MACD/Trendline Swing Trader

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

  1. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    12% gain in three weeks. My friends in their 4% 6-month CD's are drooling.

    (Now, repeat week 1 and 2; throw week 3 in the disposal :D)
     
    #1081     Jan 25, 2009
  2. Trading is SOOOOO simple.. Simply remove the losing periods.. LOL... Seriously, GREED most responsible culprit.. You just get tempted to make the whole month's quota in one trade...
     
    #1082     Jan 25, 2009
  3. Long FAS 9.34
    Triggered into SPR 13.35
     
    #1083     Jan 26, 2009
  4. Stopped out of FAS 9.28... (was greedy at known $10 resistance) Should have gone long FAZ at the time..
     
    #1084     Jan 26, 2009
  5. VERY challenging week with all the gaps.. Currently Swing short IGT, SGMS, M, UAUA.

    Finding RSI trends quite useful for hanging on to swing trades. Dow hourly attached "suggests" 8000 may fall for good this time after some struggle, Daily oscillators also just turning down.
     
    #1085     Jan 30, 2009
  6. SP500 Weekly also seems to point down.
     
    #1086     Jan 30, 2009
  7. Treacherous week with the gaps.. Volatility definitely back.. Trying to integrate some quieter background swing trades.. they helped a lot this week from the losses 1st half of the week.. A lot of stocks that had been building uptrends since November have or are close to breaking down.. All current shorts are multi-week trend breakdowns.. UAUA, SGMS, M, and IGT.. Also long FAZ.

    These common breakdowns fill the air with Dow 7500 retest or worse.. we'll see.

    "There is the plain fool, who does the wrong
    thing at all times everywhere, but there is the Wall Street fool, who thinks he must trade all the time. "

    Jesse Livermore

    It is me he wrote of. Nice trend profits early in January wasted second half.
     
    #1087     Jan 30, 2009
  8. Dow reclaimed 8k.

    Currently long BGU, IPI, ERX, CCI, and RYL.
     
    #1088     Feb 3, 2009
  9. Still seeking a method to this madness.. Could be high volatility for day income trading, lower volatility for swing trades.. getting there... sloooowly...
     
    #1089     Feb 5, 2009
  10. Week was harmless until a take home of FAZ and TWM into this morning.. FAZ!!@@#.. really should layoff Finacials for take homes.. not learning.. Long AGU, POT, AEM, BGU. Written goal to Swing trade a few non financial names and only daytrade financials.
     
    #1090     Feb 6, 2009