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| Session Start: Thu Oct 09 09:29:31 2008Session Ident: #futurestrades |
* Now | talking in #futurestrades | 09:29 |
<@X> | [NihabaAshi] #FuturesTrades info @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm and trade log archives @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/RecentTrades.htm |
<drt> | gm all |
<LP> | TS still down here | 09:30 |
<PapaJon> | gm all |
<palmer> | anyone trade with amp futures |
<werner> | here also lp | 09:31 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Good morning all and no big GAP at the open. | 09:32 |
<+werner> | gm niha |
<pat255> | gm N |
<+T-stop> | gm N,room |
<+silo> | Shorts YM @ 9412 | 09:34 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 1002.25 -> medium size |
| 4 only |
<+silo> | er2 tanked |
<@NihabaAshi> | Exited all ES Long @ 1000.25 --> - 2 | 09:35 |
| Shorts ES @ 998.75 -> large size | 09:37 |
| 6 only |
| position size error |
<+silo> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 9364 --> + 71 |
<+T-stop> | nice silo |
<sav> | late post | 09:38 |
<+sav> | Shorts NQ @ 1352.5 |
| Covered all NQ Short @ 1349.5 --> + 3 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 995.50 --> + 3.25 |
<rickf> | back in a bit | 09:40 |
<+silo> | Covered Remainder YM Short @ 9378 --> + 34 |
<+LP> | TS still down :( |
<+werner> | :( | 09:41 |
<+silo> | Long YM @ 9428 -> small size | 09:42 |
| Exited all YM Long @ 9466 --> + 38 | 09:43 |
| 10am Wholesale Inventories m/m | 09:46 |
| Long YM @ 9442 | 09:48 |
| Exited all YM Long @ 9428 --> - 14 | 09:49 |
| tried to get into this one too early hehe | 09:50 |
| Long YM @ 9424 |
<+palmer> | which broker do u guys use for futures and options? |
<+werner> | obrein | 09:51 |
<szubaark> | Buys ES @ 1007 «« paper »» | 09:52 |
<+Maximus> | gm all |
<+LP> | i'm working now werner, u up |
<+werner> | rjobrien |
| ow not jet here | 09:53 |
| gm max |
<AustinJM> | Long YM @ 9452 / Covered @ 9460 |
<+AustinJM> | Morning Maximus | 09:54 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 1005.75 -> medium size |
| 4 only |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 1005 --> - 2 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | Exited all ES Long @ 1003.75 --> - 2 | 09:55 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 1001.50 «« paper »» |
| tightening Stop | 09:56 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1001.50 «« paper »» |
<+AustinJM> | Short YM @ 9400 / Exit @ 9393 |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop | 09:58 |
| exit stop set ES @ 1000 «« paper »» |
<+werner> | szu you use ts also? | 09:59 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 994.50 -> large size |
<+szubaark> | ONLY for charting |
<@NihabaAshi> | 6 only |
<+werner> | ok tx |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 995 --> + 6.5 «« paper »» |
| News in 1 minute | 10:00 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered 2/3 ES Short @ 991.50 --> + 3 | 10:01 |
<+szubaark> | Nice Niha. |
<+werner> | nice boys |
<+palmer> | anyone else can give me a heads up on a broker | 10:02 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Still that 2 - 3 point noise level in this volatility :( |
| Covered ES Short @ 993.50 --> + 1 | 10:04 |
| :( |
<+AustinJM> | How could you possibly frown at profit? |
<@NihabaAshi> | I'll let you think about that. | 10:05 |
<+T-stop> | lol |
<+LP> | heheee | 10:06 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Once you figure out that answer...you'll be way ahead of most. |
<+AustinJM> | haha i must be pretty behind then! |
<+werner> | palmer.... http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ibg/ma in.php | 10:07 |
| yes ...ts ok here |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 994.75 -> small size | 10:09 |
| 2 only |
| trailing stop @ profit |
| Exited all ES Long @ 997.00 --> + 2.25 | 10:11 |
| Long ES @ 999.00 -> small size | 10:12 |
| 1 only |
| Exited ES Long @ 999.25 --> + 0.25 | 10:13 |
| Shorts ES @ 996.50 -> small size | 10:14 |
| 2 only |
<+sav> | Shorts NQ @ 1355.00 | 10:15 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 993 «« paper »» |
<+sav> | Covered all NQ Short @ 1357.00 --> - 2 | 10:16 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 995.25 --> + 1.25 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 996 --> - 3 «« paper »» | 10:17 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 996.50 -> small size | 10:18 |
| 2 only |
| Exited ES Long @ 994.50 --> - 2 | 10:19 |
<+szubaark> | easy to get shaken out in this nasty Volatility | 10:20 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 995.75 -> small size |
| 2 only |
| Exited all ES Long @ 994.50 --> - 1.25 | 10:22 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 992.25 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 992.00 -> small size |
