##TheStrategyLab Price Action Chat Room Logs

Session Start: Mon Apr 06 09:23:43 2009
Session Ident: #futurestrades
[09:23] * Now talking in #futurestrades
[09:23] <@X> [NihabaAshi] Announcement: The new trade posting script v3.7 (replaces v3.6) is posted at your forum in the "Announcements" thread.
[09:28] <fcb98292> morn all
[09:29] <rickf> all
[09:29] <drt>
[09:30] * Forex2stay_Away is now known as Forex2stay
[09:40] <kosmipt> Long ES @ 828.25 «« simulator »»
[09:41] <+kosmipt> Exited all ES Long @ 826.25 --> - 2 «« simulator »»
[09:42] <pat255> all
[09:43] <+kosmipt> Long ES @ 826.50 «« simulator »»
[09:49] <@NihabaAshi> Good morning all...just got back
[09:49] <+kosmipt> Exited all ES Long @ 825 --> - 1.5 «« simulator »»
[09:50] <+pat255> N
[09:57] <+rickf> short es 828,.25
[09:59] <jbuch> morning everyone
[09:59] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @ viewforum.php?f=20
[10:02] <+rickf> out 827.50 +.75
[10:04] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 829.25 -> small size
[10:04] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[10:04] <@NihabaAshi> chasing
[10:05] <@NihabaAshi> missed signal @ 0956am est because I wasn't ready to trade due to arriving late after the open.
[10:08] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 83.38
[10:11] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.39 --> + 0.01
[10:12] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 829.75 --> + 0.5
[10:15] <+rickf> missed a nice short around 831 due to phone call. drat
[10:15] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 827.50 -> medium size
[10:16] <@NihabaAshi> 4 only
[10:18] <+drt> l es 27
[10:20] <+fcb98292> Shorts ES @ 828
[10:20] <+fcb98292> Covered all ES Short @ 826.5 --> + 1.5
[10:20] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 826.75 --> + 0.75
[10:22] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 826.25 -> small size
[10:22] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[10:23] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 83.04
[10:25] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 827.25 --> - 1
[10:25] <+drt> cl es 27.50
[10:26] <szubaark> Buys ES @ 828.25 «« paper »»
[10:26] <+jbuch> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 83.23 --> + 0.19
[10:27] <+jbuch> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 83.19 --> + 0.15
[10:27] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 826.50 --> - 1.75 «« paper »»
[10:28] <+rickf> wow ... did you all see the gag Zecco broker did on April 1st to its customers?
[10:28] <+rickf> i would NOT trade with them (not that I do now)
[10:28] <+rickf> http://www.mymoneyblog.com/archives/200 ... ances.html
[10:30] <+fcb98292> Shorts ES @ 824.75
[10:31] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.8
[10:32] <+fcb98292> Covered all ES Short @ 824 --> + 0.75
[10:41] <+jbuch> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 82.99 --> + 0.19
[10:42] <+jbuch> Exited 1/4 SPY Long @ 83 --> + 0.2
[10:43] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 825.50 -> small size
[10:43] <@NihabaAshi> 3 only
[10:44] <+drt> s es 26
[10:45] <+jbuch> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 82.89 --> + 0.09
[10:45] * Retrieving #futurestrades modes...
[10:46] <+drt> cs es 24.50
[10:47] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 83.98
[10:48] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.08 --> - 0.9
[10:48] <+jbuch> chasing
[10:49] <+jbuch> oops thats not right
[10:49] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.98
[10:49] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.08 --> + 0.1
[10:50] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 826.00 --> + 0.5
[10:52] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 83.02
[10:53] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.05 --> + 0.03
[10:53] <+jbuch> BBl
[11:12] * codehead_afk is now known as codehead
[11:26] * Looking up kosmipt user info...
