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Session Start: Mon Jul 17 08:38:37 2006Session Ident: #futurestrades

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<pat255> gm niha ..awash & others 08:40

<Awash> morning pat255

<pat255> wonder whether the bad news politics baked in ? or we see new lows 08:42

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<NihabaAshi_away> I'm not trading today...take care all.

<eminitrader> u too niha see you later 08:49

<pat255> gm emini...think niha is smart not to trade today...may be whippy 08:53

<PapaJon> gm all 09:23

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<eminitrader> morn pat pj 09:25

thinking ti be smart myself pat .. 09:26

probably skip trading the first hr

<pat255> yes emini ...prolly do the same

<PapaJon> why is that et.. pat? 09:27

<pat255> just a gut feel... 09:28

<eminitrader> assuming its going to be tough to read the flow pj

<PapaJon> ok. gotcha

thought i missed out on some news or sumtin...:)

<eminitrader> seems like mrkt is oversold shortterm ..but then again geo political..sellers may come in on any rebound.. 09:29

oh no pj ..

<Awash> good morning all 09:30

<szubaark_away> gm

<eminitrader> if it were normal trading i would be a bull today

morn A 09:31

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<Awash> morning E 09:32

<les> Long ER2 @ 685 «« paper »» 09:33

Exited 2/3 ER2 Long @ 685.5 --> + 0.5 «« paper »»

exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 685 «« paper »»

exit stop raised ER2 @ 685.4 «« paper »» 09:35

exit stop raised ER2 @ 686.7 «« paper »» 09:37

<asd> Short er2 @688.5 risk 2

<les> exit stop raised ER2 @ 688.4 «« paper »» 09:38

Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 688.4 --> + 3.4 «« paper »» 09:40

<eminitrader> nice start les

<les> thx

Shorts ER2 @ 688.1 «« paper »» 09:44

Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 687.5 --> + 0.6 «« paper »»

<asd> cover er2 @ 687 09:45

<les> Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 686.2 --> + 1.9 «« paper »»

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<les> exit stop lowered ER2 @ 686.7 «« paper »»

exit stop lowered ER2 @ 685.1 «« paper »» 09:58

<PapaJon> you on fire today les.. :))

<les> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 683.9 --> + 4.2 «« paper »» 10:00

u so right!

wish it were live

<PapaJon> i bet

<les> + 9.7 so far

<PapaJon> still good trading bro 10:01

<les> why thank u sir she said

<szubaark> Long NQ @ 1480.25

<eminitrader> maybe its abt time to go live :)

<les> u wanna come over t my place?

not yet et...

will wait till end August

<eminitrader> yep take u time les

<les> i bin here before with live and i dont wanna screw up any more 10:02

<eminitrader> mrkts always be there

<les> for sure

<eminitrader> just gotto make sure we 'll be there too always :)

<les> hehe 10:03

in truth i know find i can make money easily in a reasoanble mkt

but i have trouble keeping it when things go sour

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1245 10:04

<les> discipline thing

<eminitrader> 1 only

i still ahave that pb les..working on it

<les> i guess one never stops

also... 10:05

when i grow up i'm gonna be a mkt trader

i swear

<eminitrader> :)

<szubaark> Exited all NQ Long @ 1476.75 --> - 3.5 10:09

Shorts NQ @ 1477

<eminitrader> Covered all ES Short @ 1244 --> + 1 10:13

Long ES @ 1243.25 10:15

1 only 10:16

exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1243.25 10:20

be back 10:24

<cmr> keeping short since 7/12 ER2 @706.5 - 681 = 25.5 points 10:27

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<eminitrader> Exited all ES Long @ 1243.25 --> 0 10:32

late post

Long ES @ 1239.25 10:37

Long ES @ 1238.25 10:38

hoding 5

<szubaark> Covered all NQ Short @ 1473.50 --> + 3.5 10:44

<eminitrader> Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1240.25 --> + 2 10:50

hokding 3

<szubaark> Nice emini

<eminitrader> thx szu

exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1238.25

<szubaark> i jumped the gun on my 1st Long

<eminitrader> so did i on the short szu

<szubaark> actually was expecting Overnight Low to hold but they went below just enough to get my Stop

<eminitrader> had 2 on the first long came out @ b/e :(

<szubaark> yeah.. good job keeping your losses minimal

<eminitrader> yep..gotto look at it that way

if i get stopped out that that earlier 2 pts will be 1 pt..

on a normal trading day ( w/o the mid east thing ) this would have been an nice long entry 10:52

Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1241.25 --> + 3 10:54

holding 2

<szubaark> Shorts NQ @ 1479 10:57

<Awash> Shorts ES or YM @ 1241.50 «« paper »»

<szubaark> Covered all NQ Short @ 1482.25 --> - 3.25 10:58

<eminitrader> Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1243.25 --> + 5

<szubaark> Long NQ @ 1482.25

<eminitrader> holding 1

<Awash> Covered all ES or YM Short @ 1242.25 --> - 0.75 «« paper »»

<eminitrader> exit stop raised ES @ 1239.50 10:59

<szubaark> NQ strong 11:01

<eminitrader> if es breaks thru expecting testing of 1255-60 area 11:02

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<eminitrader> not much selling here

<szubaark> Mideast crisis providing nice Volatility 11:05

expacting small pullback here

<eminitrader> hope no chop-chop today 11:06

<Awash> Long ES or YM @ 1244.25 «« paper »» 11:15

Exited all ES or YM Long @ 1242.25 --> - 2 «« paper »» 11:23

<eminitrader> Long ES @ 1241.75 -> Add 11:24

holding 2

41.25 would have been a good add 11:27

Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1241.75 --> 0 11:30

holding 1 from 1238.25 11:31

looks like a shoake out :(

<szubaark> yup :)) 11:32

<eminitrader> thats why i thought 1241.25 was a better entry than 1241.75

was not willing to give any back 11:33

<szubaark> im taking some heat on this Long but expect test of highs 11:34

<eminitrader> exit stop raised ES @ 1240.75

no pt giving it all back .. take some at least 11:35

<szubaark> 1contract need to hold 11:36

<eminitrader> hope its not chop chop

hope no chop chop szu

<szubaark> no clear direction today.. tough chart to read 11:37

<eminitrader> so far long bias ..

looks like 1275.50 supp on the nq 11:38

and 1241 short term on the ES

sorry thats 1475.50 11:39

<Awash> Shorts ES or YM @ 1243.75 «« paper »»

<eminitrader> playing for the chop A :)

<Awash> Covered all ES or YM Short @ 1243.75 --> 0 «« paper »» 11:42

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<eminitrader> strong sell vol @ 1245

exit stop raised ES @ 1242 11:47

es needs to break 1250 11:48

<szubaark> two way market today.. Bearish in Am now Bullish 11:49

but I woudnt want to be Short right now 11:50

<eminitrader> [09:31] <+eminitrader> if it were normal trading i would be a bull today 11:51

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<eminitrader> looks like NQ fail at retest of hod 11:56

hope its just a bounce of the jigh

<Awash> yep, large reversal bar

<eminitrader> jigh = high

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 683.1 «« paper »» 11:57

<eminitrader> yep

<szubaark> watching ES uptrendline since the run-up

as long as we make higher lows Longs are OK

<eminitrader> think the NQ failure pulled the ES

hope so szu

Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1243.25 --> + 5 12:03

<pat255> vn emini... 12:04

<eminitrader> tough getting anything from this mrkt ..did'nt wan to give it back

thx pat

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<les> Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 682.6 --> + 0.5 «« paper »»

<pat255> correcto....thst is the first defense ,,not give back

<eminitrader> 2nd short signals on the NQ 12:05

<szubaark> Exited all NQ Long @ 1479.50 --> - 2.75

<eminitrader> yep specially on amrkt like this

<szubaark> getting OUT 12:06

<eminitrader> give it a chance for b/e szu ..might get it

<szubaark> looking to Short this now

<eminitrader> nq support @ 1276 - 1277 as per my charts 12:07

opps that 14 not 12

<szubaark> Shorts NQ @ 1479.25

<les> exit stop lowered ER2 @ 682.9 «« paper »» 12:08

Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 682.9 --> + 0.2 «« paper »»

<eminitrader> es short term still holding 12:09

<szubaark> Weird Price Action. now it looks weak 12:10

<eminitrader> st supp not yer broken on both NQ and ES 12:11

<szubaark> I draw lines on the CCI indicator.. feel gives me heads up 12:12

<eminitrader> k

<szubaark> its a Momentum Indicator

<eminitrader> i just go by prica bars and ma 12:13

both at key support now

intraday - short term 12:14

may get a bounce here

<szubaark> anyway u look at it, this is a TOUGH chart to trade today 12:15

<eminitrader> agree szu 12:16

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<eminitrader> there's the bounce..should see if it will hold

<Awash> Do you consider st s/r the most recent reaction high and lows? 12:17

<eminitrader> basically pivot highs and lows on the 3 min 12:18

highs for today are 1245.50, 1244.75 and 1245.50 12:19

<Awash> k

<eminitrader> <+eminitrader> strong sell vol @ 1245

@ 12:47 12:20

pm

pivot lows = 38 39.75 and 41 so far 12:21

<Awash> agree 12:22

i have this as s/r too

<eminitrader> these pivots help in a choppy mrkt..if u want to play the supp/res. i use it for stops mostly

<pat255> emini what tf u are using? 12:23

<Awash> what about entries, would you use them for reversal entries?

