Session Start: Wed Feb 25 09:27:31 2009
Session Ident: #FuturesTrades
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[09:27] <@X> [NihabaAshi] Announcement: The new trade posting script v3.7 (replaces v3.6) is posted at your forum in the "Announcements" thread.
[09:28] <pat255>
N & others
[09:28] <rickf> mg
[09:28] <+rickf>
[09:30] <drt>
all
[09:35] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 768.25 -> small size
[09:35] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
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[09:38] <@NihabaAshi> Exited ES Long @ 766.75 --> - 1.5
[09:38] <@NihabaAshi> Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 766.75
[09:41] <+rickf> long es 765
[09:43] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 765.50 --> + 1.25
[09:44] <+rickf> exit 765.74 +.75
[09:44] <+rickf> er 765.75
[09:44] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 764.25 -> small size
[09:46] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 763.25 --> + 1
[09:50] * codehead_afk is now known as codehead
[09:57] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 762.00 -> small size
[09:57] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[09:58] <+pat255> Existing home sales in couple mins
[09:59] <kosmipt>
[10:00] * +rickf explains the sideways action
[10:00] <+rickf> nevermind
[10:00] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 760.75 --> + 1.25
[10:01] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
viewforum.php?f=20[10:03] <+rickf> long es 757
[10:05] <+rickf> out 56 -1
[10:10] <+rickf> short es 755
[10:11] <+rickf> out 754 +1
[10:11] <szubaark> hmmm.. yersturday was Bullish close now gave it all back
[10:11] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 755.00 -> small size
[10:11] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[10:12] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 756.00 --> + 1
[10:13] <@NihabaAshi> I'm trading "nervous" today and I'm not sure why...the result is a few early exits.
[10:14] <@NihabaAshi> Will reduce my position size down to 1 contract to see if I can get rid of the butterflies in the stomach
[10:15] <+szubaark> making money trade after trade and nervous? i get nervous when im down trade after trade
[10:16] <@NihabaAshi> szu...yeah...
[10:16] <@NihabaAshi> It's one of my biggest "edges"...
[10:16] <@NihabaAshi> I'm very tuned into how I "as a trader" interact with the markets.
[10:16] <+rickf> looking to be another creeper trend - not my best tape to trade
[10:17] <+pat255> n your experience kicks in ..when u get cery little from a trade ..
[10:17] <+rickf> rathern than fiddle w/charts lookign for setups i'll just stand aside with my defaults and wait
[10:17] <+pat255> y rick
[10:17] <@NihabaAshi> I try very hard not to underestimate any emotion, feelings or whatever.
[10:18] <+szubaark> hmm..wrbtrader u sound like you have a "sixth" sense when trading
[10:18] <@NihabaAshi> When something doesn't seem right...I drop my position size until that emotion, feeling or whatever subsides to allow me to go back to normal trading.
[10:18] <@NihabaAshi> Sixth Sense
[10:18] <@NihabaAshi> Like seeing ghosts
[10:18] <@NihabaAshi>
[10:18] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 755 «« paper »»
[10:18] <+rickf> using the force?
[10:19] <@NihabaAshi> rickf...my trading improved tremendously when I stop using the force
[10:20] <+rickf> mine too -- funny how that works
[10:20] <+rickf> same when i stopped using Eight Ball Financial Advisors
[10:20] <@NihabaAshi> Helped alot too when I stopped watching all the Star Wars Platnium Edition
[10:20] <+rickf> man after my own heart, you are
[10:20] * rickf is now known as Padawan
[10:20] * Padawan is now known as rickf
[10:21] <@NihabaAshi>
[10:21] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 755.75 «« simulator »»
[10:21] <+rickf> short es 756
[10:22] <+rickf> early
[10:22] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 762.00 -> small size
[10:22] <@NihabaAshi> 1 only
[10:22] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 755 «« paper »»
[10:23] <@NihabaAshi> ooops
[10:23] <@NihabaAshi> correction
[10:23] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 756.00 -> small size
[10:23] <+pat255> L 756 too
[10:23] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 755 --> 0 «« paper »»
[10:23] <+szubaark> had a good entry and still came back
[10:24] <+rickf> exit es 55 +1
[10:24] <+szubaark>
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[10:25] <@NihabaAshi> Exited ES Long @ 756.50 --> + 0.5
[10:25] <@NihabaAshi> be back later
[10:25] <@NihabaAshi> going to take a little break from trading
[10:25] * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away
[10:29] <+rickf> short es 757
[10:29] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 758 -> Add «« simulator »»
[10:29] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 758 «« paper »»
[10:30] <+kosmipt> oil #
[10:30] <+rickf> idiot me forgot
[10:31] <+rickf> 58 was my planned entry - jumped the gun early
[10:32] <+szubaark> yea..ive been jumping gun a lot lately..working on improving my entries
[10:32] <+szubaark> by the time i get confirmation for my entry, the world is in also and i get shaken out
[10:34] <+rickf> out 576.75 b/e
[10:34] <+rickf> er +.25
[10:35] <+rickf> will miss a drop i bet, but price to pay to exit a bad entry
[10:37] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 756.75 --> + 1.25 «« paper »»
[10:39] <+kosmipt> Covered 1/2 ES Short @ 756 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[10:41] <+rickf> anyone trade futs @ ToS
i love their charts but still trade thru OEC where it's cheaper
[10:41] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 755.25 «« paper »»
[10:43] <+rickf> long es 764
[10:43] <+szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 755.25 «« paper »»
[10:43] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 753.75 --> + 1.5 «« paper »»
[10:44] <+rickf> long es 752 add - average 763
[10:44] <+rickf> er 753
[10:44] <+kosmipt> Covered Remainder ES Short @ 752 --> + 3.75 «« simulator »»
[10:45] <+szubaark> me thinks they gonna retest yersturday area where we bounced from
[10:45] <+rickf> out 753,25 +.25
[10:49] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 752.75 «« paper »»
[10:50] * NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi
[10:51] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 751 «« paper »»
[10:54] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 753.50 -> medium size
[10:54] <@NihabaAshi> 4 only
[10:55] <+rickf> back later - gym and lunch mtg
[10:55] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 752 «« paper »»
[10:56] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 753.75 «« simulator »»
[10:57] <@NihabaAshi> oh oh
[10:58] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 753.25 --> - 0.25
[10:59] <+szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 752.75 «« paper »»
[11:01] <@NihabaAshi> volatility dropping fast
[11:01] <@NihabaAshi> I'm expecting a price spike here soon.
