Session Start: Thu Feb 12 09:29:08 2009
Session Ident: #futurestrades
[09:29] * Now talking in #futurestrades
[09:29] <@X> [NihabaAshi] Announcement: The new trade posting script v3.7 (replaces v3.6) is posted at your forum in the "Announcements" thread.
[09:30] <drt>
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[09:31] <pat255> key here
[09:31] <+pat255> but could also go lower
[09:31] <+pat255> see if fading this gap down works?
[09:32] <+pat255> at some pt today we going to get a nice squeeze? may be looking at 800 tho
[09:32] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 815.00 -> small size
[09:33] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[09:33] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 814.00 --> + 1
[09:41] <kosmipt>
[09:41] <+kosmipt> oil getting killed
[09:45] <szubaark> IB's clock is behind 4 seconds seems like
[09:53] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 813.25 -> large size
[09:53] <@NihabaAshi> 6 only
[09:55] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 812.50 --> + 0.75
[09:55] <@NihabaAshi> entry and exit problems...
[09:55] <@NihabaAshi> Will do a reboot of my computer if it happens again.
[09:56] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 811 «« paper »»
[09:56] <+pat255> geez hate it when this happens ..
[09:59] <+pat255> gold green
[09:59] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 812.25 --> - 1.25 «« paper »»
[10:01] <+pat255> hedge funds may be looking at larger redemptions with this move?
[10:02] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 809.50 -> small size
[10:02] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[10:02] <@NihabaAshi> intuition
[10:02] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 809.50 «« paper »»
[10:02] <+szubaark> intuition
[10:04] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 810.25 --> - 0.75
[10:05] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 810.50 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[10:14] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 813.50 -> small size
[10:14] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[10:14] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 814.00 --> + 0.5
[10:17] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 812.50 -> small size
[10:17] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[10:18] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 812.00 --> + 0.5
[10:18] <+szubaark> jerky action
[10:21] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 810.50 «« paper »»
[10:22] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 812.50 --> - 2 «« paper »»
[10:22] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 812.50 «« paper »»
[10:26] <+szubaark>
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[10:26] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 812.50 --> 0 «« paper »»
[10:27] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
viewforum.php?f=20[10:29] <jbuch> having some technical difficulties this morning
[10:29] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 815 «« paper »»
[10:31] <Flow> Long ES @ 813.5
[10:33] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 815.00 -> small size
[10:33] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[10:33] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 814 --> - 1 «« paper »»
[10:34] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 812.75 --> + 2.25
[10:35] <+pat255> vn N
[10:37] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 813.25 «« paper »»
[10:41] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 815 «« paper »»
[10:44] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 813.25 --> 0 «« paper »»
[10:45] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 815 «« paper »»
[10:46] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 816.50 --> + 1.5 «« paper »»
[10:48] <rickf>
[10:48] <+szubaark> hi rick
[10:48] <Flow> Exited all ES Long @ 817.00 --> + 3.5
[10:49] <+szubaark> nice
[10:50] <+Flow> tks
[10:50] <+codehead> short ES 818.25 2c <paper>
[10:50] <+codehead> stop 820.25
[10:50] <+codehead> stop 819.25 <paper>
[10:52] <+codehead> exit ES +.50 <paper> ES
[10:52] <+rickf> did my first fx trade last night .. .+22 pips on short GBP/USD
[10:52] <+rickf> not great but a nice start
[10:52] <+szubaark> nice..u like forex or es better?
