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March 31st Friday 2006 Trade Log

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Session Start: Fri Mar 31 09:29:45 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades

* Now talking in #futurestrades 09:29

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<NihabaAshi> Good morning all. 09:30

I'm back to real money trading now that my ISP upgrades have completed.

<pat255> :) nice 09:31

<mispe> GM Niha ! 09:33

<NihabaAshi> I'm expecting some weird volatilty with the GOOG going to the S&P along with the 0945am and 10am key economic reports. 09:34

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1311 09:37

* toggley is now known as togglex 09:39

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 768.00 -> small size

No pattern signal...

Just an intuition trade via watching the price action in the Energy Indices. 09:40

<jperl> ER2 touching yesterday's VWAP 768 09:41

<eminitrader> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1310 --> + 1 09:42

<jperl> Also yesterday's POC just below VWAP 767.20 09:43

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1311 --> 0 09:45

<les> Long ER2 @ 768 «« paper »» 09:46

Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 768.5 --> + 0.5 «« paper »»

<mispe> Shorts YM @ 11240 09:47

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11235 --> + 5 09:49

<les> Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 767.1 --> - 0.9 «« paper »» 09:50

<mispe> Covered Remainder YM Short @ 11224 --> + 16

<NihabaAshi> I'm already at a WRB profit target 767.30 but I'm holding out for the next WRB level due to the weakness in the Energies. 09:52

<pat255> L er 767...paper 09:53

<NihabaAshi> exit stop lowered ER2 @ 767.90

Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 767.90 --> + 0.1 :( 09:58

Energies trying hard to find some stability :(

Long ER2 @ 768.40 -> small size 09:59

<mispe> Shorts YM @ 11244 10:00

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11237 --> + 7 10:01

Covered Remainder YM Short @ 11242 --> + 2 10:02

<JavaGuest445> short er 67.70 10:03

stop 68.60 10:04

<NihabaAshi> Exited ER2 Long @ 767.00 --> - 1.4 10:05

Reverse and Enter Short ER2 @ 767.00

<JavaGuest445> stop now 67.70

<NihabaAshi> Still keeping it small size only.

<JavaGuest445> out + 1

<NihabaAshi> Nothing to cause me to go to normal size trading. 10:06

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 766.5 «« paper »»

<NihabaAshi> Covered ER2 Short @ 766.90 --> + 0.1 10:07

That's another trailing stop...stop out :(

May get a trade signal here to put on some size.

Geesh...I hate those types of ER2 spikes. 10:10

<les> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 768.9 --> - 2.4 «« paper »»

wow 10:11

<NihabaAshi> Long ER2 @ 769.00 -> large size 10:13

<eminitrader> Long ES @ 1310.25

Exited ES Long @ 1309.25 --> - 1 10:16

Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 1309.25

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 768 «« paper »»

Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 763 --> + 5 «« paper »»

<NihabaAshi> Exited ER2 Long @ 768.00 --> - 1

Reverse and Enter Short ER2 @ 768.00

Will ADD if it reached 767.00

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<NihabaAshi> Under normal conditions...I would have had a +0.10 tick trailing stop hit (stop out). 10:23

Hoever, I'm giving this trade a little more time and breathing room.

I expected some weird volatility today as mentioned earlier... 10:24

<pat255> SHould have expected it...with all the pundit blabber about big end of quarter runups. 10:26

<les> Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 767.3 --> + 0.7 «« paper »» 10:28

exit stop lowered ER2 @ 767.9 «« paper »»

<mispe> Shorts YM @ 11225 10:29

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11219 --> + 6

<eminitrader> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1307.75 --> + 1.5 10:30

<les> exit stop lowered ER2 @ 767.2 «« paper »»

<mispe> Covered Remainder YM Short @ 11220 --> + 5

<les> Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 767.2 --> + 0.8 «« paper »» 10:31

