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Jan 19th Thurs 2006 Trade Log

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NihabaAshi's Total Points Today: ER2 +1.20 or $120.00

Session Start: Thu Jan 19 09:34:01 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades

* Now talking in #futurestrades 09:34

<X> [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab

* jbras_away is now known as jbraswell 09:37

<mispe> Hi Niha... Still with YM data feed problem... 09:40

with Qcharts !

<NihabaAshi> mispe...I can't even get QCharts to load :( 09:42

First time that's ever happen to me.

<mispe> YM is sticked to 10909 on my Qcharts 09:43

<NihabaAshi> Be right back... 09:44

* DisconnectedSession Close: Thu Jan 19 09:44:55 2006

Session Start: Thu Jan 19 09:56:59 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades

* Now talking in #futurestrades 09:56

<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> I'm back and using my emergency backup files :( 09:57

Glad I do nightly backups :) 09:58

<les> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 710.2 --> + 0.6

<danshirley> Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10906 --> 0 «« paper »» 10:00

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 710.4 10:04

Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 709.9 --> + 0.5 10:05

<NihabaAshi> There's pending news about Bin Laden...apparently he made another video tape... 10:06

<les> guy's just about a film star

<NihabaAshi> So be careful especially if it gets release at/near the 1030am est EIA Petroleum Report release.

Shorts ER2 @ 709.90 -> small size 10:11

President Bush is on TV talking about the state of the economy. 10:12

<mispe> Long YM @ 10889 10:13

<les> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 710.5 --> - 0.1

<NihabaAshi> Covered ER2 Short @ 710.90 --> - 1 10:14

Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 710.90

<mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10899 --> + 10

<les> wrong exit

<mispe> Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10895 --> + 6

<les> nah, it was right

<danshirley> BUSH: TAX CUTS INSULATED ECONOMY AGAINST DOWNTURNS 10:16

<mispe> Long YM @ 10898 10:23

<NihabaAshi> Exited all ER2 Long @ 711.10 --> + 0.2 10:25

<mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10904 --> + 6 10:30

Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10898 --> 0 10:31

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 711.20 -> large size 10:32

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 710.8 10:34

<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. 10:35

<danshirley> OSAMA BIN LADEN SAID TO WARN OF NEW ATTACKS IN U.S. -REPORTS

(MarketWatch) -- The Energy Department said crude inventories rose 2.7 million barrels for the week ended Jan. 13 to total 321.4 million. That's 12% above the year-ago level

MarketWatch) -- U.S. natural-gas stocks fell by 46 billion cubic feet for the week ended Jan. 13, the Energy Department reported Thursday. Analysts at IFR Markets expected a decline of 40 to 50 billion cubic feet. 10:36

<pdays> Shorts YM @ 10892 «« paper »»

<danshirley> I thought that Osama guy was dead

<jbraswell> was he holding up the latest Time mag in this video? If not, he's probably worm food. if Tupac can keep making records, Osama can keep making videos. 10:39

<NihabaAshi> Lol

excellent

The Tupac and Bin Laden comparison...very true.

<mispe> lol

Long YM @ 10889 10:41

sorry 10891

<jbraswell> having a hard time with direction today

<WannaBeBOS> pretty much the story the past couple of weeks 10:42

kind of goes sideways the first couple of hours

<jbraswell> i'm glad i wasn't trading during the halcyon dot com days. From what I hear, this kind of action would be unbearable after being spoiled by that.

<NihabaAshi> Yep...main reason why I only trade 30% of the size in comparison to those trading days. 10:43

<WannaBeBOS> totally 10:44

<mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10896 --> + 7

+6

<WannaBeBOS> it was nothing to get 15-20 points out of the ES back then 10:45

<jbraswell> geez 10:46

<WannaBeBOS> in the first 2 hrs of trading

<mispe> Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10895 --> + 6 10:47

<les> Covered all ER2 Short @ 712 --> - 1.2

<pdays> Exited YM Long @ 10901 --> + 9 «« paper »» 10:50

Reverse and Enter Short YM @ 10901 «« paper »»

