Session Start: Thu Jun 23 09:27:49 2005 Session Ident: #FuturesTrades [09:27] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades [09:27] [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] gm all [09:28] A bit of greenspeak today eh... [09:30] Oh great [09:31] When's he going live? [09:31] :/ [09:31] 10:00 [09:31] Thanks PJ [09:31] with sec. snow [09:31] np [09:32] Wow, I got a doji on the all sess daily ES chart for yesterday, cool. [09:32] Pretty damkn rare candle [09:35] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1218.5  [09:36] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1218.50 -> small size  [09:38] SMH ain't helping us, Niahab :( [09:39] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 10606  [09:39] 1,4Red Alert1,0 Lots of 4red1 in #FuturesTrades :( [09:40] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1218.25 --> + 0.25  [09:40] 4red, what red?4 [09:41] Be back in a few minutes...got some distractions here. [09:43] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10604  [09:43] gm all [09:45] 0,2 Covered all ER2 Short @ 10606 --> 0  [09:46] exist home sales at 10 [09:48] NQ keeps pushing,crazy [09:51] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1218.50 -> large size  [09:51] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 10602  [09:52] Anybody know if there is a way in excel to have a particular cell always create the letters as caps? [09:52] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10597 --> + 7  [09:52] 0,2 Covered 1/2 ER2 Short @ 10597 --> + 5  [09:54] 0,2 Covered all ER2 Short @ 10593 --> + 9  [09:55] ES and NQ are willing to give ground like YM :( [09:56] meant...aren't willing to give ground. [09:56] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1218 --> + 0.5  [09:57] * FFT_Lunch is now known as FFT [09:57] One of these days, wer gonna have a big point trend. Sooner or later. [09:57] gm all [09:58] bit later... [09:58] Hi diego...you haven't missed much. [09:58] :) [09:58] 0,6 exit stop lowered ES @ 1219.50  [10:00] YM better followthru to downside so far [10:01] U.S. EXISTING HOME SALES DOWN 0.7% TO 7.13M IN MAY [10:01] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 1218.50  [10:02] YM had broken through its low of prior day [10:03] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1217.00 --> + 1.5  [10:04] 0,6 exit stop lowered ES @ 1218.25  [10:05] geez, everyone SHort in here :)) [10:06] 0,3 Long ER2 @ 10577  [10:07] 0,2 Exited 1/2 ER2 Long @ 10582 --> + 5  [10:07] 0,3 Long YM @ 581 4,0 «« paper »»  [10:08] TICK is hangen mighty low today [10:12] 0,2 Exited Remainder ER2 Long @ 10579 --> + 2  [10:13] Doncha just love Greenie Days? :P [10:14] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 575 --> - 6 4,0 «« paper »»  [10:15] FFT at least its extra added volatility [10:16] Not in ES. Yet, anyway. [10:16] 0,4 Shorts NQ @ 1547.50  [10:16] b ym 74 [10:17] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1216.25  [10:19] 0,2 Covered 1/3 NQ Short @ 1544.50 --> + 3  [10:20] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1216.25 -> Add  [10:20] Back to a full position on this. [10:23] :( [10:24] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1217.25 --> - 1  [10:26] 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. [10:31] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10578 4,0 «« paper »»  [10:32] Greenspan about to testify :( [10:32] greenspan today? [10:32] when? [10:32] http://mam.econoday.com/calendar/US/EN/New_York/year/2005/month/06/day/23/daily/index.html [10:33] text of speeah already out [10:33] have to worry about Q&A [10:33] Sometime soon today...just caught a piece of it. [10:33] speech [10:33] i thought he started talking at 10 AM? [10:33] Maybe but the networks just started hyping it now. [10:34] yahoo finance has nothing such listed at http://biz.yahoo.com/c/e.html [10:34] strage i used to depend on it [10:35] Anybody know if there is a way in excel to have a particular cell always create the letters as caps?... [10:35] I think there is no way to have uppercase automatically... [10:35] yes.. i just figured that out.. thnx mispe [10:35] only underlined ...bigger font and so on.. [10:36] right [10:36] Not even with a macro... [10:36] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10572 --> + 6 4,0 «« paper »»  [10:36] hmm.. not sure.. was working with formulas in a cell.. [10:37] 0,2 Covered 2/3 NQ Short @ 1542.50 --> + 5  [10:37] I'm not that familiar with macros... am ok with formula's [10:37] Still holding 2/3 of that original short from 1218.50 [10:37] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10583 4,0 «« paper »»  [10:37] May try adding to it again. [10:38] Last add didn't have a happy ending. [10:38] Niha where is your Stop on al of this? [10:38] I'm not that familiar with macros... am ok with formula's [10:38] 1218.25 [10:38] 0,6 exit stop set NQ @ 1550.50  [10:38] lowering it now [10:38] Yes you have a formula named ...UPPER... [10:39] You could use it... [10:39] 0,6 exit stop lowered ES @ 1218.00  [10:39] yes.. but the prob is that when you type in the cell... the formula gets overwritten [10:39] so you have to use a macro... [10:39] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10583 --> + 21  [10:40] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10583 --> - 5 4,0 «« paper »»  [10:40] I guess i will have to learn macro's then.. thnx mispe [10:40] Greenspan punks ! [10:40] Yes Macro are wonderfull [10:40] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit ES @ 1218.00 --> + 0.5  [10:41] Niha i got out, too much hesitation here [10:41] Well...nothing we can do about that...whenver the networks start showing "live" testimonial and hyping it... [10:41] The market usually gets a little jumpy. [10:44] usdchf initial target is 1.2710 for now.. [10:45] support at 1.2780-1.2785 zone..might get a bounce from here ..but