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Dec 20th Tues 2005 Trade Log

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Session Start: Tue Dec 20 08:33:24 2005Session Ident: #futurestrades

* Now talking in #futurestrades 08:33

* Topic is ' #FuturesTrades -> Realtime active trade posting ER2, ES, NQ, YM, Eurex, T-Notes, EuroFX @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTra desChatRoom.htm

* Set by X on Sun Dec 11 22:17:07

<X> [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab

* X sets mode: +o RacerX

<danshirley> .. 09:16

* RacerX sets mode: +v danshirley

<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. 09:22

[NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab 09:27

* X sets mode: +o NihabaAshi

<PapaJon> gm all

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v PapaJon

<GoodMood> gm PapaJon ! 09:28

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v GoodMood

<danshirley> A New York City transit strike

NYC in caos today

U.S. stocks look set to pop higher Tuesday after news of tamer-than expected producer level inflation

<PapaJon> gm GM 09:29

<danshirley> not much higher actually

pop has been largely dissapated

prices of raw materials and other producers' inputs fell 0.7% in November, the largest monthly decline since April 2003.

dollar up ...gold up...crude up 09:30

european mkts up slightly

Walmart in trouble again

nothing at 10 09:31

<les> Shorts ER2 @ 675.1 09:33

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v les

<danshirley> Shorts YM @ 10900 «« paper »» 09:38

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10894 --> + 6 «« paper »» 09:41

<les> Covered all ER2 Short @ 674.6 --> + 0.5

<danshirley> exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10900 «« paper »»

Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10885 --> + 15 «« paper »» 09:44

<NihabaAshi> Long NQ @ 1678.50 -> small size 09:52

* RacerX sets mode: +v NihabaAshi

<danshirley> Shorts YM @ 10900 «« paper »»

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10895 --> + 5 «« paper »» 09:53

exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10900 «« paper »»

<TLTrader> Shorts YM @ 10895 09:56

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v TLTrader

<danshirley> Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10900 --> 0 «« paper »» 09:57

<NihabaAshi> exit stop moved to breakeven NQ @ 1678.50 09:59

Exited 1/3 NQ Long @ 1680.00 --> + 1.5

Got a pt1 as expected and got just got stopped out at breakeven on my remainders as expected. 10:00

Trailing Stop Hit NQ @ 1678.50 --> 0 10:01

<danshirley> builders stocks are falling even though housing starts were up 10:04

<TLTrader> Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10894 --> + 1

Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10890 --> + 5 10:07

<jbraswell> Shorts ER2 @ 673.50 10:11

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v jbraswell

<WannaBeBOS> nice going niha 10:12

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v WannaBeBOS

<jbraswell> exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 673.50 10:16

<TLTrader> anyone have the xmas rally stats handy? 10:17

<WannaBeBOS> arent they on mrci?

<eminitrader> up 1.6% last 5 days of DEC and first 2 days of Jan from 1969... 10:18

* RacerX sets mode: +v eminitrader

<eminitrader> called the santa claus rally

<TLTrader> thanks emini

<jbraswell> Covered all ER2 Short @ 671.60 --> + 1.9 10:20

<GoodMood> congrat jbraswell !!! 10:21

<jbraswell> danke

<GoodMood> :-)

<NihabaAshi> I still have a BEARISH bias. 10:31

<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. 10:34

<jbraswell> i don't know if anyone's ever asked, niha, but how do you determine your bias... 10:38

higher/lower highs/lows..

MAs..

relative to open? 10:39

<NihabaAshi> jb...I can't discuss the specifics of my bias beyond the fact that I use VIX/VXO/VXN and/or a particular price pattern. 10:40

<jbraswell> cool 10:41

<NihabaAshi> I was BEARISH bias about 15mins prior to the open but couldn't trade a Short signal that appeared within mins after the open because I got stuck trying to re-configure how I document these chat logs :( 10:43