| 2 only |
* Tintin | : hi all | 10:24 |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 992.25 «« paper »» |
| tightening Stop | 10:26 |
| exit stop set ES @ 988 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 986.00 --> + 6 | 10:27 |
<+AustinJM> | nice |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 987.25 --> + 5 «« paper »» |
<+T-stop> | slightly off topic but gm gettin beatin silly, a dow component | 10:32 |
<+sav> | Shorts NQ @ 1341.25 | 10:33 |
| Covered all NQ Short @ 1338.25 --> + 3 | 10:34 |
<+AustinJM> | Gold is down this morning | 10:37 |
| was down |
| Trading just above open now | 10:38 |
<+sav> | Shorts NQ @ 1347.5 | 10:39 |
| Covered 1/2 NQ Short @ 1345.5 --> + 2 | 10:40 |
| Covered Remainder NQ Short @ 1347.5 --> 0 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 982.50 «« paper »» | 10:41 |
| tightening Stop | 10:42 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 982.50 «« paper »» |
| Covered all Short ES at 979 --> + 3.5 «« paper »» | 10:46 |
<+sav> | Long NQ @ 1342.75 | 10:48 |
| Exited 1/2 NQ Long @ 1344.75 --> + 2 | 10:49 |
| Exited Remainder NQ Long @ 1345.75 --> + 3 | 10:52 |
| Shorts NQ @ 1340.75 | 10:55 |
| Covered all NQ Short @ 1337.75 --> + 3 | 10:56 |
<+szubaark> | nice sav | 10:57 |
<+sav> | thanks | 10:58 |
* +Tintin | ----[ buys cac40 @ 3484.0 ]---- |
<+szubaark> | Buys ES @ 978.75 «« paper »» | 11:01 |
* +Tintin | ----[ buys es @ 973.00 ]---- | 11:02 |
<+szubaark> | any news?? | 11:06 |
<+werner> | mmm....US STOCKS-Wall St drops as credit worry persists | 11:09 |
* codehead_afk | is now known as codehead | 11:10 |
<+sav> | was on the phone missed that short :( |
<MK> | Long ES @ 980.25 -> Add «« paper »» |
<+MK> | Long ES @ 971 -> Add «« paper »» | 11:11 |
| Long ES @ 965.25 -> Add «« paper »» |
<+szubaark> | that was a quick 15 Point nosedive LOL |
<ddoonie> | in general do you all use 24h or est trading hours for the ES? | 11:13 |
* +Tintin | ----[ covers es @ 975.00 +2 ]---- | 11:14 |
<+pat255> | vn tin |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 976.75 --> - 2 «« paper »» | 11:15 |
| that was a sloppy trade. time for a break before more errors occur. |
* szubaark | is now known as szubaark_away |
<+ddoonie> | do most of you use 24h for your charts? | 11:16 |
<+szubaark_away> | no, regular(for gaps). Will look at 24 for possible Overnight Stop running | 11:17 |
<+pat255> | tin I PM you ...when u ahve a moment ..ty | 11:19 |
<ItalianSharp> | eminis bounced off those lows aggressively |
<+ItalianSharp> | we might see a nice reversal | 11:20 |
| keep an eye on NQ, which is leading this upmove |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 780.50 -> small size | 11:22 |
| 2 only |
| Exited all ES Long @ 978.50 --> + 198 | 11:23 |
| wrong price entry |
| actual result - 2 points |
| Shorts ES @ 976.25 -> small size | 11:25 |
| 2 only |
| trailing stop lowered @ profit | 11:28 |
| Covered all ES Short @ 976.00 --> + 0.25 | 11:30 |
<+T-stop> | Bush on | 11:32 |
<+sav> | Long NQ @ 1351.5 | 11:36 |
| Exited all NQ Long @ 1348.5 --> - 3 | 11:37 |
<+Maximus> | I use 24h charts |
| and will reference a session time chart if needed |
<+ddoonie> | just curious as our pivots will differ etc... |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 982.75 -> small size | 11:38 |
| 1 only |
| Exited ES Long @ 985.00 --> + 2.25 | 11:39 |
<+Maximus> | seems like theres alot more volume behind the pushes up | 11:44 |
| than the fades down |
<+sav> | Long NQ @ 1357.5 | 11:46 |
| Exited 1/2 NQ Long @ 1359.5 --> + 2 |
| exit stop set NQ @ 1361.00 | 11:48 |
| exit stop raised NQ @ 1361.75 | 11:49 |
| Exited Remainder NQ Long @ 1361.75 --> + 4.25 |
<+AustinJM> | Possible fed announcement this afternoon? |
<+Maximus> | wouldnt count on it | 11:54 |
<+AustinJM> | Just passing on the news |
<+sav> | Long NQ @ 1357.00 | 11:57 |
| Exited all NQ Long @ 1355.00 --> - 2 | 11:59 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 978.50 -> small size |
| 2 only |
<+sav> | taking a break |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 980.50 --> - 2 | 12:00 |
| Shorts ES @ 978.75 -> small size | 12:01 |
| 2 only | 12:02 |
| Covered all ES Short @ 977.00 --> + 1.75 | 12:04 |
<+AustinJM> | Lunch! | 12:15 |
<oaktree> | sell ym 9244 paper | 12:28 |
<+oaktree> | close ym 9214 paper | 12:30 |
<+szubaark_away> | Shorts ES @ 979 «« paper »» | 12:32 |
* szubaark_away | is now known as szubaark | 12:33 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 982 --> - 3 «« paper »» | 12:35 |
| Shorts ES @ 978.50 «« paper »» | 12:40 |
| tightening Stop | 12:44 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 978.50 «« paper »» |
| Covered all Short ES at 978.50 --> 0 «« paper »» | 12:45 |
