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Session Start: Tue Oct 12 09:17:45 2010
Session Ident: #FuturesTrades
[09:17:45] * Now talking in #FuturesTrades
[09:17:45] <@X> [NihabaAshi] Announcement: The new trade posting script v3.7 (replaces v3.6) is posted at your forum in the "Announcements" thread.
[09:22:15] <pat255>
all
[09:26:13] <+pat255> L biased but ..
[09:28:17] * peterfin is now known as senn
[09:32:21] <drt>
all
[09:37:48] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, 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
[09:40:25] <+pat255> heading to the exits
[09:45:30] <+pat255> hmmm ther goes the L bias
[09:51:01] <werner> yep
[09:53:12] <JimL1> Long EC @ 1.3800 «« simulator »»
[09:53:18] <+werner> es and tf still in sup zone imo
[09:53:40] <+JimL1> Exited 2/3 EC Long @ 1.3803 --> + 0.0003 «« simulator »»
[09:54:16] <+JimL1> exit stop raised EC @ 1.3801 «« simulator »»
[09:54:22] <+JimL1> Trailing Stop Hit EC @ 1.3801 --> + 0.0001 «« simulator »»
[09:55:31] <JimL> 10:00am USD IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism
[09:55:54] <+pat255> L nq 2007.25 paper
[09:57:53] <+werner>
[10:00:40] <+pat255> out NQ
[10:02:25] <+JimL1> Long EC @ 1.3809 «« simulator »»
[10:02:27] <+JimL1> 33
[10:03:15] <+JimL1> Exited all EC Long @ 1.3810 --> + 0.0001 «« simulator »»
[10:04:09] <+JimL1> mishanded stop
[10:13:58] <+JimL1> buy stop to enter long EC @ 1.3820 «« simulator »»
[10:14:26] <+JimL1> Long EC @ 1.3820 «« simulator »»
[10:15:19] <+JimL1> 4
[10:15:40] <+JimL1> Exited 1/4 EC Long @ 1.3823 --> + 0.0003 «« simulator »»
[10:15:58] <+JimL1> Exited 1/4 EC Long @ 1.3825 --> + 0.0005 «« simulator »»
[10:16:40] <+JimL1> exit stop raised EC @ 1.3814 «« simulator »»
[10:17:42] <+JimL1> exit stop raised EC @ 1.3821 «« simulator »»
[10:19:12] <+JimL1> Exited 1/4 EC Long @ 1.3825 --> + 0.0005 «« simulator »»
[10:21:25] <+JimL1> Trailing Stop Hit EC @ 1.3821 --> + 0.0001 «« simulator »»
[10:31:49] <+JimL1> was hoping 6E would get closer to brkout pt @ 1.3850 to synch w/IBD/TIPP, didn't happen so scalped along w/what ws there - maybe more opptys in FOMC @ 14:00
[10:32:54] <+JimL1> DX rangebound since us mkt open few opptys - going to look @ TF
[10:51:27] <+werner> mm.
[10:52:42] <+pat255> geez was thinking L then mkt dropped 10 pts on Es now up 5
[11:04:48] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, 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
[11:07:11] <+JimL1> Long TF @ 691.5 «« simulator »»
[11:07:13] <+JimL1> 4
[11:08:14] <+JimL1> Exited 1/4 TF Long @ 692 --> + 0.5 «« simulator »»
[11:08:31] <+JimL1> Exited 1/4 TF Long @ 692.3 --> + 0.8 «« simulator »»
[11:09:26] <+JimL1> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 691.6 --> + 0.1 «« simulator »»
[11:19:33] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 690.6 «« simulator »»
[11:19:35] <+JimL1> 2
[11:20:01] <+JimL1> Covered 1/2 TF Short @ 690.3 --> + 0.3 «« simulator »»
[11:20:18] <+JimL1> Covered Remainder TF Short @ 690.6 --> 0 «« simulator »»
[11:24:29] <+werner> Long NQ @ 2029.50
[11:29:11] <+werner> Exited all NQ Long @ 2031.50 --> + 2
[11:29:18] <+pat255> vn
[11:29:33] <+werner> tx pat
[11:31:28] <+werner>
[11:36:12] <+JimL1> done now for any more trades,
[12:21:03] <+pat255> k guys cu all later tu
[12:34:49] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, 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
[13:52:56] <codehead> fomc mins coming up
[13:58:27] <@wrbtrader> Only thing interesting today was that V bottom bounce off the intraday lows
[14:01:04] <+JimL1> tf whipping around, dta locked up
[14:01:13] <+JimL1> data locked up
[14:04:49] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Chat room for traders of Emini Futures (EMD, TF, ES, NQ, YM), EuroFX Futures (6E, 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
[14:08:47] <+werner> wrbtrader , don't you trade today?
