Session Start: Thu Feb 24 09:30:23 2005 Session Ident: #FuturesTrades [09:30] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades [09:30] [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab [09:31] Good day to be aggressive :) [09:32] 0,3 Long NQ @ 1497.50 -> large size [09:32] * szubaark_away is now known as szubaark [09:33] 0,2 Exited all NQ Long @ 1498.50 --> + 1 [09:33] :( [09:34] Data just stopped. [09:35] Problem fixed...I accidentally left my Zone Alarm Pro on :( [09:39] 0,3 Long NQ @ 1503.00 -> large size [09:41] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191.75 [09:42] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1191.25 --> + 0.5 [09:42] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 91 [09:42] No volatility yet...just waiting for it to show up. [09:44] 0,2 Covered ES Short @ 1190.75 --> + 1 [09:44] 0,3 Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 1190.75 [09:45] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1189.75 --> - 1 [09:45] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10666 [09:46] 0,2 Covered ES Short @ 89.50 --> + 1.5 [09:48] 0,3 Long ES @ 1189.75 [09:50] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10659 --> + 7 [09:50] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10666 [09:50] 0,2 Exited NQ Long @ 1497.00 --> - 6 [09:50] 0,4 Reverse and Enter Short NQ @ 1497.00 [09:51] 0,4 Shorts NQ @ 1496.50 -> Add [09:53] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1189.25 --> - 0.5 [10:01] 0,4 Shorts NQ @ 1188.75 [10:01] Here comes my home run :) [10:01] Talk about a rodeo ride...geesh. [10:09] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1190 [10:11] 0,4 Shorts NQ @ 1498.00 -> Add [10:11] We must be waiting for 10:30 Report. [10:11] 0,3 Long JPY @ 0.9514 [10:13] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10665 --> + 1 [10:13] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191 -> Add [10:13] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:15] 0,4 Shorts NQ @ 1503.00 -> Add [10:15] I'm maxed out now...will sit and wait. [10:16] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191.50 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:19] 4 RED ALERT4 [10:19] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10671 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:22] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1192 [10:22] add [10:22] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10670 [10:24] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1191 --> 0 [10:30] 0,2 Covered 1/3 Short YM at 10665 --> + 6 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:30] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10682 --> - 12 [10:30] 0,3 Long YM @ 10682 [10:30] crude rose 600k barrels [10:31] distillates fell 700k [10:31] 1,4 #FuturesTrades Info -> 8,2 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. [10:31] Yep...so far the EIA not producing the reaction I was looking for. [10:31] 0,3 Long ES @ 92.25 [10:31] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1192.75 --> - 1.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:31] 0,2 Covered ES Short @ 1192.50 --> - 0.5 [10:31] 0,3 Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 1192.50 [10:32] Reversed 1/4 @ 1505.00 [10:32] 0,2 Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10691 --> + 9 [10:32] 0,2 Covered all NQ Short @ 1193.75 --> - 5 [10:32] Whoops, that was ES and long [10:32] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1194 --> + 1.5 [10:33] 0,2 Exited ES Long @ 94.25 --> + 2 [10:33] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10682 [10:33] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1191.0 --> + 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:34] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1195 --> + 2.5 [10:34] 0,3 Buys ES @ 1195 [10:34] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1194.25 [10:34] That's a real short [10:35] Exited that 1/4 Reversal @ 1509.00 [10:36] Manually posting to keep the scripted organized...will post results in a minute... [10:37] 1/4 Results: - 2 points on the reversal from the Short to the Long and then +4 points on the Long exit. [10:38] Still holding 3/4 of the original overall position. [10:39] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10698 4,0 ŤŤ Scalp ťť [10:39] what a mkt yo yo...sigh [10:40] 0,2 Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1193.50 --> + 1 [10:40] Short @ 1505.00 [10:40] Fully maxed again. [10:40] 0,2 Covered YM Short @ 10692 --> + 6 4,0 ŤŤ Scalp ťť [10:40] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1193.25 --> + 1 [10:41] One of these days I gotta learn to pyramid into winners, that's hard for me. [10:48] 0,2 Exited all Long ES at 1192.5 --> - 2.5 [10:48] Cover all of that ADD @ 1500.00 for +5 points [10:49] Still holding 3/4 of the core position. [10:49] At a loss. [10:49] 0,2 Exited all JPY Long @ 0.9587 --> + 0.0073 [10:49] sorry...wrong selling price ... lost 27 ticks [10:50] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10688 [10:53] This next post in the script is incorrect...it's