| Session Start: Tue Jul 26 09:31:09 2005Session Ident: #FuturesTrades |
* Now | talking in #FuturesTrades | 09:31 |
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<danshirley> | euro down, dollar up bonds flat | 09:32 |
<patr82> | 3 out of my 5 systems are dead this morning |
<danshirley> | consumer conf at 10 | 09:33 |
| shuttle T-20 min and holding | 09:34 |
<NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 1233.50 -> small size |
<PapaJon> | gm all | 09:36 |
<FFT> | Shorts ES @ 1233.5 «« paper »» |
| Not paper | 09:37 |
<NihabaAshi> | I have no wiggle room on this trade...Short entry should have been at 1234.50... |
<patr82> | fet and Nihab are on same page. |
<NihabaAshi> | I'm a little slow in reacting to price out of the gate :( |
<FFT> | Covered all ES Short @ 1233.25 --> + 0.25 | 09:38 |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10609 «« Scalp »» |
<patr82> | all my long signals have been eliminated now |
| so if i get to trade today, it will be a short |
<TLTrader> | Exited YM Long @ 10612 --> + 3 «« Scalp »» |
<NihabaAshi> | exit stop lowered ES @ 1234.50 | 09:39 |
<szubaark> | Shorts YM @ 10604 |
<NihabaAshi> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1233.50 | 09:40 |
<FFT> | Strong bidders @ 2.75 :( |
<NihabaAshi> | Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 1233.50 --> 0 |
| That's what happens when I lose my "wiggle" room :( | 09:41 |
<patr82> | ya if you would have got there at 34.50, that would have been cool |
<FFT> | Shorts ES @ 1233.5 | 09:42 |
<pat255> | S es 1233.5 too.. | 09:43 |
<NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 1233.00 -> large size |
<danshirley> | launch looks like about 9:54 | 09:44 |
<NihabaAshi> | Key Economic Report Alert -> 10am est Consumer Confidence <--- If volatility appears...be prepared to exploit such. | 09:45 |
* codehead | is now known as codehead-bbl |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10612 | 09:48 |
<NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 1233.75 -> Add |
<szubaark> | Covered all YM Short @ 10616 --> - 12 |
| :(( |
<TLTrader> | Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10616 --> + 4 |
<NihabaAshi> | exit stop raised ES @ 1234.50 | 09:49 |
| Ooops... | 09:50 |
<TLTrader> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10612 --> 0 |
<NihabaAshi> | exit stop lowered ES @ 1234.75 |
| exit stop lowered ES @ 1234.50 | 09:52 |
<danshirley> | LAUNCH IS HOLDING | 09:54 |
<NihabaAshi> | Delayed ??? |
<danshirley> | scheduled hold?? |
<szubaark> | Long YM @ 10607 | 09:55 |
<NihabaAshi> | Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 1234.50 --> - 2.25 |
<pat255> | .short covering ahead of #? | 09:56 |
<NihabaAshi> | Maybe...still trying to find a good spot if something shows... |
<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. | 09:57 |
<szubaark> | guess we waiting for report | 09:58 |
<FFT> | expecting 106.2 |
<coolweb> | waiting for consumer confidence? | 09:59 |
<NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 1233.75 -> large size | 10:00 |
<danshirley> | U.S. JULY CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO 103.2 VS 106.2 |
<FFT> | Thanks DS |
<danshirley> | U.S. JULY CONSUMER CONFIDENCE BELOW CONSENSUS 105.9 |
<szubaark> | Exited all YM Long @ 10608 --> + 1 |
| Shorts YM @ 10605 | 10:01 |
<NihabaAshi> | :( |
| It's not going to hold :( |
<szubaark> | too many frikin shakes | 10:02 |
<FFT> | Man, this guy narrating the shuttle launch is putting me to sleep :( |
<NihabaAshi> | Come on...push :) | 10:03 |
<szubaark> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10595 --> + 10 | 10:04 |
<FFT> | Breathe ;) |
<danshirley> | there's a WRRB :-) |
<patr82> | what is 1 pt in YM worth |
<NihabaAshi> | I'm at breakeven on my stop now...got the "wiggle" room I needed...that I didn't have in the other trades to survive them. |
<patr82> | nihab, good job on the persistance on that trade. you showed courage by adding | 10:05 |
<NihabaAshi> | I wanted an ADD around 1234.25 | 10:06 |
| Had I gotten that...I would not have gotten stopped out of that trade |
<FFT> | Covered all ES Short @ 1233.25 --> + 0.25 |
