Session Start: Fri Feb 14 09:16:22 2003
Session Ident: #FuturesTrades
[09:16] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades
[09:16] * Topic is 'Trade Journals with daily, weekly or monthly results are posted by traders at http://pub90.ezboard.com/fthestrategylabfrm87 Note: Journals are not required.'
[09:16] * Set by X on Thu Feb 13 19:09:24
[09:16] <X> [NihabaAshi] Password changes, trade post script changes and trader profiles are posted ONLY at free discussion board at http://www.thestrategylab.com/Forums.htm
[09:20] <FutureFuturesTrader> Prelim Consumer Sentiment - 9:45 today
[09:21] <FutureFuturesTrader> Boy is this a quiet market or what today?
[09:22] <Jazzlife> watch today Blix inspectors report, it should give the tone today.
[09:22] <FutureFuturesTrader> Yeah, I was looking for the time that is supposed to start, couldn't find it.
[09:22] * HPete_away is now known as HPete_
[09:23] <HPete_> hello everyone
[09:23] <FutureFuturesTrader> Howdy HPete_
[09:23] <FutureFuturesTrader> :D
[09:23] <FutureFuturesTrader> Blix's report is not expected to be as upbeat, though he did say he saw an improved "positive attitude" during his visit to Baghdad last weekend.
[09:26] <FutureFuturesTrader> From another room, AkePer says Blix starts at 9:45 to 10 AM.
[09:27] <NihabaAshi> Key Economic Report @ 0945am est the Michigan Sentiment
[09:31] <X> 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...strictly enforced.
[09:33] <HPete_> my newsfeed says...Hans Blix's report to the UN Security Council at 10:15 ET.
[09:35] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 821 
[09:36] <FutureFuturesTrader> Thanks HPete)
[09:36] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 819.25 --> + 1.75 
[09:37] <NihabaAshi> Nice trade Jazz.
[09:37] <Jazzlife> :)
[09:39] <FutureFuturesTrader> I'm not trading until 9:45 at least.
[09:39] <Jazzlife> relax FFT.
[09:39] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 818.25 
[09:42] <FutureFuturesTrader> Decilingin triangle on ES 1 minute - and broken
[09:43] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 818.25 --> + 2.75 
[09:44] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 819.25 
[09:45] <FutureFuturesTrader> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 818.25 
[09:45] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 819.25 --> - 1 
[09:47] <FutureFuturesTrader> 79.2 vs 81.9
[09:48] <FutureFuturesTrader> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 814 
[09:48] <Jazzlife> wow
[09:48] <Jazzlife> I still hold 1ct
[09:49] <FutureFuturesTrader> Me 2 :D
[09:50] <FutureFuturesTrader> That'd be interesting if the market both ignores the good news yesterday AM, and the bad news today.
[09:50] <NihabaAshi> Michigan Skentiment 79.2 versus last month of 82.4
[09:51] <FutureFuturesTrader> briefing reports consensus of 81.9
[09:51] <HPete_> FFT...is your stop below your short entry point?
[09:51] <FutureFuturesTrader> Yeah, didn't know what else to call it.  It's my target.
[09:52] <HPete_> make a remark to Kalle...to include exit target in the next script version :)
[09:52] <FutureFuturesTrader> OK.
[09:55] <szubaark> 0,3 Buys ES @ 919.75 
[09:56] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 918.50 
[09:57] <dude> 0,4 Shorts NQ @ 957 
[09:59] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 818.50 --> - 101.25 
[09:59] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 818.50 --> - 101.25 
[09:59] <FutureFuturesTrader> Ouch.  :D
[09:59] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 918.50 --> - 1.25 
[10:02] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit remainder ES @ 819.75 --> + 1.25 
[10:02] <dude> 0,2 exit all NQ @ 957 --> 0 
[10:05] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 820 
[10:05] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 821.25 
[10:06] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 821.25 --> - 1.25 
[10:07] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 820.50 
[10:08] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 819.25 --> + 1.25 
[10:08] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 819.25 
[10:08] <szubaark> maybe this time
[10:10] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 820.50 --> - 1.25 
[10:10] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit remainder ES @ 820.25 --> + 0.25 
[10:13] <Jazzlife> nervous market around Blix report.
[10:17] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 819.25 
[10:18] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 920.75 
[10:19] <NihabaAshi> Any website info about what the BLIX report is all about?
[10:19] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 820.75 --> - 1.5 
[10:19] <szubaark> what a morning
[10:19] <FutureFuturesTrader> I'll say.  Still short
[10:20] <NihabaAshi> szu...I haven't made a single trade today...nothing "inviting" me to make a trade.
