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May 22nd Monday 2006 Trade Log

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Session Start: Mon May 22 09:27:34 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades

* Now talking in #futurestrades 09:27

<X> [NihabaAshi] #FuturesTrades info @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm and trade log archives @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/RecentTrades.htm

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 721.00 -> small size 09:38

Oil price action helped me get a great short entry into ER2. 09:39

Hopefully, it reaches a WRB pt1 because I am slightly bullish on ER2.

tighting up trailing stop.

* Retrieving #futurestrades modes... 09:40

<NihabaAshi> Covered 2/3 ER2 Short @ 718.80 --> + 2.2 09:43

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1266.50

<NihabaAshi>
exit stop lowered ER2 @ 719.80 09:45

Hey...when I see CME EuroFX EC doing what it is doing (increasing volatility) between what is normally a dead time for it (0945am - 1000am est)... 09:49

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Something is up and is leaking into the market.

ER2 just reached a WRB pt2 level. 09:51

<eminitrader> Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1265 --> + 1.5 09:52

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 715.6

<NihabaAshi> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 717.50 --> + 3.5 09:54

Oil trying to stabilize and I'm having some data problems... 09:55

Figure if I can't watch my remainder properly...best to dump it with Oil stailizing a little.

Shorts ER2 @ 715.90 -> small size 09:57

1 contract only... 09:58

Covered ER2 Short @ 714.70 --> + 1.2 10:00

I'm done for the day...still on that market position "diet" to bring down my contract average this month back to normal. 10:01

<eminitrader> Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1263.50 --> + 3 10:02

<les> exit stop lowered ER2 @ 714.7

exit stop lowered ER2 @ 713.4 10:03

<NihabaAshi> By the way...I stopped being bullish around the 715.00 price area.

<asad> buy er2 712.2 risk 2 10:06

<les> Covered all ER2 Short @ 712.8 --> + 2.8

<codehead> ER trying to signal bounce on cci, not printed 10:15

not 10:16

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 711.8

Covered all ER2 Short @ 711.5 --> + 0.3 10:18

<codehead> actually still trying

i boughty711 but accidently moved stop to 711.30 and stop out right away 10:19

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 710.8 10:21

<X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for realtime trade posting by traders of Emini Futures (ER2, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex Derivatives (DAX, ESTX50), Euronext Futures (FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM) and Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, QQQQ, SPY) 10:22

<eminitrader> Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1261.50 --> + 5 10:26

holding 1 more contract ..stop b/e

exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1266.50

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<codehead> cci continuing up on ER 10:27

<les> Covered all ER2 Short @ 712 --> - 1.2 10:28

<codehead> been climbing again the trend

<les> Long ER2 @ 715.9 10:35

<codehead> ugh, i went long ER 710.70 on that divergence of cci, but again moved stop up too tight when i had a few ticks, stopped 710.50 and it turned 10:36

trading a bit nervous this morning

<les> Exited all ER2 Long @ 716.4 --> + 0.5 10:37

<szubaark> code thats why im on sidelines.. Price action too confusing for me 10:38

<codehead> yeah, i'm up a few ticks after commish, deicded to just sit for a while 10:39

is that a gb100 on ER 3 szu? 10:40

potentially i think, but pb 10:41

better one on ES i think

actually a better one on YM 3 and it's playing out

but mkt prolly shake now for a bit 10:42

<szubaark> yes.. any Short signals are good here since u trading with trend

<codehead> russell potential zlr 10:46

for up

but i'm skeptical 10:47

<szubaark> Shorts YM @ 11120 11:02

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11110 --> + 10 11:03

exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 11120 11:04

Covered all YM Short @ 11120 --> 0 11:08

:(

<X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for realtime trade posting by traders of Emini Futures (ER2, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex Derivatives (DAX, ESTX50), Euronext Futures (FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM) and Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, QQQQ, SPY) 11:34

<DevilDog> gm all 11:39

<pdays> Long ER2 @ 708.4 «« paper »» 11:50

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1256 --> + 10.5 11:51

<pdays> exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 708.4 «« paper »» 11:58

Exited all ER2 Long @ 711.0 --> + 2.6 «« paper »» 11:59

<X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for realtime trade posting by traders of Emini Futures (ER2, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex Derivatives (DAX, ESTX50), Euronext Futures (FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM) and Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, QQQQ, SPY) 12:46

<szubaark> Shorts YM @ 11102 13:50

<eminitrader> Long ES @ 1261.25 13:53

<X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for realtime trade posting by traders of Emini Futures (ER2, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex Derivatives (DAX, ESTX50), Euronext Futures (FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM) and Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, QQQQ, SPY) 13:58

<eminitrader> Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1282.25 --> + 21 13:59

oops

Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1262.25 --> + 1

<szubaark> should break out of this triangle soon 14:00

<eminitrader> Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1261.25 --> 0

Shorts ES @ 1259 14:04

<szubaark> Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 11091 --> + 11

<eminitrader> Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1257.50 --> + 1.5 14:05

<szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 11102

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1259 --> 0 14:09

<szubaark> Covered all YM Short @ 11102 --> 0 14:11

Real Jumpy here

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1262 14:13

Covered ES Short @ 1263.50 --> - 1.5 14:17

Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 1263.50

<szubaark> Long YM @ 11127 14:18

Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 11137 --> + 10

exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 11127

moved FAST so late post

Exited all YM Long @ 11127 --> 0 14:20

<eminitrader> Exited ES Long @ 1262.50 --> - 1 14:22

Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 1262.50

Covered all ES Short @ 1264.50 --> - 2 14:27

<codehead> ER and YM zlr trying 14:50

<szubaark> yup 14:51

<X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for realtime trade posting by traders of Emini Futures (ER2, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex Derivatives (DAX, ESTX50), Euronext Futures (FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM) and Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, QQQQ, SPY) 15:10

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1271.25 15:36

<szubaark> Code.. Mittens ghost starting to form on 5min NQ,ES,YM 15:37

<codehead> man, the zlr worked--tho it heafake first 15:39

finally, YHOO 15:40

bot some days back, got back to green today after being up and not taking profit

<szubaark> yes.. I DONT take ZLR unless Im strongly bullish

Those zlr will send you to the poor house 15:41

<codehead> oops, soorry bout YHOO post, wrong room

<eminitrader> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1269.25 --> + 2 15:43

Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1267.25 --> + 4 15:51

<szubaark> nice emini! 15:52

<eminitrader> thx szu

<X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for realtime trade posting by traders of Emini Futures (ER2, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex Derivatives (DAX, ESTX50), Euronext Futures (FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM) and Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, QQQQ, SPY) 16:22

<NihabaAshi> Take care and see all tomorrow... 17:06

Hopefully I can get my trade in early and be done again before 1030am est. 17:07

* DisconnectedSession Close: Mon May 22 17:07:25 2006

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