Covered all YM Short @ 10898 --> + 3 «« paper »» 10:52

<danshirley> osama tape was audio tape on Al-Jazeera 10:53

prob means nothing

<jbraswell> oil and gas trading back at HOD 10:54

Shorts ER2 @ 711.30

<mispe> Long YM @ 10886 10:57

<danshirley> EX-GE CEO JACK WELCH, WIFE SUZY TO WRITE BUSINESSWEEK COLUMN 11:00

can't wait to hear what suzy has to say 11:01

<mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10891 --> + 5 11:02

Long YM @ 10886 11:03

repetition

new trade 11:04

I mean it's an add

<NihabaAshi> :( 11:06

<mispe> Exited all YM Long @ 10892 --> + 6

<mispe> Long YM @ 10886 ...I should have said add to long 10886 11:09

<NihabaAshi> Covered all ER2 Short @ 711.20 --> 0

I'm gonna gamble and try to get a better Short entry if a trade signal appears at a higher price. 11:10

<jperl> ER2 bouncing off VWAP 11:16

http://charts.dacharts.com/2006-01-19/JP ERL_011.png

<mispe> Long YM @ 10883 11:18

Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10888 --> + 5 11:19

Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10883 --> 0 11:21

<jbraswell> jperl, I notice all you vwap-ers trade ER2. Is that coincidence, or does the er2 react more dependably to it, in your estimation?

<jperl> no....usually the same for all charts 11:22

<mispe> Long YM @ 10882 11:23

Exited all YM Long @ 10886 --> + 4 11:27

<NihabaAshi> Long ER2 @ 712.10 -> large size 11:29

<jbraswell> ok 11:32

<mispe> Bye... Have to leave now 11:33

<NihabaAshi> Exited all ER2 Long @ 712.30 --> + 0.2 11:38

<szubaark> i have distractions today. Not missing much, just watching u guys sweating for small ticks. 11:44

Tight 5-7 YM Point downward channels all week. Impossible to trade. 11:45

and its not even summer yet LOL 11:46

<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. 11:47

<NihabaAshi> Long ER2 @ 713.30 -> large size 11:50

Got a horrible entry...data stall or delay or something...will figure out later. 11:51

Exited all ER2 Long @ 713.50 --> + 0.2 11:52

I'm done for the day... 11:53

Used a market order when ER2 was at 712.20 and got filled instantly at 713.30

Obviously it wasn't at 712.20

:(

Not taking anymore chances today after something like that and after my charting program and broker system crashed earlier this morning. 11:54

Finish the day breakeven on points but in the red via commissions. 11:55

* NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away

<danshirley> U.S. JAN. PHILLY FED 3.3 VS.10.9 IN DEC. 12:06

* les is now known as lesAway 12:57

<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. 12:59

* WannaBeBOS is now known as BOS-sourceforge 13:27

<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. 14:11

* lesAway is now known as les 14:23

* BOS-sourceforge is now known as WannaBeBOS 14:35

<danshirley> (MarketWatch) -- A computer glitch at the Nasdaq Stock Market resulted in delayed trades and faulty closing quotes in more than half of the New York Stock Exchange's listed stocks, the exchanges said Thursday. 14:41

<WannaBeBOS> lol

pretty funny dan

<danshirley> The erroneous quotes were then sent to such customers as BigCharts.com, Charles Schwab Corp.

* NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi 14:52

<danshirley> (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures climbed almost $15 an ounce Thursday, erasing the prior session's losses on the heels of concerns about volatility in energy prices and news of a purported al-Qaida threat against the United States. 14:54

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 717.30 -> small size 15:07

Decided to do one more trade to get profitable for the day with commission included...just need one tick on this :)

exit stop lowered ER2 @ 717.20 15:08

Covered all ER2 Short @ 716.90 --> + 0.4 15:12

<WannaBeBOS> nice one niha 15:17

green for today :)

