very slow day today based on all the action in the markets.. geeze.. my oil trade would have made me good this morning.. but I got out yesterday! net up $ 120 for the day BOT 300 UCO Stock 52.50 USD SMART 08:47:02 BookTrader 1.50 SLD 300 UCO Stock 52.76 USD SMART 08:52:31 1.50 75.00 SLD 200 VXX Stock 33.77 USD ARCA 07:43:25 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 33.65 USD CBSX 07:53:28 BookTrader 1.00 22.00 SLD 200 VXX Stock 33.90 USD SMART 08:51:29 BookTrader 1.00 + BOT 200 VXX Stock 33.820 USD ISLAND 08:53:01 BookTrader 1.00 14.00 + BOT 200 VXX Stock 33.375 USD SMART 11:23:35 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 200 VXX Stock 33.43 USD SMART 11:25:39 1.00 9.00
another slow day.. found myself watching CNN instead of the market today So terrible what happened to Japan. up $ 205 net today SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.54 USD ISLAND 10:00:47 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.71 USD SMART 10:03:50 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.66 USD ISLAND 10:34:27 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.58 USD SMART 10:35:05 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 UCO Stock 52.3597 USD SMART 11:14:45 1.00 24.28 BOT 100 UCO Stock 52.23 USD SMART 11:16:46 BookTrader 1.00 37.25 + BOT 200 UCO Stock 52.580 USD SMART 11:26:29 1.00 5.50 BOT 200 VXX Stock 33.06 USD SMART 10:21:35 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 VXX Stock 33.1198 USD SMART 10:47:09 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 33.25 USD SMART 11:03:38 1.00 15.34 SLD 100 VXX Stock 33.22 USD SMART 11:06:08 BookTrader 1.00 12.34 SLD 100 VXX Stock 33.22 USD SMART 11:07:29 BookTrader 1.00 12.34 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11898 USD ECBOT 07:55:09 BookTrader 2.01 BOT 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11892 USD ECBOT 07:56:56 BookTrader 2.01 25.98 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11899 USD ECBOT 08:00:22 BookTrader 2.01 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11896 USD ECBOT 08:01:49 BookTrader 2.01 BOT 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11890 USD ECBOT 08:04:11 BookTrader 2.01 33.48 BOT 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11889 USD ECBOT 08:04:57 BookTrader 2.01 38.48
I have been out of town for the last 2 trading sessions.. i will be trading tomorrow ..Wednesday 3/16/2011
net up $ 872 I was down over $ 2700 as i added to my vix and bidu positions as the marke fell.. Biggest mistake today.. not letting profits run in the YM ..typical mistake.. i should have scaled out of it.. I also should have scaled into the VXX and BIDU with much better levels.. anyway.. cannot complain.. but there is always room for improvement. remember i rarely if ever use stops to exit or protect losses.. i am either long or short and I believe in that trade until the pain is too much and I get out.. SLD 200 VXX Stock 36.93 USD SMART 10:12:20 BookTrader 1.00 + SLD 200 VXX Stock 37.110 USD ISLAND 10:14:54 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 200 VXX Stock 37.26 USD ISLAND 10:17:44 BookTrader 1.00 + SLD 200 VXX Stock 37.275 USD ARCA 10:22:32 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 36.88 USD ISLAND 10:27:53 BookTrader 1.00 50.75 BOT 200 VXX Stock 36.89 USD SMART 10:27:57 BookTrader 1.00 48.75 BOT 100 VXX Stock 36.82 USD ARCA 10:30:12 BookTrader 1.00 30.88 BOT 100 VXX Stock 36.72 USD ISLAND 10:30:51 BookTrader 1.00 40.88 BOT 100 VXX Stock 36.82 USD ISLAND 10:31:03 BookTrader 1.00 30.88 BOT 100 VXX Stock 36.88 USD SMART 10:31:16 BookTrader 1.00 24.88 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.01 USD ISLAND 11:16:05 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.02 USD ISLAND 11:16:05 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 122.22 USD SMART 11:19:44 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.23 USD ISLAND 11:24:51 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.21 USD SMART 11:29:31 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 121.82 USD SMART 11:34:53 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.40 USD SMART 11:40:14 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 121.48 USD ISLAND 11:40:26 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 121.56 USD SMART 11:41:32 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.49 USD ISLAND 11:41:53 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.46 USD SMART 11:54:05 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.51 USD SMART 11:57:55 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 VXX Stock 37.80 USD SMART 12:00:12 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 121.08 USD SMART 12:00:55 1.00 BOT 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11561 USD ECBOT 12:09:32 BookTrader 2.01 + BOT 5 YM JUN11 Futures 11,518.000 USD ECBOT 12:13:27 BookTrader 10.05 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11533 USD ECBOT 12:15:02 BookTrader 2.01 35.15 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11533 USD ECBOT 12:15:04 BookTrader 2.01 35.15 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11528 USD ECBOT 12:15:09 BookTrader 2.01 10.15 BOT 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11518 USD ECBOT 12:21:56 BookTrader 2.01 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11535 USD ECBOT 12:23:58 BookTrader 2.01 54.10 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11539 USD ECBOT 12:24:46 BookTrader 2.01 74.10 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11537 USD ECBOT 12:24:56 BookTrader 2.01 64.10 SLD 1 YM JUN11 Futures 11539 USD ECBOT 12:25:17 BookTrader 2.01 74.10 + BOT 900 VXX Stock 37.070 USD SMART 12:40:39 4.50 236.50 + SLD 500 BIDU Stock 121.770 USD SMART 12:40:55 2.50 61.60
no trades today.. i was doing taxes and other busy work.. also headed downtown for st. patricks day. I cannot trade and do other stuff.. it is hard for me to get into the groove.. unless my eyes are glued to the screen?
