Session Start: Mon Jun 27 09:33:26 2005 Session Ident: #FuturesTrades [09:33] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades [09:33] [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab [09:34] Sheesh, die already [09:38] gm all [09:51] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1196.00 -> small size [09:54] 0,6 exit stop set ES @ 1198.75 [09:55] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10334 [10:01] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10332 [10:01] 4 RED ALERT4 [10:03] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10341 [10:03] I thought there was a 10am est Key econ report ??? [10:04] i think thats tomorrow [10:04] I see NO Reports at 10 AM Today [10:04] Damm briefing.com mistake... [10:05] Not using my normal econ calendar...costing me money so far on this trade :( [10:05] Me error...briefing.com has it correct... [10:05] Tomorrow is the 10am est report :( [10:06] Looking to dump this position... [10:08] 0,2 Covered 1/3 ES Short @ 1195.75 --> + 0.25 [10:09] 0,2 Covered Remainder ES Short @ 1195.50 --> + 0.5 [10:10] Was looking for points but took the few tick profits because trade was a trade error. [10:10] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10330 --> + 2 [10:11] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10334 --> 0 [10:11] Crap Price Action [10:13] New all ses low in ER2 [10:14] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10322 [10:15] they shook me out [10:17] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10332 --> - 10 [10:17] :(( [10:19] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1196.75 --> - 1.25 [10:21] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1197 [10:21] I would suspect that this week.. .until the FOMC announcement, may have light follow thru... and/or chop [10:22] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10342 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:23] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10348 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:25] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10342 --> 0 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:25] scratch [10:26] not liking this... [10:27] 0,3 Long YM @ 10350 [10:27] lets try Long here [10:30] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10345 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:30] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10346 [10:31] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10355 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:32] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10355 [10:32] 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. [10:35] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10355 --> - 9 [10:36] Looks like they want this higher [10:36] My Shorts getting whacked also [10:38] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10355 --> - 10 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:45] oil headed for $61 [10:51] decided i'd either have to lower the stop or bail, bailed [10:55] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10340 --> - 10 [10:55] :(( [10:55] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 629.4 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [10:56] didnt' like the ER losing i [10:56] I feel like I'm one or two steps behind the market today :( [11:00] this i stuff trading ... [11:02] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1196.75 --> + 0.25 [11:03] They keep holding ES up,feels like [11:07] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10331 [11:08] Look at the raw dtermination to keep ES afloat [11:09] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1196.25 [11:09] 0,2 Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 628.9 --> + 0.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:13] 0,2 Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 629.1 --> + 0.3 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:13] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10321 --> + 10 [11:13] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10331 [11:16] 0,6 exit stop lowered ER2 @ 629.3 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:18] 0,2 stop hit ER2 @ 629.3 --> + 0.1 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [11:18] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1296 --> - 99.75 [11:18] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1196 --> + 0.25 [11:18] Man, I can't tell wtf is going on :P [11:19] * FFT is now known as FFT_break [11:19] 0,3 Long ER2 @ 630.10 -> large size [11:21] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10331 --> 0 [11:24] 0,3 Long YM @ 10331 [11:25] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven ER2 @ 630.10 [11:29] 0,2 Exited 1/3 ER2 Long @ 631.00 --> + 0.9 [11:29] vn Niha ...in this mkt [11:30] 0,6 exit stop raised ER2 @ 630.20 [11:30] Tough trading...very few trade signals. [11:31] And the signals that do appear...are so darn sneaky...I miss most of them :( [11:32] today just paper tarde ...it is imosible with no clear direction [11:33] :( [11:33] Wasn't meant to be. [11:33] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit ER2 @ 630.20 --> + 0.1 [11:33] :( [11:34] Tomorrow with the 10am est report...I'll be ready to go on the heavy side of a large position. [11:35] Today...not willing to throw more than 4-6 contracts at this undesirable price action. [11:36] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 630.2 [11:36] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10322 --> - 9 [11:37] this Price Action sucks [11:37] 0,2 Covered all ER2 Short @ 629.8 --> + 0.4 [11:39] * Awash is now known as Awash_afk [11:40] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10318 [11:42] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10328 --> - 10 [11:43] Ive reached my Max Loss for day. im DONE [11:43] got caught trading crap action again. [11:44] 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. [11:57] * FFT_break is now known as FFT [11:57] 0,4 Shorts ES @ 1197 [11:57] codehead: 30 min chart have dow coming out of oversold [11:57] codehead: and cci trying