| :P |
<NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 1233.50 --> + 0.25 | 10:07 |
<szubaark> | Covered all YM Short @ 10605 --> 0 |
| :(( |
<NihabaAshi> | :( |
<szubaark> | geez.. |
<NihabaAshi> | Still looking to Short heavy |
<FFT> | We're making money for our brokers :P | 10:08 |
| Nihaba, that might be the problem everybody is looking to short :( |
<NihabaAshi> | FFT...could be right... |
<patr82> | lol, you guys and your .25 profit but thats sure better that a loss | 10:09 |
<NihabaAshi> | Maybe we need a strong quick pop to the upside to shake out some weak Shorts... |
| Then hopefully a Short signal appears that gives me some "wiggle" room to stay in the trade. |
<coolweb> | the range is strong |
<patr82> | im still flat with only 1 system still alive that would be a short but its just not confirming |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10610 «« Scalp »» | 10:10 |
<patr82> | im just not convinced of the shorts today |
<TLTrader> | Exited YM Long @ 10616 --> + 6 «« Scalp »» | 10:11 |
<NihabaAshi> | Longs are convinced about something so far :) |
<FFT> | Shorts ES @ 1235 |
<coolweb> | NasdaQ: needs to break 2174 | 10:15 |
| long |
<szubaark> | Long YM @ 10622 | 10:16 |
<coolweb> | didn't go short previously , nasdaq cash didn't confirm futs drop like a rock, that was interesting... seems like futs exagerates moves a lot | 10:17 |
<patr82> | szubaark, what is 1 tick ym profit owrth |
<coolweb> | $5 |
<patr82> | thanks |
<coolweb> | NQ: 0.5 = $10 1 tick |
<NihabaAshi> | :( | 10:18 |
<szubaark> | that breakout was well disguised..tough to catch it | 10:19 |
<coolweb> | Long NQ @ 1607.50 «« paper »» | 10:20 |
| woops not paper |
<TLTrader> | try'n to get long |
<coolweb> | Exited all NQ Long @ 1607.50 --> 0 «« paper »» | 10:22 |
| heavy selling |
| thats odd |
<NihabaAshi> | If this moves up further...especially YM...I'll loose my Bearish bias. |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10619 | 10:23 |
<coolweb> | heavy bear market breadth right now, thats why its selling |
| :D |
<patr82> | until the es breaks 1237.50, we haven't proven anything yet |
<PapaJon> | For those interested... and have sat tv... nasa channel is 376 on direct tv | 10:24 |
<NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 1236.00 -> large size |
<danshirley> | Shorts YM @ 10621 «« paper »» |
| exit stop set YM @ 10626 «« paper »» | 10:25 |
<FFT> | Shuttle is go for launch :) | 10:26 |
<NihabaAshi> | I wonder how the market reacts to a Space Shuttle Launch time ??? |
<danshirley> | Covered all YM Short @ 10620 --> + 1 «« paper »» | 10:27 |
| scratch |
<patr82> | im sure glad my systems not in this market today. this is a hard one to call. |
<szubaark> | so far its not going anywhere | 10:28 |
<FFT> | 1 mnute | 10:29 |
<coolweb> | back in range |
| :D |
<FFT> | Whoops, t-9 minutes | 10:30 |
<coolweb> | this is a tight range, 5 points on $COMPQ |
| sitting out :D |
<NihabaAshi> | 9mins until I dump this trade. |
<coolweb> | haha |
<NihabaAshi> | Don't want to be Short and the market reacts bullish because nothing goes wrong in the first 2mins after lift-off. | 10:31 |
<danshirley> | launch time now 10:40 |
<TLTrader> | Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10619 --> 0 |
<szubaark> | cool we need a pop here or we're Toast | 10:32 |
<NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 1235.75 --> + 0.25 |
| I'm out...this Space Shuttle Launch after 2 years of non-flights has me spooked especially since its a well-watched events by floor traders. |
<pat255> | shuttle launched? | 10:33 |
<FFT> | t-5 | 10:34 |
<szubaark> | markets going to the Moon soon!! Blast-off!! |
<NihabaAshi> | 5mins |
<pat255> | ty fft niha |
<FFT> | 4:28 |
| t-4 | 10:35 |
* FFT | on the bid |
<TLTrader> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10612 --> - 7 |
<FFT> | Covered all ES Short @ 1234.75 --> + 0.25 |
<szubaark> | Exited all YM Long @ 10610 --> - 12 |
| blah! |
<patr82> | final short signal finally eliminated. no more signals today |
<FFT> | t-2 | 10:37 |
<NihabaAshi> | Less than 2mins for the Launch |