<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. 15:23

<GoodMood> Niha ? 15:24

<togglex> short er2 717.9 15:26

close er2 717.5 +0.4 15:32

paper trading for 3-4 ticks

<NihabaAshi> GoodMood...I'm here now 15:38

<GoodMood> pm

<togglex> long er2 717.9 15:42

close long er2 717.5 -0.4 15:56

<NihabaAshi> Take care and see all tomorrow. 16:11

* NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away

<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. 16:32

* DisconnectedSession Close: Thu Jan 19 16:47:02 2006 16:47

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	Session Start: Thu Jan 19 09:34:01 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades
* Now	talking in #futurestrades	09:34
<X>	[NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab
* jbras_away	is now known as jbraswell	09:37
<mispe>	Hi Niha... Still with YM data feed problem...	09:40
	with Qcharts !
<NihabaAshi>	mispe...I can't even get QCharts to load :(	09:42
	First time that's ever happen to me.
<mispe>	YM is sticked to 10909 on my Qcharts	09:43
<NihabaAshi>	Be right back...	09:44
* DisconnectedSession	Close: Thu Jan 19 09:44:55 2006
	Session Start: Thu Jan 19 09:56:59 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades
* Now	talking in #futurestrades	09:56
<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>	I'm back and using my emergency backup files :(	09:57
	Glad I do nightly backups :)	09:58
<les>	Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 710.2 --> + 0.6
<danshirley>	Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10906 --> 0 «« paper »»	10:00
<les>	Shorts ER2 @ 710.4	10:04
	Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 709.9 --> + 0.5	10:05
<NihabaAshi>	There's pending news about Bin Laden...apparently he made another video tape...	10:06
<les>	guy's just about a film star
<NihabaAshi>	So be careful especially if it gets release at/near the 1030am est EIA Petroleum Report release.
	Shorts ER2 @ 709.90 -> small size	10:11
	President Bush is on TV talking about the state of the economy.	10:12
<mispe>	Long YM @ 10889	10:13
<les>	Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 710.5 --> - 0.1
<NihabaAshi>	Covered ER2 Short @ 710.90 --> - 1	10:14
	Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 710.90
<mispe>	Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10899 --> + 10
<les>	wrong exit
<mispe>	Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10895 --> + 6
<les>	nah, it was right
<danshirley>	BUSH: TAX CUTS INSULATED ECONOMY AGAINST DOWNTURNS	10:16
<mispe>	Long YM @ 10898	10:23
<NihabaAshi>	Exited all ER2 Long @ 711.10 --> + 0.2	10:25
<mispe>	Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10904 --> + 6	10:30
	Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10898 --> 0	10:31
<NihabaAshi>	Shorts ER2 @ 711.20 -> large size	10:32
<les>	Shorts ER2 @ 710.8	10:34
<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.	10:35
<danshirley>	OSAMA BIN LADEN SAID TO WARN OF NEW ATTACKS IN U.S. -REPORTS
	(MarketWatch) -- The Energy Department said crude inventories rose 2.7 million barrels for the week ended Jan. 13 to total 321.4 million. That's 12% above the year-ago level
	MarketWatch) -- U.S. natural-gas stocks fell by 46 billion cubic feet for the week ended Jan. 13, the Energy Department reported Thursday. Analysts at IFR Markets expected a decline of 40 to 50 billion cubic feet.	10:36
<pdays>	Shorts YM @ 10892 «« paper »»
<danshirley>	I thought that Osama guy was dead
<jbraswell>	was he holding up the latest Time mag in this video? If not, he's probably worm food. if Tupac can keep making records, Osama can keep making videos.	10:39
<NihabaAshi>	Lol
	excellent
	The Tupac and Bin Laden comparison...very true.
<mispe>	lol
	Long YM @ 10889	10:41
	sorry 10891
<jbraswell>	having a hard time with direction today
<WannaBeBOS>	pretty much the story the past couple of weeks	10:42
	kind of goes sideways the first couple of hours
<jbraswell>	i'm glad i wasn't trading during the halcyon dot com days. From what I hear, this kind of action would be unbearable after being spoiled by that.
<NihabaAshi>	Yep...main reason why I only trade 30% of the size in comparison to those trading days.	10:43
<WannaBeBOS>	totally	10:44
<mispe>	Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10896 --> + 7
	+6
<WannaBeBOS>	it was nothing to get 15-20 points out of the ES back then	10:45
<jbraswell>	geez	10:46
<WannaBeBOS>	in the first 2 hrs of trading