[11:37] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 82.95
[11:38] <codehead> long 2c ES 823.25 <paper>
[11:41] <+jbuch> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 82.72 --> + 0.23
[11:42] <+jbuch> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 82.75 --> + 0.2
[11:42] <+codehead> 2 tick stop now
[11:42] <+codehead> exit flat <paper>
[11:43] <+jbuch> shoulda kept that
[11:43] <+codehead> looking for 820 long
[11:45] <+jbuch> when I first took it I was thinking gap fill from aPRIL 1 got spooked by that lil bs retracement
[11:54] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.53
[12:00] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.53 --> 0
[12:01] <+fcb98292> sell limit to enter short ES @ 824
[12:05] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @ viewforum.php?f=20
[12:23] <+fcb98292> cancelled all open limit orders
[12:24] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.38
[12:26] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.35 --> - 0.03
[12:27] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.32
[12:29] <@NihabaAshi> Be back later...not inpspiring today.
[12:29] * NihabaAshi is now known as NihabaAshi_away
[12:31] <+rickf> same here - gonna run errands, back in a while
[12:33] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.38 --> + 0.06
[12:52] <+codehead> long ES 820.0 <paper>
[12:53] <+codehead> stop 819.5 <paper>
[12:54] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 820.50 «« paper »»
[12:55] <+codehead> exit half +1.75 <paper>
[12:56] <+szubaark> c'mon 2 more ticks
[12:56] <+codehead> 822.5 first target
[12:56] <+szubaark> yup
[12:56] <+codehead> symmetry there :-)
[12:56] <+codehead> hit
[12:57] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 822.50 --> + 2 «« paper »»
[12:58] <+codehead> exit +2.50 remainder <paper>
[12:58] <+codehead> 825.25 is next on upside
[13:08] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 822.50 «« paper »»
[13:14] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 824.50 --> - 2 «« paper »»
[13:14] <winmax60> Long ES @ 824 -> small size «« simulator »»
[13:16] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 82.84
[13:16] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 824 «« paper »»
[13:19] <+jbuch> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 82.71 --> + 0.13
[13:21] <+jbuch> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 82.64 --> + 0.2
[13:23] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 823.75 --> + 0.25 «« paper »»
[13:23] <+szubaark> (
[13:26] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 72.72
[13:28] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.65 --> + 9.93
[13:28] <+szubaark> Whipsaws
[13:28] <+szubaark> Up and Down
[13:29] <+jbuch> ya and I got impatient and bought in the middle
[13:30] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 821.50 «« paper »»
[13:34] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.51
[13:35] <+codehead> long ES 821.25 <paper>
[13:35] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 822.50 «« paper »»
[13:36] <+codehead> exit ES flat <paper>
[13:36] <+codehead> prolly bounce, but noticed momo turn short term
[13:37] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 82.49 --> - 0.02
[13:37] <+codehead> long ES 820.25 <paper>
[13:38] <+codehead> 2 pt stop
[13:38] <+codehead> for now
[13:38] <+codehead> the problem is that lod isn't an important low
[13:40] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 821.25 --> + 0.25 «« paper »»
[13:40] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.5
[13:40] * Forex2stay is now known as Forex2stay_Away
[13:40] <+codehead> exit half +1.00 ES <paper>
[13:42] <+codehead> raise stop 819.75 remainder <paper>
[13:43] <+codehead> should get 825.25 yet
[13:43] <+codehead> maybe 827.5
[13:45] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 822.50 «« paper »»
[13:46] <+jbuch> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 82.64 --> + 0.14
[13:47] <+codehead> exit ES +3.00 remainder <paper>
