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

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

  1. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100629/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100629/rig.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100629/klac.png">

    10:10

    LONG RIG 49.16
    STOP 48.97
    TGT 49.54

    - RIG gapped down but held it's level while SPY held off
    - Look to go long when SPY turns (it's gotta turn eventually right?)
    - SPY puts in a big red bar after 10 and RIG continues up, great relative strength
    - SPY looks like it's coming back, long over RIG HOD
    - was +0.26 at one point, out -0.2, hits target 30 minutes after stop out

    Called a perfect lower high setup late in the day with RIG but didn't take it..

    10:14

    SHORT KLAC 28.48
    STOP 28.61
    TGT 28.22

    - The same SPY retracement I used for the trade above did not help KLAC at all
    - It stayed weak and even continued down as SPY tried to retrace
    - Short under a tight lower high
    - out -0.13

    Rough start to the week. Wish I just bought some TSLA and let it ride..

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/06/29/2010-06-29-trades/
     
    #2301     Jun 29, 2010
  2. 10:06

    LONG HGSI 23.50
    STOP 23.36
    TGT 23.78
     
    #2302     Jun 30, 2010
  3. out on that hgsi real fast

    10:08

    SHORT VZ 28.33
    STOP 28.39
    TGT 28.21
     
    #2303     Jun 30, 2010
  4. out +0.12
     
    #2304     Jun 30, 2010
  5. 14:42

    SHORT POT 87.45
    STOP 87.6
    TGT 87.15
     
    #2305     Jun 30, 2010
  6. out +0.3
     
    #2306     Jun 30, 2010
  7. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100630/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100630/hgsi.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100630/vz.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100630/pot.png">

    10:06

    LONG HGSI 23.50
    STOP 23.36
    TGT 23.78

    - HGSI looks extended down on the daily
    - HGSI very strong from the open
    - Long over the tight lower high
    - out -0.14

    10:08

    SHORT VZ 28.33
    STOP 28.39
    TGT 28.21

    - VZ looks short from the daily
    - VZ very weak from the open while SPY ripping
    - out +0.12

    14:42

    SHORT POT 87.45
    STOP 87.6
    TGT 87.15

    - SPY choppy but weak looking. Around middle of the range
    - POT weak making new lows
    - short under tight lower high
    - out +0.3

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/06/30/2010-06-30-trades/
     
    #2307     Jun 30, 2010
  8. Hey Puddles wassup and how's trading? If I may offer a suggestion I'd advise you to give up the correlation trading and just trade the SPY, QQQQ, or IWM. There's plenty of movement in the indexes and since you put so much effort into following and analyzing the price action of the indexes you might as well just trade them and that way you can focus and learn just one instrument and master it. That's the reason I trade eminis and i don't even know if I could day trade stocks anymore.
     
    #2308     Jun 30, 2010
  9. 10:12

    SHORT COP 48.5
    STOP 48.7
    TGT 48.1
     
    #2309     Jul 1, 2010
  10. 10:31 SHORT SUN 33.33
    STOP 33.42
    TGT 33.15

    out +0.16 in 5 minutes
     
    #2310     Jul 1, 2010