| :(( |
| Shorts ES @ 974.75 «« paper »» | 12:47 |
| tightening Stop | 12:50 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 974.75 «« paper »» |
| Covered all Short ES at 974.75 --> 0 «« paper »» | 12:52 |
| :((( |
| too much shaking out going on | 12:53 |
<+Maximus> | OPEC likely to cut oil production - News | 12:55 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 973.25 «« paper »» | 12:57 |
<+sav> | Shorts NQ @ 1342.5 | 12:58 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 976 --> - 2.75 «« paper »» |
<+sav> | Covered all NQ Short @ 1345.5 --> - 3 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 976.25 «« paper »» | 13:04 |
| tightening Stop | 13:06 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 976.25 «« paper »» | 13:07 |
| :( | 13:08 |
| Covered all Short ES at 976.25 --> 0 «« paper »» | 13:09 |
<+rickf> | bak | 13:17 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 979 «« paper »» | 13:21 |
<Bambam-77> | rtrc to 77 would be nice |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop | 13:23 |
| exit stop lowered ES @ 979 «« paper »» |
<+Bambam-77> | next lower trgt is 973 | 13:24 |
| 77 must hold us down or we go back up to 81 |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop | 13:25 |
| exit stop set ES @ 978.50 «« paper »» |
<+Bambam-77> | ss 77.5 78.5 stp |
<+szubaark> | Target 970 |
<+Bambam-77> | trgtg 969 come on | 13:27 |
| 0/8 is 68.75 |
| a hold above 77 will yeild 81 carefull if ss | 13:28 |
<+szubaark> | geezzzz |
| Covered all Short ES at 978.50 --> + 0.5 «« paper »» |
<+Maximus> | Long 975.5 |
| late |
<+szubaark> | Lunchtime crap |
<+Bambam-77> | have to be fast they wipping us around today |
<+rickf> | not trading it ... missed half the day anyway i dont have a 'feel' for things | 13:29 |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 985.00 + 9.5 |
<+Bambam-77> | pivots real important |
<+szubaark> | rick u not missing much. Every tick ios earned |
<+Bambam-77> | spikes usually back fill |
| 81 to 85 | 13:30 |
<+rickf> | not worried - nothing wrong with tapewatching while doing other stuff |
<+szubaark> | that was a nasty spike | 13:31 |
<+Bambam-77> | here is our 85 | 13:32 |
| a hold above 85 gives us a pos trgt os 89 area | 13:33 |
| pos @ b 81 stp 80 area watching mojo | 13:35 |
| in 80.5 | 13:36 |
| t1 away 82 |
| want 85 | 13:37 |
| area |
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<+Bambam-77> | flat 84.25 | 13:38 |
<+Maximus> | Short ES 981.5 |
<+Bambam-77> | good play maximus look for pos trgt around 78 area need to hold below 81 | 13:39 |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 976.50 +5 | 13:40 |
<+Bambam-77> | trgt hit protect any rem postions |
| wtg | 13:41 |
<+Maximus> | thx |
| working in a new technique here |
<+Bambam-77> | always learning excellent | 13:42 |
| ss 80.75 | 13:43 |
| t1 at 77.25 |
| stp 78.5 | 13:44 |
<+AustinJM> | +5, was that live eric? |
<+Bambam-77> | flat runner 78.5 | 13:45 |
<+pat255> | nice bam |
<+codehead> | i think i shoulda bought |
| oops wrong room ;-) | 13:46 |
<+AustinJM> | silo you around? |
<+Bambam-77> | we close above 81 look for 989 otherwise i will ss below 81 |
<+silo> | yeah |
| sup |
<+szubaark> | :) | 13:47 |
<PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 976 «« testing »» | 13:48 |
<+szubaark> | NQ is chopland |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 975.25 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» | 13:49 |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 976 --> 0 «« testing »» |
<+silo> | anyone know if there was news for that big up spike? |
<+Maximus> | yes of course |
<+PeterPanBoy> | sorry good mornig to all | 13:50 |
| Long ES @ 977 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | Shorts ES @ 77 «« paper »» | 13:51 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited all ES Long @ 976 --> - 1 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 75 --> + 2 «« paper »» |
| Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 73.5 --> + 3.5 «« paper »» | 13:52 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 974 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | exit stop set ES @ 75 «« paper »» | 13:53 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 973.5 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | Covered all ES Short @ 75 --> + 2 «« paper »» |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 975.75 --> - 1.75 «« testing »» | 13:54 |
<+szubaark> | nice Bambam |
<+Maximus> | Short ES 975.00 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 975.5 «« testing »» | 13:55 |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 977.00 -2 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 978.25 --> + 2.75 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | below 73 look for pos trgt around 69 area key is we must hold below 73 for trade to work |