<FFT> | Yeah, that too. ;) |
<NihabaAshi> | BA market makers are going to eat this up. |
| Meant specialists. |
<coolweb2> | what happaned, dconnection broke, good I didn't have an open order |
<FFT> | One minute to launch! Woo hoo! :) |
<szubaark> | Long YM @ 10615 | 10:38 |
| expecting this Long to Blast-Off!! |
<FFT> | LOL, yer a madman, Szu. |
| 30 seconds |
| 10 seconds |
| Cleared the tower | 10:39 |
<NihabaAshi> | She's up in the air...so far so good. |
| First 10mins is critical. |
<FFT> | Ooo they got better cameras now, nice., |
<NihabaAshi> | Yep. |
| Wow...market barely moving...all the floor traders watching this :) | 10:40 |
<FFT> | All systems go,9 miles high. |
| 18 miles high, wow |
<NihabaAshi> | What's the name of this Shuttle ??? | 10:41 |
<FFT> | Discovery |
<NihabaAshi> | Ok...thnks. |
<FFT> | Yer welcome |
<NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 1234.50 -> large size | 10:42 |
<FFT> | Negative on return | 10:43 |
| Shorts ES @ 1234.25 | 10:44 |
<szubaark> | Exited all YM Long @ 10603 --> - 12 |
| :((( |
| Long YM @ 10609 |
<NihabaAshi> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1234.50 | 10:46 |
| Shallow pt1...will hold a little longer. |
| Covered 2/3 ES Short @ 1233.25 --> + 1.25 | 10:47 |
<patr82> | thats just amazing, 16,000 mph |
<NihabaAshi> | That's also very hot. |
| Scary. |
| Wow...awesom camera on that thing. | 10:48 |
<szubaark> | Exited all YM Long @ 10696 --> + 87 |
| Exited all YM Long @ 10596 --> - 13 |
| Shorts YM @ 10596 |
<NihabaAshi> | Covered 3/4 ES Short @ 1234.00 --> + 0.5 | 10:50 |
| :( |
| Not what I expected...couldn't hold that prior Short because I was unfamiliar with how the market reacts to Shuttle Launches (will keep detailed notes of today's price action for future reference). | 10:51 |
<patr82> | see you guys tomorrow. i have nothing to trade | 10:52 |
<NihabaAshi> | Send us your money...we'll trade it for you :) |
<coolweb2> | this range is strong |
<NihabaAshi> | I know a great penny stock :) |
<TLTrader> | u keep'n it a secret? :) | 10:53 |
<coolweb2> | futures always running first and exagerated, didn't know how exagerated it was until putting two charts together |
| put two ranges together I mean |
| then futures takes a look back, whats cash doing, cash doesn't confirm, futures squiglys back up | 10:54 |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10599 -> small size | 10:56 |
<coolweb2> | Long NQ @ 1601 -> small size «« paper »» | 10:57 |
| paper trade |
<TLTrader> | Exited all YM Long @ 10603 --> + 4 | 10:59 |
| i was hoping it would accelerate up faster |
<coolweb2> | yeah volume just picked up |
| right when you sold |
| hehe |
<TLTrader> | the story of my life | 11:00 |
<szubaark> | Covered all YM Short @ 10608 --> - 12 |
<coolweb2> | well low volume anyway, nothing to be missed :D |
<szubaark> | Im frikin done for today. |
<coolweb2> | szubaark: previous trade, you shorted into capitulation ,check the volume huge selling volume | 11:01 |
| exit stop set NQ @ 1602.50 «« paper »» | 11:03 |
| Exited all NQ Long @ 1602.50 --> + 1.5 «« paper »» | 11:07 |
| looks like trading ranges risk can only be a max of 1 tick |
<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. | 11:09 |
<coolweb2> | the tape doesn't lie! |
<TLTrader> | Shorts YM @ 10605 «« Scalp »» | 11:10 |
<FFT> | Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1233.5 --> + 0.75 |
<TLTrader> | Covered all YM Short @ 10603 --> + 2 «« Scalp »» | 11:11 |
| crap |
<coolweb2> | TLTTrader: when scalping how many points you looking for on YM? |
<TLTrader> | well if i had my way about 100 :) |
<coolweb2> | hahah |
| wouldn't everybody :D |
<TLTrader> | i'm usually try'n for 6 but i try to let the tape ect. tell me what i'm going to get | 11:12 |
| obviously sometimesw i misread things |
<coolweb2> | win some yah lose some | 11:14 |
<TLTrader> | for scalps i usually have a limit order in then i modify it and have my finger on the transmit key incase i feel the need to take less |
<coolweb2> | yeah , once it stops moving, momentums gone |
| tltrader: your exit is limit? |
<TLTrader> | only market orders i use are stops | 11:15 |