up 153 net for the day. I went to a long lunch from 10 am past the close.. i just got home.. I was up $ 700 bucks on my UCO short which i did not get out of because I was at lunch.. in hindisght I should have called IB and paid the 30 bucks to close the position.. so here I am gain with a 700 share over night trade in the UCO. NEt up $ 153 uco 700 shares short at average of 52.24 .. down 105 p.s. i will be buying a better smart phone to make trades from on IB's mobile tws.. I had no intention of carrying this trade overnight... but it happened BOT 100 BIDU Stock 122.14 USD SMART 08:36:25 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 122.2999 USD SMART 08:37:09 1.00 SLD 200 BIDU Stock 122.921 USD SMART 08:48:59 1.00 137.21 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.04 USD SMART 08:19:14 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.07 USD ISLAND 08:19:59 1.00 + SLD 200 UCO Stock 52.015 USD ISLAND 08:33:09 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.35 USD CBSX 08:46:09 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.61 USD SMART 09:01:57 1.00 SLD 100 UCO Stock 52.64 USD ISLAND 09:34:21 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 200 VXX Stock 35.54 USD ISLAND 08:35:45 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 35.45 USD SMART 08:49:07 1.00 16.00
down net $ -362.. this is on exiting half of my 700 uco shorts still holding 350 UCO short.. from 52.47 down -256 on overnight trade SLD 350 UCO Stock 52.96 USD SMART 08:33:36 1.75 + BOT 700 UCO Stock 52.990 USD SMART 08:34:24 3.50 -361.67 didn't do much.. after 9:30 am today there really wasn't much going on
- BOT 350 UCO Stock 53.999 USD ISLAND 08:41:32 1.75 -533.83 BOT 50 UCO Stock 53.99 USD ISLAND 08:41:32 1.00 -76.58 BOT 125 UCO Stock 54.00 USD ISLAND 08:41:32 0.00 -190.21 BOT 175 UCO Stock 54.00 USD ISLAND 08:41:32 0.75 -267.04 puked out of my 350 uco short i held overnight.. this is it.. swing trading usesup too many mental resources fo rme to continue doing it.. the allure is that when correct it is such easy money.. wake up and you are up 1200 bucks etc... nothing comes ths easily.. I know I have been on the wrong side of oil.. and shorting oil in this geopolitical environment is akin to suicide.. but I just don't think it's for me... I know i said this before.. but no more overnight trades!
net down ..-376 + BOT 350 UCO Stock 53.999 USD ISLAND 08:41:32 1.75 -533.83 BOT 100 WYNN Stock 119.60 USD SMART 10:11:10 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 WYNN Stock 119.81 USD SMART 10:54:35 BookTrader 1.00 19.00 BOT 100 WYNN Stock 119.21 USD SMART 12:04:46 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 WYNN Stock 118.46 USD SMART 12:25:31 1.00 BOT 100 WYNN Stock 119.2799 USD SMART 12:49:50 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 WYNN Stock 119.48 USD ISLAND 12:50:19 BookTrader 1.00 47.67 + SLD 100 WYNN Stock 119.470 USD ISLAND 12:50:22 BookTrader 1.00 46.67 SLD 100 WYNN Stock 119.45 USD SMART 12:51:41 BookTrader 1.00 44.67
so far today has been a grinding grudge match!! up $ 13 net on 2300 shares... SLD 100 BIDU Stock 127.00 USD SMART 07:45:14 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 126.92 USD SMART 07:47:54 BookTrader 1.00 6.00 + SLD 200 BIDU Stock 127.530 USD DRCTEDGE 07:59:25 1.00 BOT 200 BIDU Stock 127.78 USD SMART 08:02:15 1.00 -52.00 + SLD 300 BIDU Stock 127.712 USD SMART 08:02:52 1.50 + BOT 300 BIDU Stock 128.210 USD SMART 08:04:41 1.50 -152.50 BOT 200 BIDU Stock 127.70 USD ISLAND 08:58:19 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 100 BIDU Stock 128.29 USD ISLAND 09:02:55 BookTrader 1.00 57.50 SLD 100 BIDU Stock 128.41 USD SMART 09:03:49 BookTrader 1.00 69.50 SLD 200 BIDU Stock 130.7601 USD SMART 10:35:19 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 130.74 USD ISLAND 11:13:42 BookTrader 1.00 0.51 BOT 100 BIDU Stock 130.73 USD ISLAND 11:13:54 BookTrader 1.00 1.51 SLD 100 UCO Stock 56.03 USD ISLAND 11:54:56 1.00 BOT 100 UCO Stock 55.82 USD SMART 11:55:57 1.00 19.00 + SLD 300 VXX Stock 32.950 USD SMART 08:56:26 BookTrader 1.50 + BOT 300 VXX Stock 32.870 USD SMART 09:06:54 BookTrader 1.50 21.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 31.96 USD SMART 10:36:08 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 31.73 USD SMART 10:43:32 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 31.98 USD SMART 11:06:23 1.00 + SLD 300 VXX Stock 31.970 USD SMART 11:06:38 1.50 21.00 SLD 300 VXX Stock 31.97 USD SMART 11:06:54 1.50 21.00 BOT 200 VXX Stock 31.55 USD ISLAND 11:50:54 BookTrader 1.00 SLD 200 VXX Stock 31.56 USD ISLAND 11:55:34 1.00 SLD 100 WYNN Stock 119.66 USD ISLAND 10:35:48 BookTrader 1.00 BOT 100 WYNN Stock 119.64 USD SMART 11:12:34 1.00 I am not doen yet.. but I am havign a tough go at it today.. lots of good levels for me but I did not hold long enough at all.. I am tradign a little scared fopr some reason.. and small