I am thinking about going short in the YM late today 03.22.07

Discussion in 'Index Futures' started by ElectricSavant, Mar 22, 2007.

  1. Boib

    Boib

    Did you widen your stops? Not like youto lose 10 points
     
    #931     Aug 5, 2007
  2. rcj

    rcj

    Sunday nite... In order: +3 +5 +5 +5.

    I may put on another trade later.

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1556923>
     
    #932     Aug 5, 2007
  3. rcj

    rcj

    Yeah, B. i had to. On several trades i went green for some tics
    but didnt take em. Very poor judgement on my part.

    Edit. Also, ishoulda stopped trading sooner.:(
     
    #933     Aug 6, 2007
  4. rcj

    rcj

    Ok, im done for tonite.
    In order: +3 +5 +5 +5 +6 +5 = +29 5L and 1S.
    Yawn.

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    #934     Aug 6, 2007
  5. rcj

    rcj

    Today was the 2nd time in three trading sessions that i got my lunch eaten. Fri, sun nite, today:Down, up, down.
    In order: -11 +6 -7 +4 -7 +3 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 +3 = -45. Im looking at entries and stp size. Bad judgement = countertrending going into the close. Just couldnt move fast enough to play turns.

    Yuk Yuk ....while ive been typing this...somehow TWS got me into a trade abt 1.17 cst.... bwaaahahah.... im up +5. Jeeez, price ladder wuz clean, TWS minimized,trading pg wuz also clean.
    Crazy!!!!!...dunno whut happened

    still +5

    Out with +8. i have no idea whut the fcuk happened.damn!
     
    #935     Aug 7, 2007
  6. rcj

    rcj

    If you're new to trading the YM on ECBOT here is some video of the action today on the ECBOT. Yeah, it wuz couple of people with cell cams recording some fckers trying to get at my stops.
    These guys dont give up easy

    During the early going i think ol man Rennick wuz seen caught in bed with a KBOT corn trader...you'll see ... :eek:

    go Here......Turn up sound...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fb-zlaVGcQ&mode=related&search=

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1559550>
     
    #936     Aug 7, 2007
  7. rcj

    rcj

    Well, here's the deal so far this cycle.
    In order: +2 -6 +6 +8 +6 +8 -3 +8 = +29
    No trades past RTH. I may try later tonite. We'll see.
    Notice how quick a couple of the trades closed out...like, just a couple of seconds duration....BANG!!...and it wuz over. Mercy!!

    CST time
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    #937     Aug 7, 2007
  8. rcj

    rcj

    thats all for me tonite. +6 +5. These are the last two trades on the list below.

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1559955>
     
    #938     Aug 8, 2007
  9. rcj

    rcj

    Trades from last cycle... RTH only.
    In order: -6 +11 -6 -8 -6 -7 +2 -6 +3 +9 -6 -10 +6 +6 = -18.
    Winner 6... Loser 8
    Short trades 9 ... Long trades 5
    Commish(tic equivalent) = 11.9
     
    #939     Aug 9, 2007
  10. rcj

    rcj

    No trades last Thurs.
    Friday, many trades in the afternoon. i'll post them later tonite.

    i entered this one about 40 min ago at 280 ...out = +29.

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    #940     Aug 12, 2007