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Discussion in 'Journals' started by yc47ib, Sep 16, 2018.

  1. yc47ib

    yc47ib

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    missed by 18 ticks, close miss in CL; confirmed reversal? Entry to the short? Hesitating.
     
    #111     Sep 21, 2018
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    So much for the afternoon rally. Sux to be unhedged long in NQ, which I am. Alas.
     
    #112     Sep 21, 2018
  3. yc47ib

    yc47ib

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    #113     Sep 21, 2018
  4. yc47ib

    yc47ib

    The day has not ended yet.
     
    #114     Sep 21, 2018
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    Umm, no, the day HAS ended. And the 4PM to 5PM ET hour will not help that ghoulish bear face on the NQ. I should have realized that with the re-classification of certain heavy tech hitters into different sectors would cause a lot of selling so money managers can get out to take time to reassess how to work their portfolios from this point forward. It's "game over, man!" for this week.
     
    #115     Sep 21, 2018
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    P.S. The real pisser is, I had the chance to get out around noon ET with 15 points or so of profit, but held on for that usually classic "Friday rally". Obviously, it didn't hold this time.
     
    #116     Sep 21, 2018
  7. yc47ib

    yc47ib

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    I have to admit, it does not look good yearning for a rally. My adjust short missed by 8 points.

    Well I chased the short once, missed, will prob. do second chase, but room is limited. Better to stay in cash over the weekend.
     
    #117     Sep 21, 2018
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    Here comes the final accelerated selling run. I missed ANOTHER day of beautiful profits by swinging the wrong way. Bummer.
     
    #118     Sep 21, 2018
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    P.S. yc47IB...

    I've come up with a "Rickshaw factor". It relates to the risk free $$$ thread I'm sure you've seen floating around, since you've been a member of the site for so long. You will notice that on days when the markets are tanking, Rickshaw man never seems to pipe-up about how "you know how it goes, folks! Futures will rise overnight" and "gotta' love free money", etc etc.

    He's been quite quiet since this morning over there. So he got burned in sim, and is not so sure now about the weekend. If Sunday-night-into-Monday morning brings him back out of the woodwork and he says then, after the fact, "Futures were up overnight. Shocker!", that is the time to go long. :)
     
    #119     Sep 21, 2018
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    And to be honest, NOW is the time to go long NQ. RIGHT NOW. It is a beautiful entry point considering where we are at in the season.
     
    #120     Sep 21, 2018