<NihabaAshi> exit stop lowered ER2 @ 767.90 10:33

Had some distractions here and missed my ADD signal at 767.00 :(

<les> Long ER2 @ 766.9 «« paper »» 10:34

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1309.25 --> 0

<les> Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 767.4 --> + 0.5 «« paper »»

wow, very quick moves today

<NihabaAshi> Yep...so far its not as bad as I thought it was going to be. 10:35

<les> true, i seen worse :)

i remeber the day the Iraqi war started

whipsaw from start to finish 10:36

<NihabaAshi> Yep...that week of Quadruple Witching week wasn't good trading conditions.

<mispe> Shorts YM @ 11231

Covered all YM Short @ 11235 --> - 4 10:39

<NihabaAshi> :(

Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 767.90 --> + 0.1

<les> Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 767.8 --> + 0.9 «« paper »» 10:40

<NihabaAshi> I'm looking for points per contract and only getting ticks :(

<les> exit stop raised ER2 @ 767 «« paper »»

nearly in the black again

<NihabaAshi> Still at a loss today and soon with the dropping volatility...I go to small size only which will make it difficult to dig myself out of this small hole. 10:41

<les> .40 down still

<NihabaAshi> Will cross my finger and hope I get a high probability signal that merits loading up on some contracts.

<les> this price action could go just about anywhere 10:42

200ema on er2 acting like a pivot

price keeps swivelling above and below it all morning 10:43

<jperl> That's why I don't trade around the VWAP 768... 10:45

too many oscillations....

maybe good for scalpers 10:46

<mispe> Long YM @ 11233 10:47

<NihabaAshi> Energies are now dead in the water and are no longer an issue for the remainder of the trading day. 10:48

<mispe> Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 11238 --> + 5 10:49

Exited Remainder YM Long @ 11235 --> + 2 10:51

<les> Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 767 --> + 0.1 «« paper »» 10:53

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 767.10 -> small size 10:55

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 767.1 «« paper »»

<NihabaAshi> Les...I'm only looking for a few ticks on this trade (not points). 10:56

<les> not me 10:57

want more

<NihabaAshi> :)

<les> always :))

its abit iffy tho, agree may only get a it here

get abit

<mispe> Long YM @ 11225 10:58

<les> Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 766.6 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» 11:00

<mispe> Exited all YM Long @ 11220 --> - 5

<les> exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 767.1 «« paper »»

<NihabaAshi> Covered all ER2 Short @ 766.70 --> + 0.4

<les> Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 766.6 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» 11:01

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 766.60 -> large size 11:02

<les> Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 767.1 --> 0 «« paper »» 11:04

Long ER2 @ 767.2 «« paper »» 11:06

<NihabaAshi> Covered all ER2 Short @ 767.60 --> - 1 11:08

Out some at 767.50 and 767.60 :( 11:09

I'm just churning today on a bunch of intuition trades.

<substanz> Shorts YM @ 11227

<NihabaAshi> Not willing to sit here and wait for some big to appear any longer. 11:10

Will call it quits unless something big happens in the p.m. trading session.

I'm also two trades away from my overtrading rule and want to say those for later today. 11:12

Other than that...great month of trading and the usual end of quarter trading day problems.

<les> Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 767.7 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» 11:13

bout time

<NihabaAshi> :)

<les> Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 767.4 --> + 0.2 «« paper »» 11:14

safety exit

its struggling still

Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 767.5 --> + 0.3 «« paper »» 11:15

* les is now known as lesAway 11:17

<lesAway> the 766.4 area looks critical 11:24

* lesAway is now known as les

<les> if it bounces off there again on er2, i doubt it has much cnace of taking out the lod 11:25

mindu...who can tell with today's madness :)

my Market Delta profiles, show fill volumes drying up as at moves down to that area 11:27

i might have to eat my words still,,,, )) 11:29

yup 11:30

nother bloody spike

<substanz> Covered all YM Short @ 11210 --> + 17

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<les> Long ER2 @ 765.1 «« testing »» 11:36

Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 765.6 --> + 0.5 «« testing »»

* NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away 11:45

<les> Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 766.1 --> + 1 «« testing »»

exit stop raised ER2 @ 766 «« testing »» 11:46

exit stop raised ER2 @ 765.4 «« testing »» 11:47

Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 765.4 --> + 0.3 «« testing »» 11:52

i was trying an idea i had about trading off those tweezer bottoms 11:55

they r usually not reliable signals on their own

anyhow, that was what the test was about 11:56

back later 11:59

* les is now known as lesAway

<RickAce> test 12:09

* lesAway is now known as les 12:29

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 767.2 «« paper »» 12:30

Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 766.7 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» 12:31

Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 767.7 --> - 0.5 «« paper »» 12:40

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<les> Long ER2 @ 768.6 «« paper »» 13:20

Exited all ER2 Long @ 767.6 --> - 1 «« paper »» 13:26

Shorts ER2 @ 767.1 «« paper »» 13:30

Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 766.6 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» 13:31

Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 765.9 --> + 1.2 «« paper »»

exit stop lowered ER2 @ 767 «« paper »» 13:32

<NihabaAshi_away> Shorts ER2 @ 765.40 13:34

* NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi

<NihabaAshi> Geesh...I come walking throught the door and see I miss a huge early Short entry. 13:35

<pdays> Long ER2 @ 764.3 «« paper »»

<NihabaAshi> Too bad I wasn't in the trade earlier so that I could load up on the contracts. 13:36

<pdays> Exited all ER2 Long @ 764.7 --> + 0.4 «« paper »»

<les> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 765.3 --> + 1.8 «« paper »» 13:38

<NihabaAshi> Covered all ER2 Short @ 765.10 --> + 0.3 13:41

I had some problems in trying to dump that at 764.60 :(

<les> back in 40' 13:48

* les is now known as lesAway 13:49

<NihabaAshi> Long ER2 @ 764.90 -> large size 13:52

Last trade of the day...wrapping up the trading month although today will be an obvious loser... 13:53

Would like for my last trade to be a winner.

Got my first decent signal of the trading day although not one I can load up on the contracts. 13:54

Had I gotten the entry at 764.40 at the signal price...I most likely would have increase the contracts. 13:55

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<NihabaAshi> Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 766.00 --> + 1.1 14:15

exit stop raised ER2 @ 765.00 14:16

Got my wish.

It's been a good trading month, record quarter for me on a reduced overall position size especially in EuroFX. 14:17

Will hit CME EuroFX heavy again as usual the first few weeks of trading month. 14:18

Only goals I didn't reach for the month was that I wanted to start trading ES and the DAX again. 14:19

Got to caught up in my EuroFX trades earlier in the month and just didn't have time to concentrate on those trading instruments. 14:20

Reminder: This room is only "public" if those logging in are posting some of their trades.

If you don't understand what #FuturesTrades is all about... 14:21

Please read the webpage at http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm

Simple room...no LURKING.

Either post your trades or participate in the discussions. 14:22

* lesAway is now known as les

<NihabaAshi> I've been getting too many complaints by others about the lurkers in here.

Anymore complaints especially during trading that takes my attention away from my own trading... 14:23

I'll make the room private again (password protected) and you'll have to join our free ezboard to gain access to the password.

http://www.thestrategylab.com/Registration.htm 14:24

<les> cu all monday

<NihabaAshi> Therefore, if you try to log in one day and it saids you need the "key" to get in...

It means I password protected the room after getting more complaints.

