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

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

  1. 9:56

    LONG JOYG 59.89
    STOP 59.70
    TGT 60.27

    stop to b/e

    10:03

    SHORT RIMM 49.52
    STOP 49.73
    TGT bah

    out -0.23

    10:15

    LONG X 47.44
    STOP 47.23
    TGT whatever

    out -0.21

    10:29

    SHORT BP 37.8
    STOP 37.93
    TGT 37.54

    10:40

    LONG X 47.43 (triggered .44)
    STOP 47.32
    TGT 47.65
     
    #2471     Aug 17, 2010
  2. out +0.37
     
    #2472     Aug 17, 2010
  3. out +0.22
     
    #2473     Aug 17, 2010
  4. out -0.13
     
    #2474     Aug 17, 2010
  5. 14:53

    LONG POT 143.21
    STOP 142.9
    TGT 143.83
     
    #2475     Aug 17, 2010
  6. out +0.61
     
    #2476     Aug 17, 2010
  7. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100817/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100817/joyg.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100817/rimm.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100817/x.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100817/bp.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100817/pot.png">

    9:56

    LONG JOYG 59.89
    STOP 59.70
    TGT 60.27

    - JOYG gaps up and heads higher, SPY stays flat from it's gap up open
    - Long over the higher low
    - took a while but it got there
    - out +0.37

    10:03

    SHORT RIMM 49.52
    STOP 49.73
    TGT bah

    - RIMM very weak vs. SPY
    - out -0.23 in a hurry

    10:15

    LONG X 47.44
    STOP 47.23
    TGT whatever

    - X making new highs as SPY chops around
    - The bar after the higher low it immediately triggers my entry and goes straight for my stop
    - out -0.21

    10:29

    SHORT BP 37.8
    STOP 37.93
    TGT 37.54

    - BP consistently weak vs. market
    - out -0.13

    10:40

    LONG X 47.43 (triggered .44)
    STOP 47.32
    TGT 47.65

    - X in a tight range at the highs
    - Long the break
    - out +0.22

    14:53

    LONG POT 143.21
    STOP 142.9
    TGT 143.83

    - God bless you BHP.. I've been swing long since low 100s, out half +37.00/share
    - From 2-3pm SPY is choppy and flat, POT very strong almost back to HOD
    - out +0.61

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/08/17/2010-08-17-trades/
     
    #2477     Aug 17, 2010
  8. NoDoji

    NoDoji



    Damn, Puddles, that was some really strong POT you had there!
     
    #2478     Aug 17, 2010
  9. 10:32

    LONG RIMM 51.5
    STOP 51.34
    TGT 51.82

    out b/e.. was 1c from tgt. ugh. now that i look at the chart my entry was .49 with slip to .50 which should have had a .80 tgt.. ugghhh

    11:10

    SHORT BP 37.19
    STOP 37.3
    TGT 37.00

    out -0.13

    11:44

    SHORT PCG 45.2
    STOP 45.29
    TGT 45.02

    out +0.18 on most of it, let 100 shares run. +0.33 the last 100.
     
    #2479     Aug 18, 2010
  10. 12:27

    LONG SNDK 44.35
    STOP 44.29
    TGT 44.47

    small size, 11-2 but i'm leaving for the airport at 2pm
     
    #2480     Aug 18, 2010