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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The markets this morning now have more details regarding the Obama administration's plan to remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets....
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...
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...
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...
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...
**** 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Yes, because I follow the S&P 500 and sectors mostly, but I will trade stocks if I see a promising chart pattern - ex double bottom, triangles,...
Yes, it was lack of risk management principles and not taking profits before a price reversal. If I entered a trade and it went the wrong way...
I didn't have an actual stop order in at 758 on the S&P 500 and was distracted doing other things so I exited the position at 754 and got filled...
It doesn't look like the broader market wants to overextend itself with inflation numbers and housing starts numbers coming out before open....
Out of oil at $25.50 on HOD corresponding to $46.80 WTI or thereabouts. This market is a lot faster than I'm used to, but the lesson learned here...
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