[13:48] <+szubaark> Tightening Stop
[13:49] <+szubaark> 826-827 is .61% retrace
[13:50] <+jbuch> Exited Remainder SPY Long @ 82.98 --> + 0.48
[13:50] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 825 --> + 2.5 «« paper »»
[13:53] <+winmax60> Exited all ES Long @ 825.25 --> + 1.25 «« simulator »»
[14:06] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.89
[14:08] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @ viewforum.php?f=20
[14:10] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 826.25 «« paper »»
[14:11] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83 --> + 0.11
[14:12] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 824.75 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[14:13] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 824 «« paper »»
[14:15] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 825.50 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[14:15] <+szubaark>
[14:15] <+szubaark> damn chop
[14:27] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 825.25 «« paper »»
[14:27] <+szubaark> exit stop moved to breakeven ES @ 825.25 «« paper »»
[14:29] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 825.25 --> 0 «« paper »»
[14:37] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 822.25 «« paper »»
[14:44] <+rickf> back
[14:44] <+rickf> missed nothing
[14:44] <+rickf> feh
[14:45] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 823.75 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[14:45] <+szubaark> geezz
[14:48] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 82.71
[14:49] * Forex2stay_Away is now known as Forex2stay
[14:50] <+jbuch> Exited 1/2 SPY Long @ 82.89 --> + 0.18
[14:50] <@NihabaAshi_away> Long ES @ 824.00 -> small size
[14:50] <@NihabaAshi_away> 3 only
[14:50] * NihabaAshi_away is now known as NihabaAshi
[14:52] <@NihabaAshi> Exited 2/3 ES Long @ 827.50 --> + 3.5
[14:52] <kosmipt> nice
[14:53] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.18 --> + 0.47
[14:53] <+szubaark> geez almost 1 hour of chop before this breakout
[14:57] <+jbuch> Long SPY @ 83.11
[14:58] * Reno-Away is now known as Reno
[14:59] <+jbuch> Exited all SPY Long @ 83.13 --> + 0.02
[14:59] <@NihabaAshi> Exited Remainder ES Long @ 827.00 --> + 3
[15:02] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 826.00 -> small size
[15:02] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[15:02] <Reno> Long ES @ 825.25 «« paper »»
[15:03] <drt> l es 25.50
[15:04] <+rickf> last hour
[15:04] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 826.00 --> 0
[15:07] <@NihabaAshi> Shorts ES @ 826.75 -> small size
[15:07] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[15:07] <@NihabaAshi> intuition
[15:08] <@NihabaAshi> trail @ profit
[15:09] <+drt> cl es 25.50
[15:09] <@NihabaAshi> Covered all ES Short @ 824.75 --> + 2
[15:13] <+Reno> Exited all ES Long @ 824 --> - 1.25 «« paper »»
[15:14] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 824 «« paper »»
[15:14] <+szubaark> intuition
[15:17] <+Reno> Long ES @ 824.75 «« paper »»
[15:17] <+Reno> just in time
[15:17] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 827 --> - 3 «« paper »»
[15:17] <+szubaark> (((((
[15:17] <@NihabaAshi> Long ES @ 827.00 -> small size
[15:17] <@NihabaAshi> 2 only
[15:18] <@NihabaAshi> wow...fast spike and I didn't get filled @ 825.00
[15:18] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 828 «« paper »»
[15:18] <+szubaark> CHASING, Emotional
[15:18] <@NihabaAshi> Had to market order in @ 827
[15:19] <+szubaark> frikin stairstep upcreep down now UP
[15:19] <+szubaark> and im getting Stopped out in between the noise
[15:19] <@NihabaAshi> Exited all ES Long @ 828.50 --> + 1.5
[15:20] <+Reno> exit stop set ES @ 826.75 «« paper »»
[15:21] <+codehead> 829.5 is .382 bounce from hod to lod
[15:22] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 828 --> 0 «« paper »»
[15:22] <+szubaark> frikin chaser
[15:22] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 829.25 «« paper »»
