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| Session Start: Mon Nov 10 09:28:35 2008Session Ident: #futurestrades |
* Now | talking in #futurestrades | 09:28 |
<@X> | [NihabaAshi] #FuturesTrades info @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTradesChatRoom.htm and trade log archives @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/RecentTrades.htm |
<T-stop> | gm | 09:29 |
<drt> | gm |
<trader0101> | Shorts ES @ 949.25 | 09:31 |
<+trader0101> | sorry late |
| Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 994.00 --> - 44.75 |
| Covered all ES Short @ 949 --> + 0.25 | 09:32 |
| trailing stop hit |
<silo> | nasdaq down hard | 09:34 |
<+silo> | lol |
<AustinJM> | wow | 09:36 |
<+AustinJM> | Any news for that? |
| YM just swung down 50 pts too |
<szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 944.25 «« paper »» | 09:41 |
<rickf> | gm |
<+trader0101> | Long ES @ 945.75 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 946.25 --> + 0.5 | 09:43 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 947 --> - 2.75 «« paper »» |
<+trader0101> | berlin wall |
| Long ES @ 948.25 | 09:45 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 946.5 --> - 1.75 | 09:46 |
| crap pa |
<werner> | hi rickf ,all |
<+rickf> | :) |
<+trader0101> | Long ES @ 948.5 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 946.75 --> - 1.75 | 09:47 |
| Shorts ES @ 946.25 | 09:48 |
<+szubaark> | yawn | 09:49 |
<+silo> | Shorts YM @ 9090 |
| oh cool |
| script works now |
| 2 |
<+trader0101> | Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 944.25 --> + 2 |
<+silo> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 9068 --> - 208 | 09:50 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 943.75 «« paper »» |
<+silo> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 9068 --> + 22 |
| there we go |
<+trader0101> | Covered Remainder ES Short @ 944 --> + 2.25 | 09:52 |
<+silo> | exit stop set YM @ 9109 | 09:53 |
| for second half |
<+trader0101> | Shorts ES @ 943.75 | 09:58 |
| Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 941.75 --> + 2 | 09:59 |
| Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 941.75 --> + 2 |
<+silo> | Covered Remainder YM Short @ 9065 --> + 25 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 943.75 «« paper »» | 10:01 |
| exit stop set ES @ 943 «« paper »» | 10:03 |
<+trader0101> | i haven't seen my chart this ugly | 10:04 |
<+szubaark> | with Volatility dropping everyday, better get used to it |
<+trader0101> | i would rather not ;) | 10:05 |
| i like volatility |
| hold on to that short szu, its the best trade for the day, imho |
<+szubaark> | thats part of the Beast, it keeps changing to keep yout off guard |
<+trader0101> | unfortunately i fall asleep in these situations ! | 10:06 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 940.25 --> + 3.5 «« paper »» | 10:07 |
<+trader0101> | Long ES @ 942.5 | 10:10 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 943 --> + 0.5 | 10:12 |
| pa screepy |
| buyers waking up | 10:13 |
| buyers having bad dreams | 10:14 |
<+silo> | Shorts YM @ 9070 | 10:16 |
| 2 |
| Covered all YM Short @ 9082 --> - 12 | 10:18 |
<+rickf> | sheesh | 10:20 |
<+silo> | Shorts YM @ 9066 |
<oaktree> | sell ym 9075 out 9069 | 10:21 |
<+rickf> | short es 940.50 |
<+trader0101> | sca;per's market | 10:22 |
| scalper |
<+rickf> | out 42.50 -2 |
<+silo> | Covered all YM Short @ 9082 --> - 16 |
| that sucked :\ |
<+trader0101> | dt fwiw | 10:23 |
| Shorts ES @ 943.75 | 10:24 |
<+szubaark> | Buys ES @ 945.25 «« paper »» | 10:26 |
<+trader0101> | Covered all ES Short @ 945.25 --> - 1.5 |
| should stick to scalps today |
<+szubaark> | will be tough to keep small Stops as we wiggle up and down a lot | 10:27 |
<+trader0101> | true but there is enough for a quick scalp | 10:28 |
