V printed 78.24/78.25, my 1.8:1 tgt is .24 out +0.49 i wanted to book a winner with an 0-2 open and 2 trades open
<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101029/spy.png"> <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101029/v.png"> <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101029/amzn.png"> <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101029/unh.png"> <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101029/mos.png"> <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101029/cam.png"> With #'s coming out at 9:45 and 9:55 I pretty much laid off all trades till 10am 10:02 LONG V 77.75 STOP 77.48 TGT 78.29 - SPY gap down, try to go green and retrace back to the lows - V strong through all the news and sets up at the highs - out +0.49 (took it at 1.8:1 tgt with 2 losers booked and 2 trades open) 10:24 LONG AMZN 168.21 STOP 167.94 TGT 168.75 - Strong from the open, after 10am SPY showed some big strength going from LOD to HOD in 10 minutes - Look to stay long with a strong name - out -0.3 10:34 SHORT UNH 35.96 STOP 36.03 TGT 35.82 - UNH gap up and crap, weak through all news - Weak through the SPY strength at 10:05am - Tight lower high under the round # - out -0.08 10:53 LONG MOS 72.18 StOP 71.98 TGT 72.58 - Smooth strength from the open, whole sector strong - out +0.4 11:25 LONG V 78.23 STOP 78.09 TGT 78.51 - One more time - out -0.14 11:45 SHORT CAM 43.85 STOP 43.93 TGT 43.69 - CAM selling off, market weak but might bounce - SPY puts in a green bar around 11:40 after a selloff, CAM continues downward - Short under a tight bar - out +0.16 6-12 week. 36-58 month (38%). I had my best winrate in September (52%) and my worst this month. I also sized up and moved to a new broker this month. figures. Can't wait for November! http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/10/30/2010-10-29-trades/