[10:52] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 817.75 «« simulator »»
[10:54] <+rickf> was only one trade - no way to compare off that
[10:55] <winmax60> Long NQ @ 1222 -> small size «« simulator »»
[10:55] <+winmax60> Exited all NQ Long @ 1224 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[11:01] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 816 «« paper »»
[11:01] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 815 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[11:08] <+winmax60> Long NQ @ 1220.75 -> small size «« simulator »»
[11:09] <+winmax60> Exited all NQ Long @ 1222.75 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[11:10] <+rickf> short es 818.50 (paper -test)
[11:12] <+kosmipt> Covered all ES Short @ 817.50 --> + 0.25 «« simulator »»
[11:14] <+rickf> out 816.50 +2 paper
[11:15] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 815.50 «« paper »»
[11:24] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 813.50 --> + 2 «« paper »»
[11:24] * +rickf nailed that one right - just exited early
[11:24] <+rickf> testing continues
[11:28] <+Flow> Shorts ES @ 816.0
[11:29] <+rickf> short es 817
[11:29] <+rickf> paper
[11:32] <+Flow> Covered all ES Short @ 817.5 --> - 1.5
[11:37] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 816.50 -> small size
[11:38] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[11:39] <+rickf> out 817 b/e
[11:39] <+rickf> still looking short
[11:39] <+rickf> but choppy
[11:40] <+codehead> ES has a wave target at 822.75 if it can break out
[11:41] <@NihabaAshi> Covered ES Short @ 818.50 --> - 2
[11:41] <@NihabaAshi> Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 818.50
[11:41] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 819.25 «« paper »»
[11:41] <+rickf> short 818.50 paper
[11:43] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 820.25 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[11:43] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 820.50 --> + 2
[11:44] <+rickf> short es 821 add
[11:45] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 821.00 -> small size
[11:45] <+rickf> paper
[11:45] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[11:46] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 821.25 --> + 0.25
[11:50] <+rickf> flat
[11:50] <+rickf> paper
[11:51] <+szubaark> turning into a creeper
[11:57] <+codehead> got within 2 ticks of that breakout target mentioned earlier
[11:59] <+codehead> ah, ES bounced to exactly .500 of yesterday high
[11:59] <+rickf> bleh
[11:59] <+codehead> ah ^2... that first resistance at 819.00 was .382 exactly also
[12:04] <+rickf> short es 820 paper
[12:09] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 821 «« simulator »»
[12:10] <+kosmipt> Covered all ES Short @ 820 --> + 1 «« simulator »»
[12:11] <+rickf> exit es 919 +1
[12:11] <+rickf> paper
[12:11] <+rickf> lunhc time
[12:12] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 819.50 «« simulator »»
[12:20] <+kosmipt> Covered all ES Short @ 821.75 --> - 2.25 «« simulator »»
[12:23] <+codehead> crude coming back
[12:33] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
viewforum.php?f=20[12:55] <pdays> Shorts ES @ 821.5
[12:59] <+pdays> Covered all ES Short @ 821.0 --> + 0.5
[13:00] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 820.25 «« paper »»
[13:01] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 819.25 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[13:23] <Sidhartha> Shorts ES @ 816 «« simulator »»
[13:39] <+Sidhartha> Covered all ES Short @ 814 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[13:40] <+szubaark> nice
[13:42] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 813.25 «« paper »»
[13:43] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 815 --> - 1.75 «« paper »»
[13:43] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 815 «« paper »»
[13:46] <winmax60> Shorts NQ @ 1218.5 -> Add «« simulator »»
[13:46] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 813 --> - 2 «« paper »»
[13:46] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 813 «« paper »»
[13:47] <+szubaark> getting whipsawed
[13:47] <+winmax60> Covered all NQ Short @ 1217.25 --> + 2.5 «« simulator »»
[13:49] <+winmax60> the script does wrong calculation.... +1.25 ...
