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Jan 20th Fri 2006 Trade Log

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NihabaAshi's Total Points Today: ER2 +7.90 or $790.00

 Session Start: Fri Jan 20 09:29:42 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades
* Now talking in #futurestrades09:29
<X> [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab
<les>  Shorts ER2 @ 718.3 09:36
<NihabaAshi>  Key Economic Report Alert -> 0945am est Consumer Sentiment Report <--- If volatility appears between 1015am - 11am est...be prepared to exploit such.09:38
 Ooops...wrong info :(
  Key Economic Report Alert -> 0945am est Consumer Sentiment Report <--- If volatility appears between 0930am - 10am est...be prepared to exploit such.09:39
<les>  Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 717.8 --> + 0.5 09:42
<NihabaAshi>  Shorts ER2 @ 717.70 -> small size 09:45
<eminitrader>  Long ES @ 1286.75 09:47
<les>  Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 717.4 --> + 0.9
<NihabaAshi> If we don't get much reaction out of this report we will "definetly" get a reaction around 1030am est.
<danshirley>  U.S. JAN. UMICH SENTIMENT ABOVE CONSENSUS 92.609:50
  U.S. JAN. UMICH CONSUMER SENTIMENT 93.4 VS 91.5 IN DEC.
<eminitrader>  Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 1287.25 --> + 0.5 09:53
<jperl>  Long ER2 @ 718.10
<les> niha - why at 10:30 est?...i dont see anything being reported then on Barron's09:54
<NihabaAshi>  Covered ER2 Short @ 718.10 --> - 0.4
  Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 718.10
<eminitrader>  Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1286.75 --> 0 09:55
<mispe>  Long YM @ 10852 09:56
<jperl>  Exited ER2 Long @ 717.60 --> - 0.5 09:57
<NihabaAshi>  Exited all ER2 Long @ 717.60 --> - 0.5 09:58
<WannaBeBOS> whippy
<mispe>  Exited all YM Long @ 10850 --> - 2
<NihabaAshi> Agree...as soon as I see something...its gone within 10secs.
<jbraswell>  Shorts ER2 @ 717.10 10:00
<mispe>  Shorts YM @ 10842

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10834 --> + 8

Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10825 --> + 17 10:01
<NihabaAshi> Got some distractions here with the family and missed the drop :(10:02
<jbraswell>  Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 716.30 --> + 0.8
<mispe>  Long YM @ 10828 10:04
  Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10833 --> + 5 10:05
  Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10836 --> + 8 10:06
  Shorts YM @ 10835 10:08
<szubaark>  Long YM @ 10835 10:09
<codehead> long YM 1083510:10
<mispe>  Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10829 --> + 6 10:13
<szubaark>  Exited all YM Long @ 10822 --> - 13
<mispe>  Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10823 --> + 12
<szubaark>  Shorts YM @ 10822 10:14
<codehead> exit YM -12
<pdays>  Shorts YM @ 10828 «« paper »»
<szubaark>  Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10813 --> + 9

exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10822
<pdays>  Covered all YM Short @ 10817 --> + 11 «« paper »» 10:15
<szubaark> dang.
<NihabaAshi> I'm done trading for awhile...have too many distractions.
<szubaark>  Covered all YM Short @ 10821 --> + 1 10:16

Long YM @ 10821
<NihabaAshi> Spouse told me some of her friends with kids were coming over around 1pm est and they all showed up around 10am est.10:17
 May drive over to the condo and trade from there...will just sit here and do some ET reading and website work :(
<mispe>  Shorts YM @ 10822 10:21
<codehead> long YM 10820
<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.10:23
<mispe>  Covered all YM Short @ 10825 --> - 3
<codehead> exit YM 1082910:24

(+9)
<szubaark>  Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10829 --> + 8
 yup..grab what u can before the sharks get you
  exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10821 10:25
<mispe>  Long YM @ 10825 10:27