[10:21] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 820.50 
[10:23] <szubaark> i saw the alternating 5 min bars that should have been my warning signal
[10:23] <szubaark> one up, on down, one up, one down
[10:23] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit all ES @ 819.50 --> + 1 
[10:24] <FutureFuturesTrader> UN just about under way
[10:25] <FutureFuturesTrader> Here we go, Jazz
[10:26] <Jazzlife> yes, but I'm flat now.
[10:30] <Jazzlife> as usual, it takes at least an hour to interprate Blix.
[10:31] <HPete_> yes, it can be seen from the extremely low volume :)
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[10:45] <no> 0,3 Buys ES @ 823.5 
[10:48] <no> 0,2 exit 1/2 ES @ 825.5 --> + 2 
[10:50] <no> 0,2 exit all ES @ 830.5 --> + 7 
[10:50] <HPete_> woww
[10:51] <NihabaAshi> All bow down to Noooooooo :)
[10:52] <no> yhnx all
[10:52] <no> thnx
[10:52] <szubaark> nice no
[10:52] <Jazzlife> very nice
[10:54] <no> got 2 go, will come back around 3.00 est
[11:00] <NihabaAshi> bye no...see ya later.
[11:04] <HPete_> gotta go noww.....c you all next week
[11:04] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 827 
[11:06] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 825.75 --> + 1.25 
[11:10] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 824.75 --> + 2.25 
[11:22] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit remainder ES @ 819.25 --> + 7.75 
[11:22] <NihabaAshi> Whoooaaa...Jazz...nice...very nice.
[11:23] <Jazzlife> thanks
[11:24] <Jazzlife> that was my answer to Mr. no
[11:28] <Jazzlife> 819.25, yesterday close acting as pivot.
[11:34] <NihabaAshi> Biggest points positions are often the Parabolic Trend Reversals...
[11:35] <NihabaAshi> most traders are too afraid of trading them because they think its trying to catch the tops or bottoms.
[11:35] <NihabaAshi> Trade them if you know how :)
[11:36] <NihabaAshi> Stay away from them if you don't :)
[11:43] <FutureFuturesTrader> Powell to address the UN this afternoon.
[11:49] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 818 
[11:55] <X> 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...strictly enforced.
[11:58] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 815.75 --> + 2.25 
[12:05] * FutureFuturesTrader is now known as FFT_Lunch
[12:08] * FFT_Lunch is now known as FutureFuturesTrader
[12:08] <FutureFuturesTrader> SOmething might be up
[12:09] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit 1/3 ES @ 814 --> + 4 
[12:09] <FutureFuturesTrader> Still short :D
[12:13] <FutureFuturesTrader> Colin Powell talking
[12:15] <FutureFuturesTrader> NYSE has a ton of security
[12:17] <NihabaAshi> FFT...I heard some of the security have "assault weapons".
[12:18] <FutureFuturesTrader> Yikes.
[12:18] <FutureFuturesTrader> This could be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to short.
[12:22] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit remainder ES @ 816.75 --> + 1.25 
[12:29] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 816.25 
[12:30] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 817.75 
[12:30] * FutureFuturesTrader is now known as FFT_Lunch
[12:32] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 817.75 --> - 1.5 
[12:39] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 817.75 
[12:48] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 820 --> - 2.25 
[12:48] <szubaark> i cant get one trade right today
[12:53] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 819.50 
[12:59] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 819.25 
[13:00] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 821 
[13:01] <szubaark> 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 821 
[13:01] <szubaark> 0,2 exit all ES @ 821 --> - 1.75 
[13:05] <szubaark> Jazz, your Stop?
[13:05] <Jazzlife> 21.75
[13:06] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit all ES @ 821.75 --> - 2.25 
[13:07] <Jazzlife> 21.50 is yesterday high
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[13:19] <szubaark> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 822.50 
[13:27] <Jazzlife> 0,4 Shorts ES @ 821.75 
[13:30] <NihabaAshi> You guys are tough to not cover just yet.
[13:31] <Jazzlife> 0,2 exit all ES @ 822.25 --> - 0.5 
[13:32] <Jazzlife> I'll take off here before I lose all today gains.
[13:32] <Jazzlife> see you all soon.
[13:32] <NihabaAshi> Bye Jazz...take it easy.
[13:32] <Jazzlife> :)
[13:41] <NihabaAshi> szu...your still Short?
[13:51] <szubaark> no
[13:51] <szubaark> had to go for a walk
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[14:47] <FFT_Lunch> I'm outta here, see ya all on (shg) Tuesday.  Stoooopid holidays.
[14:47] <FFT_Lunch> shg=sigh
[14:49] <szubaark> Markets closed Monday?
[14:51] <NihabaAshi> What day is President's day...it closes on Presidents day.
[14:51] <NihabaAshi> Yep...its closed on Monday.
[14:51] <NihabaAshi> http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/b-econoday.htm
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[18:03] * Disconnected
Session Close: Fri Feb 14 18:03:39 2003