empee's blow-out journal

Discussion in 'Journals' started by empee, Jun 14, 2006.

  1. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    You trade too many things, and your stop loss with YM is too tight... Also I am not sure you actually have a strategy or just taking random positions...
     
    #31     Aug 11, 2006
  2. empee

    empee

    went short 11118, stopped -5 ym, failed breaks in either direction. Just waiting it out, maybe wait for the break and buy a pullback, like I said it was a 50%/50% chance either drection, I took -8 ym points trying both directions. Potentially we are on consolidations and I dont want to get chopped up.


    Thanks for the tip, Pekelo.
     
    #32     Aug 11, 2006
  3. empee

    empee

    I entered a bit early by accident on Gold Futures (Dec) short at 644.

    lets see how it plays out current 4.50 pt stop will tighten soon.

    i have not been around the computer all day so I missed the ym plunge, looks like we're back to testing down 10700 if they dont rally it by the close
     
    #33     Aug 11, 2006
  4. empee

    empee

    I closed out the trade at about $2 dollars because its the weekend and it didn't go anywhere. will look to get short next week; usually they will gap it when they open it (probably down) but why take the risk. No follow thru on the trade.


    Current drawdown is 22% (14k remaining).
     
    #34     Aug 11, 2006
  5. I think you should focus on 2 counters YM,ER2,ES,NQ like that.loss > reward atleast 2 times.
    stop should be 7-11 ticks & reward should be 14-22 ticks.
     
    #35     Aug 12, 2006
  6. empee

    empee

    sold gold 636.30 stop is 637.10 (dec). After PPI on the pop thru 635 resistance

    will move to breakeven on a move in my favor.

    Thanks for the tip, K!
     
    #36     Aug 15, 2006
  7. Keep doing what you're doing. I'm sure sooner or later you'll get what you're after.
     
    #37     Aug 15, 2006
  8. empee

    empee

    stopped breakeven
     
    #38     Aug 15, 2006
  9. empee

    empee

    i had to go, went long 11210 YM, stop is 11209
     
    #39     Aug 15, 2006
  10. endian

    endian

    why don't you get yourself a junior to trade this account for you? you'll probably get the blow-out you desire, and if not you'll have your own new trader who can do the donkey work whilst you sip pina colada on your yacht.
     
    #40     Aug 15, 2006