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/20101102/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/nue.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/anf.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/x.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/mhs.png">

    9:52

    (2min play)
    LONG NUE 39.09
    STOP 38.99
    TGT 39.29

    - SPY gaps up but rangy
    - NUE shows some clear strength
    - out -0.1

    9:59

    (2min play)
    SHORT ANF 41.56
    STOP 41.64

    - Gap and Crap
    - Tons of weakness from the open
    - out -0.09

    10:09

    LONG X 45.01
    STOP 44.82

    - Gap and go from the open
    - Long the break of the round #
    - out -0.22

    15:14

    LONG MHS 58.06
    STOP 57.88
    TGT 58.42

    - Smooth strength through the day
    - Got to .30, moved stop to .99
    - out -0.07

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/02/2010-11-02-trades/
     
    #2851     Nov 3, 2010
  2. Been running cold and I was expecting us to be choppy going into the 2:15 news.. I've been trading very small size today thank god.

    9:38

    SHORT RIG 63.41
    StoP 63.61
    TGT 63.01

    out -0.18

    9:43

    SHORT NEM 59.09
    STOP 59.28
    TGT 58.71

    out -0.2

    9:46

    LONG JPM 37.28
    STOP 37.21
    TGT 37.42

    out -0.08

    geezy where is you?!
     
    #2852     Nov 3, 2010
  3. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/rig.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/nem.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/jpm.png">


    All 2 min plays

    9:38

    SHORT RIG 63.41
    STOP 63.61
    TGT 63.01

    - SPY gaps up and stays rangy
    - Gap and crap
    - Short below a bar
    - out -0.18

    9:43

    SHORT NEM 59.09
    STOP 59.28
    TGT 58.71

    - See above
    - out -0.2

    9:46

    LONG JPM 37.28
    STOP 37.21
    TGT 37.42

    - Gap and go
    - out -0.08

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/03/2010-11-03-trades/
     
    #2853     Nov 3, 2010
  4. 9:36

    SHORT WYNN 108.79
    STOP 109.05
    TGT 108.25

    out b/e, was 2c from stop.. ugghhh

    9:48

    LONG AMZN 171.51
    STOP 171.25
    TGT 172.00

    out +0.47

    9:50

    SHORT AMGN 56.33
    STOP 56.46
    TGT 56.07

    out -0.13

    10:35

    LONG SNDK 39.84
    STOP 39.71
    TGT 40.1
     
    #2854     Nov 4, 2010
  5. out +0.25
     
    #2855     Nov 4, 2010
  6. 11:19

    LONG JCP 32.56
    STOP 32.49
    TGT 32.7
     
    #2856     Nov 4, 2010
  7. out -0.1 dirty slip on the stop
     
    #2857     Nov 4, 2010
  8. 13:49

    LONG GS 164.91
    STOP 164.71
    TGT 165.31
     
    #2858     Nov 4, 2010
  9. out -0.28

    11c from tgt straight to stop (7c of slip too)
     
    #2859     Nov 4, 2010
  10. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/wynn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/amzn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/amgn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/sndk.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/jcp.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/gs.png">

    9:36

    (2min play)
    SHORT WYNN 108.79
    STOP 109.05
    TGT 108.25

    - One of the few stocks to gap down today
    - Gap below the bar, use the top of the current bar as the stop
    - out b/e, was 2c from stop.. ugghhh
    - Kinda stupid to be shorting on a day with this much mojo

    9:48

    (2min play)
    LONG AMZN 171.51
    STOP 171.25
    TGT 172.00

    - Gap and go
    - out +0.47

    9:50

    (2min play)
    SHORT AMGN 56.33
    STOP 56.46
    TGT 56.07

    - Downgraded, one of the few gap down stocks today
    - out -0.13

    10:35

    LONG SNDK 39.84
    STOP 39.71
    TGT 40.1

    - SPY pulls back a little after 10am
    - SNDK not nearly as much, great intraday strength
    - out +0.25

    11:19

    LONG JCP 32.56
    STOP 32.49
    TGT 32.7

    - Same as SNDK, different result
    - out -0.1

    13:49

    LONG GS 164.91
    STOP 164.71
    TGT 165.31

    - going into this trade SPY was weakning up with some small legs down
    - GS pushing the highs
    - Got destroyed on the news even though it was positive for the sector, brutal
    - out -0.28

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/04/2010-11-04-trades/
     
    #2860     Nov 4, 2010