Session Start: Wed May 04 09:28:04 2005 Session Ident: #FuturesTrades [09:28] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades [09:28] [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab [09:29] Now that the FOMC stuff is over...back to normal trading. [09:30] Nice trading yersturday Niha.. i found it very tough to trade during FOMC yet u nailed it. [09:35] 0,3 Long ES @ 1165 [09:36] Man going long is harder than shorting :( [09:38] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1166.25 --> + 1.25 [09:39] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ES Long @ 1166.25 --> + 1.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:39] 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 1165.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:39] That was a real trade, and paper followups [09:40] * FFT sets peper exit for 1/3 @ 67 even [09:40] nice one fft [09:40] Thanks WBAT [09:42] * FFT raises target for 1/3 to 67.5 [09:45] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 1165.25 --> + 0.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:45] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10289 [09:45] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10290 [09:46] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 587.2 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:46] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10306 [09:47] 0,2 Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 586.8 --> + 0.4 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:48] 0,2 Covered remainder Short ER2 at 587.2 --> 0 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:49] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10279 --> + 10 [09:51] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10278 --> + 12 [09:53] 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. [09:54] 0,6 exit stop lowered YM @ 10288 [09:58] 0,3 Long ES @ 1164.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [09:58] niha, do we have the oil report at 10:30? [09:59] wbat - yes, and there's another report @ 10 [09:59] yeah ISM. [09:59] thanks les [10:00] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1165 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:00] yw [10:00] real trade [10:00] real papertrade, fft? [10:02] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1165.0 --> + 0.75 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:02] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10288 --> + 2 [10:02] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10291 --> - 2 [10:02] 0,3 Long YM @ 10292 [10:03] 0,2 Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10302 --> + 10 [10:03] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10292 [10:04] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10293 --> + 1 [10:06] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1166 --> - 1 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:07] real trade, unfortunately [10:08] its a bit crazy still today, fft [10:13] 0,3 Buys ER2 @ 588.9 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:13] 0,2 Exited all Long ER2 at 588.4 --> - 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:20] Man, I was expecting a trend day today, but so far the market is in major disharmony. [10:21] bull? [10:21] typical consolidation after a massive move FOMC day... [10:21] Could be. Hard to tell which way [10:21] fft - daily chart suggest breaout more likely to me [10:21] but doesnt tel us when [10:22] waiting for oil numbers [10:23] New HOD comen up? [10:23] looks that way [10:23] NY AD line keeps climben [10:23] 0,3 Buys ER2 @ 689.2 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:24] bad fill there les? [10:24] heehee [10:25] why? [10:25] 600 [10:25] oops [10:25] ;) [10:25] hehe [10:25] j/k man [10:25] 0,3 Buys ER2 @ 589.2 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:25] didnt notice that [10:25] one of my many embarrasing mistakes [10:26] but then thats what the good lord put me here for [10:26] or some other bugger [10:26] we got triangles on ym and es now [10:27] loooking to break north [10:27] 0,3 Long ES @ 1167.25 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:27] Not paper, and I'm ognna be sorry about this one I bet [10:27] im long too [10:27] if ym breaks out, watch it all go crazy [10:28] 0,2 Exited 1/3 Long ER2 at 589.7 --> + 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:28] 0,3 Long YM @ 10306 [10:28] whoosh [10:28] es next [10:28] its gotta [10:30] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1168.25 --> + 1 [10:30] 0,2 Exited 1/3 Long ER2 at 590.2 --> + 1 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:30] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10293 [10:30] Dang, here comes that trend [10:30] 0,3 Long NQ @ 1442.00 -> small size [10:31] its gonna dump [10:31] 0,2 Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10326 --> + 20 [10:31] Long ER2 @ 590.90 [10:31] 0,3 Long ES @ 1169.5 [10:32] 0,6 exit stop raised YM @ 10306 [10:32] 0,3 Long ES @ 1169.