[13:50] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 814.50 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[13:50] <+szubaark>
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[13:50] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 814.50 «« paper »»
[13:50] <+szubaark> sneaky bugger
[13:55] <+rickf> long es 817 paper
[13:56] <+rickf> reverse 817
[13:56] <+rickf> paper
[13:57] <+szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 814.50 «« paper »»
[13:58] <+rickf> out 815 +2
[13:58] <+rickf> paper
[14:01] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 816.25 --> + 1.75 «« paper »»
[14:01] <+szubaark> too frikin jumpy
[14:02] <kosmipt> Long ES @ 815.75 «« simulator »»
[14:05] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 813.50 «« paper »»
[14:06] <+szubaark>
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[14:07] <+szubaark> frikin reversing this candle
[14:10] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 82.09
[14:10] <+szubaark> big battle right now..fists flying everywhere
[14:10] <+rickf> cue the startrek fight
[14:13] <+rickf> short es 816
[14:13] <+rickf> paper
[14:15] <+rickf> out 15.50 +.50 paper
[14:16] <+jbuch> Covered all SPY Short @ 82.13 --> - 0.04
[14:16] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 818.50 --> - 5 «« paper »»
[14:16] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 818.50 «« paper »»
[14:16] <+rickf>
[14:16] <+szubaark> too big of a Stop..had shitty entry
[14:17] <+szubaark> gave all day's profits back with that one..
gonna be a long day now
[14:18] <+rickf> dont force it
[14:18] <+rickf> make a losing day into a catastrophic day
[14:19] <+kosmipt> Exited all ES Long @ 816.75 --> + 1 «« simulator »»
[14:19] <+kosmipt> got too greedy
[14:19] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 816.50 «« simulator »»
[14:20] <+szubaark> geezzz this is tough area here
[14:20] <+Flow> Long ES @ 816.50
[14:23] <+szubaark>
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[14:23] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 82.09
[14:23] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 815 --> - 3.5 «« paper »»
[14:23] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 815 «« paper »»
[14:23] <+rickf> long es 815
[14:23] <+szubaark> frikin WHIPSAWS
[14:24] <+rickf> out 815.50 +.50
[14:24] <+jbuch> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 81.99 --> + 0.1
[14:25] <+szubaark> they just whacking Stops here
[14:25] <+Flow> Exited all ES Long @ 814.75 --> - 1.75
[14:27] <+rickf> long es 814.50
[14:27] <+rickf> out b/e
[14:27] <+rickf> paper
[14:27] <+rickf> all paper today
[14:27] <+jbuch> Covered 1/4 SPY Short @ 81.91 --> + 0.18
[14:29] <+jbuch> Covered all SPY Short @ 81.93 --> + 0.16
[14:30] <+szubaark>
[14:30] <+szubaark> bust 812 and low re-test
[14:31] <+rickf> gonna chop it here for a while i bet
[14:31] <+rickf> 813-818
[14:31] <+rickf> same games trap the newbies
[14:31] <+szubaark> of course, that would be too easy just go thru it
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[14:31] <+rickf> lol
[14:32] <+szubaark> so far each spike up is a fakeout
[14:34] <+szubaark> npw some chop and fakeouts at 812
[14:35] <+kosmipt> Covered all ES Short @ 813 --> + 3.5 «« simulator »»
[14:36] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 81.79
[14:36] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 811.50 «« simulator »»
[14:37] <+jbuch> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 81.59 --> + 0.2
[14:37] <+kosmipt> Covered all ES Short @ 811 --> + 0.5 «« simulator »»
[14:39] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
viewforum.php?f=20[14:39] <+kosmipt> done for the day here
[14:41] <+jbuch> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 81.45 --> + 0.34
[14:41] <+kosmipt> nice jb
[14:42] <+jbuch> thanks
[14:44] <+rickf> short es 810.25
[14:44] <+rickf> paper
[14:44] <+szubaark> yea good patience jb..something i need to work on
[14:45] <+rickf> out 810 +.25
[14:45] <+rickf> shorting right into where i dont want to be
[14:45] <+szubaark> you know its gonna go,just dont know HOW
[14:48] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 808.50 --> + 6.5 «« paper »»
[14:49] <+rickf> long es 808.25 paper
[14:51] <+jbuch> big vol spike and a reversal
[14:51] <+rickf> out 808.25 b/e paper