<eminitrader> pat ?

<pat255> what timeframe chart u are looking at?

<eminitrader> no - only if i decide to do the supp/res plays

<Awash> k 12:24

<eminitrader> these r from the 3 min only

<Awash> pat, you can see the same points on the 1 minute chart too

<pat255> k watching 3 min .. 12:25

<Awash> i have a strategy question considering if you decided to play s/r as reversal setups, would you just put limit entry orders at s/r as price test or would you wait til price bounced at s/r by a few ticks? 12:26

<eminitrader> the 1 min does not help me has way too many pivots my experience is its godd for scalping ticks

<Awash> k

<eminitrader> depends on the supp/res range ..if its 3 pts i use limit @ supp/res ..if around 5 pts then i wait for price action confirmation 12:28

<Awash> k

<eminitrader> pat i follow 1 3 5 15 30 60 min and daily .have 3 screens .but i watch 3 1 and NQ 3 min consistantly.. just glance on the others to get a feel of the flow 12:30

<pat255> kty emini

<eminitrader> urw

<Awash> when you say s/r range, you're referring to the s/r zone, like considering the most recent pivot highs are 1244.25 and 1245.50 thus the range is 1.25 points 12:31

<eminitrader> yes A 12:32

<Awash> cool

<eminitrader> most recent is 1245.50 ..next res piovot has not formed/confirmed

<Awash> okay, than you're right about 1 min showing lots of pivot highs and lows 12:33

<eminitrader> :)

<Awash> but i can start filtering that with my 5 min

that's a good way to look at it 12:34

i play s/r entries

<eminitrader> whatever works best for u :)

<Awash> although i haven't figured out the best way to play them

will consider what you said

<eminitrader> :((

[12:34] <+Awash> although i haven't figured out the best way to play them .. :(( for this comment 12:36

i think the key for these s/r plays is figuring out u r stops..if u can fine tune that its a good method for scalping and when it breks ...u'll have a good ride if on the right side 12:38

<Awash> i agree 12:40

i have success at major s/r, e.g. PDH, PDL, PDC, 200sMA 5 min, significant s/r from yesterday afternoon

but the minor or better yet short term s/r i get whacked 12:41

<jperl> ER2 oscillating about VWAP 683.60 12:42

<Awash> hypotheticallly speaking, if you sold at 1245 area around 10:45 am CST where would you have placed your stop?

mine would have been above HOD

<szubaark> Covered all NQ Short @ 1483 --> - 3.75

Long NQ @ 1483

<eminitrader> depend on the s/r range sell 1245 previous supp was 1241 so my stop would have been around 4 - 6 ticks above entry 12:44

<pat255> L 1244 ..es 12:45

<Awash> k

good info 12:46

<eminitrader> stA stop above hod would have been a very high risk trade ..risk/profit ratio is not feasible or its low ..also if it breaks athe hod then i read it as breaking out of the range ..prolly start of a trend 12:47

stA = A

<Awash> k

good info 12:48

i generally have been waiting for reversal bars near s/r but sometimes it's better to just enter nearby s/r +/-2Ticks, although i will look at the s/r range 12:49

<eminitrader> i feel the single bar signals on the 3 min r not very reliable . i look for multiple bar set-ups ...min 2 bar signal 12:52

<Awash> k

<eminitrader> thats just my experience ..also i dont play supp/res often

new pivot res # 1244.75 formed @ 12:45 est 12:55

<Awash> agree

same

<eminitrader> k

<Awash> 1241.25 still intact as S

<eminitrader> yep 12:56

Shorts ES @ 1242.25 13:00

1 only

Covered all ES Short @ 1242.25 --> 0 13:09

gave it enough time :(

<szubaark> Exited all NQ Long @ 1479.75 --> - 3.25 13:14

:((

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<Awash> Shorts ES or YM @ 1242 «« paper »» 13:39

Covered all ES or YM Short @ 1243 --> - 1 «« paper »» 13:42

<eminitrader> Long ES @ 1242.50 13:51

1 only

Exited all ES Long @ 1244.50 --> + 2 14:04

dont want to push it

<pat255> vn emini

<eminitrader> good chance of a breakout 14:05

thx pat

<szubaark_away> good entry also emini..u had breathing room but u know best

<eminitrader> if it breaks 1246

on a day like this szu i'm happy ..had a stop of 3 ticks so happy with 8 14:06

<codehead> Qm new lod 14:24

<eminitrader> Long ES @ 1242.50 14:26

exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1242.50 14:33

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<szubaark> hi Niha 14:37

Shorts NQ @ 1481.75

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<codehead> QM still slipping 14:38

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<eminitrader> whats QM codehead..i know u mentioned it once before ..i forgot?