<+Maximus> | Short ES 979.00 | 13:56 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 978 --> + 2.5 «« testing »» | 13:57 |
<+Bambam-77> | i want to ss pos around 81 lvl looks like nice measure projection |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 978.00 +1 |
<+Bambam-77> | area |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 977.50 -> small size |
| 3 only | 13:58 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 976.75 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 976.75 --> 0 «« testing »» | 13:59 |
<+Bambam-77> | below 77 hold look for pos trgt around 73.5 area above 77 we should get to 980 area |
<@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
http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm
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<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 978 --> - 1.25 «« testing »» |
<+Maximus> | long ES 977.50 | 14:00 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 979.75 «« testing »» |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 979.00 +2 |
<+Bambam-77> | come on 80 area | 14:01 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 980.25 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | Exited all ES Long @ 980.25 --> + 2.75 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 980.25 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» | 14:02 |
<+Bambam-77> | wtg |
<+PeterPanBoy> | nice nihaba |
| go lunch see ya later | 14:03 |
<+Bambam-77> | looking to ss 81 area 82 stp |
<+Maximus> | Short ES 978.00 |
<+Bambam-77> | momo still up guaging move | 14:04 |
| b 77.25 |
| stp 76.25 |
| flat |
| will try again above 77 | 14:05 |
<+AustinJM> | Nice call Maximus |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 976.00 +2 |
<+Bambam-77> | ss 76.5 stp 77.5 | 14:06 |
| t1 away 75.5 |
| t2 is 74.5 i want 73 area trgt | 14:08 |
| stp 76 |
| flat 76 | 14:09 |
| b 77 |
| 75.5 stp | 14:10 |
| t1 78.5 |
| chop chop action again flat | 14:11 |
| -1 last |
| 73 area now | 14:12 |
<+T-stop> | mky still pretty heavy |
| impt area here | 14:13 |
<+Bambam-77> | below 73 i want 67 area |
<+T-stop> | feels like we shakin a coke bottle, gonna get a move here soon, imo | 14:17 |
* +Tintin | : back | 14:18 |
<+AustinJM> | ya |
| its trading in a sideways channel |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 971.50 «« paper »» |
<+AustinJM> | seeing as how were near daily low |
| i wouldn't be surprised if it was upward |
| considering its been downward pressure all day |
| and around 3 it will probably turn around | 14:19 |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 971.50 «« paper »» |
<+oaktree> | buy YM 9116 paper |
<+AustinJM> | Long ES @ 971.75 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 969.25 -> small size | 14:20 |
<+T-stop> | feels like it wants higher, but longer term charts pretty nasty |
<+AustinJM> | Exist ES @ 970.75 |
<@NihabaAshi> | 3 only |
<+szubaark> | low of day test target |
<+T-stop> | y, likely | 14:21 |
| imo |
<+oaktree> | out yam 9105 paper |
<+AustinJM> | well im not about to widen my stop out for that kind of a wait haha |
| not on the ES anyways |
<+szubaark> | Volatility increasing | 14:22 |
<+T-stop> | wait for your pitch |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop | 14:23 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 968.75 --> + 0.5 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 970 «« paper »» |
<+Bambam-77> | pos trgt is 64 area |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 970 --> + 1.5 «« paper »» | 14:24 |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 9130 paper |
<+szubaark> | :( |
<+T-stop> | perfect fake out area | 14:25 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Long ES @ 970.75 -> small size | 14:26 |
| 3 only |
<+T-stop> | 68 area sm, sm sup |
<pdays> | Long ES @ 970.5 «« paper »» | 14:27 |
<+T-stop> | good time of day to turn if we're gonna | 14:28 |
| nice Niha |
<+Bambam-77> | one more down posible |
| 73 will be key | 14:29 |
<+oaktree> | out ym 9148 ppaer |
<+T-stop> | agree Bam |
<@NihabaAshi> | Exited all ES Long @ 970.75 --> 0 |
<+T-stop> | such a touchy mkt |
| sheesh |
| that was a sweet entry, Niha | 14:30 |
| that 73 a ceiling so far | 14:31 |
<+pdays> | Long ES @ 969.0 -> Add «« paper »» |
<+Bambam-77> | projecting 64 area the saying is if we do not perform we should start heading back up |
<+pdays> | Exited 2/3 ES Long @ 972.5 --> + 3.5 «« paper »» |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 969.25 «« paper »» | 14:33 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 969.25 -> small size |
| 3 only |
<+pdays> | Long ES @ 968.25 -> small size «« paper »» | 14:34 |
