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

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

  1. 10:44

    SHORT V 69.60
    STOP 69.73
    TGT 69.38

    out +0.22 on most, out +0.42 on a 100 share trailer

    13:56

    SHORT GS 148.32
    STOP 148.5
    tgt whatever

    out -0.29 ouch
     
    #2551     Sep 8, 2010
  2. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100908/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100908/v.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100908/hpq.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100908/gs.png">

    9:40

    (2 min)
    SHORT V 69.88
    STOP 70.04

    - Gap down vs. SPY gap up..
    - out -0.22

    9:47

    (2min)
    SHORT HPQ 39.19
    STOP 39.28
    TGT 39.01

    - Same as V, good gap down, tight lower high at the LOD
    - out +0.18

    10:44

    SHORT V 69.60
    STOP 69.73
    TGT 69.38

    - Tailed geezy ont his one..
    - V making new lows as SPY makes new highs
    - out +0.22 on most, out +0.42 on a 100 share trailer

    13:56

    SHORT GS 148.32
    STOP 148.5
    tgt whatever

    - Big SPY selloff bars, try make a trade expecting a further move down
    - out -0.29 ouch

    not included on this was a fat finger on GS which went 40c against almost immediately which wiped out my entire day


    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/09/08/2010-09-08-trades/
     
    #2552     Sep 8, 2010
  3. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100910/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100910/v.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100910/rimm.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100910/tsl.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100910/jpm.png">


    9:36

    (2 min)
    LONG V 67.14
    STOP 67.02
    TGT 67.38

    - SPY strong open but showed a little pullback
    - V a beast out the open, long over the small bar
    - out +0.22

    9:53

    SHORT RIMM 44.27
    STOP 44.43
    TGT 44.00

    - RIMM gap down vs. SPY gap up
    - out +0.27

    10:02

    LONG TSL 28.14
    STOP 27.99
    TGT 28.44

    - TSL really strong from the open, fewer pullbacks than SPY
    - had to flatten out as my parents came over and I had broker issues so I couldn't bracket this order
    - out b/e
    - counting this as a loss in my records.

    14:59

    SHORT JPM 39.74
    STOP 39.8
    TGT 39.62

    - SPY making new highs
    - JPM making new lows
    - Almost got there
    - out -0.06

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/09/10/2010-09-10-trades/

    5-7 on the week and month
     
    #2553     Sep 10, 2010
  4. 9:38

    LONG AAPL 266.46
    STOP 266.28
    TGT 266.82

    out +0.35 left a ton on the table

    10:51

    SHORT V 65.89
    STOP 66.01
    TGT 65.65
     
    #2554     Sep 13, 2010
  5. 11:11

    LONG AMZN 145.51
    STOP 145.39
    TGT 145.75
     
    #2555     Sep 13, 2010
  6. got halfway there then stopped out quickly. out -0.12
     
    #2556     Sep 13, 2010
  7. flattened it out +0.09, not gonna count the trade on my records... i got stuff to do and i might not be back today
     
    #2557     Sep 13, 2010
  8. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100913/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100913/aapl.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100913/v.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100913/amzn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100913/unh.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100913/gs.png">

    9:38

    (2min)
    LONG AAPL 266.46
    STOP 266.28
    TGT 266.82

    - AAPL gap up and real strong, tight higher low
    - out +0.35 left a ton on the table

    10:51

    SHORT V 65.89
    STOP 66.01
    TGT 65.65

    - SPY gap up, V gap down
    - out b/e due to having to possibly leave for the day

    11:11

    LONG AMZN 145.51
    STOP 145.39
    TGT 145.75

    - SPY made it's HOD before 11am and drifted lower
    - AMZN making new highs
    - Super tight higher low
    - out -0.11

    14:42

    SHORT UNH 45.67
    STOP 45.71
    TGT ..

    - SPY headed a little higher from 2pm onwards
    - UNH made new lows
    - not sure why i shorted a stock that was green on the day
    - out -0.05

    14:45

    LONG GS 154.54
    STOP 154.43
    TGT 154.76

    - great late day strength, making new highs when SPY was trying to get back to the middle of it's range
    - out -0.11

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/09/14/2010-09-13-trades/
     
    #2558     Sep 14, 2010
  9. 9:39

    LONG GLD 123.01
    STOP 122.93
    TGT 123.17

    out +0.15 in less than 20 seconds

    10:58

    LONG GLD 123.96
    STOP 123.83
    TGT 124.22
     
    #2559     Sep 14, 2010
  10. took it at .19 after it touched .21 and pulled back

    out +0.23
     
    #2560     Sep 14, 2010