<FFT> | Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1233.5 --> + 0.75 |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1233.75 --> + 0.5 | 11:16 |
<TLTrader> | i have hot keys setup to make it real easy to change and transmit changes in limit price |
<FFT> | I really wanted a new LOD on my remaineder, but ES just doesn't seem to be in the mood :( |
<coolweb2> | nice, you are missing out on the fade aways on my TWS screens, for some reason IB thinks its more useful having fadeaway orders that fade out slowly. |
<FFT> | Yeah, I hate those things | 11:17 |
| Here we go, dang. |
<TLTrader> | i can't type for $hit(pardon my french) but i know where the price adjustment and transmit keys are by feel |
* lesAway | is now known as les | 11:21 |
<TLTrader> | Shorts YM @ 10596 -> small size «« Scalp »» | 11:24 |
| Covered YM Short @ 10601 --> - 5 «« Scalp »» | 11:27 |
<coolweb2> | guess | 11:32 |
| we'll have almost 1.5 hours of lunch today |
| :D |
| its good to be a futures trader, trading stocks requiredl ike 2 hours of preparation each day, in Futures, I just need to draw out the highs low,and some resistance lines | 11:36 |
<TLTrader> | Shorts YM @ 10600 |
<FFT> | I dunno TLT. ES is getting more support than the breadths suggest it could, might be some serious buying underneath. | 11:37 |
<TLTrader> | i'm watching every tic and not risking much | 11:38 |
<FFT> | :) |
<coolweb2> | can't go wrong tick watching :D | 11:39 |
<TLTrader> | Covered all YM Short @ 10606 --> - 6 |
<FFT> | Long ES @ 1234 |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10607 | 11:40 |
<coolweb2> | i'm tackling the book on humphrey, that dood, is smart way back in 1930s | 11:41 |
| :D |
| anybody have thoughts on his work? | 11:43 |
<TLTrader> | getting bad vibes FFT | 11:49 |
<coolweb2> | tight range happening on NQ | 11:51 |
<FFT> | Exited all ES Long @ 1233 --> - 1 | 11:53 |
<coolweb2> | still in the broader range anyway, I won't do anything until we break out of this 4 point range, reward not there |
<les> | Shorts ER2 @ 673.8 «« paper »» |
<FFT> | Shorts ES @ 1232.75 |
<les> | Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 673.5 --> + 0.3 «« paper »» |
| nope |
| Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 673.3 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» |
| that ist exit posted wrong | 11:54 |
| Covered remainder Short ER2 at 673.8 --> 0 «« paper »» | 11:55 |
<TLTrader> | Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10600 --> - 7 |
<coolweb2> | les: nice, you are the only ER2 trader in here :) | 12:00 |
<les> | papajon trades it too |
<coolweb2> | hope we ain't breaking out of anything now, damnit its lunch! | 12:03 |
<TLTrader> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10607 --> 0 |
<les> | might be |
| got bull flags all over the shop |
<coolweb2> | eating a hot pocket | 12:05 |
| they don't come with the microwave crispy sleeves anymore |
| business not doing too good lately :D |
<les> | Shorts ER2 @ 673.4 «« paper »» | 12:11 |
| Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 672.9 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 673.4 «« paper »» | 12:12 |
| Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 672.9 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» | 12:14 |
<coolweb2> | Shorts NQ @ 1602 «« paper »» | 12:16 |
| Covered all NQ Short @ 1602 --> 0 «« paper »» |
<les> | exit stop lowered ER2 @ 672.7 «« paper »» |
| Covered remainder Short ER2 at 672.1 --> + 1.3 «« paper »» |
<coolweb2> | 12:18, time for a run | 12:18 |
| definately not going to breakout before 1:00! |
<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. | 12:21 |
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<X> | [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab |
<tSOB> | Covered ER2 Short @ 672.6 --> - 0.4 | 12:34 |
* les | is now known as lesAway | 12:35 |
<FFT> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1232 --> + 0.75 | 12:38 |
| Had an order in at 1.5, and it just couldn't get filled :( |
<szubaark> | Long YM @ 10587 | 12:41 |
<FFT> | Break time for me, I'm getting tired. |