<+Bambam-77> | 69 for 65.5 |
<+pdays> | Long ES @ 968.25 -> Add «« paper »» |
<+szubaark> | tightening Stop |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 969.25 «« paper »» |
<+Bambam-77> | murray math trgt 64.75 | 14:35 |
<+AustinJM> | murray math haha |
| i've used that one before |
<+szubaark> | whos Murray? LOL | 14:36 |
<+AustinJM> | guy that wrote the indicator? |
<+Bambam-77> | no secret |
| common knowledge and it works |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 969.25 --> 0 «« paper »» |
| :(( |
<+Bambam-77> | kiss rule | 14:37 |
<+szubaark> | jumpy market |
| Shorts ES @ 966.50 «« paper »» | 14:38 |
<+pdays> | Exited all ES Long @ 966.0 --> - 4.5 | 14:39 |
<+rickf> | nice entry |
<@NihabaAshi> | trailing stop @ profit |
| Covered all ES Short @ 967.25 --> + 2 | 14:40 |
<+ItalianSharp> | volatility has been contracting around the lows... |
<+szubaark> | geezzzz |
<+ItalianSharp> | we either get a big rebound...or a big drop |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 968.25 --> - 1.75 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | :( |
<+ItalianSharp> | something is going to pop soon |
<+rickf> | lower lows |
<+szubaark> | impossible to stay in these trades as they keep shakin u out |
<+Bambam-77> | b69.5 | 14:41 |
| t1 71.5 |
| 970 stp |
<+rickf> | plus isnt it yom kippur? es volume looks light on the day | 14:42 |
<+szubaark> | Volatility spike Flush |
<+rickf> | 2.6m contracts |
<+T-stop> | may go, need that 73-74 to go |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 970.50 -> small size | 14:44 |
| 2 only |
<+Bambam-77> | 69 is sup area |
| need to get below |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 968.25 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | trailing stop @ profit | 14:45 |
<+AustinJM> | its pretty much dojis at this price level on the 15m | 14:46 |
<+szubaark> | i dont have much wiggle room on this due to my entry :( |
| tightening Stop | 14:47 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 968.25 «« paper »» |
<+T-stop> | Niha very nice wk, as usual |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 965.75 --> + 4.75 | 14:48 |
<+szubaark> | :( | 14:49 |
| Covered all Short ES at 967 --> + 1.25 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | More stress trading this week due to the jumpy prices which resulted in more stop outs |
<+szubaark> | yes, frustrating |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 966.5 «« testing »» |
| Exited all ES Long @ 966.5 --> 0 «« testing »» | 14:50 |
<+Bambam-77> | we are going pos sub 63 soon 65 key | 14:51 |
| above bulls in charge below bears |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 966.5 «« testing »» | 14:52 |
<+Bambam-77> | wtg |
<+rickf> | partly why i didn't rush to start trading this morning |
| still beat from yesterday and needed the break |
| . |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 962.5 --> + 4 «« testing »» |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 964 --> + 2.5 «« testing »» | 14:53 |
| Long ES @ 964 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | 65 key |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 964.75 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» |
| very crazy fast market | 14:54 |
| Exited Remainder ES Long @ 964.25 --> + 0.25 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | 65.5 stp |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 963.25 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 962.25 --> + 1 «« testing »» | 14:55 |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 962.5 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | protect positions |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 964 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 966 --> + 2 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | lod could pos be in |
| watching 65 | 14:56 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 965 --> + 1 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | b 64.5 1pt stp |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 967.25 «« testing »» | 14:57 |
<+Bambam-77> | i want 72 area |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 967.5 --> + 0.25 «« testing »» |
| Exited Remainder ES Long @ 965 --> - 2.25 «« testing »» | 14:58 |
<+Bambam-77> | 65 holding so far barely 63.5 stp |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 964.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 964 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» | 14:59 |
<+T-stop> | man look at the wicks on these candles, holiday vol not helping | 15:00 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | break low of day |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 960 --> + 4.5 «« testing »» |