<mispe>	Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10895 --> + 6	10:47
<les>	Covered all ER2 Short @ 712 --> - 1.2
<pdays>	Exited YM Long @ 10901 --> + 9 «« paper »»	10:50
	Reverse and Enter Short YM @ 10901 «« paper »»
	Covered all YM Short @ 10898 --> + 3 «« paper »»	10:52
<danshirley>	osama tape was audio tape on Al-Jazeera	10:53
	prob means nothing
<jbraswell>	oil and gas trading back at HOD	10:54
	Shorts ER2 @ 711.30
<mispe>	Long YM @ 10886	10:57
<danshirley>	EX-GE CEO JACK WELCH, WIFE SUZY TO WRITE BUSINESSWEEK COLUMN	11:00
	can't wait to hear what suzy has to say	11:01
<mispe>	Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10891 --> + 5	11:02
	Long YM @ 10886	11:03
	repetition
	new trade	11:04
	I mean it's an add
<NihabaAshi>	:(	11:06
<mispe>	Exited all YM Long @ 10892 --> + 6
	<mispe> Long YM @ 10886 ...I should have said add to long 10886	11:09
<NihabaAshi>	Covered all ER2 Short @ 711.20 --> 0
	I'm gonna gamble and try to get a better Short entry if a trade signal appears at a higher price.	11:10
<jperl>	ER2 bouncing off VWAP	11:16
	http://charts.dacharts.com/2006-01-19/JP ERL_011.png
<mispe>	Long YM @ 10883	11:18
	Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10888 --> + 5	11:19
	Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10883 --> 0	11:21
<jbraswell>	jperl, I notice all you vwap-ers trade ER2. Is that coincidence, or does the er2 react more dependably to it, in your estimation?
<jperl>	no....usually the same for all charts	11:22
<mispe>	Long YM @ 10882	11:23
	Exited all YM Long @ 10886 --> + 4	11:27
<NihabaAshi>	Long ER2 @ 712.10 -> large size	11:29
<jbraswell>	ok	11:32
<mispe>	Bye... Have to leave now	11:33
<NihabaAshi>	Exited all ER2 Long @ 712.30 --> + 0.2	11:38
<szubaark>	i have distractions today. Not missing much, just watching u guys sweating for small ticks.	11:44
	Tight 5-7 YM Point downward channels all week. Impossible to trade.	11:45
	and its not even summer yet LOL	11:46
<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.	11:47
<NihabaAshi>	Long ER2 @ 713.30 -> large size	11:50
	Got a horrible entry...data stall or delay or something...will figure out later.	11:51
	Exited all ER2 Long @ 713.50 --> + 0.2	11:52
	I'm done for the day...	11:53
	Used a market order when ER2 was at 712.20 and got filled instantly at 713.30
	Obviously it wasn't at 712.20
	:(
	Not taking anymore chances today after something like that and after my charting program and broker system crashed earlier this morning.	11:54
	Finish the day breakeven on points but in the red via commissions.	11:55
* NihabaAshi	is now known as NihabaAshi_away
<danshirley>	U.S. JAN. PHILLY FED 3.3 VS.10.9 IN DEC.	12:06
* les	is now known as lesAway	12:57
<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.	12:59
* WannaBeBOS	is now known as BOS-sourceforge	13:27
<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.	14:11
* lesAway	is now known as les	14:23
* BOS-sourceforge	is now known as WannaBeBOS	14:35
<danshirley>	(MarketWatch) -- A computer glitch at the Nasdaq Stock Market resulted in delayed trades and faulty closing quotes in more than half of the New York Stock Exchange's listed stocks, the exchanges said Thursday.	14:41
<WannaBeBOS>	lol
	pretty funny dan
<danshirley>	The erroneous quotes were then sent to such customers as BigCharts.com, Charles Schwab Corp.
* NihabaAshi_away	is now known as NihabaAshi	14:52
<danshirley>	(MarketWatch) -- Gold futures climbed almost $15 an ounce Thursday, erasing the prior session's losses on the heels of concerns about volatility in energy prices and news of a purported al-Qaida threat against the United States.	14:54
<NihabaAshi>	Shorts ER2 @ 717.30 -> small size	15:07
	Decided to do one more trade to get profitable for the day with commission included...just need one tick on this :)
	exit stop lowered ER2 @ 717.20	15:08
	Covered all ER2 Short @ 716.90 --> + 0.4	15:12
<WannaBeBOS>	nice one niha	15:17
	green for today :)
<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.	15:23
<GoodMood>	Niha ?	15:24
<togglex>	short er2 717.9	15:26
	close er2 717.5 +0.4	15:32
	paper trading for 3-4 ticks
<NihabaAshi>	GoodMood...I'm here now	15:38
<GoodMood>	pm
<togglex>	long er2 717.9	15:42
	close long er2 717.5 -0.4	15:56
<NihabaAshi>	Take care and see all tomorrow.	16:11
* NihabaAshi	is now known as NihabaAshi_away
<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.	16:32
* DisconnectedSession	Close: Thu Jan 19 16:47:02 2006	16:47