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

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

  1. nope! out +0.32
     
    #2641     Sep 28, 2010
  2. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100928/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100928/nem.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100928/rrc.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100928/mon.png">

    10:40

    LONG NEM 63.31
    STOP 63.09
    TGT 63.75

    - Gold sector break out, look for continuation
    - out +0.15 (took it early to leave, went to tgt)

    14:08

    LONG RRC 36.99
    STOP 36.85
    TGT 37.27

    - 30 minutes of strength, look for continuation
    - should have moved stop to b/e after this got 3c from tgt
    - out -0.15

    14:37

    SHORT MON 47.99
    STOP 48.15
    TGT 47.67

    - theme of the last two days, short MON..
    - out +0.32

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/09/28/2010-09-28-trades/
     
    #2642     Sep 28, 2010
  3. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/rimm2.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/amgn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/mon.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/teva.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/rimm5.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100929/x.png">

    (2min play)
    9:38 LONG RIMM 47.77
    STOP 47.66
    TGT 47.99

    - SPY gap down, RIMM gap up and lots of strength
    - long over a bar
    - out b/e

    9:49

    (2min play)
    LONG RIMM 47.83 (got .82 fill)
    STOP 47.74
    TGT 47.99

    - see above
    - out -0.08

    9:56

    SHORT AMGN 54.99
    STOP 55.11
    TGT 54.75

    - SPY gapped down but tried to close the gap within the first 15 minutes
    - AMGN stayed weak
    - short under a bar and break of the round #
    - Moved stop when it got within 5c
    - out b/e

    10:32

    LONG MON 48.87
    STOP 48.64
    TGT 49.35

    - MON not a fully extended play but after the massive 2 day selloff I figured it'd be ok for a long
    - good relative strength vs SPY
    - SPY had put in a huge selloff bar which didn't move MON as bad and it stayed green
    - out -0.24

    10:36

    SHORT TEVA 52.71
    STOP 52.80
    TGT 52.53

    - TEVA weak from the open
    - it put in a big green bar which is usually a red flag to avoid a short but it put in an equally big red bar later to wipe it out.
    - out -0.1

    10:37

    SHORT AMGN 54.49
    STOP 54.66
    TGT 54.15

    - for the first hour SPY was between a pretty wide range
    - AMGN just weak
    - took it early at .25, don't ask..
    - out +0.24

    11:21

    LONG RIMM 48.01
    STOP 47.92
    TGT 48.19

    - Gap up and showing nice strength on the day
    - long the break of the round #
    - out +0.18

    14:09

    LONG X 44.62
    STOP 44.52
    TGT 44.82

    - X strong from mid morning
    - out -0.1

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/09/29/2010-09-29-trades/
     
    #2643     Sep 29, 2010
  4. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100930/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100930/aig.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100930/cf.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20100930/sndk.png">

    9:46

    (2min play)
    LONG AIG 40.01
    STOP 39.75

    - Good AIG news, long the break of 40.00 hoping a bunch of stops get fired off
    - nope!
    - out -0.3

    9:50

    (2min play)
    SHORT CF 97.9
    STOP 98.05
    TGT 97.6

    - SPY gap up and go
    - CF gap up but super weak
    - short the break of 98.00, picked an arbitrary stop
    - out +0.24 (big slip in)

    10:00

    (2min play)
    SHORT CF 96.96
    STOP 97.2

    - CF tanks, spy weaking, look for another handle down
    - out -0.28

    10:10

    SHORT SNDK 36.83
    STOP 37.01

    - SNDK looking very weak on the 5 minute, already 2 legs down
    - big red bar, pause, continuation
    - look for it one more time
    - out -0.18

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/09/30/2010-09-30-trades/
     
    #2644     Sep 30, 2010
  5. 9:36

    (2min play)
    LONG RIG 65.01
    STOP 64.92
    TGT 65.19
     
    #2645     Oct 1, 2010
  6. out -0.13
     
    #2646     Oct 1, 2010
  7. 10:20

    LONG IBM 136.09
    STOP 135.95
    TGT 136.37

    of course SPY decides to put in a nice red bar when this triggers
     
    #2647     Oct 1, 2010
  8. out -0.15, was 9c from tgt, stupid SPY
     
    #2648     Oct 1, 2010
  9. 10:27

    SHORT FNF 14.84
    STOP 14.97
    TGT 14.58

    10:43

    LONG GS 146.2
    STOP 145.89
    TGT 146.67
     
    #2649     Oct 1, 2010
  10. out +0.48

    ended like a 4 trade losing streak with GS..
     
    #2650     Oct 1, 2010