Hi -- wondering if any of the retail brokers have an ability to set a max loss value on the account value before it locks the account and...
I am back but have been traveling for work -- will resume the journal soon!
Anyone short LNKD yesterday? what was the borrow cost?
getting out of everything butchered my account on what started off as a good trade.. top account value was 22,200 but in an out of trades and bid...
ok silver taking a turn also to the upside -- but S&P leveling off.. arghh.. and now EUR turning back down? getting out of everything...
I took a short at 1.48245 and then close out and reversed 1.4829.. wish I just stood on the sidelines.. absolutely not in sync with this market..
as i was typing EUR just took a dive now down at 1.4825.. a little confusing.. rest of the world is pulling together.. edit went sub 1.4820 and...
equity market holding up still as is silver.. almost want to take a long but going to wait for a pop and go short.. Edit: spot at 1.4830
out all at 1.4826 -- spooked by the S&P and Silver rebounds.. will re-enter a little higher or if it resumes downfall a few pips lower..
let's call this set up fish on land flap.. every once in a while the fish will get away and bounce back into the water.. but most of the time it...
feels like things are really shaky.. although equities are stabilizing silver is too.. think there is a good chance that things resume the fall.....
re-entered short 1.4837
closed out all 1.4840.. silver stabilizing.. will look to reshort at higher levels
added another 50k at 1.4830 now running a 700k position.. will hold for a little while longer.. feels like things are going out of whack.....
Silver crapping out -- was in a meeting and missed out on most of the move :( just took a short at 1.4835 sto above 1.4842
out [prematurely] 1.48715 acct value 21429
reentered short 1.48771 -- stop above 1.4885
took a short 700k 1.48625 covered 1.48685..
snapshot of account value in case I donk it off again!
silver going back up now over 45.. want to take a long in EUR.. edit: nothing done ye -- EUR falling edit 2: here i go long 1.47926 stop...
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