Exited all YM Long @ 10825 --> 0 10:30
<szubaark>  Exited all YM Long @ 10821 --> 0 10:31
  Shorts YM @ 10816 10:32
<NihabaAshi>  Shorts ER2 @ 715.30 -> large size

Shorts ER2 @ 714.90 -> Add

Everybody has left the house :)
<mispe>  Long YM @ 10818 10:34
<WannaBeBOS> lol. kick them out10:35
<mispe>  Exited all YM Long @ 10822 --> + 4
<NihabaAshi> Spouse gotta respect my work schedule...she gives me a specific time and I don't want someone showing up several hours ahead of time being noisy and acting like its no big deal :(10:36
<codehead> :-P10:37
<mispe> right

Shorts YM @ 10824 10:38
<NihabaAshi> I had the bearish direction correct back around 717.70 but haven't been able to exploit it.10:44
<mispe>  Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10817 --> + 7

Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10807 --> + 17 10:45
<szubaark>  exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10816 10:47
 It either moves or im out.10:48
 didnt get the best Entry either.10:49
<NihabaAshi>  Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 714.30 --> + 0.6
<szubaark>  Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10804 --> + 12 10:51
 taking some chips around 10800 area
  exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10816
<NihabaAshi>  Covered ER2 Short @ 713.70 --> + 1.6 10:52

Holding 2 contracts
<szubaark>  Covered all YM Short @ 10796 --> + 20 10:55
 gotta leave NOW.
* szubaark is now known as szubaark_away
<mispe>  Long YM @ 10795
  Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10800 --> + 5 10:57
* les is now known as lesAway10:58
<mispe>  Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10801 --> + 6 10:59
<jbraswell>  Long ER2 @ 713.60 11:00
<mispe>  Long YM @ 10793 11:01
<NihabaAshi> ER2 has erased 12 of yesterday's Bin Laden "get lost" patriotic rally.11:02

12 = 1/2
<mispe>  Exited all YM Long @ 10799 --> + 6 11:04
  Long YM @ 10797 11:05
* lesAway is now known as les11:07
<mispe>  Exited all YM Long @ 10792 --> - 5 11:10
<les>  Long ER2 @ 714.2 11:24

Exited 1/2 ER2 Long @ 714.7 --> + 0.5 11:26
<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.11:35
<NihabaAshi>  Covered ER2 Short @ 712.50 --> + 2.8 11:38

Holding 1 contract
<jbraswell>  Exited all ER2 Long @ 713 --> - 0.6 11:39
<les>  Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 712.5 --> - 1.7
* les is now known as lesAway11:43
<codehead> long ER712.2011:47

exit ER -.311:48
<NihabaAshi>  Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 710.90 --> + 4.4 11:50
<codehead> long YM 10768

exit YM +311:53

getting into dow support area

was planning on adding as it dipped lower, but got chicken

long YM 1076711:54
<jbraswell> nice niha11:55
<WannaBeBOS> nice niha11:56
<NihabaAshi> Yep...I am very glad I got something out of this downtrend after missing the early stages of it.
<WannaBeBOS> i pulled 7 out of it :)11:57
<cashflowme> - 4 es today 3 trades, now flat11:58
 paper only now
<NihabaAshi> However, I'm a little surprise there weren't any decent counter-thrusts back upwards especially with this still being a "normal" pullback via the 120min and higher chart price action.
<cashflowme> killer
<WannaBeBOS> oil bringing the market down i think
<cashflowme> fed comments, too
<jbraswell> yeah, I dno't know how to jump on here
<WannaBeBOS> wait for a pb jb11:59
<NihabaAshi> Simply, I'm still bullish via the "uptrend" price action since late Nov 2005...12:00

