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

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

  1. 9:38

    SHORT NE 27.2
    STOP 27.38
    TGT 26.84
     
    #2141     Jun 8, 2010
  2. out +0.34 (slipped 2c on the way in)
     
    #2142     Jun 8, 2010
  3. 11:27

    SHORT TEVA 51.1
    STOP 51.25
    TGT 50.8
     
    #2143     Jun 8, 2010
  4. out -0.15
     
    #2144     Jun 8, 2010
  5. 15:11

    SHORT BP 34.42
    STOP 34.54
    TGT 34.18
     
    #2145     Jun 8, 2010
  6. stop to b/e
     
    #2146     Jun 8, 2010
  7. out b/e
     
    #2147     Jun 8, 2010
  8. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100608/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100608/ne.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100608/teva.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100608/bp.png">

    9:38

    SHORT NE 27.2
    STOP 27.38
    TGT 26.84

    (2 minute chart)
    - SPY gaps up and puts in a strong first bar then heads down
    - NE gaps down and does not retrace much as SPY puts in that bar..
    - Look to short quickly on a lower high
    - out +0.34

    11:27

    SHORT TEVA 51.1
    STOP 51.25
    TGT 50.8

    - SPY shows strength from 10:40 to 11:00
    - TEVA stays weak
    - I wish i caught that 11:00am lower high
    - SPY starts to rip at around 11:15-11:20
    - TEVA stays weak
    - Short under lower high
    - out -0.15

    15:11

    SHORT BP 34.42
    STOP 34.54
    TGT 34.18

    - Between 2-3pm SPY moves up
    - BP chops around and ends the hour flat
    - SPY moves up slowly from 3pm on
    - BP stays weak
    - Short under lower high
    - I could have used .51 as a stop and I would have hit my target
    - As we moved down fast I moved the stop to b/e quickly
    - out b/e
    - Dodged a bullet on this one as the BP dividend announcement came out shortly after my cover

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/06/08/2010-07-08-trades/
     
    #2148     Jun 8, 2010
  9. 10:05

    SHORT CNP 12.95
    STOP 13.02
    TGT 12.81
     
    #2149     Jun 9, 2010
  10. out -0.07
     
    #2150     Jun 9, 2010