| let see if suppord hold | 15:01 |
| if not go down! |
| Shorts ES @ 957.25 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 956.25 --> + 1 «« testing »» | 15:02 |
| down to hell!! |
<+ItalianSharp> | YM 8K |
| wow...never seen 8K live |
| pretty stunning |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 954.25 --> + 3 «« testing »» | 15:03 |
| yep |
<+ItalianSharp> | my guess is we'll see 7K before we hit a bottom |
<+PeterPanBoy> | maybe italian |
<+T-stop> | na |
| imo |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 951.25 «« testing »» | 15:04 |
<+T-stop> | maybe but we should get a meaniful bounce before that |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 950.25 --> + 1 «« testing »» | 15:05 |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 951.5 --> - 0.25 «« testing »» |
| Long ES @ 953 «« testing »» | 15:06 |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 955 --> + 2 «« testing »» |
| trial 954 |
<+Maximus> | Long ES 955.00 | 15:07 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 956 --> + 3 «« testing »» |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 956.00 +1 | 15:08 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 956.5 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 957.5 --> + 1 «« testing »» | 15:09 |
| Exited Remainder ES Long @ 955.75 --> - 0.75 «« testing »» | 15:10 |
| Shorts ES @ 954.75 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 953.75 --> + 1 «« testing »» | 15:11 |
<+rickf> | doooown |
<+AustinJM> | Lots of bids around here | 15:12 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 946.75 --> + 8 «« testing »» | 15:14 |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 8944 paper |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 946 «« testing »» | 15:15 |
<+Maximus> | ym s1 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 945.5 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 946.5 --> - 0.5 «« testing »» |
| Long ES @ 946.5 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 947 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» | 15:16 |
<+oaktree> | close ym 8955 paper | 15:17 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 949 --> + 2.5 «« testing »» |
<+AustinJM> | this markets become just about impossible to trade in this time of day |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 948.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 947 --> + 1.5 «« testing »» | 15:18 |
<+rickf> | like last summer .... after 3pm whatever the trend, short/buy and let the trend take you :) |
| you could set your watch by it last summer |
<+AustinJM> | well, i can tell you which way this market is going, really up and really down, allw ithin 5 seconds |
| its a widow maker |
| haha |
<+PeterPanBoy> | yeah very fast | 15:19 |
| only for scalper |
<+rickf> | god i keep eyeballing berkshire-b shares .... so tempting to start nibbling |
<+PeterPanBoy> | with fast and good platform |
<+Maximus> | hmm | 15:20 |
| wonder what tomorrow will be like |
| or the close for that matter |
<+rickf> | ge earnings tomorrow |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 943 --> + 5.5 «« testing »» |
| Shorts ES @ 942.25 «« testing »» | 15:21 |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 940.25 --> + 2 «« testing »» |
| any news about monday market close?? |
<+rickf> | ? |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 942.5 --> - 0.25 «« testing »» | 15:22 |
| Long ES @ 942.75 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 945.5 --> + 2.75 «« testing »» |
| sorry market so fast |
| I cant trade and posting here | 15:23 |
| some delay arise |
| maybe go 949 |
| Exited Remainder ES Long @ 947 --> + 4.25 «« testing »» | 15:24 |
| rickf for monday close later.. |
| Shorts ES @ 945 «« testing »» | 15:26 |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 944 --> + 1 «« testing »» |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 944.25 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» | 15:27 |
| Long ES @ 944.75 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 945.5 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» | 15:28 |
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<+AustinJM> | Long Gold @ 894.6 Exit at 900.8 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 943.5 --> - 1.25 «« testing »» |
| Shorts ES @ 942.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered all ES Short @ 943.5 --> - 1 «« testing »» | 15:29 |
| Shorts ES @ 942 «« testing »» | 15:30 |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 940.5 --> + 1.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 941.25 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» |
| Long ES @ 942.5 «« testing »» | 15:31 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 941 --> - 1.5 «« testing »» |