* FFT | is now known as FFT_Break |
<szubaark> | Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10598 --> + 11 | 12:47 |
<TLTrader> | i knew i shouldn't have gone to the kitchen | 12:48 |
* FFT_Break | is now known as FFT | 12:54 |
<FFT> | Freaken buyers in ES will not be deterred. |
<tSOB> | Long ER2 @ 673.7 | 13:00 |
* codehead-bbl | is now known as codehead | 13:01 |
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<X> | [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab |
* FFT | is now known as FFT_Lunch | 13:28 |
<szubaark> | Exited all YM Long @ 10600 --> + 13 | 13:29 |
<tSOB> | Exited ER2 Long @ 673.7 --> 0 | 13:30 |
<TLTrader> | Shorts YM @ 10600 |
<szubaark> | Shorts YM @ 10595 |
<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. | 13:33 |
<TLTrader> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10596 --> + 4 | 13:34 |
<coolweb2> | Shorts NQ @ 1603 «« paper »» |
| not paper |
| Covered all NQ Short @ 1603.50 --> - 0.5 | 13:37 |
| grr |
| price not moving well |
<TLTrader> | i was late getting into this one so have almost no wiggle room |
| Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10599 --> + 1 | 13:38 |
<szubaark> | yup.. u need wiggle room for those shakes | 13:40 |
| u still had better entry then me | 13:41 |
<NihabaAshi> | Long YM @ 10602.00 -> small size |
<TLTrader> | i should have entered at 604 but i wasn't paying attention then chased it | 13:42 |
<szubaark> | Now Niha's Long, Ill get Stopped out |
| exit stop set YM @ 10607 |
<NihabaAshi> | Don't worry szu...its a new trade strategy I've been trading very aggresively for the past few weeks... | 13:43 |
| I still got some problems with it. |
| Hopefully can get some things fixed with it soon or else I'll mothball it into the closet. |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10606 | 13:44 |
<szubaark> | Covered all YM Short @ 10607 --> - 12 |
| :(( |
<NihabaAshi> | exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10611.00 |
<TLTrader> | Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10613 --> + 7 |
<NihabaAshi> | Exited 1/3 YM Long @ 10615.00 --> + 13 | 13:45 |
<szubaark> | Shorts YM @ 10614 |
<TLTrader> | PT 625-630 | 13:46 |
<NihabaAshi> | That's the first time in weeks that I enter the trade when I was suppose to... |
<eminitrader> | has anyone heard = explosuion in Istanbul - reuters |
<NihabaAshi> | All prior times I couldn't get Long and ended up chasing it about 5 ticks above the entry price. | 13:47 |
| eminitrader...if there is an explosion...I'm sure the market will react to it soon. | 13:48 |
<eminitrader> | thx niha had a buy but am thinking |
<TLTrader> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10608 --> + 2 | 13:50 |
| :( |
<szubaark> | TLT those WRB in afternoon always get me! | 13:51 |
<TLTrader> | i can feel the veins bulging on my neck |
| :) |
<szubaark> | i think its nothing but Stop running by the Boyz..especially since its so quiet |
| just a lot of wiggle,shakes in a tight frikin range | 13:52 |
| Covered all YM Short @ 10627 --> - 13 | 14:00 |
| :(( |
<NihabaAshi> | Exited 1/3 YM Long @ 10626.00 --> + 24 | 14:02 |
<szubaark> | Shorts YM @ 10623 | 14:03 |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10615 | 14:05 |
| Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10621 --> + 6 | 14:06 |
<danshirley> | Shorts YM @ 10620 «« paper »» | 14:16 |
| exit stop set YM @ 10631 «« paper »» | 14:17 |
<szubaark> | we're spending already 30 minutes here at high of day, geez | 14:22 |
<danshirley> | i'm glad this is a paper only trade | 14:23 |
<szubaark> | i need to re-do my trading Plan for these tight range summer days where i keep getting whacked. | 14:25 |
| The Opening are even un-tradable. | 14:26 |
<danshirley> | need to know when to take breakouts and when to fade them |
<szubaark> | right, thing is BEFORE the breakout we will have 3-5 FALSE Moves heheh |
| so you CANT really know when the breakout occurs, have to TAKE ALL SIGNALS | 14:27 |
| anyways, thats my dilemma |
<danshirley> | yeh I know and all the profit is spent ahead of time on stops | 14:28 |
<szubaark> | EAXCKLY |
