ES Journal Archive (2006 - 2008)

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Buy1Sell2, Mar 2, 2006.

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  1. Well, you have nothing to gain by placing your stop right at the upper channel. I think it was wise of him to push it out of the way of obvious target.

    BTW, the upper channel just hit at 1268.25.
     
    #43101     Sep 8, 2008
  2. GTS

    GTS

    In that case the argument is that the stop should have never been placed there to begin with.

    Moving a stop when its one point away from being hit has the appearance of poor discipline.
     
    #43102     Sep 8, 2008
  3. I'm often told that facts can change with new evidence. :)
     
    #43103     Sep 8, 2008
  4. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    My initial stop calculation was well off the mark and I needed to get it where it should have been from the beginning. In addition, my entry was 12 points late due to a mistake on my part.
     
    #43104     Sep 8, 2008
  5. No he doesn't. His lumps become Humps, all in the name of saving a few bucks in commission, in this case $100 max, and the prestige of posting the large win. Which btw, in many cases the large win is barely 1:1 because of the Hump. But when he nails it, he nails it and deserves all the kudos associated with minimzed cost and disciplined holding.

    I mean really... if you still like the trade, take the 10-15 handle LUMP and reeneter. If you are correct, by the time you reach the original entry point you're ITM, NET commissions, instead just getting to b/e. Worse case, the original 40 handle stop (LOL) which is then only 25-30 handles away (LOL) gets hit and your loss is increased by the "extra" $100 in commissions.

    Eh, who cares, whatever works, works.
    Osorico
     
    #43105     Sep 8, 2008
  6. Y and why on earth was it "breaking news" to them?

    I guess b/c nowadays everything is breaking news...
     
    #43106     Sep 8, 2008
  7. bigb

    bigb


    Imagine what money was lost because of this. More than just the UAL investors with stops. The ES moved to 1250.50 at the same time this story hit the wire. A drop of 13 points in seconds! Ridiculous how these markets are being manipulated.
     
    #43107     Sep 8, 2008
  8. I guess one more can't hurt. Needless to say, you need not be a simpleton to appreciate the K.I.S.S principle.
     
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    #43108     Sep 8, 2008
  9. how is it working out?
     
    #43109     Sep 8, 2008
  10. Pachoo

    Pachoo

    Right now 8 points against me, but I think it will turn around.

    How is your non-trading going?
     
    #43110     Sep 8, 2008
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