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http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 Posted by M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of
WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis)
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Session Start: Tue Sep 28 09:22:53 2010
Session Ident: #FuturesTrades
[09:22:53] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades
[09:22:53] <@X> [NihabaAshi] Announcement: The new trade posting script v3.7 (replaces v3.6) is posted at your forum in the "Announcements" thread.
[09:29:11] <drt>
all
[09:29:24] <@wrbtrader> Good morning all
[09:30:57] <Time4now>
[09:31:17] <JimL1> dx ranging up
[09:32:26] <+JimL1> Shorts EC @ 666.6 «« simulator »»
[09:32:28] <+JimL1> 3
[09:33:27] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 EC Short @ 666 --> + 0.6 «« simulator »»
[09:33:44] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 EC Short @ 665.4 --> + 1.2 «« simulator »»
[09:34:04] <+JimL1> Covered Remainder EC Short @ 665.5 --> + 1.1 «« simulator »»
[09:34:07] <@wrbtrader> JimL1...you need to switch symbols
[09:34:19] <+JimL1> all tf
[09:34:29] <+JimL1> changed
[09:36:34] <Inertia> good'day ay
[09:39:11] <JimL> 10:00am USD CB Consumer Confidence ,Richmond Manufacturing Index
[09:40:06] <@wrbtrader> Shorts TF @ 661.90 -> medium size
[09:40:12] <@wrbtrader> 4 only
[09:40:27] <@wrbtrader> poor entry
[09:41:03] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 661.3 «« simulator »»
[09:41:03] <+JimL1> 3
[09:41:10] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/4 TF Short @ 660.20 --> + 1.7
[09:41:22] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/4 TF Short @ 659.80 --> + 2.1
[09:42:52] <+Inertia> news @ 10EST
[09:43:12] <+Inertia> [09:39:16] <JimL> 10:00am >> did not c that
[09:43:56] <+JimL1> trading platform out, will reort on closed trades when backn online
[09:45:18] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/4 TF Short @ 658.30 --> + 3.6
[09:47:07] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 TF Short @ 660.8 --> + 0.5 «« simulator »»
[09:47:18] <@wrbtrader> Some key markets have re-entered the big GAP between last Thurs to Fri
[09:47:51] <@wrbtrader> Watching closely to see if Emini TF will follow
[09:48:37] <@wrbtrader> So far today it's just a "continuation" of yesterday's late afternoon price decline
[09:52:11] <@wrbtrader> trail @ profit
[09:52:34] <@wrbtrader> hopefully I'm still in when the big 10am est economic report is released
[09:56:14] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 TF Short @ 660.2 --> + 1.1 «« simulator »»
[10:02:49] <@wrbtrader> Covered Remainder TF Short @ 656.70 --> + 5.2
[10:03:34] <+JimL1> Covered Remainder TF Short @ 656.9 --> + 4.4 «« simulator »»
[10:19:03] <+JimL1> Long TF @ 658.3 «« simulator »»
[10:19:06] <+JimL1> system back,
[10:19:14] <+JimL1> 3
[10:20:15] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 658.8 --> + 0.5 «« simulator »»
[10:20:56] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 659.3 --> + 1 «« simulator »»
[10:27:20] <+JimL1> sysytem out agian, trailing last will rprt on reboot
[10:31:11] <+JimL1> system back
[10:31:18] <+JimL1> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 662.8 --> + 4.5 «« simulator »»
[10:31:35] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 664.70 -> small size
[10:31:44] <@wrbtrader> 3 only
[10:33:10] <@wrbtrader> Exited all TF Long @ 664.40 --> - 0.3
[10:35:49] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 663.6 «« simulator »»
[10:35:50] <+JimL1> 2
[10:36:11] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 664.30 -> small size
[10:36:20] <@wrbtrader> 1 only
[10:36:38] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[10:36:50] <+JimL1> Covered all TF Short @ 664.4 --> - 0.8 «« simulator »»
[10:36:54] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 664.10 -> small size
[10:37:05] <@wrbtrader> that's an add
[10:37:41] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 663.60 -> Add
[10:37:56] <@wrbtrader> 1 + 2 + 2
[10:39:30] <+JimL1> stuck in a range around yestrdy lows
[10:39:59] <@wrbtrader> Yep...just notice the trap I fell in
[10:40:11] <+JimL1> me too
