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/20101227/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101227/gs.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101227/aig.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101227/mcd.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101227/fcx.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101227/aem.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101227/aapl.png">

    Who the hell announces an interest rate hike on Christmas day?!?

    9:52

    LONG GS 169.01
    STOP 168.75
    TGT 169.53

    - GS gaps down but goes green quickly
    - SPY trying to retrace but GS much stronger than the market
    - Long the break of the round #
    - out -0.34

    9:58

    LONG AIG 56.41
    STOP 56.26

    - Gap up VS SPY gap down
    - AIG obviously going to infinity based on it's daily, look for entries
    - Long over prior bar, use low of current bar as stop
    - Ticked out then runs another four bucks.
    - out -0.19

    10:25

    SHORT MCD 76.29
    STOP 76.43
    TGT 76.01

    - Gap and crap
    - Tightened up the stop after it got stuck in a range
    - out -0.07

    10:27

    LONG FCX 118.94
    STOP 118.74
    TGT 119.34

    - Big strength from the lows
    - Tight higher low
    - out -0.23

    10:54

    SHORT AEM 74.27
    STOP 74.37
    TGT 74.07

    - AEM on short watch basically every day
    - Tight lower high at the lows while SPY is coming off it's highs
    - out +0.19

    14:26

    LONG AAPL 325.01
    STOP 324.81
    TGT 325.41

    - Another stock going to infinity
    - AAPL ranging tight at the highs while SPY pulled back at 2pm
    - Long the break
    - out +0.4

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/12/27/2010-12-27-trades/
     
    #3081     Dec 27, 2010
  2. 9:38

    SHORT RIMM 58.39
    STOP 58.46
    TGT 58.25

    out +0.13
     
    #3082     Dec 28, 2010
  3. 10:22

    SHORT LVS 45.29
    STOP 45.41
    TGT 45.05
     
    #3083     Dec 28, 2010
  4. out +0.22
     
    #3084     Dec 28, 2010
  5. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101228/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101228/rimm.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101228/lvs.png">

    9:38

    SHORT RIMM 58.39
    STOP 58.46
    TGT 58.25

    - Gap and crap
    - Gorgeous lower high at support
    - out +0.13

    10:22

    SHORT LVS 45.29
    STOP 45.41
    TGT 45.05

    - Same as RIMM just an hour later
    - out +0.22

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/12/28/2010-12-28-trades/
     
    #3085     Dec 28, 2010
  6. 9:40

    SHORT RIG 68.1
    STOP 68.17
    TGT 67.976

    out +0.14
     
    #3086     Dec 29, 2010
  7. 9:59

    LONG MOS 72.56
    STOP 72.42
    TGT 72.84
     
    #3087     Dec 29, 2010
  8. out +0.27
     
    #3088     Dec 29, 2010
  9. 14:29

    SHORT CSTR 56.24
    STOP 56.44

    out -0.12
     
    #3089     Dec 29, 2010
  10. 14:51

    LONG POT 154.23
    STOP 153.99
    TGT 154.71
     
    #3090     Dec 29, 2010