[14:53] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 81.32
[14:53] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 807.75 «« paper »»
[14:53] <+rickf> shourt 808.25 paper
[14:53] <+rickf> risky
[14:54] <+rickf> out 808 + .25 paper
[14:54] <+rickf> hrm
[14:56] <+rickf> long es 809 paper
[14:56] <+jbuch> Covered all SPY Short @ 81.35 --> - 0.03
[14:56] <+szubaark> tough to go Long here
[14:57] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 810.25 «« paper »»
[14:59] <+jbuch> ya i would hve liked yo have seen that first rev break the trendline and then a HL to go long
[14:59] <+jbuch> but a lot of buying here so short feels iffy to
[15:00] <+jbuch> lots of selling to:)
[15:00] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 909.75 «« paper »»
[15:01] <+szubaark> 3pm.. should see some Volatility come in
[15:01] <+szubaark> they're right on time Today
))
[15:01] <+rickf> out 808 -1 paper
[15:03] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 81.29 -> small size
[15:04] <+jbuch> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 82.19 --> - 0.9
[15:05] <+szubaark> looking for one good push down to exit, hopefully ill get it before any retrace
[15:06] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 809.25 «« paper »»
[15:09] <+jbuch> Covered all SPY Short @ 81.15 --> + 0.14
[15:10] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 809.25 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[15:10] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 809.25 «« paper »»
[15:10] <+rickf> grr i was JUST about to do a buy stop at 807
[15:11] <+rickf> owell logic right, entry flawed
[15:11] <+szubaark> dont blink one second..
[15:11] <+rickf> *blink*
[15:12] <+jbuch> ya my finger was hovering over the reverse button
[15:12] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 910.50 --> + 101.25 «« paper »»
[15:12] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 810.50 --> + 1.25 «« paper »»
[15:12] <+jbuch> nnnice
[15:13] <+rickf> i like the first one better
[15:13] <+szubaark> HUGE BUYING at new lows
[15:15] <+jbuch> sim to yesterday
[15:16] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 81.76
[15:17] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 813.75 «« paper »»
[15:17] <+jbuch> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 81.91 --> + 0.15
[15:18] <+szubaark> ehh..missed my target by 1 TICK
[15:18] <+rickf> short es 813.50 paper
[15:19] <+jbuch> Exited 1/4 SPY Long @ 81.84 --> + 0.08
[15:19] <+szubaark>
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[15:19] <+jbuch> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 81.77 --> + 0.01
[15:20] <drt> s ym 26
[15:20] <+jbuch> phew almost bought that
[15:21] <+rickf> exit 812.25 +1.25
[15:21] <+rickf> paper
[15:21] <+szubaark> they not giving me my Profit by 1 tick
[15:23] <+jbuch> hell if it gets back up there now you might as well hang on for another point
[15:23] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 814.75 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[15:23] <+jbuch> or 2
[15:23] <+jbuch> or 3
[15:23] <+jbuch>
[15:24] <+szubaark> yea Hindsight is great
[15:24] <+jbuch>
[15:25] <+rickf> long es 817.50 paper
[15:26] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 818.75 «« paper »»
[15:26] <+rickf> stop moved 19.50
[15:26] <+rickf> out +2 paper
[15:30] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 822 --> + 3.25 «« paper »»
[15:30] <+szubaark> back to PLUS on day..gonna keep it that way
[15:30] <+szubaark> Overtraded today
[15:31] <+jbuch> nice
[15:32] <+szubaark> thnx
[15:34] <+rickf> good time to quit
[15:35] <+rickf> i am green on paper and standing down
[15:35] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 81.59
[15:35] <+kosmipt> very nice szu
[15:36] <+rickf> indeed
[15:36] <+jbuch> Covered all SPY Short @ 82.39 --> - 0.8
[15:36] <+jbuch> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 81.58 --> + 0.01
[15:38] <+jbuch> oops short at 81.59
[15:44] <+kosmipt> gap is filled
[15:48] <+jbuch> nice rally
[15:49] <+jbuch> I thought we would be testing 750 this week or next but maybe back up into the box
[16:01] <+rickf> still got one more day
[16:04] <+jbuch> yup
[16:07] <+rickf> seeya tomorrow folks
[16:28] <@NihabaAshi> Take care and see all tomorrow.
Session Close: Thu Feb 12 16:28:08 2009