[15:23] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 827.75 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[15:23] <+szubaark> (((((((((
[15:23] <+codehead> .382 hit
[15:23] <+codehead> some symmetry 1 and 2 ticks above .382
[15:24] <+codehead> so resitance
[15:24] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 828 --> - 1.25 «« paper »»
[15:24] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 828 «« paper »»
[15:24] <+szubaark> Intutition
[15:26] <+Reno> Exited all ES Long @ 826.75 --> + 2 «« paper »»
[15:26] <+szubaark> tight channel ranges, entries have to be perfect
[15:27] <+Reno> got greedy agian, should have just taken four
[15:27] <+Reno> especially on a down day
[15:30] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 827 --> + 1 «« paper »»
[15:30] <+szubaark> too scared to hold
[15:31] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 828 «« paper »»
[15:31] <+szubaark> intuition
[15:32] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 828.25 --> + 0.25 «« paper »»
[15:32] <+szubaark> ((
[15:33] <+rickf> short es 829
[15:33] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 828 «« paper »»
[15:34] <+Reno> Long ES @ 829 «« paper »»
[15:35] <+jbuch> Shorts SPY @ 83.31
[15:35] <+Reno> Exited all ES Long @ 827.50 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[15:35] <+Reno> bad entry
[15:36] <+jbuch> Covered 1/2 SPY Short @ 83.15 --> + 0.16
[15:37] <+Reno> Long ES @ 827.50 «« paper »»
[15:37] <+rickf> exit es 827.50 +1.25
[15:37] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 828 --> 0 «« paper »»
[15:37] <+rickf> er 1.50
[15:37] <+rickf> consolidating
[15:37] <+szubaark> yea every frikin high its consolidating
[15:38] <+jbuch> Covered Remainder SPY Short @ 83.22 --> + 0.09
[15:38] <+Reno> Exited all ES Long @ 826.25 --> - 1.25 «« paper »»
[15:39] <+Reno> Shorts ES @ 826.25 «« paper »»
[15:40] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 8925.75 «« paper »»
[15:40] <+szubaark> Shorts ES @ 825.75 «« paper »»
[15:41] <+Reno> Covered all ES Short @ 827.75 --> - 1.5 «« paper »»
[15:41] <+szubaark> Covered all Short ES at 827.75 --> - 2 «« paper »»
[15:41] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 827.75 «« paper »»
[15:41] <+Reno> Long ES @ 827.75 «« paper »»
[15:42] <+kosmipt> megachop
[15:44] <+szubaark> most days are like this
[15:45] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 828 --> + 0.25 «« paper »»
[15:50] <+rickf> ok guys quitting for the day ... i suspect this will be a choppy week of sideways trading, with the market closed on friday
[15:50] <+rickf> plus not a lot of econ news due out
[15:50] <+rickf> but we'll see
[15:50] <+szubaark> Buys ES @ 829 «« paper »»
[15:50] <+rickf> cya
[15:51] <tomosyn57> Long SSO @ 21.66
[15:51] <+tomosyn57> exit stop set SSO @ 21.7
[15:51] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 829.25 «« paper »»
[15:53] <+tomosyn57> exit stop raised SSO @ 21.74
[15:53] <+szubaark> exit stop set ES @ 830 «« paper »»
[15:55] <+tomosyn57> exit stop raised SSO @ 21.8
[15:55] <+szubaark> Exited all Long ES at 833 --> + 4 «« paper »»
[15:56] <+Reno> Exited all ES Long @ 833.75 --> + 6 «« paper »»
[15:56] <+tomosyn57> exit stop raised SSO @ 21.83
[15:56] <+tomosyn57> Trailing Stop Hit SSO @ 21.83 --> + 0.17
[15:58] <+Reno> well, done for the day
[15:59] <+Reno> luckily finished green, but not satisfied with my trading
[16:00] <+Reno> see you guys tomorrow sometime
[16:00] <+szubaark> im in red..too low Volatility and small ranges
[16:11] * Reno is now known as Reno-Away
[16:12] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @ viewforum.php?f=20
[17:15] * Forex2stay is now known as Forex2stay_Away
[18:18] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @ viewforum.php?f=20
[20:21] <@X> #FuturesTrades Info -> Archived trade posting chat logs have a new location. They are now stored @ viewforum.php?f=20
Session Close: Mon Apr 06 21:16:38 2009

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