#FuturesTrades August 5th Tuesday 2008 Trade Log

Trade Posting Chat Log Info: My name is M.A. Perry (a.k.a. online as NihabaAshi - martial arts & Japanese Candlestick term) and I am the moderator of #FuturesTrades.

I use the below chat log as feedback to critical trading information that's not available when I review my broker statements nor any statistical analysis of my trading.  Also, the above profit/loss info represents my trades only and all trades were posted in real-time within 5 seconds unless otherwise noted after entry or exit as shown in the below chat log.

Also, to read behind the scenes details about the trades posted below such as explanation of my position size, stop management, chart interval choice et cetera...click here.

Further, although I'm not familiar with the trade methods used by most members of #FuturesTrades, I use a rule based methodology (very objective) that involves price action only trading (no indicators). 

  There is some subjectivity involved with some of my trades when I'm developing a new entry signal, developing new trade management (hence the name TheStrategyLab.com) or when market conditions change resulting in me relying more on my market experience (intuition) instead of on my trading plan.

With that said, today's trade posting chat log is below and it contains all my trades that were posted in real-time along with the trades of other members of #FuturesTrades...

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	Session Start: Tue Aug 05 09:03:44 2008Session Ident: #futurestrades
* Now	talking in #futurestrades	09:03
<@X>	[NihabaAshi] #FuturesTrades info @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm and trade log archives @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/RecentTrades.htm
	#FuturesTrades Info -> No gurus, no head traders. Members use this room to document (trade journal) their trades and thoughts from one trade to the next trade because it provides critical information they can't get from broker statements nor statistics. Also, mimicking the trades by others is not recommended without their permission. More info at www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChat Room.htm	09:21
* Awash	is now known as Awash_hurricane	09:27
<@NihabaAshi>	Good morning all...anybody catch any of that big DAX parabolic up trend this early morning ???	09:28
<ItalianSharp>	morning all
<@NihabaAshi>	Same with FTSE100 and CAC40
* anglo	is now known as angl
<manto>	gm all	09:33
<+manto>	looks like going to run up today	09:36
<+silo>	Shorts ER2 @ 710.30 «« paper »»	09:39
<PapaJon>	gm all	09:40
<+silo>	first + positive trade live :)
<+PapaJon>	congrats silo
<+silo>	risky trade
	so will hold for longer
	and bigger move
* Awash_hurricane	is now known as Awash_afk	09:42
<+silo>	Covered ER2 Short @ 710.8 --> - 0.5 «« paper »»	09:45
	Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 710.8 «« paper »»
<Awash_afk>	Shorts ES @ 1259	09:46
<+silo>	Exited ER2 Long @ 710.2 --> - 0.6 «« paper »»
	Reverse and Enter Short ER2 @ 710.2 «« paper »»
<+Awash_afk>	good morning all
* Awash_afk	is now known as Awash
<+PapaJon>	gm awash	09:47
<@NihabaAshi>	Shorts ER2 @ 709.60 -> large size
<+silo>	Shorts ER2 @ 709.8 -> Add «« paper »»	09:48
<szubaark>	Shorts ES @ 1258 «« paper »»
<Splurge>	sitting on my hands here	09:49
<+manto>	report in 10	09:51
<@NihabaAshi>	Covered ER2 Short @ 710.20 --> - 0.6	09:52
<+Splurge>	market waiting for data so making a cuppa	09:54
<@NihabaAshi>	Long ER2 @ 711.30 -> large size	09:57
<+silo>	Covered ER2 Short @ 712 --> - 1.8 «« paper »»
	Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 712 «« paper »»
<+szubaark>	Covered all Short ES at 1261 --> - 3 «« paper »»
<@NihabaAshi>	Exited ER2 Long @ 713.50 --> + 2.2	09:59
	Holding 1 contract only
<+szubaark>	Shorts ES @ 1262.75 «« paper »»
<+manto>	vn N	10:00
<@NihabaAshi>	Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 715.40 --> + 4.1
<+silo>	out 1 contract as well	10:02
	holding one
<+szubaark>	Covered all Short ES at 1266 --> - 3.25 «« paper »»	10:04
<+Awash>	Covered all ES Short @ 1264 --> - 5	10:05
<+szubaark>	Buys ES @ 1266 «« paper »»
<+silo>	Exited all ER2 Long @ 715.10 --> + 8.4 «« paper »»	10:15
	i actually exited half earlier	10:16
	made money back
	i think i will just concentrate on live trades
<pdays>	Shorts ER2 @ 714.8
<+silo>	posting these make it so hard to pay attention now that it's real money :)
<@NihabaAshi>	Nice trade silo
<+szubaark>	Exited all Long ES at 1264.75 --> - 1.25 «« paper »»	10:17