[11:02] <@NihabaAshi> Will try to jump on early when it occurs.
[11:03] <+szubaark> yup, its just a waiting game now if you Long or Short
[11:03] <+szubaark> Im Long, i hope it spikes UP
[11:04] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 753 «« paper »»
[11:04] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 754.50 -> medium size
[11:04] <@NihabaAshi> 4 only
[11:04] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 755 --> + 2.25 «« paper »»
[11:05] <+pat255> vn
[11:05] <+szubaark> thnx
[11:06] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 756.00 --> + 1.5
[11:12] <+kosmipt> Shorts ES @ 756.75 -> Add «« simulator »»
[11:21] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 756.75 -> small size
[11:21] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[11:21] <+szubaark> more contracting Volatility..its gonna spike Up or Down soon
[11:25] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 759.00 --> + 2.25
[11:25] <+szubaark> nice
[11:30] <+codehead> short 2c ES 759.25 <paper>
[11:32] <+codehead> premature...
[11:32] <+codehead> was breakout of a key level...
[11:32] <+codehead> 1 pt stop
[11:33] <+codehead> exit flat ES 2c <paper>
[11:33] <+codehead> iffy
[11:34] <+codehead> needs to get under 758.50 to be bearish again because of key level breakout
[11:43] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 761 «« paper »»
[11:44] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 761.75 -> small size
[11:44] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[11:45] <+szubaark> tightening stop
[11:45] <+szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 761 «« paper »»
[11:45] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 763.50 --> + 2.5 «« paper »»
[11:46] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 764.75 --> + 3
[11:47] <@NihabaAshi> That was the 2nd biggest volatility spike of the trading day so far
[11:49] <+codehead> see how they protected that key level? kept it on the bullish side of the line
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viewforum.php?f=20[12:50] <winmax60> Long ES @ 754 -> small size «« simulator »»
[12:57] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 755.75 «« paper »»
[12:57] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 756 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[13:03] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 758 --> + 2.25 «« paper »»
[13:08] <pdays> Long ES @ 755.25
[13:09] <+pdays> Exited all ES Long @ 757.5 --> + 2.25
[13:25] <+winmax60> Long ES @ 756.25 -> small size «« simulator »»
[13:28] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 758.25 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[13:29] <Flow> Shorts ES @ 757.75
[13:32] <+winmax60> Long ES @ 757.25 -> small size «« simulator »»
[13:33] <+Flow> Covered all ES Short @ 759.25 --> - 1.5
[13:35] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 759.5 --> + 2.25 «« simulator »»
[13:44] <Sidhartha> Shorts ES @ 763.5 «« simulator »»
[13:44] <+Flow> Shorts ES @ 763.75
[13:49] <+Flow> Covered all ES Short @ 765.75 --> - 2
[14:07] <drt> l ym 50
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viewforum.php?f=20[14:11] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 761.25 -> small size
[14:11] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[14:13] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 761.50 --> + 0.25
[14:14] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 760.00 -> small size
[14:14] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[14:16] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 762.00 --> - 2
[14:16] <+drt> cl ym 52
[14:17] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 761.25 -> small size
[14:18] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[14:19] <+szubaark> Volatility Increasing but not going anywhere
[14:19] <+szubaark> Dangerous Whipsaws
[14:20] <@NihabaAshi> volatility rising too
[14:20] <+winmax60> Shorts ES @ 758.75 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:21] <+szubaark> the candles look scary with Tails and small wicks
[14:21] <+winmax60> Covered all ES Short @ 758.5 --> + 0.25 «« simulator »»
[14:23] <+szubaark> we had nice moves so far, no more Mr.Nice guy from Mr.market
[14:23] <@NihabaAshi> support trying hard to develop
[14:24] <@NihabaAshi> next support around 756
[14:24] <@NihabaAshi> Then around 753
[14:24] <@NihabaAshi>
[14:25] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 761.00 --> + 0.25
[14:25] <@NihabaAshi> volatility still rising
[14:25] <@NihabaAshi> Ot
[14:26] <@NihabaAshi> Ot
[14:26] <@NihabaAshi> It's been rising since 1:45pm est
[14:27] <+szubaark> tough turn here..Glad im FLAT
[14:28] <+drt> s ym 62
[14:28] <+drt> wrong s ym 52
[14:30] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 764.50 -> small size
[14:30] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[14:33] <@NihabaAshi> Exited ES Long @ 763.00 --> - 1.5
[14:33] <@NihabaAshi> Reverse and Enter Short ES @ 763.00
[14:33] <+drt> cl ym 50
[14:34] <+winmax60> Shorts ES @ 762.25 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:34] <@NihabaAshi> pin ball machine...volatility rising again after taking a rest
[14:36] <+drt> l ym 45
[14:36] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 762.75 --> + 0.25
[14:36] <+winmax60> Covered all ES Short @ 763.25 --> - 1 «« simulator »»
[14:37] <@NihabaAshi> I'm now expecting a volatility spike
[14:37] <@NihabaAshi> Hopefully I can jump on it early.
