08-06-09 08:27 AM Short 12 Sep 10 yr notes at 115'17.0. Initial stop is 118'00.0. Staying put here Fri morning. Current price is 114'30.5. (08/07/2009)
08-07-09 07:50 AM 08-06-09 08:05 AM 08-05-09 08:59 AM 07-31-09 07:51 AM Long 15 Sep Euro fx @ 1.41230 Initial stop 1.39450 --Sell stop moved upwards to 1.41870. Current price is 1.43850 (08/05/2009)-- --Staying put here this Thursday morning. Current price is 1.43890. (08/06/2009)-- --Staying put here Fri morning. Current price is 1.43210.(08/07/2009)-- --Stopped at 1.41870 for a gain of 64 pips. (960 total pips for $12,000 gain with 15 round turn commissions)--
08-07-09 07:46 AM 08-06-09 08:01 AM 08-05-09 08:50 AM 07-31-09 08:20 AM Long 8 Dec Gold @936.2 Initial stop 882.00 --Sell Stop moved upwards to 952.00.Current price is 967.90 (08/05/2009)-- --Staying put here this Thursday morning. Current price is 971.3. (08/06/2009)-- --Staying put here Fri moning. Current price is 965.3. (08/07/2009)-- --Close to getting stopped out here. Staying put for now (08/10/2009)--
would you mind if I asked why you moved your stop to 952.00 on 8/5? was it because of the probable MACD divergence on the daily or was there some other reason? thanks
08-10-09 07:36 AM 08-07-09 07:46 AM 08-06-09 08:01 AM 08-05-09 08:50 AM 07-31-09 08:20 AM Long 8 Dec Gold @936.2 Initial stop 882.00 --Sell Stop moved upwards to 952.00.Current price is 967.90 (08/05/2009)-- --Staying put here this Thursday morning. Current price is 971.3. (08/06/2009)-- --Staying put here Fri moning. Current price is 965.3. (08/07/2009)-- --Close to getting stopped out here. Staying put for now (08/10/2009)-- --Stopped out for a gain of 15 pts plus. Profit of $12,000 plus. 8 roundturn commissions. (08/11/2009)--
08-07-09 07:48 AM 08-06-09 08:03 AM 08-05-09 08:57 AM 07-31-09 08:15 AM Long 12 Sep Aussie Future @ .8226 Initial stop .8057 --Sell stop moved upwards to .8283. Current price is .8396 (08/05/2009)-- --Staying put here this Thursday morning. Current price is .8403. (08/06/2009)-- --Staying put here Fri morning. Current price is .8398 (08/07/2009)-- --Stopped out for 57 pip gain. Profit of 684 pips. $8550 with 12 roundturn commissions. (08/11/2009)--
I still carry a medium term upward bias on the Aussie and Euro fx, but for now I think I just need to stand aside based upon what the daily looks like. I will get back in later if the opportunity presents itself.
some other questions if, hopefully, you don't mind? I have put in quite a bit of time reading your posts so I understand how you are looking at things, but just trying to understand a few of the intricacies of what you do. Looking at the GC and euro trades ( I believe I understand the entries): both have a similar formation, but the initial stop for GC is further away than the initial stop for the euro (based on the charts, not necessarily $ wise). Is that because the euro is stronger on a weekly and/or basis and therefore needs less room? Also, I assume you are using the weekly as longer term and trading off the daily chart, correct? If so, when you put on a trade in the daily timeframe are you attempting to take "chunks" out of the weekly trend as long as it's in place by moving the stop aggressively or are you trying to stay in as long as the weekly is moving in your direction by keeping the stop somewhat "loose?" thanks for your time. boz