Exited all ES Long @ 1242.50 --> 0 14:41

think i'm done for today good trading all 14:42

<szubaark> emini.. Nice controlling your losses in this chop. 14:43

You were Wrong, you were Gone.

<eminitrader> thx szu

<szubaark> I gave them a little too much on my Stops 14:44

<eminitrader> i worked with tight stops szu nothinh more than 6 ticks today 14:45

but on the nq i guess u did the best given the wild swings

<codehead> oh sorry--QM is mini crude oil 14:46

or not mini--whatever, i forget lol

<eminitrader> ah ..thx cd..i was wodering

<szubaark> code.. i forgot to look at QM chart today

<codehead> never traded it, keep telling myself to check it out, don't know the $ info, etc. 14:47

<eminitrader> does it influence the es/nq all that much..or is it something loke crude

<jperl> rather slow day on ER2 but nevertheless profitable.... 14:48

here are my executions....

http://charts.dacharts.com/2006-07-17/JP ERL_012.png 14:49

<szubaark> jperl, Nice. At least you Green. 14:50

<jperl> yes...but rather boring day overall

<eminitrader> 70% hit rate thats very good jper1 14:51

<jperl> markets mixed overall....

of the 9 indices I follow... 14:52

5 up 4 down

<eminitrader> u follow 9 and trade just the er ?

<jperl> I watch 9 indices to gauge overall market strength....trade only ER2 14:53

<eminitrader> wow..

<jperl> I don't chart 9 I just watch the net up or down of nine

<eminitrader> do u give all 9 equal wt or narrow in

reason i ask is there r prolly not many days when all 9 are in the same direction 14:54

<jperl> here's what it looks like.... just a quote page....

http://charts.dacharts.com/2006-07-17/JP ERL_013.png 14:55

green ones are up for the day, red ones are down

<eminitrader> k 14:56

watching so many dont u find any conflicts

in terms of overall mrkt direction 14:57

<jperl> well today, you see a mixed market

so be cautious when you trade a day like this one

don't load up the boat

<eminitrader> but most of the days at least a couple will be in the oppsite direction right. i mean its not many days where all 9 are moving in the same direction 14:58

<jperl> on a good day, they all move together

or most of them 14:59

<eminitrader> i watch the $indu $compx and have a hard time reading the overall flow

with the ES 15:00

<jperl> well that's not enough data

<eminitrader> actually i follow the 3 min NQ too

guess thats why the mrkt is so unique ..so many traders and each of us our own holy grail :)) 15:01

<Awash> test of support 15:02

<szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven NQ @ 1481.50 15:03

<eminitrader> lower highs with 4 pivot lows taken out ..wonder if it means anything or best to sit out 15:04

<szubaark> .

<Awash> it's tough trading this

<eminitrader> agree A 15:06

excellent entry szu :) 15:07

<szubaark> emin..i need this to save me from all the early screw ups today

<eminitrader> u'll get it szu my chart shows 81.50 as a pivot high.. i doubt if it will come back to test it today ..play safe :) 15:08

<szubaark> 1471-1470 Target (getting greedy) 15:09

<eminitrader> :)) 15:10

most likely that the lows will hold and we see an inside day today in the ES 15:11

if thats the case then tommorow should be a good trading day 15:13

all speculation..........in search for a good trading day

<pat255> emini u do well on es ...vn trades today will look at es tomorrow.. 15:15

<szubaark> pat what u trade? dont think i seen u post any trades in here 15:16

<eminitrader> thx pat

<pat255> szu trade er ...my trades are no good lose ...sigh sp awitch to es ... 15:18

if u follow my few trdaes ..u will be red very soon ...luvky for me i only trade 1 ctrct 15:19

<szubaark> pat ER is TOUGH to trade. I lost a lot of money trading that beast

<pat255> quite correct ...so will switch to es ...kicking myself ..