being posting to clear out those 1503 contracts... [10:53] 0,2 Covered 1/4 NQ Short @ 1503.00 --> 0 [10:54] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10684 --> + 2 [10:54] :( [10:57] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10681 --> + 7 [10:58] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10664 [10:58] i had intended to hold that last short but i chickened out [10:59] 0,3 Long ES @ 1190.25 [11:00] shorts ES at 1190 [11:00] Still a bronco wild rodeo ride :( [11:00] will get scipt downloaded [11:01] It's now 11am est and I expect volatility to start drying up...looking for exits now out of this coree position. [11:01] 0,2 Covered 1/4 NQ Short @ 1496.00 --> + 1 [11:02] That's a +2 points...not a +1 point. [11:02] Sill holding positions from 1496.50 and 1497.00 [11:03] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1190.25 --> 0 [11:03] 0,3 Long ES @ 1190.25 [11:03] With a target of 1493.00 and below...depending upon the volatility drying up or not. [11:04] 0,3 Long ES @ 1191.25 [11:06] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1190.75 --> + 0.5 [11:06] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1191.75 --> + 0.5 [11:07] That was 90.25 amd 90.75 [11:13] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:14] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1191.5 --> - 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:15] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1190.5 --> + 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:16] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10677 --> - 13 [11:21] unbelieavable this up/down [11:21] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10684 [11:25] just a gamble trade [11:26] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1192.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:26] Not paper [11:29] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1192 [11:29] * FFT adds @ 902 even (paper) [11:30] Short NQ Large @ 1499.50 [11:31] One of my bread-n-butter trade signal just showed up. [11:31] 1,4Red Alert1,0 Lots of 4red1 in #FuturesTrades :( [11:32] * FFT enters order to cover paper pyramid @ 91 even [11:32] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1191.75 --> + 0.25 [11:33] 0,6 buy limit to enter long YM @ 10672 [11:35] 0,6 cancelled all open limit orders [11:35] if it goes down now i'll have a sell sig [11:36] Still a good fight at this weak support level. [11:37] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10681 --> + 3 [11:38] * FFT loerws pape4r exit to 90.75 [11:40] SMH seems to have found support here at 33.20 [11:42] Showing quite good signs of holding here. But too balanced a level to go long, I think. [11:43] 1,4 #FuturesTrades Info -> 8,2 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. [11:52] 0,3 Long ES @ 1191 [11:53] :( [11:53] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1191.50 --> + 0.5 [11:53] Be back in a minute or two... [11:56] k guys that time of the dy back to office ..thks [11:56] * FFT covers his paper pyramid @ 1190.75 +1.25 [11:56] 0,2 Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1190.50 --> - 0.5 [11:57] Cover NQ add @ 1497.00 +2.50 points [11:57] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10671 4,0 ŤŤ Scalp ťť [11:57] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1191 --> + 1.5 [11:58] Still holding original core shorts at 1497.00 and 1496.50 [11:59] exited too early again. Sheesh [11:59] Volatility drying up again... [12:01] Cover the remainders @ 1496.50 [12:01] 0,2 Covered YM Short @ 10665 --> + 6 4,0 ŤŤ Scalp ťť [12:01] +0.50 and breakeven on the others. [12:02] Holding no positions. [12:02] Now it breaks down :( [12:03] I was AGGRESSIVE from the opening bell...took a big risk on the continuation patterns... [12:03] Then some of my bread-n-butter trade signals appeared...traded those for big profits to help manage the risk of the overall position. [12:04] Added to some winners and added to some losers. [12:04] Will review today more closely over the weekend. [12:04] 0,3 Long ES @ 1190.25 [12:05] I had my p/l column closed the entire time...usually I take a few peaks at it when I'm fully loaded. [12:06] I was just wondering if you were gonna try this support, emini. [12:06] :) [12:06] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1190.75 --> + 0.5 [12:09] TRIN keeps on aclimbin [12:09] 0,2 Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1190.25 --> 0 [12:10] * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away [12:14] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1190.75 [12:20] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1190.25 --> + 0.5 [12:22] 0,2 Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1190.75 --> 0 [12:36] 0,3 Long YM @ 10667 [12:48] * NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi [12:54] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191.50 [12:55] 1,4 #FuturesTrades Info -> 8,2 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. [13:00] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1190.75 --> + 0.75 [13:07] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1190 --> + 1.5 [13:20] 0,2 Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1191.50 --> 0 [13:25] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10667 [13:27] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191.75 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [13:30] 0,3 Long ES @ 1191.50 [13:31] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 91.50 [13:32] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1191.50 [13:33] intresting ways of reading the mrkt flow :) [13:34] Probably should not have done it. Better at 92.50 [13:35] we never know square64 [13:36] 0,2 Covered ES Short @ 92.50 --> - 1 [13:36] 0,2 Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 1193 --> + 1.5 [13:38] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1193.50 --> + 2 [13:41] ER leading so far [13:42] r the moves more volatile than the ES Szu [13:42] anybody trading Index spreads here? [13:43] not me [13:44] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1192.75 -> Add [13:44] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1192.75 -> Add [13:44] bidders hungry @ .75 :( [13:45] fully loaded ? i was hoping a test of the hod [13:45] :) [13:45] I don't share your hope. But not yet fully loaded. [13:45] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10688 4,0 ŤŤ Scalp ťť [13:45] just a hope :) [13:51] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1194 --> + 2.5 [13:55] 0,2 Covered YM Short @ 10687 --> + 1 4,0 ŤŤ Scalp ťť [13:56] not what i had in mind but was glad to get it after that pop [13:59] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1192 --> - 0.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:00] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1193.5 [14:07] 1,4 #FuturesTrades Info -> 8,2 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. [14:08] 0,2 Exited Remainder ES Long @ 1193.50 --> + 2 [14:09] goddam just after the exit [14:10] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1195.25 -> Add [14:10] Was HOD, until just lately [14:11] man o man [14:12] Fun this! [14:13] one more lesson on trade mgmt .. last exit was purely due to boredom ...lack of pateince [14:13] guess the learning curve is a never ending cycle [14:13] u said it [14:14] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1196.75 -> Add [14:15] This is now a 9 pt move. I need to get 3 back. [14:24] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10723 --> + 56 [14:24] Congratulations [14:25] thanx. I simple bought the triple bottom. [14:25] sometimes the easyest setups are the best [14:26] very nice szu... wtg! [14:26] excellent szu...i lost the internet connection [14:27] lost again [14:27] no i'm back [14:28] days like these are scary... when i sometimes trade without a stop [14:29] very nice 56 points szu [14:32] Nice trade szu...very nice. [14:32] thanks all. [14:33] thing is it was such a easy setup.. i bought triple bottom! [14:34] <+szubaark> sometimes the easyest setups are the best :) [14:36] the last one of the triple bottom is a hammer. of course you could only see this after entry. but surely gave confidence, when in the trade. [14:38] and a dark wrb among prior 3 bars. reminds me of something. [14:39] ok. Here is my chart of that Buy setup http://www.ttrader.com/mycharts/display.php?p=31521&u=szubaark&a=szubaark&id=794 [14:41] thank you szu, great trade ! [15:03] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1197.50 -> small size [15:05] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1198.75 --> - 1.25 [15:05] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1199 [15:08] ES 1200...its got plenty of time remaining in the day to do it. [15:12] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1199.50 --> - 0.5 [15:15] emini i woudnt step in front of the train [15:16] 1,4 #FuturesTrades Info -> 8,2 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. [15:16] agree szu ...time to quit for the day [15:26] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10735 [15:26] * Flash_away is now known as Flashtrade [15:35] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10750 --> - 15 [15:49] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10747 [15:52] sure is quiet in here [15:53] is my connection working, can anyone see this ? [15:54] i c it [15:54] ok, I had to reboot Esignal, though MIRC may have been off too [15:54] try'n to buy a dip for a "quickie" [15:55] well, you are the King of Kwiki [15:55] :) [16:14] c u guys tomorrow [16:28] 1,4 #FuturesTrades Info -> 8,2 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. [16:50] test [17:09] It's rare to see this many people still logged in here now. [17:10] There's key economic reports tomorrow at 0830am est and 10am est... [17:11] Market has a good chance not to sell off going into the 0830am est numbers. [17:11] I'll be trading light for the remainder of the month to protect my profits... [17:12] Except for the DAX...may put on some size in that for the next few trading days. [17:13] See all tomorrow and have a good one. [17:13] * Disconnected Session Close: Thu Feb 24 17:13:42 2005