[10:40:35] <@wrbtrader> looking for a Houdini Escape
[10:40:56] <+JimL1> gotta get out of 662.4-665.5
[10:41:00] <+Inertia> looks good for the up side
[10:41:22] <@wrbtrader> Exited TF Long @ 664.00 --> + 0.3
[10:41:29] <@wrbtrader> +0.4
[10:41:38] <@wrbtrader> still holding 3 contracts
[10:41:52] <+JimL1> don't trade the middles, trade the edges
[10:42:49] <+Inertia> Shorts TF @ 664 «« simulator »»
[10:43:24] <+JimL1> that was notes to me - not to group - sorry wrong window
[10:43:57] <+Inertia> Covered all TF Short @ 664.5 --> - 0.5 «« simulator »»
[10:44:34] <+Inertia> I am such a DoDO. My signals are to the upside and I go short
[10:44:36] <@wrbtrader> Exited TF Long @ 664.30 --> + 0.2
[10:44:39] <@wrbtrader> Holding 1 contract remainder
[10:44:49] <+Inertia> good that this was sim and not live
[10:45:54] <+Time4now> I think that often
[10:47:26] <+Inertia> I should not think. just look.
[10:56:01] <@wrbtrader> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 664.30 --> + 0.2
[10:56:10] <@wrbtrader> +0.0
[11:07:55] <@wrbtrader> ok...I'm back
[11:26:30] <+JimL1> dx breaking dwn again
[11:26:45] <+JimL1> Long TF @ 666.7 «« simulator »»
[11:27:04] <+JimL1> 6
[11:27:19] <@wrbtrader> geeesh...sliced through levels again
[11:27:38] <@wrbtrader> downwards while everyone else is spiking upwards...weird
[11:27:47] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 667 --> + 0.3 «« simulator »»
[11:28:07] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 666.90 -> small size
[11:28:12] <@wrbtrader> 2 only
[11:28:14] <@wrbtrader> intuition
[11:29:08] <@wrbtrader> Looks like Emini TF playing some weird games here on the brief spike down
[11:29:23] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 667.5 --> + 0.8 «« simulator »»
[11:33:32] <+JimL1> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 668.4 --> + 1.7 «« simulator »»
[11:33:43] <@wrbtrader> Exited all TF Long @ 668.40 --> + 1.5
[11:35:15] <@wrbtrader> Emini TF has completely retraced the big opening drop
[11:43:24] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 667.7 «« simulator »»
[11:43:28] <+JimL1> 6
[11:43:46] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 TF Short @ 667.3 --> + 0.4 «« simulator »»
[11:44:44] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 TF Short @ 667.1 --> + 0.6 «« simulator »»
[11:45:12] <+JimL1> Covered Remainder TF Short @ 667.5 --> + 0.2 «« simulator »»
[11:46:08] * +Time4now short tf 667.4 paper
[11:52:27] * +Time4now exit 1/3 666.5
[11:53:10] * +Time4now exit 1/2 665.7
[11:53:31] <+Time4now> stop b/e
[11:59:52] * +Time4now out 666.5
[12:06:39] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[12:40:23] <@wrbtrader> Tight trading range and flat line low volatility = very little trade opportunities
[12:40:26] <@wrbtrader> be back later
[12:40:32] * wrbtrader is now known as wrbtrader_away
[13:33:39] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[14:41:49] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 1.3563 «« simulator »»
[14:41:51] <+JimL1> 6
[14:41:58] <+JimL1> 6E
[14:42:42] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 TF Short @ 1.3558 --> + 0.0005 «« simulator »»
[14:53:38] <+JimL1> tighten stops this is supp in 6E, potential rev area back uo
[14:54:14] <+Time4now> Tim Geithner Speaks
[14:54:14] <+Time4now> 3:00 PM ET
[14:55:20] <+JimL1> Covered 1/3 TF Short @ 1.3557 --> + 0.0006 «« simulator »»
[14:57:20] <+JimL1> Covered Remainder TF Short @ 1.3561 --> + 0.0002 «« simulator »»
[15:03:40] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
[15:06:55] * wrbtrader_away is now known as wrbtrader
[15:13:02] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 667.50 -> small size
[15:13:09] <@wrbtrader> 2 only
[15:19:33] <+JimL1> Long TF @ 668.4 «« simulator »»
[15:19:52] <+Inertia> 3 tick slippage on NQ
[15:20:12] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 668.7 --> + 0.3 «« simulator »»
[15:21:49] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 669. --> + 0.6 «« simulator »»
[15:25:03] <+JimL1> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 668.6 --> + 0.2 «« simulator »»
[15:28:22] <+Inertia> i still don't understand how this could have happened. the spread is only 1 tick.......
