Don's Openings, Part 5

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Don Bright, Sep 24, 2002.

  1. OK, 6 for six today...+$1320 (66 cents). I adjusted the pharmaceuticals for preopening indications, worked out well. Done by 9:37 this morning!!

    I put bootcampers numbers in after a while...

    Don
     
    #191     Oct 21, 2002
  2. OK, we always designate OPG, or the opening only order, even if the market has been open for a while, but the individual stock hasn't been. We adjust the the price to reflect the bottom/top third of that indication if the indication is "away" from our bid/offer. For example: This morning in MRK, my initial bid was $50.26 based on FV. The indication was much lower, so I "updated" my bid price to: 49.99 limit. (Limit price on OPG order, not Limit price on Day order). Got filled at 49.35, sold it at 49.60.....

    Hope this helps...

    Don
     
    #192     Oct 21, 2002
  3. OK,

    Thanks, I have it now. :)

    No fills today, and didn't miss any I wanted..
     
    #193     Oct 21, 2002
  4. Fri and Mon only entered a few orders, resulting in no fills.

    Today, entered 25 shorts at yesterdays close. 1 fill on KO.
    Luckily covered quickly on ISLD for .15 before he ran it.
    Considering taking him OFF THE LIST...
     
    #194     Oct 22, 2002
  5. TXN was good (35 cents), Leh scratch (but I kept trading it, and made some good money enveloping it). I encouraged the bootcampers to start enveloping (manually), making 5-12 cents, repeat, etc. I "led by example" today, with 24 trades in and out so far...

    Don
     
    #195     Oct 22, 2002
  6. Can you please explain "manually enveloping intraday and making 5-12 cents?"

    How is this done?

    Thanks
     
    #196     Oct 22, 2002
  7. proptr8r

    proptr8r

    Let's get those accounts churning!!!
     
    #197     Oct 22, 2002
  8. Sure, we manually keep bids below the Bid, and offers above the offer, to take advantage of "trade throughs"...this gives us an edge in the "entry"...we then place exits 8-12 cents away, always keeping a 2 sided market (unless we add more than 2 times to the same side). We then adjust with the market movements. This works very well for days like today....you can average a nickel or a dime, and make some money.

    Don
     
    #198     Oct 22, 2002
  9. Sorry, but we don't have "accounts" to "churn" (as you know)...just helping our traders learn how to make some money....we can't just rely on the Opening Only orders to do everything for us.

    Don :)
     
    #199     Oct 22, 2002
  10. Thanks again
     
    #200     Oct 22, 2002