<+szubaark> | timing has to be Perfect then LOL |
<+trader0101> | and in the direction of the mini trend |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 941 --> - 4.25 «« paper »» |
<+trader0101> | triple bottom, whatever that means | 10:30 |
| Long ES @ 942.75 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 941 --> - 1.75 | 10:32 |
<+rickf> | short es 942.25 out 940 +2.25 |
| doing automatic limits today |
<+trader0101> | Long ES @ 940.5 | 10:33 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 940 --> - 0.5 | 10:34 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 939 «« paper »» |
<+silo> | Long YM @ 9043 | 10:40 |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 9040 paper |
<+silo> | Exited all YM Long @ 9034 --> - 9 | 10:42 |
| Long YM @ 9046 |
<+oaktree> | out ym 9050 paper | 10:43 |
<+szubaark> | market in a coma | 10:44 |
| exit stop set ES @ 941 «« paper »» | 10:46 |
<+silo> | Exited all YM Long @ 9046 --> 0 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 940.75 «« paper »» | 10:48 |
| Volatility Increasing |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 9014 paper | 10:52 |
| out 8990 ppaer | 10:55 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 937 «« paper »» | 10:56 |
<+trader0101> | Long ES @ 935.25 | 10:57 |
<+oaktree> | buy ym 8997 paper | 10:58 |
<PapaJon> | jeeze... these creeper trends are anoying |
<+trader0101> | Exited all ES Long @ 934 --> - 1.25 | 10:59 |
| not worth it at all |
<+szubaark> | tightening stop | 11:00 |
| exit stop set ES @ 935.50 «« paper »» | 11:01 |
<+oaktree> | out ym 8972 paper |
<+trader0101> | Shorts ES @ 931 | 11:03 |
<+rickf> | back in a bit | 11:04 |
<+szubaark> | tightening stop |
| exit stop set ES @ 934 «« paper »» |
<+trader0101> | Covered all ES Short @ 932.75 --> - 1.75 |
| getting thrashed today | 11:05 |
<+szubaark> | tightening stop | 11:07 |
| exit stop set ES @ 933.50 «« paper »» |
<+trader0101> | Shorts ES @ 931.5 |
| Covered all ES Short @ 933 --> - 1.5 | 11:08 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 933.50 --> + 5.5 «« paper »» |
<+trader0101> | should learn when to stop |
<+PapaJon> | nice one szu | 11:09 |
<+szubaark> | thanx |
<+trader0101> | Long ES @ 933.75 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 932.25 --> - 1.5 | 11:11 |
| not trading to the plan today |
| thats it for today |
<+szubaark> | 930 was my Target on my Short, but took me out on my trail | 11:13 |
<ItalianSharp> | pretty dull day so far | 11:19 |
<+PapaJon> | I have to leave but hope to get back for some of the aftnoon session... here's my trades.... had a rough start... :(( | 11:23 |
| http://www.veritashomeinspection.com/jp1 .jpg |
| got whipsawed... ugh! | 11:24 |
| bye all | 11:25 |
* PapaJon | is now known as PapaJon_afk |
<@X> | #FuturesTrades Info -> Some members (including me) explain basic details about their trades posted in #FuturesTrades @ http://thestrategylab.com/forum/index.ph p?board=58.0 and there's a link there to take you to #FuturesTrades archived logs if you're interested in reviewing past trades or market commentary posted in #FuturesTrades. | 11:26 |
<pdays> | Shorts ES @ 929.25 | 11:49 |
<+pdays> | Covered all ES Short @ 927.5 --> + 1.75 |
<codehead> | YM1 tick from .500 retracement | 11:50 |
<+codehead> | of late move off bottom friday to tody open high |
| 8882 is .618 | 11:52 |
| long 8906 YM <paper> | 11:55 |
| exit YM +5 <paper> (need ot work) | 11:57 |
<AustinJM> | Geesh, guys down on the street must have fallen asleep | 12:05 |
<+rickf> | back |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 925.25 -> large size | 12:19 |
<+oaktree> | sell ym 8912 paper | 12:21 |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered 2/3 ES Short @ 923.00 --> + 2.25 | 12:22 |