to print a long signal [12:00] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 630.4 [12:00] * les is now known as lesAway [12:04] Taken a long time, mispe :( [12:04] yep [12:08] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10334 [12:08] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10343 [12:10] 0,2 Covered all ER2 Short @ 630.9 --> - 0.5 [12:10] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10343 --> - 9 [12:13] 0,2 Covered all ES Short @ 1198 --> - 1 [12:13] I'm done [12:15] Yup.. days like today are the real testers. If u stay away u win. [12:17] waffling, but i think i'll give it room [12:19] in fact... [12:19] 0,6 Exit stop set YM @ 103324,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [12:19] 0,6 Exit stop set YM @ 103324,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [12:24] Leaving for a long lunch. [12:24] good idea [12:27] * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away [12:29] 0,6 Exit stop set YM @ 103294,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [12:29] 0,6 Exit stop set YM @ 103294,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [12:46] my isp went down for about 12 mins [12:47] just noticed oil moved up while isp was down [12:55] lame idea [12:56] on about any time frame [12:56] 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. [13:11] 0,3 Long YM @ 10319 [13:14] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 630.2 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [13:32] * Disconnected [13:34] * Attempting to rejoin channel #FuturesTrades [13:34] * Rejoined channel #FuturesTrades [13:34] [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab [13:36] yeah whenever i try to make up my losses market whacks me even more, so now i just quit for day when i get beat up really good. [13:38] 0,2 Exited Remainder YM Long @ 10320 --> + 1 [13:41] yeah szu--learned that lesson--had a lot of times where i scalp back my losses, then think hey why not get ahead--and close the day at new lows :-P [14:04] * Disconnected [14:14] * Attempting to rejoin channel #FuturesTrades [14:14] * Rejoined channel #FuturesTrades [14:14] [NihabaAshi] Password, trade post script, trader profiles and trade journals are posted ONLY at the discussion forum at http://p207.ezboard.com/bthestrategylab [14:15] . [14:18] 0,2 Covered all YM Short @ 10296 --> + 1 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:18] SCRATCH [14:33] 0,6 exit stop set YM @ 10291 [14:37] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10300 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:40] * DAN_AGAIN is now known as danshirley [14:40] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10294 --> + 6 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:41] 0,6 exit stop moved to breakeven YM @ 10300 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:43] * lesAway is now known as les [14:44] 0,2 Trailing Stop Hit YM @ 10291 --> + 5 [14:46] 0,3 Buys ER2 @ 629 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:47] wrong entry [14:47] 0,3 Buys ER2 @ 628.9 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:49] 0,2 Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10293 --> + 7 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:51] 0,2 Exited 1/3 Long ER2 at 629.2 --> + 0.3 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:53] 0,2 Exited 1/3 Long ER2 at 629.5 --> + 0.6 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:53] 0,6 exit stop raised ER2 @ 629.1 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:54] 0,2 Exited remainder Long ER2 at 629.8 --> + 0.9 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:58] 0,4 Shorts ER2 @ 629.5 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [14:59] 0,4 Shorts YM @ 10300 [15:00] 0,2 Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 629.2 --> + 0.3 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [15:01] 0,2 Covered 1/3 Short ER2 at 628.8 --> + 0.7 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [15:01] 0,6 exit stop lowered ER2 @ 629.2 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [15:05] 0,2 Covered 1/2 YM Short @ 10298 --> + 2 [15:06] 0,2 Covered remainder Short ER2 at 628.2 --> + 1.3 4,0 ŤŤ paper ťť [15:06] he - just in time :) [15:06] 0,2 Covered Remainder YM Short @ 10298 --> + 2 [15:07] i'm done for today [15:07] cu all tomorrow [15:07] les good job. [15:08] thx [15:15] arg--i had ER 1 tick above lod... internet was faultering after being down earlier, so i quickly tightened the stop to +0.5 after it tapped 28.5, and the connected died right then, for over and hour--wish that last stop raise didn't make it in :-P [15:17] pissed at isp today [15:17] 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. [15:18] especially after last call when it had been down almost an hour, and i said i hope the problems are fixed soon, and the guy said "not a problem" [15:18] of COURSE it was a problem [15:18] comcast? [15:18] no, linkline [15:18] (linkline.com) [15:19] I've had a lot of misc. internet problems today [15:19] frustrating day [15:20] i'm just +$10 for the day, but that's before commish [15:20] yeah tough Price Action today [15:20] that last trade would have put me up nicely [15:21] Holy cow, just got back. [15:21] it seemed to be a potential lod too, timed the entry on a retest [15:21] What a weird day [15:21] yep [15:22] everyday is different :) [15:22] just a directionless market meandering around [15:22] they throw in 1-3 Crap days a week just to test you. [15:23] I FAILED today. [15:23] M etoo [15:24] ONLY good thing i did right today was to Stop trading after 11 AM. [15:28] Tomorrow should be much better trading conditions... [15:28] Saving my energy for that :) [15:35] i'll drink to that [15:36] 0,3 Long YM @ 10326 [15:37] they might just keep dow green for the close [15:37] or not [15:37] :-P [15:37] my guess is... yes [15:40] 0,2 Exited all YM Long @ 10325 --> - 1 [15:41] dow 60 min stoch could cross over tomorrow to buy signal [15:41] GOOG going for the gold [16:26] 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. [17:16] Good night all [17:16] * Disconnected Session Close: Mon Jun 27 17:16:08 2005