Session Start: Thu Jan 15 09:26:59 2009
Session Ident: #futurestrades
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[09:26] <@X> [NihabaAshi] Announcement: The new trade posting script v3.7 (replaces v3.6) is posted at your forum in the "Announcements" thread.
[09:29] <drt>
everyone
[09:30] <PeterPanBoy> Shorts ES @ 836.5 «« testing »»
[09:30] <pat255>
N & others
[09:31] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 836.75 «« testing »»
[09:31] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 837 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[09:35] <Sidhartha> Shorts DAX @ 4418 «« testing script »»
[09:37] <+Sidhartha> Long DAX @ 4426 «« testing script »»
[09:38] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 834.5 «« testing »»
[09:39] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 834.75 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[09:39] <+PeterPanBoy> almost forget to delete limit stop order...
[09:40] <+codehead> will short 846.25 ES, assuming we don't make new lows on chart before it's hit
[09:41] <szubaark> Shorts ES @ 832.50 «« paper »»
[09:41] <rickf> short es 832.25
[09:42] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 831.50 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[09:42] <+PeterPanBoy> nice szu
[09:42] <+szubaark> thnx
[09:43] <+rickf> exit es 831.75 +.50
[09:43] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 832.25 «« testing »»
[09:43] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 832.5 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[09:43] <+PeterPanBoy> will see if bottom keep..
[09:45] <+PeterPanBoy> go low of day
[09:46] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 830 «« testing »»
[09:47] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 829 --> - 1 «« testing »»
[09:48] <+codehead> long YM small 8040 <paper>
[09:48] <+codehead> stop 8028 <paper>
[09:49] <+codehead> needs to hold 8034 area really
[09:49] <+codehead> tapped it...
[09:49] <+codehead> exit hald +10 YM <paper>
[09:50] <+codehead> half
[09:50] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 827 «« testing »»
[09:50] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 827.25 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[09:50] <+codehead> raise stop 8049 YM <paper>
[09:51] <+codehead> hit, out remainder +9 <paper>
[09:51] <+codehead> long 1c 8039 YM stop 8029 <paper>
[09:52] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 826.5 «« testing »»
[09:52] <+codehead> raise stop 8044 <paper>
[09:53] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 826.75 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
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viewforum.php?f=20[09:53] <+codehead> raise stop 8049 <paper>
[09:53] <+PeterPanBoy> Shorts ES @ 827 «« testing »»
[09:54] <+codehead> raise stop 8053 <paper>
[09:55] <+codehead> raise stop 8055 <paper>
[09:55] <+codehead> raise stop 8059 <paper>
[09:55] <+PeterPanBoy> Covered ES Short @ 827.75 --> - 0.75 «« testing »»
[09:55] <+PeterPanBoy> Reverse and Enter Long ES @ 827.75 «« testing »»
[09:55] <+codehead> raise stop 8065 <paper>
[09:55] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 828.5 --> + 0.75 «« testing »»
[09:56] <+codehead> raise stop 8069 <paper>
[09:56] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 828.75 -> small size
[09:56] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[09:56] <@NihabaAshi> intuition trade
[09:56] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 829.25 «« testing »»
[09:58] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 829.5 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[09:58] <+codehead> exit YM +40 <paper>
[09:58] <+drt> s ym 73
[09:59] <+PeterPanBoy> Shorts ES @ 829 «« testing »»
[09:59] <+PeterPanBoy> Covered all ES Short @ 828.75 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[09:59] <jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 83.27 «« simulator »»
[10:00] <+PeterPanBoy> Long ES @ 830.5 «« testing »»
[10:00] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 829.75 --> + 1
[10:00] <+codehead> inital bounce was .500 retracement btw, which is why i exited
[10:00] <+PeterPanBoy> Exited all ES Long @ 830.75 --> + 0.25 «« testing »»
[10:02] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 827.00 -> small size
[10:03] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only and chasing
[10:03] <+jbuch1> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 83 --> + 0.27 «« simulator »»
[10:03] <+drt> cl ym 43
[10:03] <@NihabaAshi> 828.25 was my signal but I was too slow to grab it
[10:04] <+jbuch1> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 83,26 --> + 83.27 - 83,26 «« simulator »»
[10:04] <+szubaark> Whipsaw
[10:04] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 828.75 -> Add
[10:05] <+PeterPanBoy> Shorts ES @ 827.75 «« testing »»
[10:05] <+PeterPanBoy> Covered all ES Short @ 827 --> + 0.75 «« testing »»
[10:06] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 825.25 «« paper »»
[10:06] <@NihabaAshi> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 825.00 --> + 3.75
[10:07] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 824.25 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[10:07] <@NihabaAshi> Holding 3 remainders
[10:14] <@NihabaAshi> Covered ES Short @ 823.00 --> + 4
[10:14] <@NihabaAshi> Holding 1 contract
[10:32] <@NihabaAshi> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 819.75 --> + 7.25
[10:32] <+szubaark> Nice wrbtrader.