holding as long as it doesn't trade above 1.2815 [10:51] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1215.75 --> + 0.5  [10:56] 0,3 Long ES @ 1216.5  [10:58] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1217 --> + 0.5  [11:01] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1217.75  [11:02] Hmmmm, hard to pick a target for this trade [11:03] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven USDCHF @ 1.2790  [11:10] sox b/o [11:10] oil +.975 [11:10] 3 month high on sox [11:12] 0,2 Covered all USDCHF Short @ 1.2780 --> + 0.002  [11:13] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1217.75  [11:13] 0,3 Long USDCHF @ 1.2780  [11:14] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1218 --> - 0.25  [11:15] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1218.25 --> - 0.5  [11:15] I knew I shoulda reversed on that one :P [11:17] i dont argue with the market..just follow it.whatever it tells me..my intuition has 0 value here :) i wud reverse when the market tells me to [11:18] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 645 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:18] 0,2 Covered all Short ER2 at 645.5 --> - 0.5 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:18] 0,2 Exited USDCHF Long @ 1.2760 --> - 0.002  [11:18] 0,4 Reverse and Enter Short USDCHF @ 1.2760  [11:20] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1218.5  [11:20] has a 30 pip minimum potential..exited the earlier trade according to rules..still at be after 2 trades so far.. lets see how this 3rd one comes out [11:21] 11 consecutive days of profit..good luck so far :) [11:22] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1219 --> - 0.5  [11:22] 1.2765 is good support..entered on a break below it..30 min candle should close near this for me to continue holding this trade [11:24] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1220  [11:25] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit NQ @ 1550.50 --> - 3  [11:27] Come on SMH, support my short [11:29] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 645.5 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:30] 30 minutes candle tested and closed just above support [11:30] holding it for another test [11:30] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1219.5  [11:35] 0,2 Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 1219.25 --> + 0.25  [11:35] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1219.25 --> + 0.75  [11:36] 0,2 Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1219.5 --> 0  [11:36] naz holding above 2100, barely [11:38] 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. [11:38] 0,3 Long ES @ 1220  [11:39] 0,2 Covered Short ER2 @ 6466.1 --> - 5820.6 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:39] 0,3 Reverse and Enter Long ER2 @ 6466.1 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:40] hmmm?? [11:40] 0,3 Buys ER2 @ 646.1 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:50] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1221.25 --> + 1.25  [11:50] 0,2 Exited 1/3 Long ER2 at 646.9 --> + 0.8 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:50] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10602 --> + 21 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:50] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 646.4 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:50] about bloody time [11:50] Really feels like somebody keeps selling ES - normally I woulda went for 21.75 to 22, but too much selling for that. [11:54] 0,2 stop hit ER2 @ 646.4 --> + 0.3 4,0 «« paper »»  [11:54] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1220  [11:55] Time for the Noon Swoon :) [11:58] 0,6 buy limit to cover ES short @ 1218.5  [12:03] 0,2 Covered ES Short @ 1218.5 --> + 1.5  [12:07] US Supreme Court just ruled that stateas an take private property and give it to developers. :( [12:11] US Supreme Court just ruled that stateas an take private property and give it to developers. :(... [12:11] interesting ! [12:11] Stateas ??? [12:12] States, of course. [12:12] State property has to be private ? [12:12] No, the state can take your house and give it to somebody else :( [12:13] Cearly a violation of the US constitution [12:13] State is a calamity everywhere [12:14] Oncwe upon a time, it wasn't in the USA. But most folks like a huge, powerful, oppressive government :( [12:14] right and dont talk about Europe !!!!! [12:26] find a way to describe this market: [12:26] A turtle taking a snail for a walk [12:50] 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. [13:10] 0,4 Shorts USDCHF @ 1.2800 -> Add  [13:12] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10560  [13:20] moving now after euro showed support:) [13:33] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 570 --> + 9990  [13:33] 0,3 Long YM @ 10566  [13:38] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10556 --> - 10  [13:38] :(((( [13:39] this market is toast [13:44] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10527  [13:44] oil $60 [13:46] maybe $60 is the bail out number [13:49] sym seems header for 500 [13:49] ym [13:49] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10518 --> + 9  [13:50] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10527  [13:51] yeah.. keep pushing DOWN [13:51] 10500 cracks, we should see fireworks [13:52] should get some bounce at 500 [13:52] yup...maybe not :) [13:53] hmm.. suprised Niha didnt catch this. [13:56] I stop trading a few hours ago...finishing up putting in a pool for the toddler. [13:56] :) [13:57] not much bounce...TICK barely positive [13:58] 10500 Buyers so far [13:59] 0,3 Long ES @ 1211.25  [14:02] 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. [14:04] 0,2 Exited all ES Long @ 1211 --> - 0.25  [14:13] See all tomorrow :) [14:13] * Disconnected Session Close: Thu Jun 23 14:13:19 2005