| Long ES @ 942.25 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 944 --> + 1.75 «« testing »» | 15:32 |
| Exited Remainder ES Long @ 942.5 --> + 0.25 «« testing »» |
| Shorts ES @ 941.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 940.75 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» | 15:33 |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 941.5 --> 0 «« testing »» | 15:34 |
| Shorts ES @ 940.5 «« testing »» |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 938.5 --> + 2 «« testing »» | 15:35 |
| Covered Remainder ES Short @ 939 --> + 1.5 «« testing »» |
<+Bambam-77> | ss 39 for 35 | 15:36 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | oh I am very tired stop trading otherwise my eyes not thnks me |
* +Tintin | ----[ shorts es @ 938.50 ]---- |
<+PeterPanBoy> | sorry rickf and others before I mean some rumors in trading room NY |
| say problems arise and market can be close for some days | 15:37 |
| I konw maybe is only bullshit but... |
* +Tintin | ----[ covers es @ 935.50 +3 ]---- |
<+PeterPanBoy> | meanwhile is falling without brakes..... | 15:38 |
| 70 point from max... is insane!! |
<+werner> | wosa | 15:39 |
<+Bambam-77> | 931 next pos trgt but who really know this is crazy | 15:40 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | bear rules!! |
| this not look good realy |
<+szubaark> | just think all the newbies buying every dip on Divergence |
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<+PeterPanBoy> | slaughter |
<+Bambam-77> | lol you know you prob right |
<+PeterPanBoy> | like animals |
<+ddoonie> | this is ridiculous |
<+PeterPanBoy> | everyone is selling no mercy |
<+Maximus> | capitulating |
<+szubaark> | its good to have some experience knowing NOT TO TOUCH this right now |
<+ddoonie> | was shorting restricions lifted today? |
<+Maximus> | to no end |
| yes |
<+szubaark> | yeah BUT who is that everyone selling? its the big boys | 15:42 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | my only comlain is market falling down withoutme |
<+ddoonie> | well no more restrictions |
<+szubaark> | retail stock swing traders are getting Cleaned out |
<+ddoonie> | force it down |
<+PeterPanBoy> | easy monry on table |
<+ddoonie> | and buy it ALL back at a discount |
<+AustinJM> | im long gold right now | 15:43 |
| Everyone panic quickly, go to 1000! |
<+PeterPanBoy> | BUT what scare is CME can be halted and not easy go out from position |
| thats is the problem trading futures |
<+szubaark> | 3:30 anything is possible now | 15:44 |
<+Bambam-77> | rug pull |
<+ddoonie> | talk about a slap in the face, regarding rate cuts/bail out |
<+AustinJM> | its the freakin short sell ban being lifted | 15:45 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | heavy volume last trades |
<+AustinJM> | this is pathetic |
* intowin_away | is now known as intowin |
<+AustinJM> | The next president needs public hangings |
| To send a message |
<+PeterPanBoy> | 920 ES is a support | 15:46 |
<+szubaark> | is the short sell ban lifted today? |
<intowin> | once in a lifetime event going on here |
<+ddoonie> | yeah i think so from what i asked |
<+AustinJM> | that's what was said yesterday |
| once in a lifetime |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 919 «« testing »» |
<+AustinJM> | how about twice in two days? :) |
<+werner> | indd intowin |
<+AustinJM> | Gold is sky rocketing |
| im up almost 600 on gold | 15:47 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 915 --> + 4 «« testing »» |
<+ddoonie> | aside from trading, our economies are prett much in a wreck |
| we needed to see some green days |
<+AustinJM> | might as well just short ES at market haha |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 916.25 --> + 2.75 «« testing »» | 15:48 |
| Long ES @ 916.25 «« testing »» |
| Exited all ES Long @ 916.25 --> 0 «« testing »» | 15:49 |
| Shorts ES @ 914 «« testing »» |
<+ddoonie> | it may even be a 100 point day |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 913.25 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» |
<+AustinJM> | this isn't good |
<+Maximus> | vix ~65 |
| wow.. | 15:50 |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 8625 ppaer |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 913.75 --> + 0.25 «« testing »» |
<+szubaark> | i havent seen this before even during the Internet Bubble |
<+ddoonie> | neither did i |
<+szubaark> | problem is these Red Candles are getting Larger and larger |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Long ES @ 915 «« testing »» |
| yeah never seen that |
<+AustinJM> | Going to be A LOT of angry people today |
| especially getting home from work to find that their 401ks, well now they actually owe people money | 15:51 |
