ES Greenhorn

Discussion in 'Journals' started by retire45, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. L 1778 Morning Range break..
     
    #251     Nov 13, 2009
  2. Stopped out.. Looks like I missed a report.. So fast.. would have been short and doing fine..
     
    #252     Nov 13, 2009
  3. Got bushwacked.. Evil is a kind description.. rebought 1778
     
    #253     Nov 13, 2009
  4. Stop to 82
     
    #254     Nov 13, 2009
  5. Flat at 1790
    S 1790.5 Stop 1794.5
     
    #255     Nov 13, 2009
  6. Stop to B/E
     
    #256     Nov 13, 2009
  7. +$30 for day

    Should have been better but user error getting out of trades with system automatically putting me back in reverse with stops left by exits (did not deactivate trailing stop)

    - 8.5% for wk..

    Took home 1790.5 short, stop back at 1794.5, if they want it, take it. VERY tired watching 5pt+ profits disappear into small losses over and over again though expected in trading range since Tuesday.

    20 point swings every day but suffered due to looking at time frames inconsistent with what I'd like to do. Also having difficulty accepting the endless levitation of the markets are doing. Simply no end to the buying power out there.

    Could be better to trade something in which I have no bias.
     
    #257     Nov 13, 2009
  8. Morning Prep...

    Stopped out of take home short... Still anticipating rather than accepting. Daily trend STILL up. Think long or do nothing.
     
    #258     Nov 16, 2009
  9. L 1803.. hard trade to take (did not hold my resolve with the 1775.5 long from last week) but the dailies on NDX, DOW, and S&P look like classic continuations that could really take off.
     
    #259     Nov 16, 2009
  10. Stopped out.. at 1698 for -5. Need to learn that after a large daily trip is not the time to become an investor in prior direction.. Take what you are given as the going gets "tired".. Friday 10pts allowed to reverse to loss.. Today exactly same.. Buying ok.. trading long ok... just not taking points.. From an oversold daily swing low hold for a while.. not up here.. Account not large enough to afford.
     
    #260     Nov 16, 2009