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click on the above image to view today's price action of key markets Session Start: Wed Mar 06 09:03:37 2013
Session Ident: ##TheStrategyLab
[09:03:37] * Now talking in ##TheStrategyLab
[09:03:37] * Topic is 'Chat room only for traders using WRB Analysis (WRBs, WRB Hidden GAPs, WRB Zones) for day trading, swing trading or position trading. | WRB Analysis free study guide @
http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum ... 119&t=718'[09:03:37] * Set by wrbtrader on Tue Feb 05 08:11:19
[09:03:37] ##TheStrategyLab url is
http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/[09:16:07] <Trendtrader>
all
[09:16:50] <Zr1trader> GM TT, GM everyone.
[09:24:01] <Trendtrader>
Zr1
[09:31:21] <Trendtrader> Long Emini TF @ 929
[09:31:22] <Trendtrader> x2
[09:31:42] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 928.90 -> large size
[09:32:38] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 928.80 --> + 0.1
[09:32:55] <@wrbtrader> not a good way to start the day via a trade error
[09:34:47] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Emini TF @ 928.80 -> large size
[09:34:57] <@wrbtrader> 9 contracts
[09:35:04] <@wrbtrader> prior trade was 6 contracts
[09:36:11] <Trendtrader> Exited all Emini TF Long @ 929.1 --> + 0.1
[09:36:39] <@wrbtrader> Forgot today is 2pm est FED Beige Book day
[09:38:19] <TigermanTrader>
all
[09:38:38] <TigermanTrader> oil is falling
[09:39:09] <@wrbtrader> Light Crude Oil CL futures most recent WRB Hidden GAP putting some pressure on its price action to the downside
[09:39:20] <@wrbtrader> 2min and 3min chart
[09:39:37] <@wrbtrader> Covered all Emini TF Short @ 928.70 --> + 0.1
[09:39:51] <@wrbtrader> early exit
[09:39:59] <@wrbtrader> sideline...be back in a few minutes
[09:41:07] <TigermanTrader> euro fx fall too
[09:50:08] <TigermanTrader> missed a good oportunity in that previous oil move
[09:51:49] <Zr1trader> Tigerman are you a fee based client out of curiosity?
[09:52:51] <TigermanTrader> hi zr I am strategylab client
[09:53:11] <Zr1trader> good to know thx
[09:56:03] <Zr1trader> 90.10 in CL has been interesting
[09:56:18] <Zr1trader> seems like someone supporting that for now...
[09:57:10] <Zr1trader> Support of 5 min WRB from two days ago that occured at close
[09:57:34] <TigermanTrader> I hope that support breaks
[09:57:42] <TigermanTrader> i am short right now
[09:58:09] <TigermanTrader> short qm 90.100
[09:58:46] <Zr1trader> cheers to support breaking
[09:58:55] <TigermanTrader> thanks
[10:04:49] <TigermanTrader> exit qm @ 90.200
[10:05:02] <TigermanTrader> -0.1
[10:05:18] <TigermanTrader> was better short the euro
[10:05:28] <Zr1trader> GC vol increase 5 min 10 min 15 min
[10:06:39] <TigermanTrader> yep gold is in strong up move now
[10:09:29] <TigermanTrader> I ll look at euro very close now
[10:12:19] <@wrbtrader> Long Emini TF @ 929.90 -> large size
[10:12:38] <@wrbtrader> 6 contracts
[10:17:45] <TigermanTrader> short euro 1.3000
[10:20:09] <TigermanTrader> exit euro @ 1.2993 + 7 tick
[10:21:15] <TigermanTrader> fear cause me exit too early
[10:21:57] <TigermanTrader> also have problem with platform when I make new order the oil one is deleted
[10:22:12] <TigermanTrader> simply only one order is premitted
[10:22:27] <TigermanTrader> I have to fix that now
[10:22:29] <Zr1trader> You need more money for margin I bet.
[10:22:48] <TigermanTrader> no
[10:23:34] <TigermanTrader> is platform setup no money related
[10:23:57] <TigermanTrader> but more money for trade is always welcome
[10:24:04] <Zr1trader> I try to keep as little as possible in my account and that happens to me.