[14:08:58] <@wrbtrader> Yeah...no signals
[14:09:06] <+werner> ok tx
[14:10:02] <@wrbtrader> However, could have done some "intuition trades" within key zones I was following but just felt like today was one of those days that I only stick to trade signals
[14:10:38] <+werner> don't like this market
[14:11:00] <+JimL1> Long TF @ 693.7 «« simulator »»
[14:11:00] <+JimL1> 3
[14:11:41] <@wrbtrader> Pure TA folks are having a lot of problems with this market or not getting too many trade opportunities
[14:16:15] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 694 --> + 0.3 «« simulator »»
[14:16:21] <+werner> indd wrbtrader
[14:17:12] <+JimL1> Exited 1/3 TF Long @ 694.7 --> + 1 «« simulator »»
[14:22:27] <+JimL1> Exited Remainder TF Long @ 695.6 --> + 1.9 «« simulator »»
[14:23:10] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 6952 «« simulator »»
[14:23:14] <+JimL1> 2
[14:25:31] <+JimL1> Covered all TF Short @ 6952 --> 0 «« simulator »»
[14:25:51] <+JimL1> Shorts TF @ 694.7 «« simulator »»
[14:25:54] <+JimL1> 2
[14:26:03] <+JimL1> Covered all TF Short @ 694.1 --> + 0.6 «« simulator »»
[14:32:54] <@wrbtrader> Shorts TF @ 692.00 -> small size
[14:34:41] <@wrbtrader> Covered TF Short @ 692.20 --> - 0.2
[14:35:56] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 692.80 -> small size
[14:37:15] <@wrbtrader> Exited TF Long @ 692.60 --> - 0.2
[14:48:57] <@wrbtrader> Why do folks consistently show 10x - 20x more size on the bid and ask when there's only 1 - 2 contracts being traded.
[14:49:29] <@wrbtrader> Thus, TF consistently this year have people showing 10 to 20 contracts but then only execute a 1 contract trade.
[14:50:03] <@wrbtrader> I've never been able to make sense of that
[14:52:29] <+werner> manipulation?
[14:53:54] <Time4now> wouldn't price move off of the current number given enough buyers/sellers?
[14:54:14] <+Time4now> before they were all executed
[14:54:43] <@wrbtrader> not sure
[14:59:35] <+JimL1> done for day
[15:00:26] <Flenn> I prefer to watch the 1K and greater blocks of ES and ignor the tiny trades.
[15:01:12] <+Flenn> and watch the level two contract balance
[15:02:05] <+Flenn> presently the balance of BID to ASK totals is about 20 to 23K contracts
[15:03:55] <+Flenn> last large blocks traded almost 15 min ago so kinda slow here for the "institutional traders".
[15:04:54] <+werner>
http://www.bioswing.de/de/bioswing/gesundheitsnutzen/[15:05:03] <+werner> nice trade chair
[15:05:10] <+Flenn> 1309 here on the ask and 31977 on the bid
[15:05:21] <+Flenn> 3197 typo
[15:14:13] <+Flenn> long 1163.50 balance 17 - 23
[15:16:19] <+Flenn> +1.75 out at the HOD 1165.25
[15:22:15] <+Flenn> new HOD breakout 1166.50 watching for retrace
[15:27:19] <@wrbtrader> 2 tick range the past 1 min
[15:27:35] <@wrbtrader> I'm now expecting a volatility spike
[15:28:15] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 695.70 -> small size
[15:28:36] <@wrbtrader> intuition
[15:29:27] <@wrbtrader> Long TF @ 695.70 -> Add
[15:29:39] <@wrbtrader> 2 total
[15:30:09] <@wrbtrader> volatility just died
[15:30:11] <@wrbtrader>
[15:31:03] <+codehead> short NQ 2042.00 <sim>
[15:31:25] <+codehead> i had buy order at NQ bottom, didn't fill, chased a few ticks--sigh--no trade
[15:31:28] <+codehead> too late to start
[15:31:39] <+codehead> and i don't normally trade last half hour
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[15:32:01] <+codehead> 10 tick stop
[15:33:15] <+codehead> exit NQ +.25 <sim>
[15:33:23] <+codehead> taking too long, at margin time
[15:33:47] <+codehead> short term is saying pullback
[15:34:06] <+codehead> but it's getting long in tooth and no pb
[15:35:13] <@wrbtrader> Exited all TF Long @ 695.60 --> - 0.2
[15:42:23] <@wrbtrader> Shorts TF @ 695.10 -> small size
[15:42:36] <@wrbtrader> 3 only
[15:42:38] <@wrbtrader> 2 + 1
[15:43:20] <@wrbtrader> volatility increasing
[15:44:14] <@wrbtrader> support @ 694.40
[15:44:26] <+werner> Long NQ @ 2041.25
[15:45:11] <+codehead> long NQ 2041.00 <sim>
[15:45:26] <@wrbtrader> Covered all TF Short @ 695.00 --> + 0.1
[15:46:05] <@wrbtrader> still not catching any runners...just ticks + or -
[15:46:07] <@wrbtrader>
[15:46:41] <+codehead> stop b/e -0.25 <sim>
[15:47:38] <+codehead> exit NQ +1.00 <sim>
[15:50:03] <+werner> Exited all NQ Long @ 2042.50 --> + 1.25
[15:50:24] <+Flenn> long 1167.50 looking for a point is all
[15:51:00] <+werner> gn all
[15:52:06] <+Flenn> stop to BE tight stop
[15:52:24] <+Flenn> out done for the day.
[15:53:23] <@wrbtrader> Shorts TF @ 695.70 -> medium size
[15:53:27] <@wrbtrader> 4 only
[15:54:40] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/2 TF Short @ 695.30 --> + 0.4
[15:55:36] <@wrbtrader> support @ 694.40
[15:58:16] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/4 TF Short @ 694.50 --> + 1.2
[15:59:33] <@wrbtrader> Covered Remainder TF Short @ 693.60 --> + 2.1
[16:06:24] <@wrbtrader> Funny trading video @
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7107529[16:09:35] <@wrbtrader> Take care all and see all tomorrow.
[16:10:17] <Inertia>
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[16:10:36] <winmax60> thanks for the great movie..mark... :-)
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Session Close: Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 2010
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