[10:32] <+pat255> vn
[10:33] <+rickf> short es 818
[10:33] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 817 «« paper »»
[10:34] <+rickf> exit 817.75 +.25
[10:34] <+rickf>
[10:36] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 817 --> 0 «« paper »»
[10:37] <+pat255> every pb is being sold
[10:37] <+pat255> too late to s ...
[10:38] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 816.50 «« paper »»
[10:40] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 818.25 --> - 1.75 «« paper »»
[10:40] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 818.25 «« paper »»
[10:42] <+PeterPanBoy> ok today I stope here see ya next time
[10:42] <+PeterPanBoy> bye
[10:43] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 819 --> + 0.75 «« paper »»
[10:43] <+szubaark>
[10:43] <@NihabaAshi> be back later
[10:43] * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away
[10:45] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 82.3 «« simulator »»
[10:49] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 821 «« paper »»
[10:49] <+jbuch1> Covered SPY Short @ 82.51 --> - 0.21 «« simulator »»
[10:49] <+jbuch1> Reverse and Enter Long SPY @ 82.51 «« simulator »»
[10:49] <+codehead> YM coming to a target at 820
[10:49] <+codehead> 8020
[10:50] <+jbuch1> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.51 --> 0 «« simulator »»
[10:54] <+szubaark> missed by Target by 1 tick again
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[10:55] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 821 --> 0 «« paper »»
[10:56] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 820.50 «« paper »»
[10:56] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 82.48 «« simulator »»
[10:56] <+szubaark> Intuition
[10:56] <+codehead> 8027 is .500 of second leg down today
[10:57] <+codehead> it hit 8026 twice
[10:57] <+codehead> pulled back
[10:57] <+szubaark> code, ZRL setting up
[10:59] <+jbuch1> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 82.4 --> + 0.08 «« simulator »»
[11:00] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 819.50 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[11:00] <+jbuch1> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 82.47 --> + 0.01 «« simulator »»
[11:05] <+jbuch1> Long SPY @ 82.61 «« simulator »»
[11:06] <+rickf> long es 820.50 out 822.50 +2
[11:08] <+szubaark> nice rick
[11:08] <+rickf> thx szu
[11:09] <+jbuch1> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 82.79 --> + 0.18 «« simulator »»
[11:10] <+rickf> not chasing ... got a bit rattled this morning on 2 trades -- turns out i had changed my chart period and wondered why nothing was working
[11:10] <+rickf> < -- idiot
[11:10] <+codehead> 8041 is .618 retracement of 2nd leg, tapped
[11:11] <+codehead> and 8043 is .382 of the next larger leg
[11:11] <+codehead> so getting resistance there
[11:11] <+szubaark> yea i stopped watching multiple timeframes, most Ill watch is 2 timeframes
[11:12] <+jbuch1> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 82.68 --> + 0.07 «« simulator »»
[11:12] <+codehead> considered shorting 8039 with 5 tick stop because of those fib levels
[11:12] <+codehead> did pull back
[11:13] <+szubaark> yup Fib Sellers jumped on that 823
[11:14] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 822 «« paper »»
[11:15] <+szubaark> Intuition
[11:19] <+szubaark> my patience is getting tested today, as market taking its SWEET time
[11:19] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 821 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[11:26] <+codehead> k, break of 8043 brinks 8061-62, though a couple wave targets in 50's might be a problem
[11:26] <+codehead> or shot upper 30's with stop above 8043
