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http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/[09:30:26] <wrbtrader> Good morning all
[09:34:01] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2680.50 -> large size
[09:34:08] <wrbtrader> 10 contracts
[09:35:27] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2678.75 --> + 1.75
[09:35:38] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[09:36:04] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2677.75 -> medium size
[09:36:06] <wrbtrader> 5 contracts
[09:36:16] <wrbtrader> re-entry
[09:36:49] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2678.25 --> - 0.5
[09:37:30] <Tigerman______>
all
[09:37:46] <Tigerman______> YM stronger today
[09:38:15] <Tigerman______> price sell off inside today gap
[09:42:47] <wrbtrader> This is starting to feel like the chop we saw for while yesterday
[09:43:32] <wrbtrader> First day it catches us offguard...the 2nd day we're better at avoiding it
[09:45:12] <Tigerman______> yeah.. what helps here is look close at sync in various markets
[09:45:36] <Tigerman______> when off sync make me very suspicious
[09:45:49] <Tigerman______> also VIX low
[09:46:33] <wrbtrader> Emini ES futures retesting that prior contracting volatility that I had shorted too late
[09:47:22] <wrbtrader> Long Emini ES @ 2683.00 -> medium size
[09:47:28] <wrbtrader> 5 contracts
[09:48:42] <wrbtrader> Exited all Emini ES Long @ 2682.75 --> - 0.25
[09:49:27] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2681.50 -> large size
[09:49:33] <wrbtrader> 10 contracts
[09:50:58] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2678.00 --> + 3.5
[09:51:06] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[09:51:41] <wrbtrader> glad I didn't hang around in that losing Long position too long
[09:52:30] <wrbtrader> most recent reaction low acting like a Support area
[09:52:53] <Tigerman______> yes usually I prefer dump a loss
[09:52:55] <Tigerman______> faster
[09:53:51] <Tigerman______> I did a short here just to see it was not proper set in my platform
[09:54:07] <Tigerman______> I re did the order ... just at worts price
[09:54:23] <Tigerman______> profit at the end
[09:54:30] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2676.25 -> medium size
[09:54:41] <Tigerman______> just we know real trading is not like paper
[09:54:46] <wrbtrader> 5 contracts
[09:54:53] <wrbtrader> position size error
[09:55:09] <wrbtrader> should have been large size on the increasing volatility here in the morning
[09:55:47] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2673.25 --> + 3
[09:55:56] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[09:56:29] <wrbtrader> Its not often contracting volatility can setup trades like that
[09:57:31] <wrbtrader> Pending 1000am KME
[09:58:09] <wrbtrader> Consume Confidence report & New Home Sales & Richmond Manufacturing Index
[09:59:55] <wrbtrader> some idiot sent me an email that the trades & commentary in here by you guys are all via ONE person only
[10:00:14] <wrbtrader> He said its a scam
[10:00:17] <wrbtrader>
[10:02:27] <wrbtrader> The different posting habits by each of us...not even possible to be by the same person
[10:02:27] <Tigerman______> maybe bacause we all think like one a trinity
[10:03:36] <Tigerman______> regardless... that e-mail is useless... point is learn trading not criticize
[10:04:02] <wrbtrader> Last time I got any email like that was back in 2006 when we had +30 members all actively posting trades alone
[10:05:11] <wrbtrader> That email represents that type of trolls I do not want in here and work hard at keeping from joining.
[10:06:05] <wrbtrader> Those types of trolls...join but will not post a single trade nor will they post about whatever they see in the price action in their monitors.
[10:06:17] <wrbtrader> They offer nothing...reason why I don't want them in here
[10:06:57] <Tigerman______> yep agreed
[10:16:27] <wrbtrader> Funny thing is that the trolling began back in early 2008 when I started password protecting the chat room and started banning people from the chat room when they were harassing other members or putting down others that posted trades or broker statements
[10:17:34] <wrbtrader> So far to date, out of +40 trolls...only one troll posted his/her trades here in the chat roo...that was a guy name szubaark
[10:18:18] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2673.25 -> large size
[10:18:29] <wrbtrader> 10 contracts
[10:18:38] <wrbtrader> inside the range of a Long Lower Shadow interval
[10:19:02] <wrbtrader> volatility now trying to contract
[10:19:27] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2673.00 --> + 0.25
[10:19:39] <wrbtrader> pick pocketed
[10:21:24] <wrbtrader> long upper shadow interval
[10:21:34] <wrbtrader> sneaky price action now near this S area
[10:21:40] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2672.50 -> large size
[10:21:55] <wrbtrader> 10 contracts
[10:22:31] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached on increasing volatility
[10:23:27] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2668.75 --> + 3.75
[10:23:59] <wrbtrader> Didn't get mixed up with the position size management on that trade
[10:28:24] <wrbtrader> counter-thrust attempt by the Emini futures as they try to find some legs to stand up on
[10:29:13] <Tigerman______> yep it is where pace slow down in this case and shorter again here is too risky
[10:32:49] <wrbtrader> Earlier I mention one of my shorts involved a Long Lower Shadow interval from a reaction low...