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:33] 0,2 Exited 1/3 NQ Long @ 1444.50 --> + 2.5 [10:34] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1171 --> + 1.5 [10:34] Hmmm, who said trend day? ;) [10:34] All initial stops now set to breakeven trailing stops. [10:34] 0,2 Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10340 --> + 34 [10:35] I had an alarm set at 70.5 and that thing was driving me nuts during that trade, lol [10:35] :( [10:35] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1170.50 --> + 1 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:35] ER2 breakeven trailing stop hit...looking for a re-entry. [10:35] Fair amount of upside still left, IMO [10:36] I used to have a problem with IB TWS crashing when I silienced the alarms [10:36] Mines in tradestation - left over from when I didn't set them to shut up after sounding once [10:38] 0,6 exit stop raised ER2 @ 589.6 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:43] 0,2 Exited Remainder NQ Long @ 1442.50 --> + 0.5 [10:47] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1170 -> small size [10:47] 0,6 exit stop raised ER2 @ 589.9 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:53] 0,2 stop hit ER2 @ 589.9 --> + 0.7 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:00] 0,3 Long YM @ 10335 [11:02] having some data problems, stop set at 1172 [11:02] 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. [11:03] 0,2 Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10342 --> + 7 [11:04] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10335 [11:08] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10340 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:08] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10335 --> 0 [11:09] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10334 --> + 6 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:09] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10346 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:09] dan u looking for Lower High? [11:10] yup [11:10] :) [11:14] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 590 [11:14] 0,6 exit stop lowered YM @ 10338 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:18] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10338 --> + 2 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:19] 0,2 Covered all ER2 Short @ 590.30 --> - 0.3 [11:22] i see we havent moved much. still short from 1170 [11:28] exit es 1170.25 conection is iffy today. -.25 [12:14] 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. [12:24] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10313 [12:25] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10334 [12:40] 0,2 Covered YM Short @ 10334 --> - 21 [12:40] 0,3 Reverse and Enter Long YM @ 10334 [12:49] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10318 [13:10] 0,6 exit stop raised YM @ 10324 [13:18] 0,2 Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10334 --> 0 [13:26] 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. [13:52] 0,6 exit stop raised YM @ 10329 [13:54] 0,6 exit stop raised YM @ 10342 [13:57] 0,2 Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10364 --> + 30 [13:58] no exit signal but I will have to leave early today [14:01] nice TLT.. you did take a whopper on that Short though :) [14:02] yep but still ahead for the day [14:06] 0,3 Long ES @ 1173.75 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:06] This one really is paper :) [14:08] FFT so u switch around paper and real? [14:08] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1173.25 --> - 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:09] Yeah. This time of day can be a killer for me so I'm only gonna take a really good signal [14:09] Only a good sig for real trading, that is. [14:10] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1173.25 [14:16] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1174 -> Add [14:38] 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. [14:41] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 10361 -> small size [14:41] thats ym [14:41] 0,2 Covered Remainder ES Short @ 10361 --> 0 [14:42] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10361 -> small size [14:44] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 593.7 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:46] Got shook out of a long, so we're prolly heading for a enw hod [14:46] 0,2 Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10364 --> - 3 [14:46] Sure nuff :( [14:47] 0,2 Covered all Short ER2 at 594.2 --> - 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:48] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10360 [14:53] * les is now known as lesAway [14:55] 0,3 Long YM @ 10364 [14:56] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10360 -> Add [14:57] 0,2 Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10365 --> - 10 [15:04] If that NY AD line stops making new highs I can short but so far it ain't :( [15:08] geez i hope they not waiting til last 15 minutes [15:10] I think they're gonna close near the HOD [15:10] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10363 -> small size [15:11] 1 last shot at it. [15:14] 0,2 Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10374 --> - 11 [15:14] 0,2 Exited 1/2 YM Long @ 10373 --> + 9 [15:14] Trend day, like I thought we might have. [15:15] im doing good because ALL my trades are Longs. [15:17] good deal szu [15:22] I went through enough wars fighting the trend [15:24] good trading szu. I should know better myself [15:24] we all do it [15:37] * WannaBeATrader is now known as WBAT-away [15:44] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10384 --> + 20 [15:50] 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. [16:07] cya all tomorrow [16:18] Just got back a little while ago...looks like I miss some movement this afternoon. [16:18] yeah you and me both, I also just got back a few miniutes ago [16:37] * WBAT-away is now known as WannaBeATrader [16:59] * Disconnected Session Close: Wed May 04 16:59:29 2005