<coolweb2> | not really, if there are too many buyers at the breakout, that means after the breakout there won't be that umph, it has to edge up not spike up... |
<TLTrader> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10619 --> + 4 |
<szubaark> | EAXCKLY=EXACKLY |
<coolweb2> | sort of like a marathon, if you want to run fast through the finish line, you can't tire out in the first 5 minutes | 14:30 |
<danshirley> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10613 --> + 7 «« paper »» | 14:31 |
* lesAway | is now known as les |
<danshirley> | exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10620 «« paper »» | 14:32 |
<szubaark> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10617 --> + 6 | 14:39 |
<danshirley> | Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10620 --> 0 «« paper »» | 14:40 |
<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. | 14:45 |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10621 -> small size | 14:48 |
<szubaark> | Covered all YM Short @ 10625 --> - 2 |
| Long YM @ 10630 | 14:50 |
<les> | Buys ER2 @ 678.8 «« paper »» | 14:51 |
<NihabaAshi> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10631.00 --> + 29 |
<szubaark> | nice |
<TLTrader> | good one |
| Exited all YM Long @ 10627 --> + 6 | 14:52 |
<NihabaAshi> | That strategy has been a pain in the butt for several weeks...hopefully I've gotten a good enough feel to prevent chasing the entry signals when they appear. |
<danshirley> | Shorts YM @ 10627 «« paper »» | 14:54 |
<TLTrader> | plan to get long again around 10615 if i get the chance |
<danshirley> | day is over mostly |
<FFT_Lunch> | Yeah, the bulls got the new HOD they wanted. | 14:55 |
| On ES that is |
<danshirley> | exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10627 «« paper »» |
<szubaark> | Exited all YM Long @ 10620 --> - 10 |
| Shorts YM @ 10620 |
<danshirley> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10623 --> + 4 «« paper »» | 14:58 |
<les> | Exited Long ER2 @ 677.3 --> - 1.5 «« paper »» | 15:01 |
| Reverse and Enter Short ER2 @ 677.3 «« paper »» |
| Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 676.8 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10614 | 15:02 |
<les> | Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 676.2 --> + 1.1 «« paper »» |
<TLTrader> | Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10619 --> + 5 | 15:03 |
<danshirley> | Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10622 --> + 5 «« paper »» | 15:10 |
| not worth risking anything |
<TLTrader> | Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10618 --> + 4 | 15:12 |
<szubaark> | Drop!! | 15:14 |
<les> | Ditto!! |
<PapaJon> | i 2nd that |
<coolweb2> | won't drop, heavy support IMO :D |
<danshirley> | looking at futures vs cash...Futures are below cash (on percentage basis) and cash refuses to follow futures. | 15:15 |
<les> | true, but watch it moteor if it breaks the heavy support :) |
| motor |
| ugh |
| Covered remainder Short ER2 at 677.1 --> + 0.2 «« paper »» |
| coolweb wins again |
<danshirley> | now futures are bouncng to meet cash |
<szubaark> | they holding this up..prolly rally end of day | 15:20 |
| and im frikin Short |
<TLTrader> | Long YM @ 10620 -> small size | 15:29 |
| Exited all YM Long @ 10621 --> + 1 | 15:32 |
<szubaark> | Covered all YM Short @ 10618 --> + 2 | 15:33 |
| its not worth it.. losing my "patience" |
* szubaark | is now known as szubaark_away |
<TLTrader> | Shorts YM @ 10616 | 15:39 |
| Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10608 --> + 8 | 15:40 |
| wasn't expecting such a fast move but i'm not complaining | 15:41 |
<danshirley> | now cash is leading futures down...interesting |
<NihabaAshi> | 3 | 15:43 |
| I thought the market had a chance to push by upwards around 3pm est. |
| Or soon afterwards. |
<TLTrader> | Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10602 --> + 14 | 15:54 |
<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. | 15:57 |
<NihabaAshi> | Take care all...see all tomorrow. | 16:17 |
<coolweb> | nihaba , have a good day :D | 16:18 |
* DisconnectedSession | Close: Tue Jul 26 16:28:33 2005 | 16:28 |