<jperl> Shorts ER2 @ 673.60 10:47

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v jperl

<jperl> http://charts.dacharts.com/2005-12-20/JP ERL_011.png 10:50

<jbraswell> thanks, jperl 10:51

<joereal> Long ES @ 1267.00 «« paper »» 10:55

* RacerX sets mode: +v joereal

<jperl> Covered ER2 Short @ 674.60 --> - 1 10:56

<szubaark_> joereal please see my message

* NihabaAshi sets mode: +v szubaark_

<NihabaAshi> Long NQ @ 1679.00 -> small size

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1268.25 11:01

<NihabaAshi> Exited all NQ Long @ 1681.00 --> + 2 11:02

<danshirley> GM shares plunge 6% to lowest level since 1987 11:10

Shorts YM @ 10895 «« paper »» 11:12

Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10890 --> + 5 «« paper »» 11:14

<TLTrader> Long YM @ 10890 -> small size

<jperl> ES bouncing around 1st StdDev 11:15

http://charts.dacharts.com/2005-12-20/JP ERL_012.png 11:16

There is a long in here somewhere

<danshirley> Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10887 --> + 8 «« paper »» 11:18

^automated trade 11:19

<TLTrader> Exited all YM Long @ 10898 --> + 8 11:33

<joereal> Exited all ES Long @ 1269.00 --> + 2 «« paper »» 11:38

<eminitrader> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1268.25 --> 0 11:43

<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. 11:46

<szubaark_> Shorts YM @ 10888 11:55

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1267.50 --> + 0.75 11:57

Long ES @ 1267.25 12:02

Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1268.25 --> + 1 12:08

<szubaark_> Covered all YM Short @ 10888 --> 0 12:16

<eminitrader> Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1269.25 --> + 2 12:21

<szubaark_> Long YM @ 10901 12:22

<eminitrader> Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1270.25 --> + 3 12:24

<NihabaAshi> I'm now with a NEUTRAL bias.

<szubaark_> nice emini 12:26

<eminitrader> thx szu

<szubaark_> Exited all YM Long @ 10901 --> 0 12:34

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1269.50 12:53

<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. 12:58

<eminitrader> Covered all ES Short @ 1270.75 --> - 1.25 13:00

<jbraswell> Shorts ES @ 1270.50 13:26

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1270.75 13:38

Covered ES Short @ 1270.25 --> + 0.5 13:40

Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 1270.25

Exited all ES Long @ 1269.75 --> - 0.5 13:42

<jbraswell> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1269.50 --> + 1

<eminitrader> Long ES @ 1269.25 13:45

<jbraswell> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1270.25 --> + 0.25 13:47

<eminitrader> Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 1270 --> + 0.75 13:48

Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1269.75 --> + 0.5 13:51

Long ES @ 1268.75 13:56

Exited ES Long @ 1268.75 --> 0 14:02

Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 1268.75

Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1257.75 --> + 11 14:04

i wish..

Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1267.75 --> + 1

<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. 14:10

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1268.50 --> + 0.25 14:12

Long ES @ 1268 14:14

<togglex> short er2 678.6 14:18

<eminitrader> Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 1269.50 --> + 1.5 14:22

Exited ES Long @ 1268.75 --> + 0.75 14:27

Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 1268.75

Covered all ES Short @ 1269.25 --> - 0.5 14:31

<togglex> closed short er2 679.2 -0.6

late posting

<danshirley> BLOOMBERG: STRIKE CONSEQUENCES 'SEVERE TO DEVASTATING' 14:34

BLOOMBERG: NYC WILL LOSE $440-660M IN LOST BUSINESS

<jperl> http://charts.dacharts.com/2005-12-20/JP ERL_013.png 14:42

ER2 @ +1st StdDev

<codehead> long YM 10877 <paper> 14:43

* RacerX sets mode: +v codehead

<codehead> exit YM long -1 14:46

was jumping the gun on a signal that now weakening

<substanz> Shorts YM @ 10860 «« paper »» 15:05

* RacerX sets mode: +v substanz

<jbraswell> Shorts ES @ 1266.75 15:10

<eminitrader> Shorts ES @ 1267.25 15:15

<jbraswell> oh which way will you go, dear market! 15:19

<substanz> wrong way :) 15:21

<jbraswell> apparently 15:22

<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.