<+rickf> | short from 924.75 | 12:24 |
<+oaktree> | out ym 8882 paper |
<+rickf> | exit es 921.50 +3.25 | 12:25 |
<+silo> | Long YM @ 8873 | 12:34 |
| 2 |
| Exited all YM Long @ 8870 --> - 3 | 12:35 |
| so bored lol |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 917.00 -> small size | 12:48 |
| 3 only |
| Covered all ES Short @ 916.75 --> + 0.25 | 12:50 |
* NihabaAshi | is now known as NihabaAshi_away |
<+codehead> | 8857, 8883 first real bounce targets on YM | 12:59 |
| those targets assume 8800 holds | 13:00 |
| those targets became 8850 and 8876 with the new lows, fwiw | 13:09 |
<+silo> | Shorts YM @ 8831 | 13:11 |
| 1 |
<szubaark> | Buys ES @ 917.50 «« paper »» | 13:13 |
<+silo> | Covered all YM Short @ 8845 --> - 14 | 13:14 |
<+szubaark> | tightening stop | 13:20 |
| exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 917.50 «« paper »» |
| Exited all Long ES at 917.50 --> 0 «« paper »» | 13:21 |
| Shorts ES @ 916 «« paper »» | 13:23 |
| exit stop set ES @ 918.50 «« paper »» | 13:26 |
| Covered all Short ES at 918.50 --> - 2.5 «« paper »» | 13:27 |
<+codehead> | Ym wave targets 8876, 8886, should get them | 13:28 |
<+szubaark> | Buys ES @ 920 «« paper »» |
<@X> | #FuturesTrades Info ->
Some members (including me) explain basic details about their trades posted in #FuturesTrades @ http://thestrategylab.com/forum/index.ph p?board=58.0 and there's a link there to take you to #FuturesTrades archived logs if you're interested in reviewing past trades or market commentary posted in #FuturesTrades. | 13:32 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 917.75 «« paper »» | 13:36 |
<+codehead> | first target hit | 13:37 |
| 2 ticks from second... |
| hit | 13:39 |
| 8846 a potential for pb | 13:40 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 918 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | sheesh talk about the lunch hour | 13:46 |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 918 --> - 2 «« paper »» | 13:47 |
| Shorts ES @ 918 «« paper »» |
<+codehead> | *if* 8831 if the low, there's an upside target at 8925--that's a big "if" tho | 13:51 |
| by target i mean profit on long and potential reversal scalp short | 13:53 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 921 --> - 3 «« paper »» | 13:55 |
| ]tough area, just keeps floppin around here |
<+codehead> | 8924 hit? my target was 8925 for close long and swing short | 13:57 |
<+rickf> | long es 922.50 |
| out 23.50 +1 | 13:59 |
<+szubaark> | yea tough action today |
<@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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<+rickf> | i got greedy and moved my limit -- would have had 2 on that | 14:00 |
<+codehead> | 8868 is downside wave target | 14:01 |
<+ItalianSharp> | You guys gonna be trading tomorrow? | 14:04 |
| Is NYSE open? |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 921.75 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | yep i wiill be here |
<+ItalianSharp> | I can't remember what liquidity is like on Veteran's Day |
<+rickf> | i think the makets are open | 14:05 |
<+ItalianSharp> | Bond Market is closed tomorrow |
| CME is open |
| Oh well, I will check out what the open is like...if i get a bad feeling, I won't trade |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 924.25 --> - 2.5 «« paper »» | 14:07 |
| damn 4th Stop out |
| now we creeping Higher LOL |
| Shorts ES @ 923.50 «« paper »» | 14:12 |
<bazooka85> | hey all | 14:15 |
<+bazooka85> | back to paper for me :(( |
<+rickf> | we've all been there | 14:16 |
<+szubaark> | hi bazooka | 14:17 |
<+bazooka85> | hey szubaark |
<+codehead> | 8868 target hit |
<+bazooka85> | Long ES @ 919.00 «« paper »» | 14:25 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 917.00 --> - 2 «« paper »» |
| Long ES @ 918.25 «« paper »» | 14:26 |
