CL Redux

Discussion in 'Journals' started by schizo, Oct 9, 2009.

  1. Picaso

    Picaso

    #7431     May 19, 2010
  2. #7432     May 19, 2010
  3. cstfx

    cstfx

    long QM 7150 50c stop
     
    #7433     May 19, 2010
  4. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    Only one CL trade today after the inventories (POT was trading so clean this morning that I just had to smoke it).

    My trade was based on the above price action. After a lower high was put in by way of the 10:40-10:45am bars, I watched the price action around the 20 EMA. The 11:05am bar closed below the 20-bar EMA after a failure to thrive there. I shorted @ 72.41 as soon as that bar closed and I targeted 3 ticks above the previous pivot low of 71.84 (which would also be a lower Keltner overshoot zone). Stop was @ 72.57. Trading 1 lot it was very painful to sit through the small retrace coming close to my stop (which I had moved to b/e). As price approached my target I realized that the lower high would likely mean a lower low, but my target was lifted before I moved it, which was quite sad.

    Got to leave now for a rehearsal. Good trading to all.
     
    #7434     May 19, 2010
  5. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    Timing of the trade, for anyone interested. (I'm 3 hours before Eastern)
     
    #7435     May 19, 2010
  6. schizo

    schizo

    I also decided to take a leave of absence from CL to return to what I know best: ES. Now that the volatility is back, I can finally trade this damn thing again. So far, she's been courting me pretty well. We'll see if she's willing to go further.

    Hey Mr. Butler, get me a new bed linen!
     
    #7436     May 19, 2010
  7. So then I gather it is more a question of reliability for you, since CL is still far more volatile than ES. Provided, of course, that there is acceptable volatility in the market you consider more reliable for your purposes. How does the reliability of your setups for ES compare to that of CL?
     
    #7437     May 19, 2010
  8. This thing should be flying, fact that it is not has me worried long.
     
    #7438     May 19, 2010
  9. 72.45 come on!
     
    #7439     May 19, 2010
  10. EON Kid

    EON Kid



    Good luck pimp daddy, its been nice riding with ya.


    I might start trading both so see ya on the other side :D
     
    #7440     May 19, 2010