MACD/Trendline Swing Trader

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

  1. Happy New Year to all on ET. New Year, New hopes and dreams and a clean slate. Hoping for a year with less fearful and more patient trades, my 2 achilles heels of 2008. Over 70% of trades were quite profitable if held and the volatility September really rubbed this in by handing me endless huge missed opps.

    I have truly learned the overwhelming importance of one's mental makeup to trading and though Santa didn't deliver the brain I am confident 2009 will be a great year.

    Journal begins anew next week.
     
    #1021     Jan 4, 2009
  2. Looking like a topping bar on SP.. 950 still possible.

    Long FAZ 35.53 stop under 33.2
    Short AEM 49.65 stop over 53
     
    #1022     Jan 5, 2009
  3. A very nice SP500 Weekly.... There is some gas left before a possible top... Works nicely with the an Obama 1000 SP500 top later this Month.. A backtest of 900 would be very welcome before then though since I am short....
     
    #1023     Jan 5, 2009
  4. Long DRYS 14.5.. risky and will sell 15.4 or take .5 loss.
    UAUA ready to do something... Classic MACD Stochastic Conflict.. I'll favor MACD anyday.. Oil has to co-operate though..
     
    #1024     Jan 6, 2009
  5. Sold DRYS 15... The usual morning run-up didn't happen.. 10 am reports close by and it is simple tired at this point.. as are the markets as a whole..

    TWM under 58 my buy area...
     
    #1025     Jan 6, 2009
  6. Added to FAZ 33.5
     
    #1026     Jan 6, 2009
  7. Was Looking for 139 Short here but failed to study and see 133's was resistance... Short 121.4.. hope to add under mid 118's
     
    #1027     Jan 6, 2009
  8. Long TWM 60.15
     
    #1028     Jan 6, 2009
  9. Stopped out of FAZ and TWM... From here on fro swing trades a stock has to beat a prior day's high/low. No more bottom/top fishing.
     
    #1029     Jan 6, 2009
  10. Triggered this morning into..

    DTO 117.5 (just sold 139)
    FAZ 35.4
    SKF 105.25
    TWM 60.8 (wonder where yesterday's shares went?)
    UAUA 12.51 (Stopped out for -.5 loss)

    Still Short ISRG
     
    #1030     Jan 7, 2009