[14:41] <+winmax60> Long ES @ 763 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:41] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 764.00 -> small size
[14:41] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[14:42] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 765.5 --> + 2.5 «« simulator »»
[14:42] <+drt> cl ym 85
[14:45] <@NihabaAshi> another volatility spike expected...
[14:45] <@NihabaAshi> Hopefully it takes price higher and not a big retracement back down.
[14:46] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 767.75 «« paper »»
[14:48] <@NihabaAshi> It's creeping higher but still not expected volatility spike
[14:48] <+Sidhartha> Covered all ES Short @ 768 --> - 4.5 «« simulator »»
[14:49] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 762.25 --> - 1.75
[14:49] <@NihabaAshi> ooops
[14:49] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 766.25 --> + 2.25
[14:50] <+szubaark> tightening Stop
[14:50] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 766 «« paper »»
[14:50] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 768.00 -> small size
[14:50] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[14:50] <@NihabaAshi> intuition
[14:51] <+szubaark> Volatility needs to spike for any Longs
[14:51] <+szubaark> Volatility Increasing stedily
[14:51] <@NihabaAshi>
[14:52] <@NihabaAshi> it just broke down
[14:52] <+szubaark> im hoping it shows up "out of nowhere" and we Pop to Upside, Im Long
[14:53] <@NihabaAshi> creeper price rise
[14:53] <+szubaark> above 770 we should fly
[14:54] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 769.00 --> + 1
[14:54] <@NihabaAshi> Somebody or something is putting money into this thing to keep it afloat.
[14:58] <+winmax60> Shorts ES @ 767.5 -> small size «« simulator »»
[14:58] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 766 --> - 1.75 «« paper »»
[14:59] <+winmax60> Covered all ES Short @ 767.25 --> + 0.25 «« simulator »»
[15:01] <+drt> l ym 89
[15:02] <+szubaark> market doing its best to shake out the tree
[15:03] <+winmax60> Long ES @ 768.75 -> small size «« simulator »»
[15:03] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 769.50 -> small size
[15:03] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[15:03] <@NihabaAshi> will be a tough trade...lots a resistance up here
[15:03] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 770.25 «« paper »»
[15:04] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 770.75 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[15:04] <+szubaark> Ill trail this, as we will be breaking some major Resisyance areas here
[15:05] <+drt> cl ym 25
[15:05] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 773.25 --> + 3.75
[15:07] <@NihabaAshi> I think I've gotten all the juice I could out of this.
[15:08] <@NihabaAshi> I'm done for the day...I increase my profit goal for the day due to Pres. Obama's big speech last night.
[15:08] <@NihabaAshi> I even got above the increase profit goal.
[15:08] <+pat255> vn N
[15:09] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 772 --> + 1.75 «« paper »»
[15:09] <+szubaark> Price playing games again
[15:09] <+szubaark> most likely im done, as each trade is starting to get stressful
[15:16] <@NihabaAshi> nice pop on flat line volatility
[15:16] <@NihabaAshi> Lets see now what happens when volatility starts to rise again
[15:17] <@NihabaAshi> Volatility rising now
[15:23] <+winmax60> Long ES @ 777 -> small size «« simulator »»
[15:24] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 779 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[15:38] <+winmax60> Shorts ES @ 777.75 -> small size «« simulator »»
[15:39] <+rickf> bak
[15:39] <+winmax60> Covered all ES Short @ 775.75 --> + 2 «« simulator »»
[16:16] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
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viewforum.php?f=20[19:27] * codehead is now known as codehead_afk
[20:25] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
viewforum.php?f=20[22:28] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @
viewforum.php?f=20Session Close: Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 2009