<substanz> Covered all YM Short @ 10852 --> + 8 «« paper »» 15:28

<NihabaAshi> Shorts ER2 @ 675.80 -> large size 15:29

<danshirley> selling into the close 15:30

<eminitrader> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1265.75 --> + 1.5

<jbraswell> come on, now...one tick off my 1st target, you can't stop there 15:32

Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1266 --> + 0.75 15:34

chasin it up

<NihabaAshi> jb...I came within 1 tick too of my pt...now it looks like its going to be a breakeven trade. 15:35

<codehead> ER *could* print a strong cci reversal signal on the 3 min, pretty close to eod tho... 15:37

but there is enough time left

<jbraswell> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1266.75 --> 0

<eminitrader> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1266.75 --> + 0.5 15:38

<codehead> if cci prints this bar up just a little from here, would be inverted ghost and vegas simultaneous, both reversal patterns 15:39

has not printed the bar yet 15:41

<NihabaAshi> Crazy...I decided to take a long afternoon break because of the lack of volatility... 15:45

Then as soon as the volatility picks up...I enter a trade...volatility begins drying up again :(

Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 675.50 --> + 0.3 15:51

<codehead> good idea i think

<NihabaAshi> Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 675.80 --> 0

<substanz> Shorts YM @ 10858 «« paper »»

<NihabaAshi> Yep...getting no where and I'm very uncomfortable with what I call a dead trade in the last 30mins of trading... 15:52

It can pop to the upside suddenly via those "midnight rally" traders looking for something to buy prior to the close. 15:53

<codehead> yeah

<NihabaAshi> If it drops hard again...I'll short it again.

<codehead> sox and btk closing ok 15:57

<substanz> Covered all YM Short @ 10857 --> + 1 «« paper »» 16:03

<togglex> eesh i spent most of the day making dumb trades 16:12

<codehead> tough day 16:15

<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. 16:31

<NihabaAshi> Was a little more aggressive today (concentrated more in the a.m. session) but overall took it easy again today... 16:56

Will try and keep the same pace until after the holidays.