[10:33:15] <wrbtrader> Looking at my other data provider...the data does not correlate
[10:34:03] <wrbtrader> Anyways...good trade eventhough the two different data providers are not the same about the Long Lower Shadow interval at that particular reaction low
[10:34:44] <wrbtrader> Gotta mention that here in my logs just in case I'm reviewing the charts I've downloaded at a later date
[10:48:28] <werner> hi all
[10:48:40] <wrbtrader> Hi werner
[10:49:02] <wrbtrader> werner...where you located at (Germany)
[10:49:35] <werner> no netherland
[10:49:44] <wrbtrader> Ahhh...that's right
[10:50:35] <wrbtrader> You've missed some good price action but now the contraction has shown up
[10:50:58] <wrbtrader> Yet, the volatility is starting to slowly increase again
[10:50:59] <werner> yeah i see:(
[10:52:49] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2673.00 -> small size
[10:52:55] <wrbtrader> 3 contracts
[10:53:06] <wrbtrader> high risk trade
[10:53:30] <wrbtrader> I won't hang around too long
[10:54:03] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2673.25 --> - 0.25
[10:54:20] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2673.50 -> small size
[10:54:26] <wrbtrader> 3 contracts
[10:54:29] <wrbtrader> re-entry
[10:55:00] <wrbtrader> I suspected I would need to try several times to short this area a few times
[10:55:08] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[10:55:44] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2670.75 --> + 2.75
[10:57:21] <wrbtrader> snapback
[10:58:10] <wrbtrader> chopped back down
[10:58:20] <werner> yep
[10:58:57] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2670.50 -> small size
[10:59:04] <wrbtrader> 3 contracts
[11:00:16] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2667.75 --> + 2.75
[11:00:23] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[11:18:20] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2662.25 -> small size
[11:18:26] <wrbtrader> 1 contract
[11:19:46] <wrbtrader> Covered Emini ES Short @ 2662.00 --> + 0.25
[11:23:20] <wrbtrader> That's the 2nd trade today that I got out and then a nasty snapback showed up
[11:23:56] <wrbtrader> Trades like that makes me wonder how bad my performance stats would be if I wasn't using stops or trailing stops
[11:24:42] <wrbtrader> I know there's people out there preaching / advocating NOT to use stops or trail stops...
[11:24:56] <wrbtrader> I did stats once about 5 years ago...
[11:25:10] <wrbtrader> I would have a losing month almost every month if I did that
[11:25:20] <Tigerman______> wrbtrader sometimes the snapback is so fast I cant move my stop so fast and minimize loss
[11:26:10] <Tigerman______> like move my hard stop -2pt ES near entry
[11:26:16] <wrbtrader> Are you waiting until the snapback starts to try to move your stop into a protective trail stop
??
[11:27:16] <wrbtrader> I don't wait for snapback to start...I have a routine (habit) of immediately trailing my stop after entry...in comparison to the auto stop on entry
[11:27:56] <Tigerman______> yes ..just not every time
[11:29:30] <Tigerman______> I mean price starts to move in my favor via few ticks ...then that nasty snapback spike up against me :8
[11:32:27] <wrbtrader> Ahhh...ok
[11:33:03] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2667.75 -> small size
[11:33:12] <wrbtrader> 1 contract
[11:33:27] <wrbtrader> Covered Emini ES Short @ 2667.50 --> + 0.25
[11:33:43] <wrbtrader> trade entry...dumped it as soon as I realized my mistake
[11:40:46] <werner> Long Emini NQ @ 6601.00
[11:41:02] <werner> Exited all Emini NQ Long @ 6607.00 --> + 6
[11:58:57] <werner> Shorts Emini NQ @ 6585.00
[11:59:18] <werner> Covered all Emini NQ Short @ 6582.00 --> + 3
[12:00:21] <Tigerman______> take care all
[12:00:28] <wrbtrader> Light Crude Oil CL futures stabilizing...building a base now
[12:05:48] <wrbtrader> Long Emini ES @ 2663.25 -> small size
[12:05:56] <wrbtrader> 1 contract
[12:06:45] <wrbtrader> Exited Emini ES Long @ 2662.50 --> - 0.75
[12:07:50] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2661.25 -> small size
[12:07:57] <wrbtrader> 3 contracts
[12:10:07] <wrbtrader> Covered all Emini ES Short @ 2659.75 --> + 1.5
[12:10:17] <wrbtrader> 3 contracts
[12:10:27] <wrbtrader> covered all
[12:12:44] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2660.75 -> small size
[12:12:55] <werner> Long Emini NQ @ 6580.00
[12:12:55] <wrbtrader> 1 contract
[12:13:19] <wrbtrader> I'm having some problems with my analysis in this price area
[12:13:41] <wrbtrader> I think the Emini's are reacting a little to the Crude Oil CL futures
[12:13:57] <werner> ok
[12:14:29] <werner> Exited all Emini NQ Long @ 7576.50 --> + 996.5
[12:14:52] <werner> Exited all Emini NQ Long @ 6576.50 --> - 3.5
[12:16:01] <wrbtrader> Covered Emini ES Short @ 2557.00 --> + 103.75
[12:16:11] <wrbtrader> correction..
[12:16:34] <wrbtrader> Covered Emini ES Short @ 2657.00 --> + 3.75
[12:16:56] <wrbtrader> WRB pt1 reached
[12:18:30] <wrbtrader> Shorts Emini ES @ 2652.50 -> small size
[12:18:32] <wrbtrader> 1 contract
[12:18:36] <wrbtrader> re-entry
[12:18:51] <wrbtrader> chasing a WRB pt2 from the prior trade
[12:19:05] <wrbtrader>
[12:19:18] <werner>
[12:19:42] <wrbtrader> Covered Emini ES Short @ 2652.00 --> + 0.5
[12:24:10] <wrbtrader> Long Emini ES @ 2655.00 -> small size
[12:24:18] <wrbtrader> 1 contract
[12:24:35] <wrbtrader> near the S area of the most recent Down WRB Hidden GAP interval
[12:25:37] <wrbtrader> Exited Emini ES Long @ 2654.75 --> - 0.25
[12:27:58] <wrbtrader> Take care all and see all tomorrow
[16:26:49] * Disconnected
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