A 70k bet that I can't make a 50% gain in 2009

Discussion in 'Journals' started by geez, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. stop to b/e
     
    #2091     Jun 1, 2010
  2. out -0.24
     
    #2092     Jun 1, 2010
  3. out +0.24
     
    #2093     Jun 1, 2010
  4. 10:41

    SHORT SII 35.64
    STOP 35.85
    TGT 35.22
     
    #2094     Jun 1, 2010
  5. stop to .75 on a new lower high..
     
    #2095     Jun 1, 2010
  6. stop to .48 on new lower high

    added half a lot

    11:14

    SHORT SII 35.36
    STOP 35.48
    TGT 35.12
     
    #2096     Jun 1, 2010
  7. out +0.42
     
    #2097     Jun 1, 2010
  8. out +0.24
     
    #2098     Jun 1, 2010
  9. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100601/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100601/pde.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100601/nbl.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100601/hgsi.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100601/sii.png">


    9:46

    SHORT PDE 23.28
    STOP 23.52
    TGT 22.8

    - SPY Gaps down and heads up, PDE stays weak.. Take lower high
    - The trade kinda drifts in my direction then positive news at 10am sends the market higher
    - out -0.24

    9:52

    SHORT NBL 58.41
    STOP 58.61
    TGT 58.01

    - Same story as PDE
    - Stupid 10am news
    - out -0.20

    10:16

    LONG HGSI 25.38
    STOP 25.26
    TGT 25.62

    - With the 10am news SPY is on a full on tear
    - HGSI was strong from the open, look for an entry
    - Long over the next higher low
    - +0.24 in a hurry

    10:41

    SHORT SII 35.64
    STOP 35.85
    TGT 35.22

    - As SPY ripped from 10am on SII did not participate
    - Take the next lower high
    - As more lower highs set up on the way to my target I move the stop down accordingly
    - out +0.42

    11:14

    SHORT SII 35.36
    STOP 35.48
    TGT 35.12

    - The lower high at 11:14 was nice and tight.
    - A stop on this lower high puts my first trade deep in the money
    - Add to trade (1/2 size of original trade)
    - If this trade stops out I'll be +0.28 on the first trade and -0.12 on this trade..
    - out +0.24 in a hurry

    With the size of the last trade i'm really 2.5-2 but I'm counting entries so I'm saying today was 3-2

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/06/01/2010-06-01-trades/
     
    #2099     Jun 1, 2010
  10. 9:50

    SHORT AMZN 121.99
    STOP 122.25
    TGT 121.47
     
    #2100     Jun 2, 2010