See all tomorrow 16:57

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	Session Start: Tue Dec 20 08:33:24 2005Session Ident: #futurestrades
* Now	talking in #futurestrades	08:33
* Topic	is ' #FuturesTrades -> Realtime active trade posting ER2, ES, NQ, YM, Eurex, T-Notes, EuroFX @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/FuturesTra desChatRoom.htm
* Set	by X on Sun Dec 11 22:17:07
<X>	[NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab
* X	sets mode: +o RacerX
<danshirley>	..	09:16
* RacerX	sets mode: +v danshirley
<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.	09:22
	[NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab	09:27
* X	sets mode: +o NihabaAshi
<PapaJon>	gm all
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v PapaJon
<GoodMood>	gm PapaJon !	09:28
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v GoodMood
<danshirley>	A New York City transit strike
	NYC in caos today
	U.S. stocks look set to pop higher Tuesday after news of tamer-than expected producer level inflation
<PapaJon>	gm GM	09:29
<danshirley>	not much higher actually
	pop has been largely dissapated
	prices of raw materials and other producers' inputs fell 0.7% in November, the largest monthly decline since April 2003.
	dollar up ...gold up...crude up	09:30
	european mkts up slightly
	Walmart in trouble again
	nothing at 10	09:31
<les>	Shorts ER2 @ 675.1	09:33
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v les
<danshirley>	Shorts YM @ 10900 «« paper »»	09:38
	Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10894 --> + 6 «« paper »»	09:41
<les>	Covered all ER2 Short @ 674.6 --> + 0.5
<danshirley>	exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10900 «« paper »»
	Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10885 --> + 15 «« paper »»	09:44
<NihabaAshi>	Long NQ @ 1678.50 -> small size	09:52
* RacerX	sets mode: +v NihabaAshi
<danshirley>	Shorts YM @ 10900 «« paper »»
	Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10895 --> + 5 «« paper »»	09:53
	exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10900 «« paper »»
<TLTrader>	Shorts YM @ 10895	09:56
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v TLTrader
<danshirley>	Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10900 --> 0 «« paper »»	09:57
<NihabaAshi>	exit stop moved to breakeven NQ @ 1678.50	09:59
	Exited 1/3 NQ Long @ 1680.00 --> + 1.5
	Got a pt1 as expected and got just got stopped out at breakeven on my remainders as expected.	10:00
	Trailing Stop Hit NQ @ 1678.50 --> 0	10:01
<danshirley>	builders stocks are falling even though housing starts were up	10:04
<TLTrader>	Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10894 --> + 1
	Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10890 --> + 5	10:07
<jbraswell>	Shorts ER2 @ 673.50	10:11
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v jbraswell
<WannaBeBOS>	nice going niha	10:12
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v WannaBeBOS
<jbraswell>	exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 673.50	10:16
<TLTrader>	anyone have the xmas rally stats handy?	10:17
<WannaBeBOS>	arent they on mrci?
<eminitrader>	up 1.6% last 5 days of DEC and first 2 days of Jan from 1969...	10:18
* RacerX	sets mode: +v eminitrader
<eminitrader>	called the santa claus rally
<TLTrader>	thanks emini
<jbraswell>	Covered all ER2 Short @ 671.60 --> + 1.9	10:20
<GoodMood>	congrat jbraswell !!!	10:21
<jbraswell>	danke
<GoodMood>	:-)
<NihabaAshi>	I still have a BEARISH bias.	10:31
<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.	10:34
<jbraswell>	i don't know if anyone's ever asked, niha, but how do you determine your bias...	10:38
	higher/lower highs/lows..
	MAs..
	relative to open?	10:39
<NihabaAshi>	jb...I can't discuss the specifics of my bias beyond the fact that I use VIX/VXO/VXN and/or a particular price pattern.	10:40
<jbraswell>	cool	10:41
<NihabaAshi>	I was BEARISH bias about 15mins prior to the open but couldn't trade a Short signal that appeared within mins after the open because I got stuck trying to re-configure how I document these chat logs :(	10:43
<jperl>	Shorts ER2 @ 673.60	10:47
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v jperl
<jperl>	http://charts.dacharts.com/2005-12-20/JP ERL_011.png	10:50
<jbraswell>	thanks, jperl	10:51
<joereal>	Long ES @ 1267.00 «« paper »»	10:55
* RacerX	sets mode: +v joereal
<jperl>	Covered ER2 Short @ 674.60 --> - 1	10:56
<szubaark_>	joereal please see my message
* NihabaAshi	sets mode: +v szubaark_
<NihabaAshi>	Long NQ @ 1679.00 -> small size
<eminitrader>	Shorts ES @ 1268.25	11:01
<NihabaAshi>	Exited all NQ Long @ 1681.00 --> + 2	11:02
<danshirley>	GM shares plunge 6% to lowest level since 1987	11:10
	Shorts YM @ 10895 «« paper »»	11:12
	Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10890 --> + 5 «« paper »»	11:14
<TLTrader>	Long YM @ 10890 -> small size
<jperl>	ES bouncing around 1st StdDev	11:15
	http://charts.dacharts.com/2005-12-20/JP ERL_012.png	11:16
	There is a long in here somewhere
<danshirley>	Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10887 --> + 8 «« paper »»	11:18
	^automated trade	11:19
<TLTrader>	Exited all YM Long @ 10898 --> + 8	11:33
<joereal>	Exited all ES Long @ 1269.00 --> + 2 «« paper »»	11:38