<+szubaark> | margins have to HUGE right now |
<+Maximus> | alot of 401k's, ira wiped clean |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 917 --> + 2 «« testing »» |
<+ddoonie> | i wouldnt doubt jumpers either |
<+rickf> | fdny prolly on standby |
<+ddoonie> | as in the bubble collapse days |
<+Maximus> | for sure |
<+rickf> | this is horrible |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 917.75 --> + 2.75 «« testing »» |
<+ddoonie> | it just states there is nothing the fed can do |
<+szubaark> | was there ever -100 DAY on ES before? |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Shorts ES @ 915 «« testing »» |
<+ddoonie> | not that i can ever recall | 15:52 |
<+Maximus> | hedge fund blowups |
<+rickf> | down 777 day last monday we were down 106 intraday |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 914.25 --> + 0.75 «« testing »» |
<+oaktree> | close ym 8670 paper |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Covered ES Short @ 915 --> 0 «« testing »» |
| Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 915 «« testing »» |
| Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 915.5 --> + 0.5 «« testing »» |
<+AustinJM> | People are pulling money out of this market like crazy |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Exited Remainder ES Long @ 916 --> + 1 «« testing »» | 15:53 |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 8674 paper |
<+Maximus> | well this sure is history |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Ok for me today is enought |
<+AustinJM> | Today is a sad day for America |
<+oaktree> | close ym 8671 paper |
<+ddoonie> | canada as well | 15:54 |
<+Maximus> | perhaps a pathetic push up at the close |
<+PeterPanBoy> | Tommorow is very import day is audition for lehman bond |
<+Maximus> | yes |
<+PeterPanBoy> | aig or others have to pay cds |
<+AustinJM> | Well, those guys on wall st should be happy. A little bit of cake to go along with that bailout | 15:55 |
| They just shorted the hell out of the dow |
<+PeterPanBoy> | by the way big ebound just now |
<+Maximus> | not huge |
| short covering into the close... |
<+PeterPanBoy> | yep |
| 100 points swing today | 15:56 |
<+ddoonie> | maybe one big spike up to 985, giving us a positive day? |
| :) |
<+AustinJM> | Maximus what were you saying about 150k volatility 2 days ago? |
<+Maximus> | who knows |
| ya haha |
<+AustinJM> | were almost double that |
<+PeterPanBoy> | we can tell are friends and children I was there that day :) |
<+Maximus> | yup |
<+AustinJM> | i just went long at market ES |
| long at 929.75 | 15:57 |
<+Maximus> | Short ES 927.50 |
| there they are cheerleading on cnbc | 15:58 |
| ra ra |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 927.75 -> small size |
| 2 only |
<+AustinJM> | haha | 15:59 |
| she was talking about 500mph |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 921.50 --> + 6.25 |
<+T-stop> | lol | 16:00 |
<+ddoonie> | damn niha:) |
<+Maximus> | Out ES 920.50 +7 |
<+AustinJM> | haha, i can't believe she asked that just barely |
<+AustinJM> | "Do you know where your money is?" |
<+ddoonie> | shouldn't we have hit a circuit breaker? | 16:01 |
<+Maximus> | nope | 16:02 |
<+rickf> | First Bank of Sealy and Tempurpedic Federal Credit Union :) |
<+Maximus> | lol | 16:03 |
<+ddoonie> | i thought it was a 2.5% move |
| invokes a circuit breaker |
<+AustinJM> | depends on the time of day |
<+Maximus> | see you all later |
<+rickf> | cya | 16:04 |
| i'm outta here as well. see you tomorrow! |
<+AustinJM> | There are a lot of Financial Advisers that won't be getting much sleep tonight | 16:05 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Scary part if that this market hasn't put the FEAR in traders just yet. | 16:06 |
| Thus, I'm expecting this thing to go much lower before the U.S. presidential elections |
<+AustinJM> | How did you fair overall today Nihaba? | 16:07 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Just haven't had the PANICK climax feeling just yet. |
| Austin...I reached my goals today. |
<+AustinJM> | excellent |
<+PeterPanBoy> | nice nihaba |
| tommorow I try go live again |
<+AustinJM> | I only had 2 trades this morning, bearish engulfing scalps |
<+PeterPanBoy> | hope platform performing well | 16:08 |
| because market is very fast |
<+szubaark> | [09:50] <silo> Long YM @ 9424 | 16:09 |
| did u ever EXIT this trade? |
<+AustinJM> | Just remember, Bush is working with world leaders to get the "Bestest common policy" | 16:10 |
<+T-stop> | wow futs still dumping | 16:13 |
<+werner> | Dutch government launches euro20-billion fund to support financial institutions [AP] | 16:25 |
| gn all | 16:27 |
<+PeterPanBoy> | gn all | 16:34 |
* +Tintin | : bye all | 16:48 |
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