1% a day and MM

Discussion in 'Journals' started by tango29, Nov 10, 2003.

  1. Good call. I did not have the courage to short after the drop at 730. Following es, dax and eym and could have made a bunch on each of them with short.
     
    #61     Nov 13, 2003
  2. tango29

    tango29

    Isn't that what you are supposed to do?!
    I had the equivalent of a rentry for es that i put in my regular account so got out of this one as I had goal. Bonds didn't have a reentry but was well into money and had a good run so closed and got back in later in other account. Still wishy washy on whether to take goal or let it run also for this plan. Caught a math mistake and actually made 1 tick less on bond trade, but still over the mark for adding contract.
    Since the money is mine regardless of account, I am thinking I will use my discretion for closing at goal or letting it run. Like today, if I have a reentry/ addon point and I am at goal I will probably close this account out for the day and open the next trade in the other account.
     
    #62     Nov 13, 2003
  3. tango29

    tango29

    sold es 57.5 got out at b/e when it couldn't break 56.5
     
    #63     Nov 14, 2003
  4. tango29

    tango29

    now long 1058 instead. 833 et
     
    #64     Nov 14, 2003
  5. ...the news response didn't meet my criteria for a short in NQ. Curious how you choose which issue to trade in response. Any logic you can share, or just watching all four and picking one intuitively? Thanks. - Mike
     
    #65     Nov 14, 2003
  6. tango29

    tango29

    1058. short US 109 ^16
     
    #66     Nov 14, 2003
  7. tango29

    tango29

    trail 1
     
    #67     Nov 14, 2003
  8. tango29

    tango29

    new dilema. I maybe cheating by taking trades in 2 markets which means I am really trading more than the allotted contracts. Yesterday I had 2 markets which was 4 contracts, and today for a short time I had 6 contracts with US and es overlapping. I think I need to get out of one to take the other based on the idea I was trying, so will have to watch that from now on.
     
    #68     Nov 14, 2003
  9. tango29

    tango29

    Watching them all. Looking for breaks or holds of support and resistance. I had a pivot drawn at 57.75 for the es and was intially trading around that. Saw the Us break what I ahd as support at ^17 and went with it. Right now I'll hold it to see how it reacts at ^14, where its at right now, so back to trading.
     
    #69     Nov 14, 2003
  10. tango29

    tango29

    at ^15
     
    #70     Nov 14, 2003