	Shorts ES @ 1264.75 «« paper »»
<+pdays>	Covered all ER2 Short @ 714.6 --> + 0.2	10:20
<+szubaark>	:((	10:22
	exit stop set ES @ 1267 «« paper »»	10:26
<tzar>	hi NihabaAshi	10:30
<Trader>	Niha why did you choose to trade ER2 and not any of the other emini's?	10:34
<KN-SR>	short 1265.25	10:35
* Awash	is now known as Awash_afk	10:37
<+tzar>	he likes volotility	10:43
<@NihabaAshi>	be back later	10:44
* NihabaAshi	is now known as NihabaAshi_away	10:45
* codehead_afk	is now known as codehead
<@NihabaAshi_away>	Trader...I got a few minutes before I head out the door.	10:47
<+szubaark>	Covered all Short ES at 1265.75 --> - 1 «« paper »»	10:48
<@NihabaAshi_away>	I use a volatility based method.
<+szubaark>	Buys ES @ 1265.75 «« paper »»
<@NihabaAshi_away>	Thus, the more volatile the market...the better it performs.
<+silo>	niha you coming back for the fomc move? :)
<@NihabaAshi_away>	DAX, FTSE, CAC40 and EuroFX are my favorite trading instruments and my method performs the best on them in comparison to ER2	10:49
	However, to properly trade those instruments like I did when I was single (I'm married now)...I needed to get up around 1am - 2am est to prepare trading them.
	Now that I'm married with a family (kids)...I no longer can get up that early and trade ER2 because it fits well into my personal life while offering some good volatility.	10:50
	When kids are older (less demand and more indepedent)...I'll go back to trading Eurex and Euronext.	10:51
	Bye..talk to all later.
<+Trader>	getting up in the middle of the night for the Europian session is tough. i tried that but i was a zombie next day
<+manto>	later N
	yeah that is tuff
<JimL>	Ni, do you have any experience & thoughts on er2, when & what do you think will happen when er2 goes to ICE exhg? Comm & chg in volatility/style	10:52
<+JimL>	was typing didn't see that Ni had left, I'll ask next chance. anyone else have any thoughts on my question?	10:54
<rickf>	gm again	10:57
<Andy>	gm rickf, all	11:08
<+rickf>	hi andy
<+Andy>	:)
<+szubaark>	Exited all Long ES at 1267.75 --> + 2 «« paper »»	11:19
* szubaark	is now known as szubaark_away
<+rickf>	nice
<+szubaark_away>	thnx..	11:20
<palmer>	how old is niha?	11:22
<+silo>	40s maybe	11:23
	i'm guessing
<@X>	#FuturesTrades Info -> No gurus, no head traders. Members use this room to document (trade journal) their trades and thoughts from one trade to the next trade because it provides critical information they can't get from broker statements nor statistics. Also, mimicking the trades by others is not recommended without their permission. More info at www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChat Room.htm	11:24
* NihabaAshi_away	is now known as NihabaAshi	11:25
* NihabaAshi	is now known as NihabaAshi_lunch	11:42
<starglazer>	Shorts ES @ 1268.5	11:45
<+starglazer>	Shorts ES @ 1269.5	11:49
<+Trader>	i would not short anything until 2PM if at all	11:51
	this could be one of those slowly creaping up days
<+rickf>	agree w/trader
<+starglazer>	we'll see double top
<+Andy>	agree; something would really have to stand out...
	but I do wish star the best	11:52
	and that we are wrong
<+rickf>	:)
<+Trader>	someone mentioned yesterday that it is very quiet here
<+rickf>	new password means fewer users i guess
<+Trader>	if you look at the number of active participants - it is constant	11:53
<Baxwill>	is Nia coming back today?	11:54
<+rickf>	@ lunch
	niha is
<+Baxwill>	ok
<+silo>	anyone got Market Profile?	11:56
<+rickf>	ok i'm out for a while - got to review some stuff before a meeting tonight. will be back closer to fed time	11:57
<+starglazer>	rectangle on 1 min.. either up big or down big	11:58
<+Andy>	Shorts ES @ 1270	11:59
<timmyb>	umm did i get this to work	12:06
<+timmyb>	did i do the sign in corectly nihabaashi	12:07
<+Andy>	Covered 3/4 ES Short @ 1268.25 --> + 1.75	12:09
	wrong
	Covered 3/4 ES Short @ 1268.75 --> + 1.25	12:10
<+starglazer>	1268 is my target
<+tzar>	71.50 is my target, long 68.50	12:11
<+Andy>	Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1269.5 --> + 0.5	12:16
<+codehead>	ES potential double top	12:24
	k, finally got thru	12:26
	YM has a wave target at 11500, and a previous top at 11498, so likely a scalp short there
<+tzar>	target reached	12:29
	and out
	+3 points	12:30
	es
<+Andy>	vn tzar	12:31
<+szubaark_away>	Shorts ES @ 1270 «« paper »»	12:36
* szubaark_away	is now known as szubaark
<+tzar>	ty andy
<+codehead>	nice tzar
<+tzar>	ty	12:37
	short 1271 and 1271.25	13:01
	pending short 71.50 71.75 72.00 72.25
