39 <les> Long ER2 @ 712.3 09:40 <WannaBeBOS> niha, how did your dax trading go? 09:42 <mispe> Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11017 --> + 5 <ymtradr> Shorts YM @ 11017 <NihabaAshi> Wanna...it didn't...had some data problems (ISP went down for about 30mins). 09:44 <WannaBeBOS> ok <ymtradr> Covered all YM Short @ 11016 --> + 1 <WannaBeBOS> isp is the bane of your existance these days :( 09:45 <mispe> Covered Remainder YM Short @ 11016 --> + 6 <danaway> bus inventories at 10 <NihabaAshi> I find it weird that my CBOT data has been stopping every trading day for the past 2 weeks at 0945am est and will then be up and down for the rest of the trading day... 09:46 Making it very difficult to trade YM. Thus, I won't be trading YM anymore until I can figure out what the problem is BESIDES the ISP crap. 09:47 <mispe> I have problems too for YM data on Qcharts... 09:48 <WannaBeBOS> lol. someone has it out for you... <mispe> it's OK on IB Ensign <les> Exited all ER2 Long @ 711.4 --> - 0.9 09:50 <NihabaAshi> Thanks mispe...that's important to know because I've called their tech dept several times over the past few trading days to be only told there's nothing wrong and that the problem must be my computer or ISP :( 09:52 Started believing them since I was already having ISP problems. <mispe> Shorts YM @ 11015 <GoodMood> YM-data also ok @ ProRealtime <eminitrader> Covered all ES Short @ 1292.75 --> 0 <szubaark> i dont have data problems, just trading problems lol 09:54 <NihabaAshi> Long YM @ 711.90 -> small size <eminitrader> LOL.. 9:54] <szubaark> i dont have data problems, just trading problems lol. 09:56 <NihabaAshi> Business Inventories Report in 90 secs 09:58 <eminitrader> is it a mrkt mover niha 10:00 <danaway> U.S. NOV. INVENTORIES RISE 0.5% VS. 0.4% EXPECTED 10:01 U.S. NOV. BUSINESS SALES RISE 0.1% U.S. NOV. INVENTORY-TO-SALES RATIO RISES TO 1.26 VS. 1.25 <NihabaAshi> Exited YM Long @ 711.20 --> - 0.7 10:02 Reverse and Enter Short YM @ 711.20 <danaway> With inventories growing faster than sales, the inventory-to-sales ratio rose to 1.26 from a record low 1.25 in October. It was the first increase in the ratio since February. <NihabaAshi> Shorts YM @ 710.70 -> Add 10:03 <GoodMood> you mean er2 ... 10:05 <NihabaAshi> Yep...will change later. 10:06 <GoodMood> np <mispe> Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11008 --> + 7 10:07 <WannaBeBOS> go niha! 10:08 <mispe> Covered Remainder YM Short @ 11007 --> + 8 10:10 <NihabaAshi> Crap...one of my bullish signals may appear :( 10:11 <WannaBeBOS> i was thinkiing that too <mispe> Niha, sorry I have been busy on the phone... I confirm tht I had specific data problems with Qcharts on YM exclisively !... 10:12 <NihabaAshi> Ok...thanks. <mispe> It's has been OK for the other eminis <NihabaAshi> Problem occurs when they boot up those Market Volatility Index (VIX, VXN and VXO) at 0945am est or within seconds of that. 10:13 At least it does for me. <szubaark> Shorts NQ @ 11002 10:15 <jbraswell314> Shorts ER2 @ 710.90 10:17 late on that stop at BE <szubaark> Shorts YM @ 11002 <NihabaAshi> Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 709.80 --> + 0.9 10:18 That gets me profitable for the day...still holding 1/2. <WannaBeBOS> good one 10:19 <szubaark> Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10989 --> + 13 10:21 exit stop set YM @ 11000 nice Shorts everyone 10:23 <jbraswell314> Covered all ER2 Short @ 709.60 --> + 1.3 missed posting a losing trade at the open today, though. Down $40 for the day at the moment. <NihabaAshi> Yesterday ER2 had a mind of its own... 10:26 Today it seems to be in step with the other eminis. <WannaBeBOS> it does most days IMO <szubaark> Covered all YM Short @ 11000 --> + 2 10:30 <NihabaAshi> Covered ER2 Short @ 709.00 --> + 2.2 10:35 Holding 2 contracts. Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 709.90 --> + 1.3 10:40 <X> #FuturesTrades Info -> This room is only for Trade Posting (real or paper) and/or discussions about a posted trade or key market events that could affect a trader's open trade position. LURKING not allowed..strictly enforced. <mispe> Shorts YM @ 11000 <szubaark> Shorts YM @ 10995 10:41 <mispe> Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10995 --> + 5 10:42 Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10990 --> + 10 10:45 Long YM @ 10990 10:49 <NihabaAshi> Long ER2 @ 709.10 -> small size 10:50 Intuition trade...no trade signal. 10:51 <pdays> Long YM @ 10988 «« paper »» <NihabaAshi> Trying to exploit that volatility thing between EuroFX and ER2 before volatility picks up again. 10:52 <szubaark> This weeks Low holding here <substanz> Long YM @ 10990 «« paper »» <szubaark> Covered all YM Short @ 10994 --> + 1 10:53 :(( <pdays> exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10988 «« paper »» <szubaark> Long YM @ 10995 <mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10995 --> + 5 <szubaark> Nice bounce off weeks low <substanz> Exited all YM Long @ 11000 --> + 10 «« paper »» <jbraswell314> Long ER2 @ 709.30 10:54 <pdays> Exited all YM Long @ 10998 --> + 10 «« paper »» <NihabaAshi> exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 709.10 10:55 <mispe> Exited Remainder YM Long @ 11000 --> + 10 10:57 <szubaark> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 11002 --> + 7 exit stop set YM @ 10995 10:58 <NihabaAshi> Volatility in EuroFX starting to flatten a little. Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 710.40 --> + 1.3 10:59 <jbraswell314> Exited all ER2 Long @ 710.40 --> + 1.1 11:01 <NihabaAshi> Volatility in EuroFX picking up again :( <szubaark> Exited all YM Long @ 10995 --> 0 11:02 <mispe> Long YM @ 10996 11:03 <danaway> gold hits 25 year high 11:07 bonds also up 11:09 ?nick danshirley * danaway is now known as danshirley <mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 11002 --> + 6 11:11 Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10998 --> + 2 11:13 <NihabaAshi> exit stop raised ER2 @ 709.30 Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 711.20 --> + 2.1 11:16 Volatility in EuroFX is dead :) 11:17 Not anymore :( 11:19 <mispe> Shorts YM @ 11005 <NihabaAshi> Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 711.10 --> + 2 <ymtradr> Shorts YM @ 11003 11:20 <mispe> Covered all YM Short @ 11003 --> + 2 11:23 <ymtradr> Covered all YM Short @ 11003 --> 0 11:25 <szubaark> Shorts YM @ 11008 11:35 * Disconnected 11:40 * Attempting to rejoin channel #futurestrades 11:44 * Rejoined channel #futurestrades <X> [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab <NihabaAshi_away> Wireless problems...not a good "hardware connection" week for me :( 11:45 <szubaark> goodmood sometimes you will see Volatility increase Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10998 --> + 10 11:47 exit stop set YM @ 11008 11:48 <NihabaAshi_away> My EuroFX is stuck at 11:19:40 * NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi <NihabaAshi> I am clueless to what it is doing and will call it a trading day on that note. 11:49 Glad I made some points before my "connection problems" resurfaced. * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away 11:50 <X> #FuturesTrades Info -> This room is only for Trade Posting (real or paper) and/or discussions about a posted trade or key market events that could affect a trader's open trade position. LURKING not allowed..strictly enforced. 11:52 <szubaark> back to test weeks low again? 11:53 lets see if i can get PT2 on this 12:05 <ymtradr> damn just missed the bounce play, have been sitting on an 86 limit forever looking for that 12:08 <danshirley> BUSH talking up IRAN...great threat 12:10 here we go again <ymtradr> missed a fill earlier on an 11003 on the decline, jeez i gotta stop trying to snipe 12:12 <szubaark> we got to stay below 11000 for Shorts 12:22 <ymtradr> i think mid 980s should put up a good fight, if it fails though might look to 900 12:24 * ymtradr is now known as ymtradr_away 12:29 * GoodMood_Away is now known as GoodMood 12:35 <szubaark> Covered all YM Short @ 10961 --> + 47 12:46 <X> #FuturesTrades Info -> This room is only for Trade Posting (real or paper) and/or discussions about a posted trade or key market events that could affect a trader's open trade position. LURKING not allowed..strictly enforced. 13:04 <codehead> naz potential intraday dbl bottom 13:06 inv ghost on 5 min YM try 13:24 not printed yet 13:25 <pat255> code is that bearish? <codehead> long YM 10968, stop 10963 <pat255> k .. 13:26 <codehead> move stop to 10972, don't have time to watch so trail tight 13:27 <pat255> nice code.. <codehead> thx :-) 13:28 stopped out YM +4 while i was away 13:36 gthost often followed by famir... see if that happens for bounce 13:41 ghost did get close to achieving target 13:42 didn't get close <pat255> famir ? what is that code 13:43 <codehead> cci pattern 13:44 goes one direction, dips, turns back up (or the reverse) ghost is a reversal pattern <pat255> so in this case go back up ? 13:45 <codehead> doesn't look like it's going to happen so far <pat255> c the ghost so famir is reversal of ghost? <codehead> mkt not sure here taking too long i think 13:46 friday 13th ahead of 3-day weekend--can't expect much upside eh 13:47 2pm coming up--2pm rule is if we're at lod, we close at (likely lower) lod 13:48 naz lod 13:49 * ymtradr_away is now known as ymtradr 13:55 <szubaark> i like mittens ghost <codehead> hehe 13:56 ya we might get a bounce 13:58 woah ER <X> #FuturesTrades Info -> This room is only for Trade Posting (real or paper) and/or discussions about a posted trade or key market events that could affect a trader's open trade position. LURKING not allowed..strictly enforced. 14:16 <ymtradr> Shorts YM @ 110967 14:29 err 10967 Covered all YM Short @ 110982 --> - 15 14:41 <substanz> Long YM @ 10983 «« paper »» 14:47 Exited all YM Long @ 10995 --> + 12 «« paper »» 14:53 <ymtradr> Shorts YM @ 10975 15:13 * DisconnectedSession Close: Fri Jan 13 16:33:16 2006 16:28
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