<eminitrader> i heard that too..looks like ES is easy to trade in comparision i mean 15:20

<pat255> well u dont lose very fast ...k 1 pt takes 1 hour or so...

i did not say easy just that if u are wrong u can get out with a pt loss 15:21

not 2 pts on er

<eminitrader> yep ..and if u catch the move ..its a high reward

<pat255> ahree emini 15:22

posting trades is easy but if u are high% of losers ...does no good

bettre for me to trade with niha emini etc

<eminitrader> no one like niha..he's got it down to skill that might put us to shame 15:23

<szubaark> pat yes.. u can pick up a lot from Niha and emini

yes.. Niha is Another Category LOL 15:24

<Awash> agree

<pat255> agree....

<szubaark> His trading is unhuman

<eminitrader> lol

<pat255> especially i like he switches ...when he is wrong .. 15:25

<eminitrader> what amazes me r his reversals..man he gets it down to the tick

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<pat255> right

<eminitrader> u read my thoghts pat

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<eminitrader> trying to do that ...burnt my fingers but its worth it if i get half of what he gets :)

<pat255> the only problem is when he posts ..the er is already up 4-5 ticks & now u wonder to get in or not

<szubaark> Covered all NQ Short @ 1478 --> + 3.75 15:27

<pat255> but still learn from the setups

<eminitrader> well pat thats i thing u should be cautioned abt in this room ...DO not follow trades Unless u system triggers it 15:28

<pat255> right emini ...very true

<eminitrader> nice szu

i get to post my entries/exits very quickly since most are limit orders.. 15:29

<szubaark> thanks

<pat255> ty emini 15:30

<szubaark> Plus.. Niha trades the Opening, and Opening is most Volatile.

<eminitrader> generally we tend to lag when its the reversals or the brekout kind of entries..sometimes random entries...happens quite a lot to me

yep that too szu 15:31

working on kicking that habit of random entries

<szubaark> Long NQ @ 1476 15:35

possible double bottom

exit stop moved to breakeven NQ @ 1476 15:39

Exited all NQ Long @ 1480 --> + 4 15:44

<eminitrader> nice ending szu :)) back in the green ?

<szubaark> No :) frikin commissions always nail me at the end 15:45

<eminitrader> lol

<szubaark> but happy i came back

<eminitrader> boost up yhe confidence

<szubaark> emini better lose $20 then $100!

<eminitrader> agree szu

even better if its just the commish 15:46

that way u dont give any to the mrkt

<szubaark> i know u Plus for day :]

<eminitrader> yes szu ..not by too much but decent 15:47

<pat255> c u all am ty all 15:49

<eminitrader> looks like a pull back after testing the res @ pivot high exactly 81.50 szu

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<eminitrader> bye pat

<szubaark> emini.. 1485 to 1474=1481.50? 15:50

just make sure im on the same page 15:51

<eminitrader> no szu these r pivot highs/lows t..lots of posts today on this ..81.50 was a pivot high made @ 2:57 est 15:52

basically minor supp/res # used for s/r plays but may pick up momemtum turning to a big move or b/o in a choppy mrkt 15:54

minor = short term

<szubaark> ok.. yeah those are fine in a choppy market like today, but i woudnt could on those in a Trend or 2-way market 15:55

my best days are when we have strong trend day and i just sell pullbacks.. my Stops are small since im going with the trend 15:56

Chop days like today is where i suck.

<eminitrader> yes szu..like i said before i basically take them into a/c when placing stops

but u can always expect a bounce off these numbers ...if the bounce has momemtum or not is a totally different discusion altogather 15:58

every one sucks trading a choppy mrkt szu 15:59

<szubaark> i just dont know why i always EXPECT this will be the breakout THIS TIME and keep entering these trades 16:00

<eminitrader> lol same here ... took some on 1 trade , b/e on the other 16:01

today

<codehead> naz managed a green close by a frac :-P 16:03

<eminitrader> hopefully tommorow will be a good day to trade ..today being an inside day

the dow too 16:04

<Awash> hopefully

good night all

<eminitrader> in the green

<Awash> off to play some basketball

<eminitrader> bye A

<codehead> have fun 16:06

<szubaark> bye

<NihabaAshi> Take care all and I won't be trading tomorrow (Tuesday) either. 16:19

<GoodMood> hi niha

<NihabaAshi> In addition, I'll be on vacation from July 19th - August 5th.

Hi GM.

<GoodMood> c for SwingTradingTSL 16:20

<NihabaAshi> Ok...responding now in the other room.

<eminitrader> have a good vacation Niha 16:21

u picked the right time for a vacation :)

see ya all tommorow 16:22

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