Such is keeping me from loading the boat on Short positions.
<jbraswell> yeah. i figured after yesterday the, 713 was a pullback area for jumping on long. oh well12:01
<NihabaAshi> I'm also not getting what I'm expecting out of my Long positions except on a few occassions during this uptrend since Nov 2005.12:02
<codehead> exit YM +111
 +11
<cashflowme> 50 day ma approaching12:07
* NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away12:09
<jbraswell>  Shorts ER2 @ 711.40 12:38

let's hope I'm not the last bear
<cashflowme> apparently not12:44
<jbraswell> er2 banging back thru the weekly pivot12:46
<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.12:47
<lesAway>  Long ER2 @ 710.2 12:59

Exited 1/2 ER2 Long @ 710.7 --> + 0.5 13:00
<jbraswell>  Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 709.60 --> + 1.8 13:04
<lesAway>  Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 709.4 --> - 0.8

nutso
<jbraswell>  Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 710.20 --> + 1.2 13:16
<codehead> long 1075013:19

YM
<cashflowme> thinking of long, pictures of daggers
<codehead> exit YM -213:21
<cashflowme> looking for long es 69.50
<codehead> i need to take off, might as well get going

should get a bounce here nearby
<cashflowme> no real buyers yet, short-covering only13:22
<codehead> long YM 1075313:23

deicded to give it one try before i go
* WannaBeBOS is now known as BOS-sourceforge13:24
<codehead> exit YM +713:25

i gotta shower and get out of here--have a good weekend
<jbraswell> shortside done on er, methinks13:26
 oops, my crystal ball might be broken!13:31
  Long ER2 @ 709.50 13:37
  Exited all ER2 Long @ 709.20 --> - 0.3 13:43
 :(
<codehead> long YM 1075313:46

exit YM -313:48

ok, i'm relaly going this time, cya
<jbraswell> later13:50
<szubaark_away>  Shorts YM @ 10740 13:55
* szubaark_away is now known as szubaark13:56
<szubaark> not gonna fight the trend here13:59
<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.
<szubaark>  Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10733 --> + 7 14:01

exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10740

gotta keep it Tight.
<cashflowme> paper long 69.25, support14:02
 es
<szubaark> so far, Shorts easy money

Covered all YM Short @ 10740 --> 0 14:05

Long NQ @ 1695.50 14:06
<cashflowme> exit 70.75 +1.5 es14:08
 paper
* lesAway is now known as les14:17
* BOS-sourceforge is now known as WannaBeBOS14:24
<szubaark>  Exited 1/2 NQ Long @ 1698.50 --> + 3 14:29

exit stop moved to breakeven NQ @ 1695.50

Exited all NQ Long @ 1695.50 --> 0 14:52

:((
<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.15:08
<cashflowme> cya all

rough day
<codehead> wow, what carnage15:39
 dow -199
 -200
 sheesh -21515:46
<szubaark> code.. today ALL ZRL's worked!15:49

you just have to know when we gonna be in a strong trend day LOL

you need mittens for thst15:50

that
<jbraswell> so was the end of year jollies trying hard to hold this ine?15:51
 in?15:52
<codehead> zlr's work pretty good on trending days
<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.16:20
<szubaark> Niha nice trading this week. Ive seem a lot of guys struggling especially with longs all week.

Today is only day i got to trade in peace. Made good Profit.16:21
* NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi17:26
<NihabaAshi> I didn't see a lot of post activity in here today...17:27

I guess everybody is doing well and counting their money :)

We get about 6 trend days per year like this regardless to the direction...17:29
<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.
<NihabaAshi> I try to catch a ride on at least 4 of them with some size but today wasn't the day for me to load the boat :(
<jbraswell> i didn't really get anything...quite irksome17:30
<NihabaAshi> I'm a little lucky that I got something especially with all the distractions I had today and the computer problems all week.

Computer problems as in ISP and my data provider.17:31

Take care all...I'm just exhausted from all the effort this week and very little of it was trading.
* NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away
* DisconnectedSession Close: Fri Jan 20 17:33:09 200617:33

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