[11:27] <+codehead> short
[11:27] <+codehead> if daring
[11:27] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 82.74 «« simulator »»
[11:28] <+jbuch1> Covered all SPY Short @ 82.74 --> 0 «« simulator »»
[11:28] <+jbuch1> knew that was a fake out and took it anyways:(
[11:28] <+codehead> 8090 is short on YM if it gets there
[11:29] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 822.50 «« paper »»
[11:29] <+codehead> short of upper 30's would have been a decent scalp, ahead of those fib levels
[11:33] <+codehead> short 1c YM 8040, stop 8045 <paper>
[11:33] <+codehead> lower stop to 8042
[11:34] <+codehead> lower stop to 8034 <paper>
[11:34] <+codehead> jsut a scalp
[11:34] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 82.73 «« simulator »»
[11:34] <+codehead> no, raise stop to 8038 <paper>
[11:34] <+codehead> for b/e +1
[11:35] <+codehead> 8039 i mean
[11:35] <+codehead> lower stop to 8031 <paper>
[11:35] <+codehead> lower stop to 8027 <paper>
[11:35] <+codehead> lower stop to 8021 <paper>
[11:36] <+jbuch1> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 82.51 --> + 0.22 «« simulator »»
[11:36] <+codehead> lower stop to 8016 <paper>
[11:36] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 821.25 --> + 1.25 «« paper »»
[11:37] <+codehead> stopped out +24 YM <paper> 1c
[11:39] <+jbuch1> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 82.61 --> + 0.12 «« simulator »»
[11:43] <+jbuch1> man my first trade came within 4 cents of a very large stop loss this morning and it kinda wore me out
[11:44] <+jbuch1> BBL
[11:45] <+rickf> short es 820.25 out 819 +1.25
[11:45] <+rickf> too jumpy
[11:45] <+rickf> like the computers just kicked on or something
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viewforum.php?f=20[12:32] <+codehead> 8065 YM was a wave symmetry target
[12:37] <+codehead> long YM 1c 7964 <paper> 15 tick stop
[12:37] <+codehead> just testing a level, not necessarily a high-probability trade
[12:38] <+codehead> 7958 is the level i'm interested in hold, actually, but giving it a little more room
[12:40] <+codehead> was typing a higher exit (-10) due to indicators, but stop hit, -15--looking ugly
[12:48] <+jbuch1> Long SPY @ 81.98 «« simulator »»
[12:50] <+szubaark> nice entry jb, i missed it by 2 ticks
[12:52] <+jbuch1> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 82.1 --> + 0.12 «« simulator »»
[12:55] <+jbuch1> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 82.11 --> + 0.13 «« simulator »»
[12:55] <+jbuch1> thnxs szu
[12:57] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 81.98 «« simulator »»
[12:59] <+jbuch1> Covered all SPY Short @ 82.05 --> - 0.07 «« simulator »»
[13:12] <winmax60> Hi to Nihaba & everyone!!!
[13:13] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 82.19 «« simulator »»
[13:13] <+jbuch1> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 82.09 --> + 0.1 «« simulator »»
[13:14] <+jbuch1> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 82.18 --> + 0.01 «« simulator »»
[13:14] <+jbuch1> morning winmax
[13:16] <+winmax60> hi..Jbuch1 :-))
[13:22] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 82.29 «« simulator »»
[13:25] <+jbuch1> Covered SPY Short @ 82.38 --> - 0.09 «« simulator »»
[13:25] <+jbuch1> Reverse and Enter Long SPY @ 82.38 «« simulator »»
[13:27] <+jbuch1> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 82.49 --> + 0.11 «« simulator »»
[13:29] <+codehead> dang, that low try--just had my stop a tad tight--only went 4 ticks lower
[13:30] <+jbuch1> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.59 --> + 0.21 «« simulator »»
[13:33] <+jbuch1> man that wore me out
[13:37] <+jbuch1> a lot of fake outs on the 5 minute today
[13:51] <+szubaark> yup..