<+rickf> | leery of going short here - should see a small pop between 230 and 245 | 14:28 |
<climber> | Shorts YM @ 8867 «« paper »» | 14:29 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 920.25 «« paper »» | 14:30 |
<+climber> | Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 8855 --> + 12 «« paper »» |
| Covered Remainder YM Short @ 8842 --> + 25 «« paper »» | 14:32 |
<+bazooka85> | Exited all ES Long @ 916.25 --> - 2 «« paper »» |
| Long ES @ 915.50 «« paper »» | 14:34 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 916.50 --> + 1 «« paper »» | 14:35 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 919.25 «« paper »» |
<+bazooka85> | Long ES @ 914.75 «« paper »» | 14:36 |
<+szubaark> | tightening stop |
<+bazooka85> | Exited all ES Long @ 915.75 --> + 1 «« paper »» |
<+szubaark> | exit stop set ES @ 917 «« paper »» |
<+bazooka85> | Shorts ES @ 916.50 «« paper »» | 14:40 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 917 --> + 6.5 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | wtg |
<+szubaark> | thanks |
<+PapaJon_afk> | nice one szu |
* PapaJon_afk | is now known as PapaJon | 14:41 |
<+szubaark> | i was too early on my prior trades. BUT made up for it with this one |
<+PapaJon> | nice |
| i just walked in |
* NihabaAshi_away | is now known as NihabaAshi | 14:42 |
<+bazooka85> | Covered all ES Short @ 918.50 --> - 2 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | Shorts ES @ 918.50 -> small size | 14:45 |
| 3 only |
| Covered all ES Short @ 814.50 --> + 104 | 14:47 |
| correction |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 914 «« paper »» |
<@NihabaAshi> | Covered all ES Short @ 914.50 --> + 4 |
* NihabaAshi | is now known as NihabaAshi_away | 14:48 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 914 «« paper »» | 14:49 |
| Covered all Short ES at 911.50 --> + 2.5 «« paper »» | 14:50 |
<bazooka85> | Shorts ES @ 914.25 «« paper »» | 14:55 |
<+bazooka85> | Covered all ES Short @ 913.25 --> + 1 «« paper »» | 14:57 |
| Long ES @ 912.00 «« paper »» | 14:59 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 911.75 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | welcome to the witching hour | 15:00 |
<+bazooka85> | Exited all ES Long @ 909.75 --> - 2.25 «« paper »» | 15:01 |
| damn it szubaark! |
<+rickf> | short es 908.50 | 15:02 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 911.75 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | out 907.50 +1 |
<+szubaark> | Volatility Increasing | 15:03 |
| Covered all Short ES at 910.50 --> + 1.25 «« paper »» | 15:05 |
| shook me out with a 5 pt wiggle room LOL |
<+bazooka85> | Shorts ES @ 911.75 «« paper »» |
| Covered all ES Short @ 909.25 --> + 2.5 «« paper »» | 15:08 |
<+szubaark> | Buys ES @ 912.50 «« paper »» |
| Exited all Long ES at 908.50 --> - 4 «« paper »» | 15:09 |
| Shorts ES @ 908.50 «« paper »» |
<+bazooka85> | Long ES @ 908.50 «« paper »» | 15:10 |
<+szubaark> | on that Long saw something that wasnt there |
<+bazooka85> | Exited all ES Long @ 912.25 --> + 3.75 «« paper »» | 15:12 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 912.50 --> - 4 «« paper »» |
| Buys ES @ 912.50 «« paper »» |
<+bazooka85> | Shorts ES @ 912.50 «« paper »» |
<+szubaark> | now got the setup, need to be MORE PATIENT |
<+bazooka85> | Covered all ES Short @ 914.50 --> - 2 «« paper »» | 15:14 |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 911 --> - 1.5 «« paper »» | 15:16 |
<+bazooka85> | look at that spike. . . |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 911 «« paper »» |
<+bazooka85> | Long ES @ 910.00 «« paper »» | 15:18 |
| Exited all ES Long @ 908.00 --> - 2 «« paper »» | 15:22 |
| Shorts ES @ 908.50 «« paper »» | 15:24 |
<+szubaark> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 911 «« paper »» | 15:25 |
