Recent Content by 3rdkick@thecan

  1. Position Trader (Canada)

    So I'm watching NUE and wondering why it's trading down when everything is up and as I look into it I see last week they preannounced...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 25, 2009 in forum: Journals

  2. Position Trader (Canada)

    I went long in the market on the S&P 500 using HSU at 815 getting filled at $5.64 and also bought 10 Nucor April 45 calls at $1.23 when NUE was...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 25, 2009 in forum: Journals

  3. Position Trader (Canada)

    I exited the short position at close yesterday at $32.90 resulting in yet another loss. This is the last time I will add to a losing trade. My...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 25, 2009 in forum: Journals

  4. Position Trader (Canada)

    I decided to add to the short position getting filled at $33.70 on HSD when the index went to 804 which more or less matched the high reached last...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 23, 2009 in forum: Journals

  5. Position Trader (Canada)

    Well, the market opened much higher than I expected and has traded up to 800 - the path of least resistance. I contemplated unloading my short at...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 23, 2009 in forum: Journals

  6. Position Trader (Canada)

    The markets this morning now have more details regarding the Obama administration's plan to remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets....
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 23, 2009 in forum: Journals

  7. Position Trader (Canada)

    I placed limit orders to sell both positions expecting both markets to close near the lowest levels of the day. I was filled on the TSX 60 short...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 20, 2009 in forum: Journals

  8. Position Trader (Canada)

    In addition to holding my short on the S&P 500 using HSD I went short a few minutes ago on the S&P/TSX 60 using HXD getting filled at $25.69. I...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 19, 2009 in forum: Journals

  9. Position Trader (Canada)

    My take on things right now: The Fed didn't reiterate Bernanke's 'the recession will be over comment by the end of the year comment' in today's...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 18, 2009 in forum: Journals

  10. Position Trader (Canada)

    Thanks for the tip Boise. You're right that the liquidity isn't there on HSD and spreads are wide. I will look at the TSX ETFs, but I don't have...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 18, 2009 in forum: Journals

  11. Position Trader (Canada)

    **** Confessions of an Undisciplined Trader So I did not stop myself out at 761 and I just watched the market all day even though I didn't...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 17, 2009 in forum: Journals

  12. Position Trader (Canada)

    In hindsight I entered at the beginning of the counter uptrend and did not wait for it to complete. Next time I will look for reversal candle on...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 17, 2009 in forum: Journals

  13. Position Trader (Canada)

    I entered the trade at 752 with HSD getting filled at 38.96. I was looking for 758 like I said in the initial post, but I was not patient. I'm...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 17, 2009 in forum: Journals

  14. Position Trader (Canada)

    The initial surge in the market only took the index to 757 so I haven't entered the trade yet. I will wait for the countertrend to this downward...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 17, 2009 in forum: Journals

  15. Position Trader (Canada)

    I'm not too sure where the broader market will go today based on mixed economic data in the US. Inflation was stronger than expected and housing...
    Post by: 3rdkick@thecan, Mar 17, 2009 in forum: Journals