[13:53] <+szubaark> Parabolic umove so far off new lows@12:30 (Hindsight)
[13:58] <+rickf> long es 830 out 31.75 +1.75
[13:58] <+rickf> got in a bit late on that
[13:59] <+szubaark> nice, u had momentum on your side
[14:01] <+szubaark> amazing non-stop runup
[14:04] * +rickf caught that out of corner of eye
[14:04] <+rickf> trying to sell an SPX spread
[14:05] <+rickf> emini moves fast, but the spx options are on crack
[14:05] <+jbuch1> multi tasking
[14:05] <+rickf> yes - looking @ short butterfly spread on the SPX
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viewforum.php?f=20[14:05] <+szubaark> i have no clue about options, just know Calls and Puts
[14:06] <+jbuch1> same here
[14:06] <+jbuch1> but that sounded cool
[14:06] <+szubaark> too complex for me
[14:09] <+jbuch1> allright I am ready to throw caution to the wind and buy buy buy. so it must be about to reverse
[14:14] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 83.73 «« simulator »»
[14:16] <+jbuch1> Covered all SPY Short @ 83.84 --> - 0.11 «« simulator »»
[14:19] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 835.25 «« paper »»
[14:20] <+jbuch1> Long SPY @ 83.15 «« simulator »»
[14:20] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 837.75 --> - 2.5 «« paper »»
[14:21] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 837.25 «« paper »»
[14:22] <+jbuch1> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.05 --> - 0.1 «« simulator »»
[14:23] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 83.99 «« simulator »»
[14:25] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 834 --> + 3.25 «« paper »»
[14:25] * NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi
[14:25] <+jbuch1> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 83.89 --> + 0.1 «« simulator »»
[14:26] <+jbuch1> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 83.98 --> + 0.01 «« simulator »»
[14:27] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 836.50 -> small size
[14:27] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[14:28] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 836.50 -> Add
[14:28] <+rickf> geezh
[14:28] <@NihabaAshi> added 2 more
[14:29] <@NihabaAshi> Exited 1/2 ES Long @ 839.25 --> + 2.75
[14:31] <+jbuch1> Long SPY @ 84.35 «« simulator »»
[14:31] <+jbuch1> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 83.45 --> - 0.9 «« simulator »»
[14:32] <+jbuch1> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 84.36 --> + 0.01 «« simulator »»
[14:32] <@NihabaAshi> Exited Remainder ES Long @ 841.25 --> + 4.75
[14:33] <+szubaark> not even taking a breathe
[14:33] <+szubaark> Nice wrbtrader.
[14:36] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 841.75 -> small size
[14:36] <@NihabaAshi> 1 only
[14:40] <@NihabaAshi> Covered ES Short @ 841.50 --> + 0.25
[14:45] <+codehead> dang, i thot 7950 area was a bounce on YM--lol
[14:56] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 844.25 -> small size
[14:56] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[14:57] <+szubaark> Volatility Decreasing, could be a Long pulback
[14:59] <+winmax60> Shorts NQ @ 1181.25 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:59] <+winmax60> 3 only
[14:59] <+drt> l ym 80
[14:59] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 842.25 --> + 2
[15:00] <@NihabaAshi> Got spooked out early
[15:00] <@NihabaAshi> Should have waited until 841.00 with at least a 1 contract remainder
[15:01] <+drt> stp 80
[15:02] <@NihabaAshi> I'm calling it quits here...first trading day in a long time when I had all winners in the same trading day.
[15:02] <@NihabaAshi> will just sit and watch till the close
[15:02] <+jbuch1> thats awesome wrbtrader
[15:02] <+rickf> wtg
[15:06] <+jbuch1> Shorts SPY @ 84.62 «« simulator »»
[15:08] <+jbuch1> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 84.33 --> + 0.29 «« simulator »»
[15:10] <+szubaark> nice wrbtrader. You nailed them all today.
[15:11] <+jbuch1> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 84.61 --> + 0.01 «« simulator »»
[15:12] <+jbuch1> my theory of taking profit and putting stop to breakeven not working so good today
[15:17] <+szubaark> yea one needs perfect entries for remainders not to get hit..very few can do it Consistently
[15:18] <+szubaark> few years back +10,+20 ES Pointers in this room very common. Not anymore.
[15:22] <+rickf> give me a few 2-3pts per day and i'll be juuuust fine
[15:23] <+jbuch1> i don't know szu sometimes the market has clear direction sometimes it doesn't. Iwas fading a strong move and probably should have been satisfied with a small profit
[15:43] <+winmax60> Covered all NQ Short @ 1172.75 --> + 8.5 «« simulator »»
[15:53] <pdays> Long TF @ 455.3
[15:53] <+pdays> Exited all TF Long @ 455.7 --> + 0.4
[16:03] <+winmax60> Shorts NQ @ 1180.25 -> small size «« simulator »»
[16:03] <+winmax60> 3 only
[16:07] <+winmax60> Covered all NQ Short @ 1180 --> + 0.25 «« simulator »»
[16:07] <+winmax60> done for the day....will see you all tomorrow...
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viewforum.php?f=20[16:24] <+jbuch1> gn everyone
[16:39] * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away
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viewforum.php?f=20Session Close: Thu Jan 15 19:37:55 2009
