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

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

  1. 10:30

    SHORT AEM 76.93
    STOP 77.14
    TGT 76.51
     
    #3031     Dec 16, 2010
  2. out +0.42
     
    #3032     Dec 16, 2010
  3. 11:40

    SHORT GS 163.83
    STOP 164.01
    TGT 163.47

    out -0.20

    dumb to be short with SPY in a flag
     
    #3033     Dec 16, 2010
  4. 14:51

    SHORT AEM 75.9
    STOP 75.98
    TGT 75.73

    out -0.08 then straight to tgt.

    15:15

    SHORT STI 25.79
    STOP 25.87
    TGT 25.63
     
    #3034     Dec 16, 2010
  5. 15:28

    LONG MON 62.62
    StOP 62.51
    TGT 62.84
     
    #3035     Dec 16, 2010
  6. out +0.21
     
    #3036     Dec 16, 2010
  7. out -0.08
     
    #3037     Dec 16, 2010
  8. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/bidu.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/apc.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/sndk.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/aem.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/gs.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/sti.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101216/mon.png">

    9:32

    (1min play)
    SHORT BIDU 98.84
    STOP 99.01

    - Gap and crap
    - Short the lower high, set stop to above the round # instead of the top of the bar
    - Should have used the stop of the bar
    - out -0.2

    9:38

    SHORT APC 66.64
    STOP 66.81
    TGT 66.3

    - APC gaps down vs. SPY gap up
    - Tight lower high
    - out +0.3

    9:45

    LONG SNDK 48.99
    StOP 48.87
    TGT 29.23

    - SNDK just ripping from the open
    - Long over the bar
    - out +0.21

    10:30

    SHORT AEM 76.93
    STOP 77.14
    TGT 76.51

    - AEM weak all day, look for continuation under round #
    - out +0.42

    11:40

    SHORT GS 163.83
    STOP 164.01
    TGT 163.47

    - GS ranging at the lows while SPY ranging at the highs
    - SPY made a strong move up and looked too strong to be shorting GS
    - out -0.20

    14:51

    SHORT AEM 75.9
    STOP 75.98
    TGT 75.73

    - See above for AEM
    - out -0.08 (then straight to tgt.)

    15:15

    SHORT STI 25.79
    STOP 25.87
    TGT 25.63

    - Big 3pm selloff
    - Look for continuation under lower high
    - out -0.08

    15:28

    LONG MON 62.62
    StOP 62.51
    TGT 62.84

    - MON a beast all day
    - Making new highs as SPY is coming off it's highs
    - out +0.21

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/12/16/2010-12-16-trades/
     
    #3038     Dec 16, 2010
  9. 9:37

    LONG SNDK 49.17
    STOP 48.99

    out -0.2

    9:47

    LONG WYNN 107.01
    STOP 107.25

    out -0.32
     
    #3039     Dec 17, 2010
  10. 10:02

    SHORT AEM 74.68
    STOP 74.87
    TGT 74.3
     
    #3040     Dec 17, 2010