Then to get in...just follow the instructions at http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm 14:25

<pat255> k thks niha 14:26

<NihabaAshi> To those already registered...I'll post the new password tonight at http://p207.ezboard.com/fthestrategylabf rm88 14:27

Just remember, if you have time to read what others are posting in here...you have time to read the messages in the room...I also have time to either post a trade or participate in the trading discussion because it takes the same amount of time. 14:30

May get lucky an pull a houdini if my current 4 contract remainders reach 768.00 price level because that price will make this a profitable trading day. 14:32

:)

<pat255> niha u L here ...sorry just logged in.. 14:33

<NihabaAshi> pat...yes...I'm down a small chunk for the day and this is my last trade of the day. 14:34

<pat255> k...hope it works..

<NihabaAshi> Didn't want it to be an "intuition trade" like the others that got me in the red hole earlier in the day. 14:35

<pat255> yeah intution trades are just that ...sometime work sometime dont

<NihabaAshi> Well...I thought I was a little better prepared today but got caught watching the wrong key markets for the day...had went with the Energies today. 14:36

Should have stayed with either the DAX or EuroFX to help with my ER2 trades.

This current open Long position was via the price action in the DAX. 14:37

Sorry...meant EuroFX EC 14:38

<Fleneer> short ES paper 05.00

stop 05.75 target 04.00 14:39

<pat255> S er .6 paper 14:45

<Fleneer> out 04.75 take the tick on failure to trade the 04.00 14:46

<NihabaAshi> Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 768.20 --> + 3.3 14:50

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1306.50 14:52

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<eminitrader> exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1306.50 15:14

<Fleneer> taketheprofit :) 15:15

<eminitrader> think so 15:20

<Fleneer> support and lower 5 min channel line here at 04.50 15:21

<eminitrader> got out on half pos..holding the rest for retest of lod

<Fleneer> long Paer ES 04.50

<eminitrader> :)

<Fleneer> stop 04.00 target at the .6188 fib retrace 1306.00 15:22

stop to BE

<eminitrader> Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1305.50 --> + 1 15:25

<Fleneer> out 05.50 taketheprofit! Greed kills. 15:26

<eminitrader> holding 2 now

<Fleneer> volume stinks. getting 2 tick spreads popping in

<eminitrader> just saw that 15:27

<Fleneer> another tick to the fib target.

oops. missed the target by a tick. good thing I taketheprofit. :) 15:30

looking for 04.50 to support again. BUt late in the day so I wouldn;t trade it. 15:32

but I would close my shorts. That is if I was short. 15:33

<eminitrader> thx for the tip Fleneer ..just back to see i got stopped out 15:42

Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 1306.50 --> 0 15:43

:(( 15:47

that was my target for the short ..guess u win some lose some 15:50

1303.50 i mean

<Fleneer> My tips definitely worth every penny I charge for them.

<eminitrader> lol

<Fleneer> might scalp a long here. Late in the day but I am tading a simulation so... 15:52

my track record for picking tops and bottoms is not very good. 15:53

<eminitrader> done for the week...b/e.... but profits for the month..yest..was the worst day in a long time.. 15:54

guess no one is good at that :))

<Fleneer> long 1303.75 15:55

seee if we get some short covvvering into the close.

<eminitrader> seeing more red than green 15:57

<Fleneer> out 04.25 16:00

gun shy. taketheprofit. might still go

there it goes.... 16:01

a 2 pointer without me. Oh well.... 16:02

I'm finished. Great weekend to all.... 16:04

<eminitrader> u too 16:05

<Alexon> salavee 16:15

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<NihabaAshi> Good month, good quarter and hopefully early signs of a good year. 16:22

Take care all, have a good weekend and see all on Monday. 16:23

* NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away

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It felt good to be back trading and lots of trading mistakes occurred because of the rustiness. In fact, I took mostly intuition trades and was in the red most of the trading day until I got my first pattern signal of the day.

That pattern signal (my last trade of the day) turned a negative day into a positive trading day. Further, I believe today was difficulty due to the fact it was the last trading day of the quarter and there's still a lot of fund reallocation occurring to make it volatile in a negative way.

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