	1 ct on each level
	up to 60 total	13:02
	6
	sorry
	up to six ct total
<+Andy>	prolonged low volatility, loss of interest in the upside here	13:10
<+tzar>	yes	13:11
	so far i got 3 ct	13:17
	71 71.25 71.50 avg 71.25
<+rickf>	back	13:25
<+tzar>	wb	13:29
<+rickf>	:)
<@X>	#FuturesTrades Info -> No gurus, no head traders. Members use this room to document (trade journal) their trades and thoughts from one trade to the next trade because it provides critical information they can't get from broker statements nor statistics. Also, mimicking the trades by others is not recommended without their permission. More info at www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChat Room.htm	13:30
<+tzar>	filled 71.75
	72 filled	13:32
	72.25 filled	13:36
	no more pending
	6 total
	avg 71.6250
	wener	13:37
<werner>	hi all
<+rickf>	hi werner
<+werner>	hi tzar, rickf	13:38
<+Andy>	hello werner
<+werner>	hi andy
<+tzar>	filled 73.85	13:44
	73.50	13:45
<+codehead>	mentioned 11500 wave target on YM--hit it on the button
<+rickf>	fyi will paper trade the afternoon today	13:56
<+tzar>	fed rate speak soon	13:59
<+starglazer>	14mins	14:01
<+tzar>	9 min ?	14:07
<+starglazer>	woot	14:13
<+rickf>	no change
	2 pct
	the'ye early
<+starglazer>	Covered all ES Short @ 1269.25 --> + 0.25	14:14
<+rickf>	1 dissent @ FOMC	14:15
	well that was anticlimactic for a change :)	14:18
<+starglazer>	damn knew it
	shoulda added
<KN-SR>	Long ES @ 1274.00	14:19
<+KN-SR>	s.l 71.25	14:20
	hit and out	14:22
	Long ES @ 1271.25
<+rickf>	short es 1270.25 paper	14:23
<+KN-SR>	s.l 69.25
	brb
<+rickf>	exit es 73.25 -3 paper	14:30
<+codehead>	oil closing on lows
<+rickf>	long es 1274.50 paper	14:42
	exit es 1277+2.5 paper	14:44
<+KN-SR>	Exited 3/4 ES Long @ 1277.25 --> + 6	14:45
	H11
	s.l 71.25 0.00
	Exited 1/4 ES Long @ 1278.25 --> + 7	14:49
	h9
<+rickf>	short es 1277 sm sz paper	14:54
<+silo>	Shorts ER2 @ 715.6 «« paper »»	15:00
<+rickf>	exit es 1276.75 +,25 paper
<+silo>	Shorts ER2 @ 715.50 -> Add «« paper »»	15:02
<+KN-SR>	Exited 1/4 ES Long @ 1276.25 --> + 5
	h7
<+silo>	hey kn	15:08
	i'm trading live today now.... forgot to turn off the paper trading option hehe
<+rickf>	congrats silo	15:10
<+silo>	picked a hell of a day to start
<+rickf>	i' was live a few weeks ago, will be live again later this week
	lol
<+silo>	oh did you stop for a few weeks?	15:11
* +rickf	went live like 2 weeks ago, but then haven't traded due to being away
<+silo>	ooh ok ;)
<+rickf>	doing paper today, prolly go live again next week
<+KN-SR>	hi silo
<+silo>	send me the files today kn?	15:12
	:D
<+KN-SR>	nop, i didnt stop.........i m on vacation...its always hard to get connected to my home pc from here
	will try
	getting dc 50 thousand times
* +rickf	confused market right now	15:14
<+rickf>	waiting for the rug to get pulled out :)
<+KN-SR>	rickf........ let us know when u r sure......we will join :)
<+rickf>	:)
	as chris rock might say, 'that's just my opinion....i could be wrong' :)	15:16
<+KN-SR>	i can narrow it down to 2	15:17
<+rickf>	me too
<+KN-SR>	it will either go up or down
<+JimL>	nq still moving slowly up, if es & er join, may get another move, volumes low for fed after notice	15:18
<+rickf>	wow....not even program trading kicking in today. definately a quiet post-fed afternoon	15:24
	short es 1276.50 paper	15:27
	exit es 76.50 +0 paper	15:30
<+KN-SR>	should have a quick and big long move	15:36
<@X>	#FuturesTrades Info -> No gurus, no head traders. Members use this room to document (trade journal) their trades and thoughts from one trade to the next trade because it provides critical information they can't get from broker statements nor statistics. Also, mimicking the trades by others is not recommended without their permission. More info at www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChat Room.htm
<+Trader>	KN based on what do you state that?	15:39
<+KN-SR>	Exited 1/4 ES Long @ 1279.25 --> + 8
<+silo>	Covered ER2 Short @ 717.90 --> - 2.3	15:40
* NihabaAshi_lunch	is now known as NihabaAshi
<+silo>	Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 717.90
<+KN-SR>	h5
	saw lots of volume coming
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<@NihabaAshi>	Long ER2 @ 719.00 -> small size
<+Trader>	thanks
<@NihabaAshi>	1 only
	Just got back from some tough meetings along with being stuck in some crazy traffic	15:41
<+szubaark>	why "tough"?
<@NihabaAshi>	Exited ER2 Long @ 720.40 --> + 1.4	15:43
	lots of paper work review
<+KN-SR>	Exited 1/4 ES Long @ 1281.25 --> + 10	15:44
	h4
<+rickf>	vn kn