[10:26:20] <@wrbtrader> Exited all Emini TF Long @ 929.50 --> - 0.4
[10:27:43] <@wrbtrader> Long Emini TF @ 929.50 -> large size
[10:27:59] <@wrbtrader> 6 contracts
[10:28:03] <@wrbtrader> re-entry
[10:28:30] <@wrbtrader> tough price action because the volatility is declining and the range is getting tighter
[10:29:06] <TigermanTrader> yep I do not like the e-minis now too contracting
[10:29:11] <@wrbtrader> too early in the trading session for such especially between two key market events 1000am and 1030am est
[10:29:36] <@wrbtrader> out 929.00
[10:29:38] <TigermanTrader> ok fixed now my trading platform order issue
[10:29:53] <@wrbtrader> -0.5
[10:30:22] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Light Crude Oil CL @ 89.91 -> large size
[10:30:34] <@wrbtrader> 9 contracts
[10:31:18] <@wrbtrader> Shorts Light Crude Oil CL @ 89.96 -> Add
[10:31:32] <@wrbtrader> 6 added
[10:33:08] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/3 Light Crude Oil CL Short @ 89.79 --> + 0.17
[10:36:17] <TigermanTrader> short qm 89.75
[10:36:51] <@wrbtrader> Covered 1/3 Light Crude Oil CL Short @ 89.70 --> + 0.21
[10:37:11] <TigermanTrader> exit qm @ 89.65
[10:39:26] <@wrbtrader> this is an intuition trade
[10:42:02] <Zr1trader> GC vol increase
[10:46:21] <@wrbtrader> Covered Remainder Light Crude Oil CL Short @ 89.88 --> + 0.03
[13:59:35] <@wrbtrader> Long Light Crude Oil CL @ 89.97 -> large size
[13:59:44] <@wrbtrader> 6 contracts
[14:00:04] <@wrbtrader> early entry
[14:00:12] <@wrbtrader> felt like it was going to try to run-away
[14:03:57] <@wrbtrader> Exited 1/2 Light Crude Oil CL Long @ 90.00 --> + 0.03
[14:05:24] <@wrbtrader> just got pick-pocketed in the retracement back inside the WRB Hidden GAP
[14:05:29] <@wrbtrader> looking for a re-entry
[14:08:37] <@wrbtrader> Long Light Crude Oil CL @ 90.12 -> large size
[14:08:45] <@wrbtrader> 6 contracts
[14:09:14] <@wrbtrader> didn't get the re-entry price of 89.97
[14:09:42] <@wrbtrader> I had to chase it after waiting too long for a 2nd chance
[14:10:26] <@wrbtrader> looks like another pick pocket
[14:12:57] <@wrbtrader> retracing again...geesh
[14:17:31] <@wrbtrader> Exited all Light Crude Oil CL Long @ 90.20 --> + 0.08
[14:17:40] <@wrbtrader> pick pocketed again
[14:18:11] <@wrbtrader> one tick away from a WRB pt1 @ 90.34
[14:18:48] <@wrbtrader> sidelined...can't afford a chase now at this level
[14:20:14] <@wrbtrader> It needs to drop again by at least 6 - 10 ticks to resetup again for me
[14:28:10] <TigermanTrader> wow oil run up very fast
[14:28:38] <TigermanTrader> miss a good oportunity before
[16:00:30] <TigermanTrader> take care all see next time
Session Close: Wed Mar 06 18:42:05 2013
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##TheStrategyLab (located on the Freenode IRC network) is
free and is a serious professional trading chat room involving
WRB Analysis in which any trader
(position trading, swing trading, day trading) can use the chat room to post their trades or commentaries about stocks, futures, exchange traded funds or forex currencies. Simply, you don't need to be a client of TheStrategyLab.com to use the chat room nor do you need to be a price action only trader (no indicators) because some members use indicators while others do not. Yet, the only requirement is that you want to learn
WRB Analysis.
Therefore, we welcome
all traders that want to learn about
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The purpose of ##TheStrategyLab is that it's designed to be a
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ICE Emini TF Futures (formerly CME ER2)
CBOT mini-sized Dow Futures YM
Eurex Index Derivatives (futures) DAX and DJ Euro Stoxx50
Eurex Fixed Income Derivatives (futures) BUND, BOBL and Schatz
Euronext Futures FTSE-100 and CAC-40
CME Futures EuroFX 6E and EC
Treasury Futures T-Notes ZT, ZN, ZF and T-Bonds ZB
Forex Currencies Gbp/Usd, Eur/Usd, Eur/Yen and Usd/Cad
Exchange Traded Funds VXX, DIA, IWM, QQQ, SPY, BGU, FAS, FAZ, TNA, OIH, XLE and GLD
NYMEX Energy Futures Light Crude Oil CL, Brent Crude Oil BRN, e-miNY QM and Natural Gas NG
COMEX Metal Futures Gold GC, mini-Gold YG, Copper HG and Silver SI
S&P CNX NIFTY Futures
Hang Seng Index Futures HSI and mini-Hang Seng MHI
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