<eminitrader>	Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1268.25 --> 0	11:43
<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.	11:46
<szubaark_>	Shorts YM @ 10888	11:55
<eminitrader>	Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1267.50 --> + 0.75	11:57
	Long ES @ 1267.25	12:02
	Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1268.25 --> + 1	12:08
<szubaark_>	Covered all YM Short @ 10888 --> 0	12:16
<eminitrader>	Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1269.25 --> + 2	12:21
<szubaark_>	Long YM @ 10901	12:22
<eminitrader>	Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1270.25 --> + 3	12:24
<NihabaAshi>	I'm now with a NEUTRAL bias.
<szubaark_>	nice emini	12:26
<eminitrader>	thx szu
<szubaark_>	Exited all YM Long @ 10901 --> 0	12:34
<eminitrader>	Shorts ES @ 1269.50	12:53
<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.	12:58
<eminitrader>	Covered all ES Short @ 1270.75 --> - 1.25	13:00
<jbraswell>	Shorts ES @ 1270.50	13:26
<eminitrader>	Shorts ES @ 1270.75	13:38
	Covered ES Short @ 1270.25 --> + 0.5	13:40
	Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 1270.25
	Exited all ES Long @ 1269.75 --> - 0.5	13:42
<jbraswell>	Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1269.50 --> + 1
<eminitrader>	Long ES @ 1269.25	13:45
<jbraswell>	Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1270.25 --> + 0.25	13:47
<eminitrader>	Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 1270 --> + 0.75	13:48
	Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1269.75 --> + 0.5	13:51
	Long ES @ 1268.75	13:56
	Exited ES Long @ 1268.75 --> 0	14:02
	Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 1268.75
	Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1257.75 --> + 11	14:04
	i wish..
	Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1267.75 --> + 1
<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.	14:10
<eminitrader>	Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1268.50 --> + 0.25	14:12
	Long ES @ 1268	14:14
<togglex>	short er2 678.6	14:18
<eminitrader>	Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 1269.50 --> + 1.5	14:22
	Exited ES Long @ 1268.75 --> + 0.75	14:27
	Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 1268.75
	Covered all ES Short @ 1269.25 --> - 0.5	14:31
<togglex>	closed short er2 679.2 -0.6
	late posting
<danshirley>	BLOOMBERG: STRIKE CONSEQUENCES 'SEVERE TO DEVASTATING'	14:34
	BLOOMBERG: NYC WILL LOSE $440-660M IN LOST BUSINESS
<jperl>	http://charts.dacharts.com/2005-12-20/JP ERL_013.png	14:42
	ER2 @ +1st StdDev
<codehead>	long YM 10877 <paper>	14:43
* RacerX	sets mode: +v codehead
<codehead>	exit YM long -1	14:46
	was jumping the gun on a signal that now weakening
<substanz>	Shorts YM @ 10860 «« paper »»	15:05
* RacerX	sets mode: +v substanz
<jbraswell>	Shorts ES @ 1266.75	15:10
<eminitrader>	Shorts ES @ 1267.25	15:15
<jbraswell>	oh which way will you go, dear market!	15:19
<substanz>	wrong way :)	15:21
<jbraswell>	apparently	15:22
<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.
<substanz>	Covered all YM Short @ 10852 --> + 8 «« paper »»	15:28
<NihabaAshi>	Shorts ER2 @ 675.80 -> large size	15:29
<danshirley>	selling into the close	15:30
<eminitrader>	Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1265.75 --> + 1.5
<jbraswell>	come on, now...one tick off my 1st target, you can't stop there	15:32
	Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1266 --> + 0.75	15:34
	chasin it up
<NihabaAshi>	jb...I came within 1 tick too of my pt...now it looks like its going to be a breakeven trade.	15:35
<codehead>	ER could print a strong cci reversal signal on the 3 min, pretty close to eod tho...	15:37
	but there is enough time left
<jbraswell>	Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1266.75 --> 0
<eminitrader>	Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1266.75 --> + 0.5	15:38
<codehead>	if cci prints this bar up just a little from here, would be inverted ghost and vegas simultaneous, both reversal patterns	15:39
	has not printed the bar yet	15:41
<NihabaAshi>	Crazy...I decided to take a long afternoon break because of the lack of volatility...	15:45
	Then as soon as the volatility picks up...I enter a trade...volatility begins drying up again :(
	Covered 1/3 ER2 Short @ 675.50 --> + 0.3	15:51
<codehead>	good idea i think
<NihabaAshi>	Covered Remainder ER2 Short @ 675.80 --> 0
<substanz>	Shorts YM @ 10858 «« paper »»
<NihabaAshi>	Yep...getting no where and I'm very uncomfortable with what I call a dead trade in the last 30mins of trading...	15:52
	It can pop to the upside suddenly via those "midnight rally" traders looking for something to buy prior to the close.	15:53
<codehead>	yeah
<NihabaAshi>	If it drops hard again...I'll short it again.
<codehead>	sox and btk closing ok	15:57
<substanz>	Covered all YM Short @ 10857 --> + 1 «« paper »»	16:03
<togglex>	eesh i spent most of the day making dumb trades	16:12
<codehead>	tough day	16:15
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<NihabaAshi>	Was a little more aggressive today (concentrated more in the a.m. session) but overall took it easy again today...	16:56
	Will try and keep the same pace until after the holidays.
	See all tomorrow	16:57
* NihabaAshi	is now known as NihabaAshi_away