| tightening stop | 15:27 |
| exit stop set ES @ 910 «« paper »» |
| needs to break this 905 area | 15:28 |
<+bazooka85> | 3 point target 2 sl | 15:29 |
<+szubaark> | Covered all Short ES at 910 --> + 1 «« paper »» |
<+bazooka85> | Covered all ES Short @ 911.50 --> - 3 «« paper »» | 15:31 |
| oops -2.5 |
| 10.50* | 15:32 |
| im going to bed |
| figuring out better probability setups |
| good luck rest of day trading |
<@X> | #FuturesTrades Info ->
Some members (including me) explain basic details about their trades posted in #FuturesTrades @ http://thestrategylab.com/forum/index.ph p?board=58.0 and there's a link there to take you to #FuturesTrades archived logs if you're interested in reviewing past trades or market commentary posted in #FuturesTrades. | 15:35 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 907.25 «« paper »» | 15:38 |
| expecting Volatility spike soon,hopefully to downside, Im SHORT |
| back to this 905 area..needs to bust here | 15:40 |
| Covered all Short ES at 910.25 --> - 3 «« paper »» | 15:42 |
| Buys ES @ 910.25 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | wow | 15:45 |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 910.25 --> 0 «« paper »» |
<+rickf> | stop running | 15:46 |
<+szubaark> | Shorts ES @ 909.75 «« paper »» | 15:47 |
| tough action all day | 15:49 |
| creeper downtrend since Open followed by Chop at each new lows LOL |
| Covered all Short ES at 914.50 --> - 4.75 «« paper »» | 15:50 |
| Buys ES @ 914.50 «« paper »» |
| damn eating some Stops in this Chop |
| down for day now :* | 15:51 |
<+rickf> | long from 915 |
<+szubaark> | geezzz FINALLY frikin going up |
<+rickf> | out 916 +1 |
<+szubaark> | lots of blood behind this spike | 15:52 |
<+rickf> | long from 917.25 | 15:53 |
| out 918.25 |
| sheesh |
| that's it |
| every time it looks like a strong pop up they pound it right back | 15:54 |
<@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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<+szubaark> | think everyone went home long time ago, bastids could ramp it up here |
| like u said cleaning up Stops |
<+rickf> | i took out my limits for the pm session when we get runners --- had i left 'em in i'd have done just fine and not settled for 1 point or b/e | 15:55 |
<+codehead> | YM: 8850 longest hito bar on price today, 8851 is .618 fib bounce point, 8864 is a strong wave target | 15:56 |
| so that area prolly has a decent restatance |
<+szubaark> | exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 914.50 «« paper »» | 15:58 |
| need this trade to put me in the Green for the day | 15:59 |
<+codehead> | 8864 wave target hit |
<+rickf> | i fat-fingered my DOM twice today and am in the red :( |
| think it's a bug and i reported to the broker |
<+werner> | gn all | 16:00 |
<+codehead> | who do you use, rick? | 16:02 |
<+rickf> | OEC |
<+codehead> | oic |
| ;-) |
| i don't know OEC tho... i'll look |
| oh i know | 16:03 |
| (i get it) |
<+rickf> | ok all see you tomorrow | 16:04 |
<+szubaark> | Exited all Long ES at 919 --> + 4.5 «« paper »» | 16:06 |
<+PapaJon> | OK. Done for the day.. was able to make a couple more trades and end the day with some lunch money... :) Heres my trades | 16:07 |
| http://www.veritashomeinspection.com/jp2 .jpg | 16:08 |
| Gotta head back out to the jobsite... Cheers all |
<+szubaark> | good job u ++ |
<TraderG> | nice comeback Jon |
<@X> | #FuturesTrades Info -> Some members (including me) explain basic details about their trades posted in #FuturesTrades @ http://thestrategylab.com/forum/index.ph p?board=58.0 and there's a link there to take you to #FuturesTrades archived logs if you're interested in reviewing past trades or market commentary posted in #FuturesTrades.
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