MACD/Trendline Swing Trader

Discussion in 'Journals' started by retire45, Jan 26, 2008.

  1. UAUA will sell for scratch around 11.7 hopefully... Yesterday's daily bar quite a reliable indicator of a tired run..
     
    #991     Dec 9, 2008
  2. Sold UAUA too early.. 11.72
    Rebought UWM 19.46
     
    #992     Dec 9, 2008
  3. Should be 19.14 not 18.14
     
    #993     Dec 9, 2008
  4. Hopefully selling UYG 7.3 area, UWM 20.3 area -- TWM should be close to that 91 buy area... and I SHOULD do what needs to be done, even if a very small position to build confidence
     
    #994     Dec 9, 2008
  5. Took small loss UWM, Sold UYG... Tried the perfection trade with TWM at 91.. didn't happen.. Though missed, the two daily bars side by side very nice from a swing trade standpoint...
     
    #995     Dec 9, 2008
  6. Short RYL 19
    TWM bringing back memories of the missed 15.15 UWM miss. Took microscopic position here at 99. Will take rest low 97's
     
    #996     Dec 9, 2008
  7. Never occured to me to short UAUA.. Took TWM home 100.7
     
    #997     Dec 9, 2008
  8. buckoboy

    buckoboy

    I was wonder about the stops you set for the leveraged ETFs. Do you use your standard 2% to 3% loss limit, or do you increase it to offset the leverage volatility?
     
    #998     Dec 10, 2008
  9. Should never be more than 3%.. most trades that get that bad were poorly entered... Ideally you stop should be just below a place (a previously defended price point -- 95 for TWM intraday today worked as it was defended yesterday and a few weeks back) that if broken means something.. SO 2 keys... enter at strong supports on a 5 min within a larger new uptrend...

    If you enter any other way you should buy so little a stop below the last defended area doesn't bother you or take more that x% from your account. Basically you are nullifying the volatility. Stops should be set so they are rarely hit.
     
    #999     Dec 10, 2008
  10. hlu45

    hlu45

    i was impressed by your UAUA analysis - i trade it (primarily via options - short OTM calls) so I'll check in again & share thoughts as appropriate

    REGARDS
     
    #1000     Dec 11, 2008