[15:30:35] <@wrbtrader> Exited all TF Long @ 668.80 --> + 1.3
[15:32:06] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 669.50 -> small size
[15:32:12] <@wrbtrader> intuition
[15:32:27] <@wrbtrader> reaction to the trail hit on prior trade
[15:32:33] <@wrbtrader> 2 only
[15:36:12] <@wrbtrader> Exited all TF Long @ 670.70 --> + 1.2
[15:39:23] <+JimL1> Long TF @ 671.23 «« simulator »»
[15:39:26] <+JimL1> 3
[15:40:14] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 671.5 --> + 0.27 «« simulator »»
[15:40:32] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 671.8 --> + 0.57 «« simulator »»
[15:41:58] <+JimL1> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 672.2 --> + 0.97 «« simulator »»
[15:43:14] <+JimL1> mshandled taret placmnt
[15:45:52] <@wrbtrader> Shorts TF @ 672.40 -> small size
[15:45:58] <@wrbtrader> tight stop
[15:46:47] <@wrbtrader> Covered all TF Short @ 672.90 --> - 0.5
[15:47:29] <@wrbtrader> Shorts TF @ 673.00 -> small size
[15:47:37] <@wrbtrader> same as prior trade
[15:47:44] <@wrbtrader> 1 only with tight stop
[15:49:37] <@wrbtrader> Covered TF Short @ 673.20 --> - 0.2
[15:50:10] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 673.40 -> small size
[15:50:20] <@wrbtrader> 2 only
[15:51:36] <@wrbtrader> Exited all TF Long @ 674.00 --> + 0.6
[15:52:16] <@wrbtrader> Long was a trade error...saw something that really wasn't there
[15:57:48] <+Time4now> do you use gold and oil etfs or futures?
[15:58:53] <@wrbtrader> Both as in different templates.
[15:59:05] <@wrbtrader> I can bring up one or the other via a single click
[15:59:23] <+Time4now> hmm ok
[16:00:49] <+Time4now> I don't watch them but I may start
[16:01:42] <@wrbtrader> I like to watch them when they are making new highs or new lows or they've been hype (talk of the town) for some reason
[16:04:49] <+Time4now> this has been one of the better days to watch the market in a while
[16:08:19] <@wrbtrader> Like I said yesterday...today and the remainder of the week should produced good trade opportunities...a lot of key market events being hyped and Euro still
to go higher
[16:09:38] <@wrbtrader> However, volatility still saying the overall trading of index futures still sucks
[16:11:32] <+Time4now> seeya tomorrow
[16:14:10] <@wrbtrader> Take care all and see all tomorrow
[16:14:16] * wrbtrader is now known as wrbtrader_away
[16:18:35] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (EC), Eurex/Euronext Futures (DAX, ESTX50, FTSE100, CAC40), Treasury Futures (ZF, ZN, ZB), NYMEX Futures (CL, NG, HO, QM), Exchange Traded Funds (DIA, GLD, IWM, OIH, XLE, QQQQ, SPY) and Forex Currencies
Session Close: Tues Sep 28 16:18:40 2010
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